Haryana Land Acquisition Notice for 9,000-Acre Namo City Project

Decision and Authority

Deciding Body: Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), the state urban development authority responsible for planned urban development in Haryana outside Gurugram and Faridabad metropolitan areas.

Decision Made: Publication of land procurement advertisement on 1 September 2026 to initiate formal acquisition process for Namo City, a 9,000-acre greenfield urban centre. This represents the first operational state-level action following the 42nd meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), chaired by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal in June 2026, where four new greenfield cities, termed "Namo Cities" or "Namo Nodes", were proposed across the NCR, with one Namo City planned in each of the four NCR participating states: Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

Operative Details: Boundaries and Village Allocations

Geographic Scope: The HSVP has identified villages across Jhajjar, Sonipat and Rohtak districts for the roughly 9,000-acre project.

Identified Villages and Land Area by District:

• Rohtak District: Hasangarh (1,320 acres)
• Jhajjar District: Nilothi (1,731 acres), Khedi Jasaur (2,269 acres), Jasaur Khedi (1,315 acres), Loharhedi (1,117 acres)
• Sonipat District: Pai, Barauna, Khurmapur, Rohna, Kidholi (acreage to be confirmed from full advertisement)

Regional Context: The Haryana government has begun the development of Namo City, a greenfield city planned around the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway and the upcoming Delhi-Katra Expressway.

Farmer Consent and e-Bhoomi Process

The HSVP has identified villages across Jhajjar, Sonipat and Rohtak districts for the roughly 9,000-acre project, asking farmers there to give their consent on the e-Bhoomi portal by 31 October.

The e-Bhoomi portal is Haryana's online system for agricultural land records and property-related transactions. Farmers are required to register their land details and expected price expectations through this portal. Consent submission is mandatory for the land acquisition process to proceed under the current protocol. As of 28 September 2026, this deadline remains active.

Project Genesis and Evolution

Initial Announcement (June 2026): Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini first announced the idea of Namo City in late June this year, when he met trade representatives from Delhi and pitched a 5,000-acre commercial township to draw wholesale traders out of the Capital's congested markets.

Scope Expansion (September 2026): The HSVP's land procurement advertisement, published on 1 September, listed Namo City as a 9,000-acre component within a larger 64,000-acre drive that also covers ordinary residential-commercial-institutional expansion and Transport Nagar schemes across dozens of towns, including in Sonipat, Rohtak and Jhajjar, the same three districts earmarked for Namo City.

Historical Context: Haryana's KMP-linked Namo City draws from both lineages: the trader-relocation logic of June's announcement and the older ambition of planned satellite cities along the expressway.

Wider NCR Policy Framework

The Namo City project is embedded within the National Capital Region Regional Plan 2041. These cities will be developed as mixed-use Transit-Oriented Developments at selected existing and proposed stations on the Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System lines. The Centre has proposed assistance of ₹5,000 crore over the next five years for their development. The Haryana Namo City represents the state's response to the competitive selection process for Namo City locations announced by the NCRPB.

Practical Effect and Next Steps

Status (as of 28 September 2026): The HSVP advertisement is notified but the project remains in the farmer consent and land acquisition phase. This is not yet operational or under construction.

Immediate Effect: The publication of the land procurement advertisement triggers the formal legal process for land acquisition in the identified villages. Farmers have been directed to register on the e-Bhoomi portal and declare their willingness to sell, along with expected compensation amounts. The 31 October 2026 deadline is critical; only after this date can the HSVP proceed with formal valuation and acquisition proceedings.

Potential Roadblocks: Land acquisition in agricultural areas across three districts may face farmer resistance or compensation disputes, which could delay the timeline. The expressway connectivity cited as a strategic asset—the KMP and Delhi-Katra corridors—will be essential to the project's eventual viability.