## Policy Analysis Report: Acquisition of Land for National Highway NH1 in Jammu & Kashmir
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of land in the Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmir for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway NH1. The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring land for highway improvements. Key findings include the specific land parcels targeted for acquisition, the procedure for lodging objections, and the role of the Competent Authority in resolving disputes.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative overview and analysis of the notification published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways concerning land acquisition for National Highway NH1 in the Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmir, based solely on the provided text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* notification enacting land acquisition under the National Highways Act of 1956.
* **Core Objective(s):** As inferred from the text, the core objective is to acquire land for the public purpose of building, widening, maintaining, managing, and operating National Highway NH1 within a specific stretch (Km 0 to Km 17.814) in the Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmir.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Likely Problem/Issue Addressed:** The policy addresses the need for land acquisition to facilitate infrastructure development and improvement of National Highway NH1. This suggests existing limitations in the highway's capacity or condition that require expansion or maintenance, thus necessitating the acquisition of additional land. The text implies that improvements to the highway are in the public interest.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **Main Components, Rules, and Actions Mandated:**
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the stated purpose.
* **Affected Land Parcels:** The notification includes a schedule detailing specific land parcels to be acquired in the villages of Nilgrar and Sonmarg in the Ganderbal district. This includes survey numbers, type and nature of land, and area in hectares.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the date of publication to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority Role:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Deputy Commissioner (the Competent Authority). The Competent Authority is responsible for hearing objections, conducting inquiries, and either allowing or disallowing the objections. The Competent Authority's decision is final.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the following groups are directly affected by this policy:
* **Landowners:** Individuals and entities owning land within the specified stretch of NH1 in the Ganderbal district, Jammu & Kashmir. This includes private owners and state government.
* **Residents:** Individuals residing in the vicinity of the affected land parcels.
* **Businesses:** Businesses operating on or near the affected land.
* **National Highway Users:** The general public who use NH1 will benefit from the highway improvements.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:** Responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the land acquisition process.
* **National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) / National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL):** (Implicit, but likely involved) Would likely be responsible for the actual construction/improvement works.
* **Deputy Commissioner (Competent Authority):** Responsible for receiving and processing objections, conducting inquiries, and making decisions regarding land acquisition.
* **Timelines/Procedures:**
* **Objection Period:** 21 days from the date of publication of the notification.
* **Decision by Competent Authority:** The Competent Authority must provide an opportunity for the objector to be heard before making a decision. The text does not specify a timeframe for this decision.
* **Land Inspection:** Interested persons can inspect land plans at the Competent Authority's office.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **Likely Intended Outcomes:**
* Facilitation of infrastructure development and improvement of National Highway NH1.
* Acquisition of land required for highway expansion and maintenance.
* Improved connectivity and transportation efficiency.
* Economic growth due to improved infrastructure.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines the government's intention to acquire land for the improvement of National Highway NH1 in Jammu & Kashmir. The policy establishes a clear process for land acquisition, including provisions for landowners to raise objections. Successful implementation of this policy is crucial for upgrading highway infrastructure and facilitating economic development in the region. The notification affects landowners, residents, and businesses in the Ganderbal district and aims to improve transportation for the wider public.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition for national highways.
Central Government: The governing body exercising powers under the National Highways Act, 1956 for land acquisition.
NH1: National Highway 1, the road for which land is being acquired for building, widening, maintenance, management and operation.
Ganderbal: District in Jammu and Kashmir where the land acquisition is taking place. Includes reference to Mini Secretariat, Ganderbal.
Jammu and Kashmir: The state where the land acquisition for NH1 is taking place.
Nilgrar: Village within the Ganderbal district where some of the land acquisition is occurring.
Sonmarg: Village within the Ganderbal district where some of the land acquisition is occurring.
Deputy Comissioner: Competent Authority for handling objections related to the land acquisition
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition
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स.ं 427] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनवरी 29, 2021/माघ 9, 1942
No. 427] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2021/MAGHA 9, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 िनवरी, 2021
का.आ. 464(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें 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 िम्मू और कश्मीर राज्य के गांिरे बल जिले म ें NH1 के दक.मी. 0 स े दक.मी. 17.814
(रूम No. 202, फस्ट्् ग फ्लोर, जमनी सेक्रे्ेररए्,) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन
का बनाना आदि), अनरु क्षण, 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 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 प्रक् कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् जडप््ी कजमश्नर 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 सुने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,् यदि कोई
हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा।
626 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 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 ी
िम्म ू और कश्मीर राज्य के गािं ेरबल जिल े म ें NH1 के दक.मी. 0 स े दक.मी. 17.814 (रूम No. 202, फस्ट्् ग
फ्लोर, जमनी सक्रे े्ेररए् , ) के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: िम्म ूऔर कश्मीर जिल ेका नाम: गािं ेरबल
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण भूजम का भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का
सख्ं या सख्ं या प्रकार (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) क्षत्रे फल
(हक्े ्ेयर)
तालकु का नाम: गडुं
गावं का नाम: नीलगरार
1 1 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू / बंिर किीम / गैर 0.0927000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0927000
मुमदकन
2 10 Min जनिी मैिानी / लबरू / बंिर किीम / गैर 0.3367000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.3367000
मुमदकन
3 163 min जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.0771400(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0771400
4 165 min जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.4219700(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.4219700
5 167 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.0328800(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0328800
6 168 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.0404700(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0404700
7 169 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.0859900(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0859900
8 170 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.5311400(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.5311400
9 171 min जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.5298900(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.5298900
10 173 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.3338700(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.3338700
11 174 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.1947600(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.1947600
12 175 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 1.0319400(हक्े ्ेयर) 1.0319400
13 180 सरकारी( मैिानी / लबरू 0.5356400(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.5356400
स्ट््े्)
14 196 सरकारी( मैिानी / लबरू 2.0599600(हक्े ्ेयर) 2.0599600
स्ट््े्)
15 2 जनिी लबरू 0.0090000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0090000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
16 202 min सरकारी( मैिानी / लबरू 0.9746100(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.9746100
स्ट््े्)
17 203 min सरकारी( मैिानी / लबरू 0.7191600(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.7191600
स्ट््े्)
18 228 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.1888530(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.1888530
19 232 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू 0.3262800(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.3262800
20 235 जनिी आजब सोम 0.0910500(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0910500
21 3 जनिी मैिानी 0.0809000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0809000
22 4 जनिी मैिानी / लबरू / गैर मुमदकन 0.0708000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0708000
23 6 जनिी लबरू / बंिर किीम 0.2206000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.2206000
24 9 जनिी लबरू 0.0402000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0402000
गावं का नाम: सोनमग ग
1 199 min जनिी बंिर किीम 0.8043100(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.8043100
2 482 सरकारी गैर मुमदकन / बंिर किीम 0.0253000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0253000
3 485 सरकारी बंिर किीम 0.2229000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.2229000
4 486 सरकारी बंिर किीम 0.1456000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.1456000
5 494 Min सरकारी मैिानी 0.4294000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.4294000
6 495 जनिी मैिानी / गैर मुमदकन 0.2956000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.2956000
7 496 जनिी मैिानी / बंिर किीम / गैर मुमदकन 0.3114000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.3114000
8 497 जनिी बंिर किीम / मैिानी 0.4834000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.4834000
9 498 जनिी मैिानी / गैर मुमदकन 0.2583000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.2583000
10 499 जनिी मैिानी / गैर मुमदकन 0.0315000(हक्े ्ेयर) 0.0315000
11 500 जनिी मैिानी / बंिर किीम 1.4462000(हक्े ्ेयर) 1.4462000
12 501 जनिी मैिानी / बंिर किीम 1.4212000(हक्े ्ेयर) 1.4212000
कुल 14.9016 14.9016
[फा. सं. NHIDCL/PMU-SMG/SMEC/2020-21/3A2]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th January, 2021
S.O. 464(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 NH1 in the
stretch of land from Km 0 to Km17.814 (Room No. 202, First floor , Mini Secretariat , Ganderbal) in the district of
GANDERBAL in the state of JAMMU & KASHMIR, 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.
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Deputy Comissioner 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 NH1 in the stretch of land
from Km. 0 to Km. 17.814 (Room No. 202, First floor , Mini Secretariat , Ganderbal) in the district of
GANDERBAL in the State of JAMMU & KASHMIR.
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: GANDERBAL
Sl.No. Survey / Plot Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
Number (in Local Unit) (in
Hectare)
Taluk: Gund
Village: Nilgrar
1 1 Private Maidani / Labroo / Banjar Kadeem / 0.0927000(Hectare) 0.0927000
Gair Mumkin
2 10 Min Private Maidani / Labroo / Banjar Kadeem / 0.3367000(Hectare) 0.3367000
Gair Mumkin
3 163 min Private Maidani/Labroo 0.0771400(Hectare) 0.0771400
4 165 min Private Maidani/Labroo 0.4219700(Hectare) 0.4219700
5 167 Private Maidani/Labroo 0.0328800(Hectare) 0.0328800
6 168 Private Maidani/Labroo 0.0404700(Hectare) 0.0404700
7 169 Private Maidani/Labroo 0.0859900(Hectare) 0.0859900
8 170 Private Maidani/Labroo 0.5311400(Hectare) 0.5311400
9 171 min Private Maidani/Labroo 0.5298900(Hectare) 0.5298900
10 173 Private Maidani/Labroo 0.3338700(Hectare) 0.3338700
11 174 Private Maidani/Labroo 0.1947600(Hectare) 0.1947600
12 175 Private Maidani/Labroo 1.0319400(Hectare) 1.0319400
13 180 Government(State) Maidani/Labroo 0.5356400(Hectare) 0.5356400
14 196 Government(State) Maidani/Labroo 2.0599600(Hectare) 2.0599600[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
15 2 Private Labroo 0.0090000(Hectare) 0.0090000
16 202 min Government(State) Maidani/Labroo 0.9746100(Hectare) 0.9746100
17 203 min Government(State) Maidani/Labroo 0.7191600(Hectare) 0.7191600
18 228 Private Maidani/Labroo 0.1888530(Hectare) 0.1888530
19 232 Private Maidani/Labroo 0.3262800(Hectare) 0.3262800
20 235 Private Aabi Som 0.0910500(Hectare) 0.0910500
21 3 Private Maidani 0.0809000(Hectare) 0.0809000
22 4 Private Maidani / Labroo / Gair Mumkin 0.0708000(Hectare) 0.0708000
23 6 Private Labroo / Banjar Kadeem 0.2206000(Hectare) 0.2206000
24 9 Private Labroo 0.0402000(Hectare) 0.0402000
Village: Sonmarg
1 199 min Private Banjar Kadeem 0.8043100(Hectare) 0.8043100
2 482 Government Gair Mumkin / Banjar Kadeem 0.0253000(Hectare) 0.0253000
3 485 Government Banjar Kadeem 0.2229000(Hectare) 0.2229000
4 486 Government Banjar Kadeem 0.1456000(Hectare) 0.1456000
5 494 Min Government Maidani 0.4294000(Hectare) 0.4294000
6 495 Private Maidani / Gair Mumkin 0.2956000(Hectare) 0.2956000
7 496 Private Maidani / Banjar Kadeem / Gair 0.3114000(Hectare) 0.3114000
Mumkin
8 497 Private Banjar Kadeem / Maidani 0.4834000(Hectare) 0.4834000
9 498 Private Maidani / Gair Mumkin 0.2583000(Hectare) 0.2583000
10 499 Private Maidani / Gair Mumkin 0.0315000(Hectare) 0.0315000
11 500 Private Maidani / Banjar Kadeem 1.4462000(Hectare) 1.4462000
12 501 Private Maidani / Banjar Kadeem 1.4212000(Hectare) 1.4212000
Total 14.9016 14.9016
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