## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 367 Expansion in Karnataka
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification (S.O. 1282E) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 367 in Karnataka. The core purpose is to declare the government's intention to acquire land for this project, specifically the stretch from Km. 39.95 to Km. 52.00 in the Bhanapur-Gaddankeri section. The report outlines the process for affected parties to object to the acquisition, the land details, and inferred implementation aspects.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of Notification S.O. 1282E, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, concerning land acquisition for National Highway 367 in the state of Karnataka. The analysis is based solely on the information provided in the policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* policy declaration, not an amendment.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the provided text, the core objective is to acquire land for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 367, specifically the stretch from Km. 39.95 to Km. 52.00 (Bhanapur-Gaddankeri section) in the Gadag district of Karnataka.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As a new policy declaration, the text suggests the underlying problem is the need for infrastructure development (specifically road infrastructure) to improve connectivity, facilitate transportation, and stimulate economic growth in the Gadag district of Karnataka. The text specifies the National Highways Act, 1956 as the basis for the action. The existing highway needs improvement through building, widening, maintenance, management and operation.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a declaration of intent to acquire land, outlining the following key provisions:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the specified National Highway 367 project.
* **Land Description:** The policy includes a schedule detailing the specific land parcels to be acquired, including survey numbers, plot numbers, land type (private/government, dry), and area in square meters and hectares. This includes lands in Purthageri, Rajura and Unachageri villages of Gajendragad Taluk.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals with an interest in the land have 21 days from the notification's publication date (March 23, 2021) to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Special Land Acquisition Office, National Highway, Mini Vidhan Soudha, Dharwad.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal representative, and will then either allow or disallow the objections.
* **Finality of Decision:** The decision of the Competent Authority is final.
* **Land Plan Availability:** Land plans and other details of the land to be acquired are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy include:
* Landowners in the villages of Purthageri, Rajura, and Unachageri, specifically those owning land parcels listed in the Schedule.
* Residents and businesses in the Gadag district who may be impacted by the highway construction.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the issuing agency. The Special Land Acquisition Office, National Highway, Mini Vidhan Soudha, Dharwad, is the designated Competent Authority for handling objections.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** A 21-day period is provided for landowners to submit objections from the date of publication (March 23, 2021). The Competent Authority is responsible for hearing and ruling on these objections. Further timelines are not specified in this text.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes based on the policy's stated provisions are:
* Acquisition of the necessary land for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 367.
* Improved road infrastructure, potentially leading to better connectivity, reduced travel times, and enhanced transportation efficiency.
* Facilitation of economic activity and development in the Gadag district of Karnataka.
**9. Conclusion:**
Notification S.O. 1282E signifies the government's intention to acquire land for the expansion and improvement of National Highway 367. This notification sets in motion a process that directly affects landowners in the specified area, providing them with an opportunity to raise objections while outlining the government's plans for infrastructure development. This infrastructure project is likely to improve connectivity and economic growth in the region.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Capital of India, place of publication for the gazette notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the power is conferred for land acquisition.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for declaring the intention to acquire land.
National Highways 367: The specific national highway for which land is being acquired.
BhanapurGaddankeri: Section of National Highway 367 where land acquisition is taking place.
GADAG: District in Karnataka where the land acquisition is taking place.
KARNATAKA: State in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Competent Authority: The authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made; specifically, special land acquisition office national highway minividhan soudha Dharwad.
Dharwad: Location of the Competent Authority's office in Karnataka.
Gajendragad: Taluk in Gadag District, Karnataka.
Purthageri: Village in Gajendragad Taluk, Gadag District, Karnataka.
Rajura: Village in Gadag District, Karnataka.
Unachageri: Village in Gadag District, Karnataka.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director at Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification.
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स.ं 1185] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, माच ग23, 2021/चत्रै 2, 1943
No. 1185] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021/CHAITRA 2, 1943
सड़क पररवहन एव ंरािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 23 माच,ग 2021
का.आ. 1282(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग 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 करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िान े के पश्चात ् दक कनागटक राज्य के गिग जिल े म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग 367 के दक.मी. 39.95 स े दक.मी. 52.00 (भानपुर-
गड्डनकेरी खडं ) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/4-लेन का बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक
प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीचे 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 प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् जविेष भूजम अजधग्रहण कायागलय राष्ट्रीय रािमागग जमजनधन सौधा
धारवाड़ को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी,
आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप मे या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िाने का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई
के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आििे द्वारा या तो
आपजत्तयों को अनज्ञु ात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।
1741 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 अतं गतग 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 ी
कनाटग क राज्य के गिग जिल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग367 के दक.मी. 39.95 स ेदक.मी. 52.00 (भानपरु -गड्डनकेरी खडं ) के जलए
अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: कनाटग क जिल ेका नाम: गिग
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: गिन्द्े रगढ़
गावं का नाम: परु र्जगरर
1 11 जनिी ड्राई 32.4520000(वगग मीटर) 0.0032452
2 23 जनिी ड्राई 53.9710000(वगग मीटर) 0.0053971
3 26 जनिी ड्राई 28.5920000(वगग मीटर) 0.0028592
4 9 जनिी ड्राई 87.5990000(वगग मीटर) 0.0087599
गावं का नाम: रािरु ा
1 1/2 जनिी ड्राई 48.9720000(वगग मीटर) 0.0048972
2 209/1 जनिी ड्राई 94.5870000(वगग मीटर) 0.0094587
3 223/1 जनिी ड्राई 63.4680000(वगग मीटर) 0.0063468
4 223/3 जनिी ड्राई 71.1490000(वगग मीटर) 0.0071149
5 Gramathana सरकारी ड्राई 12.0670000(वगग मीटर) 0.0012067
गावं का नाम: उनचागरे ी
1 1 जनिी ड्राई 358.2540000(वगग मीटर) 0.0358254
2 102 जनिी ड्राई 849.2410000(वगग मीटर) 0.0849241
3 103 जनिी ड्राई 1,212.4050000(वगग 0.1212400
मीटर)
4 104/1 जनिी ड्राई 206.9810000(वगग मीटर) 0.0206981
5 104/2 जनिी ड्राई 141.2410000(वगग मीटर) 0.0141241
6 137/1 जनिी ड्राई 496.1910000(वगग मीटर) 0.0496191[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
7 137/4 जनिी ड्राई 205.2440000(वगग मीटर) 0.0205244
8 138 जनिी ड्राई 390.0850000(वगग मीटर) 0.0390085
9 139/1 जनिी ड्राई 351.9020000(वगग मीटर) 0.0351902
10 159 जनिी ड्राई 920.8710000(वगग मीटर) 0.0920871
11 2/14 जनिी ड्राई 91.6590000(वगग मीटर) 0.0091659
12 2/6 जनिी ड्राई 128.8250000(वगग मीटर) 0.0128825
13 2/9 जनिी ड्राई 58.7670000(वगग मीटर) 0.0058767
14 20 जनिी ड्राई 72.0320000(वगग मीटर) 0.0072032
15 22 जनिी ड्राई 458.9000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0458900
16 277 जनिी ड्राई 151.6180000(वगग मीटर) 0.0151618
17 278 जनिी ड्राई 113.6550000(वगग मीटर) 0.0113655
18 279 जनिी ड्राई 367.5120000(वगग मीटर) 0.0367512
19 282 जनिी ड्राई 48.6250000(वगग मीटर) 0.0048625
20 3 जनिी ड्राई 94.0720000(वगग मीटर) 0.0094072
21 306 जनिी ड्राई 24.2210000(वगग मीटर) 0.0024221
22 34 जनिी ड्राई 905.5790000(वगग मीटर) 0.0905579
23 36 जनिी ड्राई 600.7330000(वगग मीटर) 0.0600733
24 92 जनिी ड्राई 331.3900000(वगग मीटर) 0.0331390
25 94 जनिी ड्राई 910.2370000(वगग मीटर) 0.0910237
26 96 जनिी ड्राई 790.1980000(वगग मीटर) 0.0790198
27 97 जनिी ड्राई 274.3460000(वगग मीटर) 0.0274346
28 Nala सरकारी ड्राई 90.8700000(वगग मीटर) 0.0090870
29 Road सरकारी ड्राई 58.7370000(वगग मीटर) 0.0058737
30 Road सरकारी ड्राई 116.3860000(वगग मीटर) 0.0116386
31 Road सरकारी ड्राई 86.7640000(वगग मीटर) 0.0086764
कुल 11,400.3980 1.1400
[फा. सं. एन.एच.-12014/29/2014-KNT-(P-6)/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 23rd March, 2021
S.O. 1282(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.,), maintenance, management and operation of
National Highways 367 in the stretch of land from Km. 39.95 to Km. 52.00 (Bhanapur-Gaddankeri section)
in the district of GADAG in the state of KARNATAKA, 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, special land acquisition
office national highway minividhan soudha Dharwad 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. 39.95 to Km. 52.00 (Bhanapur-Gaddankeri section) of the National
Highways 367 in the state of KARNATAKA.
State: KARNATAKA District: GADAG
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Gajendragad
Village: Purthageri
1 11 Private Dry 32.4520000(Square Meter ) 0.0032452
2 23 Private Dry 53.9710000(Square Meter ) 0.0053971
3 26 Private Dry 28.5920000(Square Meter ) 0.0028592
4 9 Private Dry 87.5990000(Square Meter ) 0.0087599
Village: Rajura
1 1/2 Private Dry 48.9720000(Square Meter ) 0.0048972
2 209/1 Private Dry 94.5870000(Square Meter ) 0.0094587
3 223/1 Private Dry 63.4680000(Square Meter ) 0.0063468
4 223/3 Private Dry 71.1490000(Square Meter ) 0.0071149
5 Gramathana Government Dry 12.0670000(Square Meter ) 0.0012067
Village: Unachageri
1 1 Private Dry 358.2540000(Square Meter ) 0.0358254
2 102 Private Dry 849.2410000(Square Meter ) 0.0849241
3 103 Private Dry 1,212.4050000(Square Meter ) 0.1212400[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
4 104/1 Private Dry 206.9810000(Square Meter ) 0.0206981
5 104/2 Private Dry 141.2410000(Square Meter ) 0.0141241
6 137/1 Private Dry 496.1910000(Square Meter ) 0.0496191
7 137/4 Private Dry 205.2440000(Square Meter ) 0.0205244
8 138 Private Dry 390.0850000(Square Meter ) 0.0390085
9 139/1 Private Dry 351.9020000(Square Meter ) 0.0351902
10 159 Private Dry 920.8710000(Square Meter ) 0.0920871
11 2/14 Private Dry 91.6590000(Square Meter ) 0.0091659
12 2/6 Private Dry 128.8250000(Square Meter ) 0.0128825
13 2/9 Private Dry 58.7670000(Square Meter ) 0.0058767
14 20 Private Dry 72.0320000(Square Meter ) 0.0072032
15 22 Private Dry 458.9000000(Square Meter ) 0.0458900
16 277 Private Dry 151.6180000(Square Meter ) 0.0151618
17 278 Private Dry 113.6550000(Square Meter ) 0.0113655
18 279 Private Dry 367.5120000(Square Meter ) 0.0367512
19 282 Private Dry 48.6250000(Square Meter ) 0.0048625
20 3 Private Dry 94.0720000(Square Meter ) 0.0094072
21 306 Private Dry 24.2210000(Square Meter ) 0.0024221
22 34 Private Dry 905.5790000(Square Meter ) 0.0905579
23 36 Private Dry 600.7330000(Square Meter ) 0.0600733
24 92 Private Dry 331.3900000(Square Meter ) 0.0331390
25 94 Private Dry 910.2370000(Square Meter ) 0.0910237
26 96 Private Dry 790.1980000(Square Meter ) 0.0790198
27 97 Private Dry 274.3460000(Square Meter ) 0.0274346
28 Nala Government Dry 90.8700000(Square Meter ) 0.0090870
29 Road Government Dry 58.7370000(Square Meter ) 0.0058737
30 Road Government Dry 116.3860000(Square Meter ) 0.0116386
31 Road Government Dry 86.7640000(Square Meter ) 0.0086764
Total 11,400.3980 1.1400
[F. No. NH-12014/29/2014-KNT-(P-6)/3A2]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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