## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 154 (NH154) Expansion
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding land acquisition for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 154 (NH154) in Himachal Pradesh, India. The core purpose of this notification, as derived from the text, is to declare the intention to acquire specific land parcels for the project. The key finding is that the notification outlines the process for land acquisition, provides a detailed schedule of the land to be acquired, and allows affected individuals to object to the acquisition.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a government policy notification concerning the acquisition of land for the NH154 project in the state of Himachal Pradesh. This analysis is based solely on the information contained within the provided document.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy notification regarding land acquisition for the expansion and maintenance of NH154. The core objective, as stated in the text, is to acquire land for "building wideningfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation of NH154."
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This policy addresses the need for land to facilitate the expansion, maintenance, and operation of the NH154 highway. The notification states this is for a "public purpose," indicating the project aims to improve infrastructure and connectivity. The rationale is implicitly driven by the necessity to upgrade the highway (Pathankot-Mandi Section) between Km. 60.600 to Km. 61.000 to meet current and future transportation demands.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As a new policy, the main provisions and actions mandated by the text are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent to Acquire:** The Central Government formally declares its intention to acquire the specified land parcels.
* **Land Identification:** The schedule provides a detailed description of the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area (both in local units and hectares). It lists 35 land parcels.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals interested in the land are given 21 days from the date of the notification's publication to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sihunta is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and adjudicate objections.
* **Hearing and Enquiry:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors an opportunity to be heard and conduct further enquiry if necessary.
* **Final Order:** The order made by the Competent Authority regarding the objections is final.
* **Availability of Information:** 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 target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy include:
* Landowners whose property is listed in the schedule for acquisition.
* Residents and businesses located in the affected area along the NH154 Pathankot-Mandi Section.
* The Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sihunta, who acts as the Competent Authority.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as implied by the reference number.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, acting through the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), is the responsible agency. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sihunta is responsible for handling objections.
* **Timeline:** A 21-day period is specified for individuals to file objections after the notification's publication. The publication date is June 22, 2021.
* **Procedure:** The acquisition process involves notification, opportunity for objections, hearing, enquiry (if needed), and a final order by the Competent Authority. Land plans are available for inspection at the SDM Sihunta's office.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this policy are:
* The acquisition of land required for the NH154 expansion and maintenance project.
* Improved infrastructure along the NH154 corridor.
* Potentially improved connectivity and transportation efficiency in the region.
* Potential displacement and disruption for landowners and residents affected by the land acquisition.
**9. Conclusion:**
This policy notification initiates the land acquisition process for the NH154 project in Himachal Pradesh. It is a critical step towards upgrading the highway and improving connectivity in the region. While the acquisition may have negative impacts on individual landowners, it is positioned as serving a broader public interest by improving transportation infrastructure. The affected industry should pay close attention to the timeline and procedures for lodging objections to the acquisition.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An act of the Indian Parliament referenced in the notification regarding land acquisition for national highway projects.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
NH154: A National Highway in India, specifically the stretch of land from Km. 60.600 to Km. 61.000 is mentioned in the notification.
PathankotMandi Section: A section of NH154, mentioned as the location of the land acquisition.
CHAMBA, HIMACHAL PRADESH: The district and state in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Sihunta: The Taluk where the land acquisition is taking place.
Hatli: The Village where the land acquisition is taking place.
SubDivisional Magistrate Sihunta: The Competent Authority designated to handle objections related to the land acquisition.
RAJESH GUPTA: The Director who uploaded the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 2290] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, िनू 22, 2021/आषाढ़ 1, 1943
No. 2290] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021/ASHADHA 1, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 21 िून, 2021
का.आ. 2468(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 जहमाचल प्रदेि राज्य के चम्बा जिल े म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या 154 के दक.मी. 60.600 से
दक.मी. 61.000 भूखण्ड़ (पठानकोट-मंडी सेक्िन) तक के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन
और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसचू ी 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 ् सब जडजविनल मजिस्ट्रेट जसहुन्द्ता को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्ततु की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के
पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
3405 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 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 िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
जहमाचल प्रदेि राज्य के चम्बा जिल ेम ेंNH154 के दक.मी. 60.600 स ेदक.मी. 61.000 (पठानकोट-मडं ी सेक्िन) (के जलए
अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: जहमाचल प्रदिे जिल ेका नाम: चम्बा
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भजू म का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
तालुक का नाम: जसहुतं ा
गावं का नाम: हटली (345)
1 1252/514/1 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0395000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0395000
2 1328/1251/514/1 जनिी कृजष 0.0105000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0105000
3 1330/1251/514/1 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0124000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0124000
4 1331/1251/514/1 Min जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0062000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0062000
5 1331/1251/514/1 Min जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0070000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0070000
6 1440/1201 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0010000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0010000
7 1441/1201 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0080000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0080000
8 1442/1233/532 जनिी कृजष 0.0202000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0202000
9 1462/533 जनिी कृजष 0.0141000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0141000
10 1504/1232/532 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0036000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0036000
11 1514/1235/511 जनिी कृजष 0.0024000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0024000
12 1516/1236/511 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0050000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0050000
13 1517/1236/511 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0263000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0263000
14 1521/1334/514/1 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0101000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0101000
15 1522/1334/514/1 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0283000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0283000
16 1523/1505/532 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0030000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0030000
17 1524/1505/532 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0036000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0036000
18 1525/1505/532 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0024000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0024000
19 1593/499 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0074000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0074000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
20 1594/499 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0040000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0040000
21 1595/499 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0010000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0010000
22 1597/499 जनिी कृजष 0.0060000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0060000
23 1634/1515/511 जनिी कृजष 0.0141000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0141000
24 1735/530 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0015000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0015000
25 1736/530 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0032000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0032000
26 1738/1443/532 जनिी कृजष 0.0044000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0044000
27 1741/1443/532 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0010000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0010000
28 1742/1443/532 जनिी कृजष 0.0024000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0024000
29 1750/1443/532 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0005000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0005000
30 467 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0350000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0350000
31 498/2 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0198000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0198000
32 512 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0111000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0111000
33 513 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0060000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0060000
34 514/2 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0010000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0010000
35 529 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0038000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0038000
कुल 0.3258 0.3258
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU-PALM/HP/11016/2/LA/2018/3A1]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st June, 2021
S.O. 2468(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 NH-154 in the stretch of land from Km. 60.600 to Km. 61.000 (Pathankot-Mandi Section) in the district
of CHAMBA in the State of HIMACHAL PRADESH, 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, Sub-Divisional
Magistrate Sihunta 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 hearing4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 NH-154 in the stretch of land
from Km. 60.600 to Km. 61.000 (Pathankot-Mandi Section) in the district of CHAMBA in the state of
HIMACHAL PRADESH
State: HIMACHAL PRADESH District: CHAMBA
S.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Sihunta
Village: Hatli (345)
1 1252/514/1 Government Non Agriculture 0.0395000(Hectare ) 0.0395000
2 1328/1251/514/1 Private Agriculture 0.0105000(Hectare ) 0.0105000
3 1330/1251/514/1 Private Non Agriculture 0.0124000(Hectare ) 0.0124000
4 1331/1251/514/1 Min Private Non Agriculture 0.0062000(Hectare ) 0.0062000
5 1331/1251/514/1 Min Private Non Agriculture 0.0070000(Hectare ) 0.0070000
6 1440/1201 Private Non Agriculture 0.0010000(Hectare ) 0.0010000
7 1441/1201 Private Non Agriculture 0.0080000(Hectare ) 0.0080000
8 1442/1233/532 Private Agriculture 0.0202000(Hectare ) 0.0202000
9 1462/533 Private Agriculture 0.0141000(Hectare ) 0.0141000
10 1504/1232/532 Private Non Agriculture 0.0036000(Hectare ) 0.0036000
11 1514/1235/511 Private Agriculture 0.0024000(Hectare ) 0.0024000
12 1516/1236/511 Private Non Agriculture 0.0050000(Hectare ) 0.0050000
13 1517/1236/511 Private Non Agriculture 0.0263000(Hectare ) 0.0263000
14 1521/1334/514/1 Private Non Agriculture 0.0101000(Hectare ) 0.0101000
15 1522/1334/514/1 Private Non Agriculture 0.0283000(Hectare ) 0.0283000
16 1523/1505/532 Private Non Agriculture 0.0030000(Hectare ) 0.0030000
17 1524/1505/532 Private Non Agriculture 0.0036000(Hectare ) 0.0036000
18 1525/1505/532 Private Non Agriculture 0.0024000(Hectare ) 0.0024000
19 1593/499 Private Non Agriculture 0.0074000(Hectare ) 0.0074000
20 1594/499 Private Non Agriculture 0.0040000(Hectare ) 0.0040000
21 1595/499 Private Non Agriculture 0.0010000(Hectare ) 0.0010000
22 1597/499 Private Agriculture 0.0060000(Hectare ) 0.0060000
23 1634/1515/511 Private Agriculture 0.0141000(Hectare ) 0.0141000
24 1735/530 Private Non Agriculture 0.0015000(Hectare ) 0.0015000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
25 1736/530 Private Non Agriculture 0.0032000(Hectare ) 0.0032000
26 1738/1443/532 Private Agriculture 0.0044000(Hectare ) 0.0044000
27 1741/1443/532 Private Non Agriculture 0.0010000(Hectare ) 0.0010000
28 1742/1443/532 Private Agriculture 0.0024000(Hectare ) 0.0024000
29 1750/1443/532 Private Non Agriculture 0.0005000(Hectare ) 0.0005000
30 467 Government Non Agriculture 0.0350000(Hectare ) 0.0350000
31 498/2 Private Non Agriculture 0.0198000(Hectare ) 0.0198000
32 512 Government Non Agriculture 0.0111000(Hectare ) 0.0111000
33 513 Government Non Agriculture 0.0060000(Hectare ) 0.0060000
34 514/2 Government Non Agriculture 0.0010000(Hectare ) 0.0010000
35 529 Government Non Agriculture 0.0038000(Hectare ) 0.0038000
Total 0.3258 0.3258
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-PALM/HP/11016/2/LA/2018/3A1]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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