The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 26, Vol. XXXIII, Naharlagun, Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Pausa 23, 1947 (Saka)

GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

DEPARTMENT OF LAND MANAGEMENT

ITANAGAR

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION

The 11th September, 2025

(Issued under Section 11 (1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land

Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013)

No. LMD-13011(51)/2024/1410.—WHEREAS, the power and function of the appropriate authority under

the Right of Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement

Act, 2013 vest in the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh which shall be exercise and discharged by him within the

State.

WHEREAS, the National Hydro Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) has sent a requisition vide

No. NH/SUP/HOP/Land/2024 dated 13th August, 2024 for acquisition of land to an extent of 2733 Hectares

for developing Subabsiri Upper Hydro Power Project (1605 MW) at Menga and requisition under Dumporijo,

Daporijo, Jaring, Taliha, Gusar, Payeng and Siyum Circles in Upper Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh.

WHEREAS, it appears to the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh that the land is likely to be needed at the

locality more fully described in the schedule below for developing Subansiri Upper Hydro Power Project

(1605 MW) at Menga and requisition under Dumporijo, Daporijo, Jaring, Taliha, Gusar, Payeng and Siyum

Circles in Upper Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh for an area measuring 2733 Hectares. It is hereby

notified that land in the locality/localities in the schedule below is likely to be acquired for the above said

purpose at expense of requiring body. The summary of the social impact assessment for the locality/localitiess

described in the mentioned scheduled is also included below for mentioned purpose.

NOW THEREFORE, this notification is made under the provisions of Section -11 (1) of the Right of

Fair Compensation and Transparency in land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and to

all whomsoever it may concern.

The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh hereby also authorizes the officers and officials for the time being

engage for the said purpose with their servant and workman to enter upon and survey any land and to do all

other acts in pursuance of the provision of Section 12 of the above said Act.

Under Section 11 (4) of the Act, no person shall make any transaction or cause any transaction of land

i.e sale/purchase/gift, specified in the preliminary notification or create any encumbrances on such land from

the date of publication of this notification without prior approval of the collector.

Any person interest in the said land and whomsoever has any objection to the acquisition of the said

land, may within 30 (thirty) days from the date of the publication of this notification provided under Section – 15

of the Act, file such objection in writing before the Deputy Commissioner, Upper Subansiri District,

Arunachal Pradesh.

The plan of the land, SIA studies report and Expert Group Appraisal Report may be inspected at the

Land Management Branch, DC office, Daporijo, Upper Subansiri District.

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Sl.

District

Location

Area in (Hectares)/(in Sqmtr.)

Location/

No. and Sub-

with purpose

Right Bank

Left Bank

Water Bodies

boundary

Division

1.

Submergence Area

932.66 Ha/

1047.30 Ha/

437.51 HA/

Along the Subansiri

at EI 472 m

9326600 Sqm

10473000

4375100

River on U/S of

Sqm

Sqm

Damsite at Menga

2.

Project Component

145.48 Ha/

21.74 Ha/

7.76 Ha/

1454800 Sqm

217400 Sqm

77600 Sqm

3.

Project Infrastructures

35 Ha/

Pisa Colony

350000 Sqm

Quarry Area

4.

Mara River School

10.83 Ha/

Deposit

108300 Sqm

5.

Menga rock quarry

11.67 Ha/

1.5 Km on right

116700 Sqm

bank of river Menga

to Giba Road

6.

Sippi River Shoal

5.46 Ha/

Near Sippi

Deposit

54600 Sqm

7.

Sippi Downstream

1.55 Ha/

Near Sippi

Deposit

15500 Sqm

8.

Daporijo River

5.30 Ha/

Near Confluence

Shoal Deposit

53000 Sqm

of Sigin river with

Subansiri

9.

Subansiri Island

7.39 Ha/

Near Daporijo

Shoal Deposit

73900 Sqm

10.

Dumporijo River

4.46 Ha/

Dumporijo

River Shoal Deposit

44600 Sqm

11.

Dumporijo Left Bank

2.39 Ha/

Dumporijo

River Shoal Deposit

23900 Sqm

12.

Total Quarry

46.66 Ha

2.39 Ha/

Area

466600 Sqm

23900 Sqm

13.

Muck Disposal

35 Ha

Near Sippi and

Area

350000 Sqm

banks of Subansiri

River

14.

Magazine Area/

4 Ha/

Location 11.2 Kms

Store

40000 Sqm

from Daporijo

15.

Project Store

16 Ha/

Location 16 Km

160000 Sqm

from Daporijo

16.

Contractor facility/

1.5 Ha/

Opposite Menga

colony

15000 Sqm

Village on left bank

of river

Total

1214.80 Ha/

1072.93 Ha/

445.27 Ha/

2733 Hectares/

12148000

10729300

4452700

27330000 Sqm

Sqm+

Sqm+

Sqm =

A. K. Singh, IAS

Secretary (Land Management),

Government of Arunachal Pradesh,

Itanagar.

Circles - Dumporijo, Daporijo, Jaring, Taliha, Payeng, Gusar and Siyum, District Upper Subansiri