## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for NH848B Highway Project in Gujarat
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, concerning the acquisition of land for the building/widening/four-laning etc., maintenance, management and operation of National Highway 848B (NH848B) in the state of Gujarat. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire land in Valsad district and outlines the process for affected parties to raise objections. The key finding is the government's intent to proceed with the highway project, potentially impacting landowners in the specified area. This report summarizes the policy and highlights the implications for potentially affected stakeholders.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an analysis of the Government of India's notification regarding land acquisition for the NH848B highway project in Gujarat, as published in the Gazette of India on January 27, 2021. The analysis is based solely on the information provided in the notification text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the provided text, the core objective is to acquire land for the building/widening/four-laning etc., maintenance, management and operation of NH848B in the stretch of land from Km 28.4 to Km28.6 TALUKA SEVA SADAN NEAR NH 48 in the district of VALSAD.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The policy addresses the requirement for land acquisition for infrastructure development, specifically related to National Highway NH848B. The underlying problem is the need to secure land parcels to facilitate the proposed highway works to support connectivity and transportation infrastructure.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The notification establishes the following key provisions:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the building/widening/four-laning etc., maintenance, management and operation of NH848B.
* **Land Description:** The land required is described in a schedule specifying survey numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area in hectares for plots in Orvad and Rentlav villages, Pardi Taluka, Valsad District, Gujarat.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals with an interest in the land are granted a 21-day period from the notification's publication date to object to the acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The PRANT OFFICER AND SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and adjudicate objections.
* **Objection Procedure:** Objections must be made in writing, stating the grounds for the objection. The Competent Authority is required to provide an opportunity for the objector to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Order:** The order made by the Competent Authority regarding the objections is final.
* **Availability of Land Plans:** Land plans and other details related to the acquisition are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners in the villages of Orvad and Rentlav, Pardi Taluka, Valsad District, Gujarat, whose land falls within the specified survey numbers.
* Residents of the surrounding area who may be affected by the highway project.
* The Competent Authority (PRANT OFFICER AND SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE).
* The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is responsible for initiating the land acquisition process. The PRANT OFFICER AND SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE is the Competent Authority responsible for handling objections and making decisions regarding the acquisition.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day period is provided for landowners to file objections from the date of publication of the notification.
* **Procedures:** The procedure involves: (1) publication of the notification, (2) submission of objections by interested parties, (3) hearing of objections by the Competent Authority, (4) an inquiry by the Competent Authority if deemed necessary, and (5) the issuance of an order by the Competent Authority either allowing or disallowing the objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The intended outcome is the successful acquisition of land for the building/widening/four-laning etc., maintenance, management and operation of the NH848B highway. This is likely to lead to improved transportation infrastructure. The acquisition will impact the landowners whose land is being acquired and could necessitate their relocation or compensation for their land.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signals the government's commitment to the NH848B highway project and the necessary land acquisition. The notification establishes a clear process for affected parties to raise objections, ensuring due process. Stakeholders, particularly landowners in the affected areas, should take note of the notification and its implications, including the timeline for submitting objections and the process for doing so. The completion of this project is expected to improve connectivity and contribute to regional development, but requires careful consideration of the impact on those whose land is being acquired.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law enacted in 1956, referenced in the notification concerning land acquisition for highway projects.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for exercising powers conferred by the National Highways Act, 1956, specifically concerning land acquisition for public purposes.
NH848B: A national highway undergoing building/widening/four laning, maintenance, management, and operation, specifically the stretch of land from Km 28.4 to Km 28.6.
VALSAD, GUJARAT: A district in the state of Gujarat where the land acquisition for NH848B is taking place.
PRANT OFFICER AND SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE: The Competent Authority designated to receive objections regarding the land acquisition for the highway project.
Pardi, GUJARAT: A Taluk in the VALSAD district of Gujarat, where land acquisition is taking place for highway construction
Orvad, GUJARAT: A village located in Pardi Taluk, VALSAD district of Gujarat, where land is being acquired. Survey numbers of land parcels being acquired in this village are provided
Rentlav, GUJARAT: A village located in Pardi Taluk, VALSAD district of Gujarat, where land is being acquired. Survey numbers of land parcels being acquired in this village are provided
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The government ministry responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition.
RAJESH GUPTA: The Director who issued the notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 348] नई ददल्ली, बधु वार, िनवरी 27, 2021/माघ 7, 1942
No. 348] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021/MAGHA 7, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 27 िनवरी, 2021
का.आ. 380(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 प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक गुिरात राज्य के वलसाड जिले म ें NH848B के 28.4 स े दक.मी.28.6 तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण
(रेलवे ओवरजिि और उसके रास्ट्त े और सर्ववस रोड/चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदद),
अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें ददया
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 ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ्प्रान्द्त अफसर & सब-जडजविनल (तालुका सेवा सदन, पारदी,
ब्लॉक नंबर 2, पहली मंजिल एनएच -48 के पास, तालुका-पारडी, जिला-वलसाड) को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी
और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ्तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदद
कोई हो, जिस े सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर
516 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगगत 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 ी
गिु रात राज्य के वलसाड जिल ेम ेंNH848B के दक.मी. 28.4 स ेदक.मी.28.6 (तालकु ा सवे ा सदन जनयर नह ४८ ) के जलए
अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: गिु रात जिल ेका नाम: वलसाड
क्रजमक स्ं या सवक्षे ण स्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: पारडी
गावं का नाम: ओरवाड
1 410 सरकारी गरै कृजष 0.0867000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0867000
2 412 सरकारी गरै कृजष 0.6650000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0665000
3 418 जनिी कृजष 0.0070000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0070000
4 420 जनिी कृजष 0.0122000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0122000
5 430 जनिी कृजष 0.0053000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0053000
6 431 जनिी कृजष 0.0275000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0275000
7 432 जनिी कृजष 0.0180000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0180000
8 433 सरकारी गरै कृजष 0.0543000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0543000
9 434 जनिी कृजष 0.0091000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0091000
10 435 जनिी कृजष 0.0116000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0116000
11 436 सरकारी गरै कृजष 0.0893000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0893000
12 440 जनिी कृजष 0.0138000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0138000
13 441 जनिी कृजष 0.0447000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0447000
14 442 जनिी कृजष 0.0155000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0155000
15 443 जनिी कृजष 0.0251000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0251000
16 444 जनिी कृजष 0.0146000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0146000
17 446 जनिी कृजष 0.0210000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0210000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
18 448 जनिी कृजष 0.0173000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0173000
19 465 सरकारी गरै कृजष 0.0582000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0582000
20 466 सरकारी गरै कृजष 0.0608000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0608000
गावं का नाम: रेंटलाव
1 43 जनिी कृजष 0.0186000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0186000
2 44 सरकारी गरै कृजष 0.1026000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1026000
कुल 1.3782 0.7797
[फा. स.ं GJ/P/V/30/2020/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th January, 2021
S.O. 380(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 NH848B in the stretch of land from Km 28.4 to Km28.6 (TALUKA SEVA SADAN NEAR NH 48) in the district
of VALSAD in the state of GUJARAT, 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, PRANT OFFICER AND SUB
DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE 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,
eitherallow 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 NH848B in the stretch from
Km. 28.4 to Km. 28.6 of land from NH848B (TALUKA SEVA SADAN NEAR NH 48) in the district of
VALSAD in the state of GUJARAT.
State: GUJARAT District: VALSAD
Sl.No. Survey / Plot Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
Number (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Pardi
Village: Orvad
1 410 Government non Agriculture 0.0867000(Hectare) 0.0867000
2 412 Government non Agriculture 0.6650000(Hectare) 0.0665000
3 418 Private Agriculture 0.0070000(Hectare) 0.0070000
4 420 Private Agriculture 0.0122000(Hectare) 0.01220004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
5 430 Private Agriculture 0.0053000(Hectare) 0.0053000
6 431 Private Agriculture 0.0275000(Hectare) 0.0275000
7 432 Private Agriculture 0.0180000(Hectare) 0.0180000
8 433 Government non Agriculture 0.0543000(Hectare) 0.0543000
9 434 Private Agriculture 0.0091000(Hectare) 0.0091000
10 435 Private Agriculture 0.0116000(Hectare) 0.0116000
11 436 Government non Agriculture 0.0893000(Hectare) 0.0893000
12 440 Private Agriculture 0.0138000(Hectare) 0.0138000
13 441 Private Agriculture 0.0447000(Hectare) 0.0447000
14 442 Private Agriculture 0.0155000(Hectare) 0.0155000
15 443 Private Agriculture 0.0251000(Hectare) 0.0251000
16 444 Private Agriculture 0.0146000(Hectare) 0.0146000
17 446 Private Agriculture 0.0210000(Hectare) 0.0210000
18 448 Private Agriculture 0.0173000(Hectare) 0.0173000
19 465 Government non Agriculture 0.0582000(Hectare) 0.0582000
20 466 Government non Agriculture 0.0608000(Hectare) 0.0608000
Village: Rentlav
1 43 Private Agriculture 0.0186000(Hectare) 0.0186000
2 44 Government non Agriculture 0.1026000(Hectare) 0.1026000
Total 1.3782 0.7797
[F. No. GJ/P/V/30/2020/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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