Government of India Acquires Right of User for Pipeline Project in Assam.
05 September 2024
The Government of India has issued a notification under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962, declaring its intention to acquire the Right of User for land needed to lay a pipeline for transporting natural gas in the Guwahati-Numaligarh section of the North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid Project.
This acquisition, involving land in Assam's Biswanath district, will be transferred to M/s. Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited. The public's objections to the project have been reviewed and resolved. The Government's decision ensures the Right of User will be vested in the company, free from encumbrances, effective from the publication date of the notification. The land areas listed include various plots in the Monabari and Chariduar regions of Assam.