## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway No. 45 Expansion in Tamil Nadu
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding land acquisition for the building, widening, and four-laning of National Highway No. 45 in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. The notification, published on January 1, 2021, declares the government's intention to acquire specific lands in two villages for this purpose. Key findings include the identification of affected landowners, the process for objecting to the acquisition, and the responsible authorities. This notification acts as a crucial first step in infrastructure development.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the government notification S.O. 19(E), dated December 31, 2020, pertaining to land acquisition for National Highway No. 45 in Tamil Nadu. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy notification outlining the acquisition of land under the National Highways Act, 1956. The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 45.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The policy addresses the need for infrastructure development, specifically the expansion and improvement of National Highway No. 45. The notification indicates that the existing highway requires upgrading through building, widening, and four-laning to meet the demands of public purpose of maintenance, management and operation. This infrastructure upgrade is likely intended to improve transportation efficiency and connectivity in the region.
**5. Key Provisions:**
This notification establishes the intention of the Central Government to acquire land in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu for the specified highway project. Key provisions include:
* **Land Identification:** The notification identifies specific plots of land in the villages of Jaggampettai and Pasiyar Then that are intended for acquisition. The survey plot numbers, type of land (Government Poramboke, Private Dry, Private Wet), and area in square meters and hectares are listed for each plot.
* **Objection Process:** The notification grants individuals interested in the listed land the right to object to its acquisition. Objections must be submitted in writing within twenty-one days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette to the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition, National Highways, Viluppuram). Objectors have the right to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Authority Decision:** The competent authority (Special District Revenue Officer) is responsible for reviewing objections and making a final decision to either allow or disallow them. The decision of the competent authority is final.
* **Access to Information:** The notification states that land plans and other details of the lands covered under this notification 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 in the villages of Jaggampettai and Pasiyar Then, Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, whose land falls within the identified survey plots.
* Residents and businesses in the surrounding areas who may be affected by the highway construction and associated activities.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the Central Government, and the Special District Revenue Officer (Land Acquisition, National Highways, Viluppuram) are identified as responsible bodies.
* **Timeline:** A 21-day period is specified for landowners to submit objections to the land acquisition.
* **Procedure:** The procedure involves:
1. Publication of the notification in the Official Gazette.
2. Submission of objections by interested persons to the Special District Revenue Officer.
3. Hearing of objections by the Special District Revenue Officer.
4. Final decision by the Special District Revenue Officer regarding the objections.
5. Acquisition of land after the objection period and resolution of any objections.
6. Land plan inspections by interested persons at the office of the competent authority.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact:**
The intended outcome of this land acquisition is to facilitate the improvement and expansion of National Highway No. 45. The anticipated impact includes:
* Improved transportation infrastructure and connectivity in the region.
* Reduced travel time and increased efficiency for commuters and freight transport.
* Potential economic development opportunities along the highway corridor.
* Potential displacement or disruption for landowners and residents affected by the land acquisition.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification S.O. 19(E) marks a significant step in the process of upgrading National Highway No. 45 in Tamil Nadu. While the notification focuses on the initial stage of land acquisition, understanding its provisions and implications is crucial for affected landowners and other stakeholders. The successful implementation of this policy is expected to contribute to improved transportation infrastructure and economic development in the region.
Key Entities Referenced
Tindivanam: A Taluk in Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu
National Highways Act, 1956: An Act of the Indian Parliament, specifically mentioned in the context of exercising powers conferred by subsection 1 of section 3A.
Central Government: The executive authority making the declaration to acquire land for public purpose.
National Highway No.45: A specific national highway being widened and improved.
Tindivanam Villupuram Trichy Section: A specific section of National Highway No.45.
Villupuram: A district in Tamil Nadu where land acquisition is taking place.
Tamil Nadu: The State in India where the land acquisition is occurring.
Special District Revenue OfficerLand Acquisition, National Highways, Viluppuram: The competent authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Jaggampettai: A village in Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu, where land acquisition is taking place.
Pasiyar Then: A village in Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu, where land acquisition is taking place.
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स.ं 19] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनवरी 1, 2021/पौष 11, 1942
No. 19] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021/PAUSHA 11, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 31 दिसम् बर, 2020
का.आ. 19(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 प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान हो
िाने के पश्चात ् दक तजमलनाडु राज्य के जवल्लुपुरम जिल े में NH45 के दक.मी. 121 स े दक.मी. 214.3 (२ण्ड फ्लोर
जवलुप्पुरम कलेक्टर ऑदिस, जवलुप्पुरम ) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का
बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े
अनुसूची म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने 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 दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् स्ट्पेिल जडजस्ट्रक्ट रेवेनुए अिसर को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सनु वाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के
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पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
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 ी
तजमलनाडु राज्य के जवल्लपु रु म जिल ेम ेंNH45 के दक.मी. 121 स ेदक.मी. 214.3 (२ण्ड फ्लोर जवलप्ु परु म कलक्े टर ऑदिस
, जवलप्ु परु म ) के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: तजमलनाडु जिल ेका नाम: जवल्लपु रु म
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे िल भूजम का क्षत्रे िल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: जतजण्डवन ं
गावं का नाम: िग्गपं ट्टे ई
1 23/1 सरकारी( गवमगन्द्ट) पोरंबोके 363.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0363000
2 23/2 सरकारी( गवमगन्द्ट) पोरंबोके 752.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0752000
3 23/3 सरकारी( गवमगन्द्ट) पोरंबोके 375.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0375000
4 24 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 1,728.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.1728000
5 25/1A जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 462.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0462000
6 25/1C1 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 440.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0440000
7 25/1C3A1A जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 248.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0248000
8 25/1C3A2 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 122.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0122000
9 25/1C3B जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 363.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0363000
10 25/1C3C1A जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 58.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0058000
11 25/1C3C2 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 27.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0027000
12 25/1C3C3 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 25.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0025000
13 25/1C3C4 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 34.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0034000
14 25/2A जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 138.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0138000
15 25/3 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 96.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0096000
16 25/4 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 46.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0046000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
17 25/5 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 44.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0044000
18 25/6 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 145.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0145000
19 28/2A1A जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 204.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0204000
20 28/2A2A जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 81.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0081000
21 28/2B1 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 266.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0266000
22 28/2C1 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 287.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0287000
23 28/2D1 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 282.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0282000
24 28/3A जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 1,142.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.1142000
25 28/4A जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 607.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0607000
26 28/5A जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 480.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0480000
27 28/6 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 41.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0041000
28 28/7 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 180.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0180000
गावं का नाम: पजसयार (तब)
1 136/10 जनिी( प्राइवेट) वेट 34.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0034000
2 136/11 जनिी( प्राइवेट) वेट 43.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0043000
3 136/12 जनिी( प्राइवेट) वेट 54.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0054000
4 136/13A जनिी( प्राइवेट) वेट 113.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0113000
5 136/19A जनिी( प्राइवेट) वेट 59.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0059000
6 136/20A जनिी( प्राइवेट) वेट 135.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0135000
7 136/8 जनिी( प्राइवेट) वेट 11.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0011000
8 136/9 जनिी( प्राइवेट) वेट 24.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0024000
9 144/1A1 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 335.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0335000
10 144/1A2 जनिी( प्राइवेट) ड्राई 346.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0346000
कुल 10,190.0000 1.0190
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MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 31st December, 2020
S.O. 19(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, in two villages the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required
for building (widening / four-laning, etc), maintenance, management and operation of National Highway No.45 in the
stretch of land from Km. 121/000 to Km. 214/300 (Tindivanam - Villupuram - Trichy Section) in the district of
Villupuram in the State of Tamil Nadu hereby declares its intention to acquire such lands;
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 lands 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, the Special District Revenue
Officer(Land Acquisition), National Highways, Viluppuram, 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 the section 3C of the said Act shall be
final.
The land plans and other details of the lands covered under this 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 in the stretch of land from
Km. 121/000 to Km. 214/300 of NH-45 (Tindivanam - Villupuram - Trichy Section) in the
district of VILLUPURAM in the State of TAMIL NADU.
State: TAMIL NADU District: VILLUPURAM
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Tindivanam
Village: Jaggampettai
1 23/1 Government Poramboke 363.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0363000
2 23/2 Government poramboke 752.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0752000
3 23/3 Government poramboke 375.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0375000
4 24 Private Dry 1,728.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.1728000
5 25/1A Private Dry 462.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0462000
6 25/1C1 Private Dry 440.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0440000
7 25/1C3A1A Private Dry 248.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0248000
8 25/1C3A2 Private Dry 122.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0122000
9 25/1C3B Private Dry 363.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0363000
10 25/1C3C1A Private Dry 58.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0058000
11 25/1C3C2 Private Dry 27.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0027000
12 25/1C3C3 Private Dry 25.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0025000
13 25/1C3C4 Private Dry 34.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0034000
14 25/2A Private Dry 138.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0138000
15 25/3 Private Dry 96.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0096000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
16 25/4 Private Dry 46.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0046000
17 25/5 Private Dry 44.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0044000
18 25/6 Private Dry 145.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0145000
19 28/2A1A Private Dry 204.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0204000
20 28/2A2A Private Dry 81.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0081000
21 28/2B1 Private Dry 266.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0266000
22 28/2C1 Private Dry 287.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0287000
23 28/2D1 Private Dry 282.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0282000
24 28/3A Private Dry 1,142.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.1142000
25 28/4A Private Dry 607.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0607000
26 28/5A Private Dry 480.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0480000
27 28/6 Private Dry 41.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0041000
28 28/7 Private Dry 180.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0180000
Village: Pasiyar (Then)
1 136/10 Private Wet 34.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0034000
2 136/11 Private Wet 43.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0043000
3 136/12 Private Wet 54.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0054000
4 136/13A Private Wet 113.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0113000
5 136/19A Private Wet 59.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0059000
6 136/20A Private Wet 135.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0135000
7 136/8 Private Wet 11.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0011000
8 136/9 Private Wet 24.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0024000
9 144/1A1 Private Dry 335.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0335000
10 144/1A2 Private Dry 346.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0346000
Total 10,190.0000 1.0190
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