## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for Haridwar Ring Road Project in Uttarakhand
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the acquisition of land for the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of a Ring Road in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire land for the project spanning from Km 0.000 to Km 48.880. The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring necessary land. Key findings include the specification of affected land parcels and the procedures for lodging objections to the acquisition. This is an amendment (Corrigendum) to a previous notification (NHAIPIURRK55001HaridwarRing RoadLA20203A1).
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative overview of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for the Haridwar Ring Road project. The analysis is based solely on the provided official Gazette document, focusing on its stated objectives, key provisions, and implications.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Amendment:** This notification acts as a *Corrigendum* to notification "NHAIPIURRK55001HaridwarRing RoadLA20203A1".
* **Core Objective:** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to acquire land for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of a ring road to improve infrastructure in the Haridwar district. Specifically, the project involves two-laning with paved shoulders and four-laning of certain sections.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As this is an amendment, the provided text focuses on a *correction* or *update* to the original land acquisition plan for the Haridwar Ring Road. The rationale for this specific amendment is likely to rectify errors in land surveys, ownership details, or project specifications within the original notification. While the exact nature of the error is not explicitly stated, the designation as a "Corrigendum" implies a necessary adjustment to ensure accurate and legal land acquisition processes.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification functions as a *Corrigendum*, and the changes within pertain to updating land survey numbers.
* **Specific Part of Original Policy Being Changed:** The amendment changes the land survey numbers to be acquired for the ring road construction. The notification replaces specific data within a schedule that identifies parcels of land.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The new information concerns the correct survey numbers for land plots slated for acquisition in specific villages. The schedule provides an updated listing.
* **Difference/Effect of the Change:** The effect of this change is to ensure accurate identification and legal acquisition of the correct land parcels needed for the road project. This would rectify potential misidentification issues, preventing construction delays and legal challenges.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders include:
* Landowners in the Haridwar district, specifically in the villages of Devpur Mustkam and Ruhalki Kishanpur.
* Residents of Haridwar and Uttarakhand who will benefit from improved road infrastructure.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and associated construction companies involved in the ring road project.
* The Competent Authority Land Acquisition/Special Land Acquisition Officer Haridwar.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and the Competent Authority Land Acquisition/Special Land Acquisition Officer Haridwar.
* **Timelines and Procedures:** Interested parties have twenty-one days from the date of publication (March 16, 2021) to object to the land acquisition. Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, who will then provide an opportunity for a hearing.
* **Amendment Specific Implementation:** The amended survey numbers need to be integrated into the land acquisition plans, and communicated to all relevant stakeholders (landowners, NHAI, construction companies, etc.) This likely requires revised land maps and updated legal documentation.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of this specific amendment is to:
* **Ensure Legally Sound Land Acquisition:** Correcting errors in the original notification will ensure a legally defensible land acquisition process, reducing the risk of legal challenges and project delays.
* **Expedite Project Execution:** Accurate land identification will streamline the acquisition process, facilitating smoother project execution.
* **Minimize Disruption:** Accurate notification reduces the chances of disrupting the wrong landowners.
The overall project, even with this specific *Corrigendum* will provide a more efficient transportation network for the Haridwar district.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed represents an amendment to the land acquisition plan for the Haridwar Ring Road project. By correcting land survey numbers, this amendment aims to ensure a legally sound and efficient land acquisition process. This ultimately contributes to the successful implementation of the ring road project, which is expected to improve transportation infrastructure and connectivity in the region. The publication of this *Corrigendum* demonstrates a commitment to accuracy and due process in infrastructure development.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of the national highways network.
New Delhi: The location where the notification corrigendum was issued.
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act of Indian Parliament under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
Central Government: The government entity exercising powers under the National Highways Act, 1956 for land acquisition.
Ring Road: The road project for which land is being acquired in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
Haridwar: A district in Uttarakhand, India, where the Ring Road project is located and land acquisition is taking place.
Uttarakhand: A state in India where the Ring Road project is located and land acquisition is taking place.
Competent Authority: The authority responsible for handling objections related to land acquisition for the Ring Road project; also referred to as 'Competent Authority Land AcquisitionSpecial Land Acquisition Officer Haridwar'.
Devpur mustkam: Village in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, where land acquisition is taking place
Ruhalki Kishanpur: Village in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, where land acquisition is taking place
RAJESH GUPTA: Director at Dte. of Printing who uploaded the notification.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1142] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, मार् ग16, 2021/फाल्ग नु 25, 1942
No. 1142] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021/PHALGUNA 25, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
िजु िपत्र
नई ददल्ली, 16 मार्,ग 2021
का.आ. 1230(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 उत्तराखण्ड राज्य के हररद्वार जिले म ेंररग रोड के दक.मी. 0.000 स े दक.मी. 48.880 तक के भ-ू
खण्ड के जनमागण (र्ौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रर्ालन के लोक
प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीर् े अनुसूर्ी म ें ददया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने के
अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह।ै
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबि ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूर्ना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् सक्षम प्राजधकारी/ जविेष भूजम अध्याजप्त अजधकारी हररद्वार 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 िााँर् करन े के पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को
अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।
1650 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 आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूर्ना के अंतगतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबि व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु र्ू ी
उत्तराखण्ड राज्य के हररद्वार जिल ेम ेंररग रोड के दक.मी. 0.000 स ेदक.मी. 48.880 के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं र्ना
रजहत अथवा सरं र्ना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम :- उत्तराखडं जिल ेका नाम :- हररद्वार
सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत
तालकु का नाम:-हररद्वार
गावं का नाम:-देवपरु मस्ट्ु तहकम
1 122 सरकारी गैर कृजष
2 147 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
3 146 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
4 85 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
5 84 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
6 145 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
7 144 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
8 143 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
9 140 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
10 139 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
11 136 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
12 135 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
13 132 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
14 138 सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
15 142 अ सरकारी नान .िेड ए कृजष
16 142 अ सरकारी गैर कृजष
गावं का नाम:-रोहालकी दकिनपरु
17 223 सरकारी गैर कृजष
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU-RRK/55001/Haridwar/Ring Road(LA)/2020/3A1/Corr]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
CORRIGENDUM
New Delhi, the 16th March, 2021
S.O. 1230(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 Ring
Road in the stretch of land from Km. 0.000 to Km. 48.880 in the district of HARIDWAR in the state of
UTTARAKHAND, 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, Competent Authority Land
Acquisition/Special Land Acquisition Officer Haridwar 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 Ring Road in the stretch of land
from Km. 0.000 to Km. 48.880 in the district of HARIDWAR in the state of UTTARAKHAND.
State:- UTTARAKHAND District :- HARIDWAR
S.No Survey No. Type of land Nature of land
Taluk:- Haridwar
Village:- Devpur mustkam
1 122 Government Non- Agriculture
2 147 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
3 146 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
4 85 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
5 84 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
6 145 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
7 144 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
8 143 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
9 140 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
10 139 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
11 136 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
12 135 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
13 132 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
14 138 Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
15 142 अ Government (N.Z.A) Agriculture
16 142 अ Government Non- Agriculture
Village:- Ruhalki Kishanpur
17 223 Government Non- Agriculture
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-RRK/55001/Haridwar/Ring Road(LA)/2020/3A1/Corr]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.