## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for NH66 Expansion in Kerala
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding land acquisition for the expansion of National Highway 66 (NH66) in the state of Kerala, specifically in the district of Kannur. The notification, published on January 27, 2021, declares the government's intention to acquire land for building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH66 in the stretch of land from Km. 104 to Km. 148. The report outlines the policy's objectives, the rationale behind the acquisition, key provisions for land acquisition, affected stakeholders, and potential outcomes based solely on the provided notification.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview and analysis of the government notification regarding land acquisition for the NH66 expansion project in Kannur, Kerala. The analysis is based exclusively on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This appears to be *not a new policy but rather the commencement of implementation of existing land acquisition policy related to road development*.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objectives are:
* To acquire land for building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning), maintenance, management and operation of NH66.
* To facilitate the expansion of NH66 in the stretch of land from Km. 104 to Km. 148 in the district of Kannur, Kerala.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification suggests a need to improve the infrastructure of NH66 through expansion and upgrades. The phrase "building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation" implies that the existing infrastructure is inadequate to meet current and future demands, necessitating land acquisition to facilitate these improvements. The rationale is "for the public purpose" which is further elucidated as the building, widening, maintenance, management and operation of the highway.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification outlines the *initial* steps in acquiring land for highway expansion. The key provisions are:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire specific land parcels for the NH66 expansion.
* **Affected Areas:** The specific land parcels to be acquired are listed by village, survey number, land type, and area (in hectares). Villages include Kalliasseri, Kunhimangalam, Pappinissery, Karivellur, Morazha, Taliparamba, and Vellur.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Landowners have 21 days from the notification's publication to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be submitted to the Special Deputy Collector LA NHAI, Kannur. The Competent Authority will hear objections and make a decision.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other details related to the acquisition are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this notification are:
* Landowners within the specified villages (Kalliasseri, Kunhimangalam, Pappinissery, Karivellur, Morazha, Taliparamba, and Vellur) whose land falls within the identified survey plot numbers.
* Residents and businesses in the Kannur district who may be affected by the construction and potential disruptions caused by the NH66 expansion.
* The NHAI, who are responsible for the project.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is implied as the ultimate responsible body. The Special Deputy Collector LA NHAI, Kannur acts as the Competent Authority.
* **Timelines:** Landowners have 21 days from the date of publication (January 27, 2021) to file objections.
* **Procedure:** The procedure involves: declaration of intent, opportunity for landowners to object, review of objections by the Competent Authority, and a final decision by the Competent Authority. Land plans are available for inspection.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this land acquisition are:
* Facilitation of the NH66 expansion project.
* Improved transportation infrastructure in the Kannur district.
* Enhanced connectivity and economic development in the region, due to better transportation infrastructure.
* Potential displacement and economic impact on landowners whose property is acquired.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification signals the commencement of land acquisition for the NH66 expansion project in Kannur, Kerala. The notification outlines the process for land acquisition, provides affected parties an opportunity to object, and aims to facilitate crucial infrastructure improvements. Successful implementation of this notification is critical for the timely completion of the NH66 expansion, with potential benefits for regional connectivity and economic development, alongside potential disruptions and impacts on affected landowners.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act of Indian parliament referenced in the notification.
NH66: National Highway 66, the road which is being widened or improved as per the notification.
Kannur: District in Kerala, India where land acquisition is taking place.
Kerala: State in India where land acquisition is taking place.
Special Deputy Collector LA NHAI: Competent Authority responsible for the land acquisition process.
Taliparamba: Taluk in Kannur District, Kerala.
Kalliasseri: Village in Kannur District, Kerala.
Kunhimangalam: Village in Kannur District, Kerala.
Pappinissery: Village in Kannur District, Kerala.
Karivellur: Village in Kannur District, Kerala.
Morazha: Village in Kannur District, Kerala.
Keezhathur: Village in Kannur District, Kerala.
Vellur: Village in Kannur District, Kerala.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the notification.
New Delhi: Location of notification.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 358] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, िनवरी 27, 2021/माघ 7, 1942
No. 358] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021/MAGHA 7, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 27 िनवरी, 2021
का.आ. 390(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक केरल राज्य के कन्नूर जिले म ें NH66 के दक.मी. 104 से दक.मी.148 (O/ ओ स्ट्पेिल जडप्टी कलेक्टर
(LA) ह ै , कन्नूर , जमनी जसजवल स्ट्टेिन, P. ओ थालीपराम्बा) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत
2-लने /4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका
संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच ेअनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह ै ।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् स्ट्पेिल जडप्टी कलेक्टर को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और
उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ्तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदद
कोई हो, जिस े सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर
सकेगा।
526 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
केरल राज्य के कन्नूर जिले म ें NH66 के दक.मी. 104 स े दक.मी.148 (O/ ओ स्ट्पेिल जडप्टी कलेक्टर (LA) ह ै, कन्नूर , जमनी
जसजवल स्ट्टेिन , P. ओ थालीपराम्बा ) के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का
संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: केरल जिल ेका नाम: कन्नरू
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: कन्नरू
गावं का नाम: कॉजलअसरे ी (कॉजलअसरे ी )
1 296/8A1 जनिी गाडगन 0.0809000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0809000
2 306/1A जनिी गाडगन 0.0673000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0673000
3 306/6 जनिी वेट 0.0324000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0324000
गावं का नाम: कुणीमगं लम (ऐदनाद )
1 53/11 सरकारी पुरंबोके 0.0010000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0010000
2 53/6 जनिी गाडगन 0.0553000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0553000
गावं का नाम: पजप्पनस्ट्सरे ी (अरोली )
1 13/4 जनिी गाडगन 0.0500000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0500000
2 193/1 सरकारी पुरंबोके 0.0049000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0049000
3 8/4 जनिी वेट 0.0400000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0400000
4 8/5 जनिी वेट 0.0100000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0100000
गावं का नाम: पजप्पनस्ट्सरे ी (पजप्पनस्ट्सरे ी )
1 202/1B जनिी वेट 0.0500000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0500000
तालकु का नाम: तालीपराम्बा
गावं का नाम: कररवल्े लरु (कररवल्े लरु )
1 188/16 जनिी गाडगन 0.0255000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0255000
2 239/11 जनिी गाडगन 0.0035000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0035000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3 239/2 जनिी गाडगन 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025000
4 239/31 जनिी गाडगन 0.0205000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0205000
5 239/32 जनिी गाडगन 0.0150000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0150000
6 239/4 जनिी गाडगन 0.0070000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0070000
7 239/5 जनिी गाडगन 0.0420000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0420000
8 243/23 जनिी गाडगन 0.0020000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0020000
9 281/21 जनिी गाडगन 0.0110000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0110000
10 281/22 जनिी गाडगन 0.0400000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0400000
गावं का नाम: मोरज़्हा (क़ानलू )
1 408/2 जनिी गाडगन 0.0060000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0060000
गावं का नाम: तालीपराम्बा (कीज़हैहर )
1 47/10 जनिी वेट 0.0057000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0057000
2 47/9 सरकारी पुरंबोके 0.0230000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0230000
3 48/13 जनिी वेट 0.0003000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0003000
4 49/5 जनिी वेट 0.0009000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0009000
5 49/9 जनिी वेट 0.0012000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0012000
6 83/4 जनिी वेट 0.0027000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0027000
गावं का नाम: वल्े लरू (कन्द्डोथ )
1 73/2A जनिी वेट 0.0069000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0069000
कुल 0.6075 0.6075
[फा. सं. NHAI/11018/LA/PIU-Kozhikode/Amended 3(a)/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th January, 2021
S.O. 390(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways
Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for
the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required for building
(widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH66 in the
stretch of land from Km. 104 to Km. 148 (O/o Special Deputy Collector (LA) NHAI , Kannur , Mini Civil Station ,
P.O Thaliparamba) in the district of KANNUR in the state of KERALA, hereby declares its intention to acquire such
land.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Any person interested in the said land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette, object to the use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1) of
section 3C of the said Act.
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Special Deputy Collector in writing
and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being
heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such
further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either
allow or disallow the objections.
Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C of the said Act shall be
final.
The land plans and other details of the land to be acquired under their notification are available and can be
inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH66 in the stretch of land from NH66
(O/o Special Deputy Collector (LA) NHAI , Kannur , Mini Civil Station , P.O Thaliparamba) in the district of
KANNUR in the state of KERALA.
State: KERALA District: KANNUR
Sl. No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Kannur
Village: Kalliasseri (Kalliassery)
1 296/8A1 Private garden 0.0809000(Hectare ) 0.0809000
2 306/1A Private garden 0.0673000(Hectare ) 0.0673000
3 306/6 Private wet 0.0324000(Hectare ) 0.0324000
Village: Kunhimangalam (Edanad)
1 53/11 Government puramboke 0.0010000(Hectare ) 0.0010000
2 53/6 Private garden 0.0553000(Hectare ) 0.0553000
Village: Pappinissery (Aroli)
1 13/4 Private garden 0.0500000(Hectare ) 0.0500000
2 193/1 Government puramboke 0.0049000(Hectare ) 0.0049000
3 8/4 Private wet 0.0400000(Hectare ) 0.0400000
4 8/5 Private wet 0.0100000(Hectare ) 0.0100000
Village: Pappinissery (Pappinissery)
1 202/1B Private wet 0.0500000(Hectare ) 0.0500000
Taluk: Taliparamba
Village: Karivellur (Karivellur)
1 188/16 Private garden 0.0255000(Hectare ) 0.0255000
2 239/11 Private garden 0.0035000(Hectare ) 0.0035000
3 239/2 Private garden 0.0025000(Hectare ) 0.0025000
4 239/31 Private garden 0.0205000(Hectare ) 0.0205000
5 239/32 Private garden 0.0150000(Hectare ) 0.0150000
6 239/4 Private garden 0.0070000(Hectare ) 0.0070000
7 239/5 Private garden 0.0420000(Hectare ) 0.0420000
8 243/23 Private garden 0.0020000(Hectare ) 0.0020000
9 281/21 Private garden 0.0110000(Hectare ) 0.0110000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
10 281/22 Private garden 0.0400000(Hectare ) 0.0400000
Village: Morazha (Kanool)
1 408/2 Private garden 0.0060000(Hectare ) 0.0060000
Village: Taliparamba (Keezhathur)
1 47/10 Private wet 0.0057000(Hectare ) 0.0057000
2 47/9 Government Puramboke 0.0230000(Hectare ) 0.0230000
3 48/13 Private wet 0.0003000(Hectare ) 0.0003000
4 49/5 Private wet 0.0009000(Hectare ) 0.0009000
5 49/9 Private wet 0.0012000(Hectare ) 0.0012000
6 83/4 Private wet 0.0027000(Hectare ) 0.0027000
Village: Vellur (Kandoth)
1 73/2A Private wet 0.0069000(Hectare ) 0.0069000
Total 0.6075 0.6075
[F. No. NHAI/11018/LA/PIU-Kozhikode/Amended 3(a)/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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