## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways concerning land acquisition for the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur (referred to as "Mumbai Vadoadara Expressway Spur to NHNE4"). The notification declares the intention to acquire land for building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the expressway within a specific stretch in Maharashtra. Key findings include the identification of affected land parcels and the process for landowners to object to the acquisition.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur project. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a new policy implementation notification, relating to the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Core Objective:** The core objective, as stated in the notification, is to acquire land for the public purpose of building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification addresses the need to expand and improve the existing highway infrastructure. It can be inferred that this land acquisition is necessary to facilitate smoother traffic flow, reduce congestion, and improve connectivity along the specified section of the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur. The development aims to modernize the existing infrastructure to accommodate increased traffic volume and improve overall transportation efficiency.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
Since this is a new implementation notification concerning land acquisition, the key provisions are:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land within the stretch from Km. 58.820 to Km. 74.195 of the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur in the district of Thane, Maharashtra.
* **Land Identification:** The notification includes a schedule that provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, plot numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area in hectares for various villages (Badlapur, Chamtoli, Dahivali, Joveli, Yeranjad) within the Ambarnath Taluk. Specific land plots with their area are itemized.
* **Objection Process:** It establishes a process for landowners to object to the land acquisition. Interested parties have 21 days from the date of publication of the notification to submit objections in writing to the Competent Authority (sub divisional officer Ulhasnagar Division Ulhasnagar).
* **Hearing of Objections:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner, before making a decision on the objections.
* **Finality of Order:** The order made by the Competent Authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956 shall be final.
* **Access to Land Plans:** Land plans and other details of the land to be acquired are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners whose property falls within the identified stretch of the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur between Km. 58.820 and Km. 74.195 in Maharashtra.
* Residents of the villages of Badlapur, Chamtoli, Dahivali, Joveli, Yeranjad, Ambarnath Taluk in Thane District.
* The Competent Authority (sub divisional officer Ulhasnagar Division Ulhasnagar) responsible for handling objections and facilitating the land acquisition process.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Competent Authority (sub divisional officer Ulhasnagar Division Ulhasnagar) are the primary responsible bodies. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is also implicitly involved, as indicated by the reference number.
* **Timelines and Procedures:** Landowners have 21 days from the notification's publication date (March 3, 2021) to file objections. The Competent Authority then must hear the objections and make a determination.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of this land acquisition notification are:
* Facilitation of the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur project's progress, leading to improved highway infrastructure.
* Improved connectivity, reduced traffic congestion, and enhanced transportation efficiency along the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur.
* Potential displacement of landowners and alteration of land use patterns in the affected areas.
* The notification allows the central government to acquire land in order to complete the project with the expectation of developing national infrastructure.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' notification outlines the intention to acquire land for the Mumbai Vadodara Expressway Spur project. This notification is a crucial step in the project's implementation, setting the stage for improved highway infrastructure and connectivity. Landowners are granted the right to object to the acquisition within a specified timeframe, ensuring due process is followed. The successful acquisition and subsequent construction are expected to contribute to enhanced transportation efficiency and regional development.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Indian law referenced for exercising powers related to land acquisition for national highways.
Central Government: The governmental body exercising the powers conferred by the National Highways Act, 1956.
Mumbai Vadoadara Expressway Spur to NHNE4: Name of the expressway project for which land is being acquired.
Maharashtra: State in India where the land acquisition is taking place for the expressway project.
Thane: District in Maharashtra where the land acquisition for the expressway is taking place.
Ulhasnagar Division: Sub-division of Thane district. Office of the Competent Authority where objections can be made.
Ulhasnagar: City name for Ulhasnagar Division
Competent Authority: The authority responsible for hearing and deciding on objections to the land acquisition.
Ambarnath: Taluk (sub-district) where some of the land acquisition is taking place.
Badlapur: Village in Ambarnath taluk where land is being acquired.
Chamtoli: Village where land is being acquired.
Dahivali: Village where land is being acquired.
Joveli: Village where land is being acquired.
Yeranjad: Village where land is being acquired.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 939] नई दिल्ली, बध वार, माच ग3, 2021/फाल्ग न 12, 1942
No. 939] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021/PHALGUNA 12, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 2 माच,ग 2021
का.आ. 1018(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 महाराष्ट्र राज्य के ठाण े जिल े म ें म ंबई - वडोिरा एक्सप्रेसवे स्ट्पर त े एन एच एन ई ४ के
दक.मी. 58.820 स े दक.मी. 74.195 तक के भू-खण्ड (महाराष्ट्र सेक्िन) के जनमागण (चौडा करन/ेछह/आठ लेन बनाने,
आदि ), अन रक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अन सूची
म ेंदिया 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 दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आक्षेप सक्षम प्राजधकारी, तथा उपजवभागीय अजधकारी उल्हासनगर जवभाग, उल्हासनगर, को जलजखत
रूप म े दकया िाएगा और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आक्षेपकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप
म े या दकसी जवजध व्यवसायीद्वारा स ने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आक्षेपो की स नवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िाचाँ
1357 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आक्षेपो को अन ज्ञात कर सकेगा
या अननज्ञ ात 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 ै।
अनस चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के ठाण ेजिल ेम ेंमब ं ई - वडोिरा एक्सप्रसे व े स्ट्पर त ेएन एच एन ई ४ के दक.मी. 58.820 स े
दक.मी. 74.195 (महाराष्ट्र सक्े िन) के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना सजहत अथवा सरं चना रजहत
भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: ठाण े
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)
तालक का नाम: अम्बरनाथ
गावं का नाम: बिलापरू
1 232 /6 जनिी कृषी 0.0188000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0188000
2 236 / 1 जनिी कृषी 0.0028000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0028000
3 250/1P जनिी कृषी 0.0594000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0594000
गावं का नाम: चामटोली
1 12/2P जनिी कृषी 0.0372000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0372000
गावं का नाम: िजहवली
1 13P जनिी कृषी 0.1557000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1557000
2 29/A P जनिी कृषी 0.5873000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5873000
3 3P जनिी कृषी 0.1886000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1886000
4 4P जनिी कृषी 0.3631000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3631000
5 5P जनिी कृषी 0.2625000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2625000
गावं का नाम: िोवले ी
1 10P जनिी कृषी 0.4410000(हक्े टेयर) 0.4410000
2 11P जनिी कृषी 0.1733000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1733000
3 13 सरकारी गर चरण 0.0271000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0271000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
4 30P जनिी अकृषी 0.2908000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2908000
5 31P जनिी कृषी 1.0557000(हक्े टेयर) 1.0557000
6 32P जनिी कृषी 0.5592000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5592000
7 33P जनिी कृषी 0.5317000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5317000
8 74P जनिी कृषी 0.6450000(हक्े टेयर) 0.6450000
9 76/10 जनिी कृषी 0.0900000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0900000
10 76/11 जनिी कृषी 0.0044000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0044000
11 76/17 जनिी कृषी 0.0705000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0705000
12 76/19 जनिी कृषी 0.0023000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0023000
13 76/5 जनिी कृषी 0.1733000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1733000
14 76/7 जनिी कृषी 0.0613000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0613000
15 76/8 जनिी कृषी 0.1614000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1614000
16 84 जनिी कृषी 0.1325000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1325000
17 85P जनिी कृषी 0.0133000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0133000
18 Pond सरकारी तलाव 0.1042000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1042000
गावं का नाम: एरंिाड
1 54 / 6 जनिी कृषी 0.0150000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0150000
क ल 6.2274 6.2274
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU/Surat (Expressway)/3A1]
रािेि ग प् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd March, 2021
S.O. 1018(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 Six/Eight laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of Mumbai - Vadoadara Expressway Spur
to NH-NE4, in the stretch of land from Km. 58.820 to Km. 74.195 (Maharashtra Section) in the district of Thane in
the state of Maharashtra, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land
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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, and sub divisional officer Ulhasnagar
Division Ulhasnagar, 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 Within the stretch of land
from Km. 58.820 to Km. 74.195 (Maharashtra Section) Mumbai - Vadodara Expressway Spur to
in the state of Maharashtra.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: THANE
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Ambarnath
Village: Badlapur
1 232 /6 Private Agricultural 0.0188000(Hectare ) 0.0188000
2 236 / 1 Private Agricultural 0.0028000(Hectare ) 0.0028000
3 250/1P Private Agricultural 0.0594000(Hectare ) 0.0594000
Village: Chamtoli
1 12/2P Private Agricultural 0.0372000(Hectare ) 0.0372000
Village: Dahivali
1 13P Private Agricultural 0.1557000(Hectare ) 0.1557000
2 29/A P Private Agricultural 0.5873000(Hectare ) 0.5873000
3 3P Private Agricultural 0.1886000(Hectare ) 0.1886000
4 4P Private Agricultural 0.3631000(Hectare ) 0.3631000
5 5P Private Agricultural 0.2625000(Hectare ) 0.2625000
Village: Joveli
1 10P Private Agricultural 0.4410000(Hectare ) 0.4410000
2 11P Private Agricultural 0.1733000(Hectare ) 0.1733000
3 13 Government Gurcharan 0.0271000(Hectare ) 0.0271000
4 30P Private Non Agricultural 0.2908000(Hectare ) 0.2908000
5 31P Private Agricultural 1.0557000(Hectare ) 1.0557000
6 32P Private Agricultural 0.5592000(Hectare ) 0.5592000
7 33P Private Agricultural 0.5317000(Hectare ) 0.5317000
8 74P Private Agricultural 0.6450000(Hectare ) 0.6450000
9 76/10 Private Agricultural 0.0900000(Hectare ) 0.0900000
10 76/11 Private Agricultural 0.0044000(Hectare ) 0.0044000
11 76/17 Private Agricultural 0.0705000(Hectare ) 0.0705000
12 76/19 Private Agricultural 0.0023000(Hectare ) 0.0023000
13 76/5 Private Agricultural 0.1733000(Hectare ) 0.1733000
14 76/7 Private Agricultural 0.0613000(Hectare ) 0.0613000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
15 76/8 Private Agricultural 0.1614000(Hectare ) 0.1614000
16 84 Private Agricultural 0.1325000(Hectare ) 0.1325000
17 85P Private Agricultural 0.0133000(Hectare ) 0.0133000
18 Pond Government Pond 0.1042000(Hectare ) 0.1042000
Village: Yeranjad
1 54 / 6 Private Agricultural 0.0150000(Hectare ) 0.0150000
Total 6.2274 6.2274
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/Surat (Expressway)/3A1]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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