## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway No. 34 Expansion (Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding land acquisition for the expansion of National Highway No. 34 in the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal. The core purpose of this notification is to declare the government's intention to acquire land for building, widening, and four-laning of the highway, including construction of bypasses, maintenance, management and operation. Key findings indicate that the acquisition process involves a formal notification, a period for objections from landowners, a hearing process, and potential compensation for acquired land. The affected parties are landowners within the specified stretch of the highway.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of a notification published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the intended land acquisition for the expansion and improvement of National Highway No. 34 in the state of West Bengal. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* declaration of intent to acquire land under the National Highways Act, 1956, for a specific project.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the primary objective is to acquire land for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management and operation of National Highway No. 34 between km 398.000 to km 452.700 in Uttar Dinajpur District in West Bengal, excluding the Dalkhola Bypass Raiganj Dalkhola section.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification suggests the government has determined that expanding and improving National Highway No. 34 is in the public interest. The notification explicitly states the land is required "for the public purpose," implying existing infrastructure is inadequate and requires upgrading for better connectivity, transportation efficiency, and economic development. The upgrade includes construction of bypasses, maintenance, management and operation
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new policy, so we detail the main components:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the specified highway project.
* **Affected Area:** The acquisition affects land within the stretch of National Highway No. 34 from km. 398.000 to km. 452.700, excluding the Dalkhola Bypass Raiganj Dalkhola section, in the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal.
* **Land Details:** The notification includes a schedule detailing specific land parcels to be acquired, including survey numbers, plot numbers, land type (private/agricultural/non-agricultural), and area in local units and hectares.
* **Objection Process:** The notification establishes a 21-day period for landowners to object to the acquisition. Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Additional District Magistrate, Land Acquisition, Uttar Dinajpur District).
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard (either in person or through a legal practitioner) and conduct further inquiry if deemed necessary.
* **Authority Decision:** The Competent Authority will either allow or disallow objections, and their decision is final.
* **Land Plan Availability:** The notification states that land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners within the specified stretch of National Highway No. 34 (excluding Dalkhola Bypass Raiganj Dalkhola section) in the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal.
* Residents of the affected villages: Abhinagar, Bagela, Mahammadpur, Sitalpur, Ekar, and Madhupur.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the overarching responsible body. The Additional District Magistrate (Land Acquisition), Uttar Dinajpur District, acts as the Competent Authority for handling objections and land acquisition procedures.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day window is provided for landowners to submit objections following the notification's publication in the Official Gazette (dated January 14, 2021).
* **Procedure:** The procedure involves notification, objection submission, a hearing process, and a final decision by the Competent Authority. The National Highways Act, 1956, provides the legal framework for the acquisition.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome is to facilitate the expansion and improvement of National Highway No. 34. This includes:
* Improved connectivity and transportation efficiency in the region.
* Reduced travel times and transportation costs.
* Potential economic development opportunities along the highway corridor.
* Potential displacement and resettlement of landowners, requiring fair compensation and rehabilitation measures.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signifies the government's commitment to upgrading National Highway No. 34 to improve transportation infrastructure in the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal. The acquisition process is governed by the National Highways Act, 1956, and includes provisions for landowners to raise objections. The successful implementation of this project is crucial for regional connectivity and economic development, but it also necessitates careful consideration of the rights and interests of affected landowners. The policy requires those affected to be aware of their rights to object within the stipulated timeframe.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A legal act referenced in the notification, specifically section 3A and 3C, related to land acquisition for national highway projects.
Central Government: The governing body that has the authority to acquire land for public purposes according to the National Highways Act.
National Highway No. 34: A specific national highway that is undergoing building, widening, fourlaning, maintenance, management and operation.
Uttar Dinajpur District: A district in the State of West Bengal, where land acquisition is taking place for the National Highway No. 34 project.
West Bengal: The state in India where the land acquisition for the highway project is located.
Additional District Magistrate Land Acquisition, Uttar Dinajpur District: The Competent Authority responsible for handling objections related to the land acquisition process.
Itahar: Taluk within Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal.
Abhinagar: Village within Itahar Taluk, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal.
Karandighi: Taluk within Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal.
Bagela: Village within Karandighi Taluk, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal.
Mahammadpur: Village within Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal.
Sitalpur: Village within Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal.
Raiganj: Taluk within Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal.
Ekar: Village within Raiganj Taluk, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal.
Madhupur: Village within Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry issuing the notification.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
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स.ं 159] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार , जनवरी 14, 2021/पौष 24, 1942
No. 159] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021/PAUSHA 24, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 14 जनवरी, 2021
का.आ. 179(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जजसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क उपघारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान हो
जाने के पश्चात ् दक पजश्चम बंगाल राज्य के उत्तर ददनाजपुर जजल े में राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग संख्या – 34 के 398.000 दक.मी. स े
452.700 दक.मी. तक के भूखण्ड – {दलकोला बाइपास छोड़कर} (रायगंज – दलकोला सेक्िन) का जनमागण ( चौड़ा करन े /
चार लेन का बनाने आदद), बाइपास जनमागण सजहत, अनरु क्षण, प्रबंध और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोजन के जलए वह भूजम
अपेजक्षत ह ै जजसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अजगन करने के अपन े आिय की घोषणा
करती ह ै;
कोई व्यजक्त, जो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उपधारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त प्रयोजन
के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर राजपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस ददन के भीतर आक्षेप कर
सकेगा ;
ऐसा प्रत्येक आक्षेप सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् अपर जजला मजजस्ट्रेट (भूजम अजगन), जजला उत्तर ददनाजपुर, जजला
मजजस्ट्रेट के कायागलय, जजला उत्तर ददनाजपुर को जलजखत रुप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की जाएगा और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत
दकए जाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आक्षेपकत्ताग को व्यजक्तगत रुप में या दकसी जवजध व्यवसायी द्वारा सुने जाने का अवसर
247 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
देगा और ऐस े आक्षेपों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और जााँच करने के पश्चात,् यदद कोइ हो, जजसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी
आवश्यक समझ,े आदेि द्वरा या तो आक्षेपों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ;
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उपधारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोइ आदेि अंजतम
होगा ; और
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 जा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
पजश्चम बगं ाल राज्य के उत्तर ददनाजपरु जजल ेम ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमाग गसख्ं या 34 के 398.000 दक.मी. स े 452.700 दक.मी. तक
{दलकोला बाइपास छोड़कर} (रायगजं – दलकोला सेक्िन) के जलए अजनग की जान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना
सजहत भजू म का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: पजश्चम बगं ाल जजल ेका नाम: उत्तर ददनाजपरु
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: ईटाहार
गावं का नाम: अभीनगर (ज.े एल. न ं 09)
1 L.R. 533 जनजी कृजष 0.0450000(एकर ) 0.0182112
2 L.R. 7 जनजी कृजष 0.0500000(एकर ) 0.0202347
तालकु का नाम: करनददघी
गावं का नाम: बगले ा (ज.े एल. न ं29)
1 R.S. 1106 जनजी कृजष 0.3750000(एकर ) 0.1517604
2 R.S. 1108 जनजी कृजष 0.2700000(एकर ) 0.1092675
3 R.S. 1109 जनजी कृजष 0.0150000(एकर ) 0.0060704
गावं का नाम: महम्मदपरु (ज.े एल. न ं 26)
1 L.R. 352 जनजी गैर कृजष 0.1000000(एकर ) 0.0404695
2 L.R. 365 जनजी कृजष 0.1500000(एकर ) 0.0607042
3 L.R. 371 जनजी कृजष 0.0650000(एकर ) 0.0263051
4 L.R. 373 जनजी कृजष 0.1700000(एकर ) 0.0687981
गावं का नाम: सीतलपरु (ज.े एल. न ं 27)
1 L.R. 204 जनजी कृजष 0.0250000(एकर ) 0.0101174
2 L.R. 206 जनजी कृजष 0.1500000(एकर ) 0.0607042[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
3 L.R. 207 जनजी कृजष 0.0750000(एकर ) 0.0303521
4 L.R. 208 जनजी कृजष 0.0200000(एकर ) 0.0080939
तालकु का नाम: रायगजं
गावं का नाम: ऐकर (ज.े एल. न ं110)
1 L.R. 338 जनजी कृजष 0.0050000(एकर ) 0.0020235
2 L.R. 340 जनजी कृजष 0.0200000(एकर ) 0.0080939
3 L.R. 343 जनजी कृजष 0.1200000(एकर ) 0.0485633
4 L.R. 344 जनजी कृजष 0.0500000(एकर ) 0.0202347
5 L.R. 345 जनजी कृजष 0.0850000(एकर ) 0.0343990
6 L.R. 356 जनजी कृजष 0.0375000(एकर ) 0.0151760
7 L.R. 360 जनजी कृजष 0.0050000(एकर ) 0.0020235
गावं का नाम: मधपु रु (ज.े एल. न ं109)
1 L.R. 243 जनजी कृजष 0.0450000(एकर ) 0.0182112
कुल 1.8775 0.7598
[फा. सं. NHAI/Tech/LA/NH-34/Raiganj-Dalkhola/3A/2006/LA-IE/Tech./3A3]
राजेि गुप् ता, जनदिे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th January, 2021
S.O. 179(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 / four-laning, etc.), including construction of By-Passes, maintenance, management and operation of
National Highway No. – 34, in the stretch of land from km. 398.000 to km. 452.700 [Except Dalkhola By-pass]
(Raiganj – Dalkhola section) in the District of Uttar Dinajpur in the State of West Bengal, 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, the Additional District Magistrate
(Land Acquisition), Uttar Dinajpur District, Office of the District Magistrate, Dist – Uttar Dinajpur, 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 of 3C of the said Act shall be
final.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
The land plans and other details of the land 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 structure, falling within the stretch of land from
km. 398.000 to km. 452.700 [Except dalkhola By-pass] (Raiganj – Dalkhola section) of National
Highway No. – 34 in the State of West Bengal.
State: WEST BENGAL District: Uttar Dinajpur
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Itahar
Village: Abhinagar (J.L. No. 09)
1 L.R. 533 Private Agri 0.0450000(Acre ) 0.0182112
2 L.R. 7 Private Agri 0.0500000(Acre ) 0.0202347
Taluk: Karandighi
Village: Bagela (J.L. No. 29)
1 R.S. 1106 Private Agri 0.3750000(Acre ) 0.1517604
2 R.S. 1108 Private Agri 0.2700000(Acre ) 0.1092675
3 R.S. 1109 Private Agri 0.0150000(Acre ) 0.0060704
Village: Mahammadpur (J.L. No. 26)
1 L.R. 352 Private Non-Agri 0.1000000(Acre ) 0.0404695
2 L.R. 365 Private Agri 0.1500000(Acre ) 0.0607042
3 L.R. 371 Private Agri 0.0650000(Acre ) 0.0263051
4 L.R. 373 Private Agri 0.1700000(Acre ) 0.0687981
Village: Sitalpur (J.L. No. 27)
1 L.R. 204 Private Agri 0.0250000(Acre ) 0.0101174
2 L.R. 206 Private Agri 0.1500000(Acre ) 0.0607042
3 L.R. 207 Private Agri 0.0750000(Acre ) 0.0303521
4 L.R. 208 Private Agri 0.0200000(Acre ) 0.0080939
Taluk: Raiganj
Village: Ekar (JL. No. 110)
1 L.R. 338 Private Agri 0.0050000(Acre ) 0.0020235
2 L.R. 340 Private Agri 0.0200000(Acre ) 0.0080939
3 L.R. 343 Private Agri 0.1200000(Acre ) 0.0485633
4 L.R. 344 Private Agri 0.0500000(Acre ) 0.0202347
5 L.R. 345 Private Agri 0.0850000(Acre ) 0.0343990
6 L.R. 356 Private Agri 0.0375000(Acre ) 0.0151760
7 L.R. 360 Private Agri 0.0050000(Acre ) 0.0020235
Village: Madhupur (JL. No. 109)
1 L.R. 243 Private Agri 0.0450000(Acre ) 0.0182112
Total 1.8775 0.7598
[F. No. NHAI/Tech/LA/NH-34/Raiganj-Dalkhola/3A/2006/LA-IE/Tech./3A3]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director.
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