## Report on Notification Regarding Land Acquisition for Toll Plaza Construction on NH 353C in Telangana
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of land for the construction of a Toll Plaza on National Highway 353C (NH-353C) in the state of Telangana. The core purpose of this notification is to declare the government's intention to acquire land for this specific infrastructure project and to provide a process for affected individuals to raise objections. The key findings highlight the specific land parcels affected, the procedure for lodging objections, and the responsible authority for addressing these objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of a notification related to land acquisition for the construction of a Toll Plaza on NH-353C in Telangana. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This notification is issued under the authority of subsection 1 of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate the construction of a Toll Plaza by acquiring the necessary land.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is a *new* policy action, regarding land acquisition for a specific project. Based on the provided text, the construction of the Toll Plaza on NH-353C from Km. 40000 to Km. 40530 (a length of 0.53 kms) is deemed necessary for a public purpose. The policy enables this by initiating the process of acquiring land in Medipalli village, Kataram Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally district, Telangana.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a *new policy action*, therefore this section details the main components of the *entire* text:
* **Declaration of Intent to Acquire Land:** The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the Toll Plaza construction.
* **Land Description:** The notification includes a "Schedule" which provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey plot numbers, type of land (Private Patta, Dry Agricultural land), and area in both square meters and hectares. This is essential for identifying the specific properties affected.
* **Objection Process:** The notification grants individuals interested in the land the right to object to the acquisition.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhupalapally) within twenty-one days from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette.
* Objections must state the grounds for objection.
* The Competent Authority is required to provide the objector an opportunity to be heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner.
* The Competent Authority will then make a decision to either allow or disallow the objections, and this decision is final.
* **Access to Information:** The notification states that land plans and other details 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 Medipalli village, Kataram Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally district, Telangana, whose land falls within the specified stretch of NH-353C (Km. 40000 to Km. 40530), as detailed in the Schedule.
* The Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhupalapally, as the Competent Authority responsible for handling objections.
* The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, as the issuing authority.
* The construction company contracted to build the toll plaza.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is ultimately responsible, with the Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhupalapally acting as the Competent Authority for local implementation.
* **Timelines:** Interested parties have twenty-one days from the date of the notification's publication to lodge objections.
* **Procedure:** The implementation involves the following steps: Publication of the notification, submission of objections, hearing of objections by the Competent Authority, decision by the Competent Authority, and finally, land acquisition.
* **Land Plans and Details:** Land plans are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome is the acquisition of land necessary for the construction of the Toll Plaza on NH-353C. This will likely enable the efficient operation and maintenance of the highway, potentially leading to improved infrastructure and economic benefits for the region, though this also depends on the revenue collection scheme. The acquisition will directly impact the landowners whose land is being acquired, potentially disrupting their livelihoods, although compensation (not mentioned in the text) would be expected under the National Highways Act.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents the initiation of the land acquisition process for the construction of a Toll Plaza on NH-353C in Telangana. It outlines the affected land parcels, the procedure for lodging objections, and designates the responsible authority. This process is a necessary step for the planned infrastructure development, but its success hinges on transparent communication with affected landowners and a fair and efficient objection resolution process.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law that provides for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India.
Toll Plaza: Structure for collecting toll tax from vehicles
NH 353C: A National Highway in India.
Medipalli village: A village in Telangana, India.
Kataram Mandal: A Mandal (administrative division) in Telangana, India.
Jayashankar Bhupalapally: A district in the state of Telangana, India.
TELANGANA: A state in India.
Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhupalapally: The Competent Authority for addressing objections related to the land acquisition.
Kataram: A Taluk in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district, Telangana.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: A ministry of the Government of India, responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director at Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 382] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िनवरी 28, 2021/ माघ 8, 1942
No. 382] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2021/MAGHA 8, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 28 िनवरी, 2021
का.आ. 419(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 तेलगं ाना राज्य के ियिंकर भूपालपल्ली जिल े म ेंटोल प्लािा का जनमागण NH-353C के
दक.मी. 40/000 स े दक.मी. 40/530 की दरू ी पर, मेजडपल्ली गांव की रािस्ट्व ग्राम इकाइयों म ें 0.53 दकलोमीटर की लंबाई
के जलए, ियिंकर भूपालपल्ली जिले के क़ताराम मंडल म ें वह भूजम अपेजित ह ै जिसका संजिप्त 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 सिम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् रेवेन्द्य ू जडजविनल ऑदिसर, भूपालापल्ली को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत
की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सिम 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, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
572 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 सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सिम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीिण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
तले गं ाना राज्य के ियिकं र भपू ालपल्ली जिल ेम ेंNH-353C के दक.मी. 40/000 स ेदक.मी. 40/530 (ऑदिस ऑफ़
द रेवन्द्े य ू जडजविनल ऑदिस,भपू ालापल्ली) के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का
संजिप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: तले गं ाना जिल ेका नाम: भपु ालपल्ली
क्रजमक सख्ं या सविे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का ित्रे िल भूजम का ित्रे िल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: क़ताराम
गावं का नाम: क़ताराम
1 100 जनिी(पट्टा ) ड्राई एग्रीकल्चरल लडैं 935.8363750(वगग मीटर) 0.0935836
2 6 जनिी(पट्टा ) ड्राई एग्रीकल्चरल लडैं 5,792.0683800(वगग मीटर) 0.5792068
3 7 जनिी(पट्टा ) ड्राई एग्रीकल्चरल लडैं 278.2216250(वगग मीटर) 0.0278222
4 8 जनिी(पट्टा ) ड्राई एग्रीकल्चरल लडैं 7,183.1765000(वगग मीटर) 0.7183176
5 9 जनिी(पट्टा ) ड्राई एग्रीकल्चरल लडैं 14,568.6960000(वगग मीटर) 1.4568696
कुल 28,757.9989 2.8758
[िा. सं. NH-353C-TS-2017-18-42/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th January, 2021
S.O. 419(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 the
construction of Toll Plaza at stretch of land from Km. 40/000 to Km. 40/530 of NH- 353C i.e for a length of 0.53 kms
in the Revenue village units of Medipalli village, Kataram Mandal in the district of Jayashankar Bhupalapally in the
state of TELANGANA, 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Revenue Divisional Officer,
Bhupalapally 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 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 structures falling NH-353C in the stretch of land
from Km. 40/000 to Km. 40/530 (Office of The Revenue Divisional Office, Bhupalapally) in the district of
Jayashankar Bhupalapally in the state of TELANGANA.
State: TELANGANA District: Bhupalapally
Sl. No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Kataram
Village: Kataram
1 100 Private(Patta ) Dry Agricultural land 935.8363750(Square Meter ) 0.0935836
2 6 Private(Patta ) Dry Agricultural land 5,792.0683800(Square Meter ) 0.5792068
3 7 Private(Patta ) Dry Agricultural Land 278.2216250(Square Meter ) 0.0278222
4 8 Private(Patta ) Dry Agricultural land 7,183.1765000(Square Meter ) 0.7183176
5 9 Private(Patta ) Dry Agricultural land 14,568.6960000(Square Meter ) 1.4568696
Total 28,757.9989 2.8758
[F. No. NH-353C-TS-2017-18-42/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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