## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for NH 302 in Mizoram
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning land acquisition for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway (NH) 302 in the Lunglei district of Mizoram. The core purpose, as inferred from the text, is to acquire land necessary for the improvement of NH-302. The key finding is that the notification declares the government's intention to acquire specific plots of land, providing a process for affected individuals to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a notification published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for NH 302. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy action, not an amendment.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the primary objective is to acquire land for the purpose of building, widening (two lane with paved shoulder/four laning), maintaining, managing and operating NH 302 within the specified stretch from Km. 57.641 to Km. 73.476 in Lunglei district, Mizoram.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As this is a new policy action regarding land acquisition for highway development, the underlying problem is likely inadequate infrastructure hindering transportation and economic development in the region. The policy addresses this by initiating the process of acquiring the necessary land to improve NH 302. The text implicitly suggests that the current state of NH 302 requires improvement through building, widening, maintenance, management and operation.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new policy, not an amendment. The key provisions outlined in the notification are:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire specific parcels of land for the stated purpose.
* **Land Description:** The notification includes a schedule detailing the specific plots of land to be acquired, including survey plot numbers, land type (Government/Private), land nature (Dry), and area (in local units and hectares).
* **Objection Process:** Individuals interested in the land are granted the right to object to the acquisition within 21 days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Competent Authority:** The Additional Deputy Commissioner is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and process objections.
* **Hearing and Enquiry:** The Competent Authority is obligated to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard and to conduct further inquiries as deemed necessary.
* **Final Order:** The order made by the Competent Authority regarding the objections is considered final.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other relevant details are made available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the directly affected target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners whose property falls within the specified stretch of NH 302. This includes both private and government landholders.
* Residents and communities in the Lunglei district, Mizoram, who may be affected by the land acquisition.
* The Competent Authority (Additional Deputy Commissioner).
* Legal practitioners representing objectors.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the primary responsible agency. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) or the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) are likely involved in the execution. The Additional Deputy Commissioner acts as the Competent Authority.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day window is provided for individuals to file objections from the date of the notification's publication. No other specific timelines are detailed in this text.
* **Procedures:** The procedure involves: (1) notification of intent to acquire, (2) opportunity for objections, (3) review of objections by the Competent Authority including a hearing, (4) a final order by the Competent Authority.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
As this is a new policy regarding land acquisition, the expected outcomes based on the policy's stated provisions in the text are:
* Acquisition of the land parcels specified in the schedule.
* Resolution of objections raised by affected parties through the designated process.
* Facilitation of the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH 302.
* Improved transportation infrastructure in the Lunglei district of Mizoram.
* Potential for economic development and improved connectivity in the region.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines the government's intention to acquire land for the improvement of NH 302 in Mizoram. It establishes a process for affected individuals to raise objections and ensures that these objections will be reviewed by the Competent Authority. This policy action is a crucial step toward improving transportation infrastructure in the region, potentially leading to economic development and enhanced connectivity. The notification's significance lies in initiating the legal process required for land acquisition, a prerequisite for infrastructure development projects.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition for National Highways. (48 of 1956)
Central Government: The governing authority responsible for declaring the intention to acquire land for public purposes related to highway development.
NH 302: National Highway 302, the specific highway for which land acquisition is being carried out.
Lunglei: District in Mizoram, where the land acquisition for NH 302 is taking place.
Mizoram: The state in India where the land acquisition is occurring.
Additional Deputy Commissioner: Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Lungsen: Taluk where the land acquisition is taking place
Tuichawng: Village where the land acquisition is taking place
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian governmental ministry responsible for roads and highways. The notification was issued under its authority.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
NHIDCLPMULungleiLungleiTlabungNH302053A: File number for the project
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
xxxGIDHxxx
सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E0x2xx0 62021-227324
CG-DL-E-02062021-227324
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1955] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, िनू 1, 2021/ज्य ष्े ठ 11, 1943
No. 1955] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021/JYAISHTHA 11, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 1 िनू , 2021
का.आ. 2108(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 जमिोरम राज्य के ल ंगलेई जिल े म ें NH 302 के दक.मी. 57.641 स े दक.मी.73.476 (जडप्टी कजमश्नर
काम्पप्लेक्स , वेंगलई , ल ंगलेई ) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदद),
अन रक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अन सूची 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 ् एजडिनल जडप्टी कजमश्नर को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्त त की िाएगी
और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा स ने िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की स नवाई के पश्चात ्तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदद
2923 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
कोई हो, जिस े सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अन ज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञ ात कर
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 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 ै।
अनस चू ी
जमिोरम राज्य के लग ं लेई जिल े म ें NH 302 के दक.मी. 57.641 से दक.मी.73.476 (जडप्टी कजमश्नर काम्पप्लेक्स, वेंगलई,
ल ंगलेई ) के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: जमिोरम जिल ेका नाम: लग ं लईे
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) (हक्े टेयर)
तालक का नाम: लग ं सने
गावं का नाम: ट ईच्व गं
1 LL 18/2009 सरकारी ड्राई 0.0422584(हक्े टेयर) 0.0422584
2 PP 8/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.1599740(हक्े टेयर) 0.1599740
3 VC HP 173/1995 जनिी ड्राई 0.0500000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0500000
4 VC HP 316/2013 जनिी ड्राई 0.0097026(हक्े टेयर) 0.0097026
5 VC HP 317/2013 जनिी ड्राई 0.0123605(हक्े टेयर) 0.0123605
6 VC HP 318/2013 जनिी ड्राई 0.0035130(हक्े टेयर) 0.0035130
7 VC HP 94/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.0237256(हक्े टेयर) 0.0237256
8 VCG 194/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.0808917(हक्े टेयर) 0.0808917
9 VCG 216/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.2864532(हक्े टेयर) 0.2864532
10 VCG 219/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.1192603(हक्े टेयर) 0.1192603
11 VCG 24/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.2171698(हक्े टेयर) 0.2171698
12 VCG 256/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.2163605(हक्े टेयर) 0.2163605
13 VCG 27/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.1490545(हक्े टेयर) 0.1490545
14 VCG 30/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.0794375(हक्े टेयर) 0.0794375
15 VCG 71/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.5001199(हक्े टेयर) 0.5001199
16 VCG 76/1990 जनिी ड्राई 0.0938059(हक्े टेयर) 0.0938059[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
17 VCG 79/1991 जनिी ड्राई 0.2788868(हक्े टेयर) 0.2788868
क ल 2.3230 2.3230
[फा. स.ं NHIDCL/PMU-Lunglei/Lunglei-Tlabung/NH-302/05/3A]
रािेि ग प् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st June, 2021
S.O. 2108(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 NH 302 in the
stretch of land from Km. 57.641 to Km. 73.476 (Deputy Commissioner Complex, Venglai, Lunglei) in the district of
LUNGLEI in the state of MIZORAM, 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, Additional Deputy Commissioner
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 NH 302 in the stretch of land from
Km. 57.641 to Km. 73.476 (Deputy Commissioner Complex , Venglai , Lunglei) in the district of LUNGLEI in the
state of MIZORAM
State: MIZORAM District: LUNGLEI
Sl. No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Lungsen
Village: Tuichawng
1 LL 18/2009 Government Dry 0.0422584(Hectare ) 0.0422584
2 PP 8/1991 Private Dry 0.1599740(Hectare ) 0.1599740
3 VC HP 173/1995 Private Dry 0.0500000(Hectare ) 0.0500000
4 VC HP 316/2013 Private Dry 0.0097026(Hectare ) 0.0097026
5 VC HP 317/2013 Private Dry 0.0123605(Hectare ) 0.0123605
6 VC HP 318/2013 Private Dry 0.0035130(Hectare ) 0.0035130
7 VC HP 94/1991 Private Dry 0.0237256(Hectare ) 0.0237256
8 VCG 194/1991 Private Dry 0.0808917(Hectare ) 0.08089174 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
9 VCG 216/1991 Private Dry 0.2864532(Hectare ) 0.2864532
10 VCG 219/1991 Private Dry 0.1192603(Hectare ) 0.1192603
11 VCG 24/1991 Private Dry 0.2171698(Hectare ) 0.2171698
12 VCG 256/1991 Private Dry 0.2163605(Hectare ) 0.2163605
13 VCG 27/1991 Private Dry 0.1490545(Hectare ) 0.1490545
14 VCG 30/1991 Private Dry 0.0794375(Hectare ) 0.0794375
15 VCG 71/1991 Private Dry 0.5001199(Hectare ) 0.5001199
16 VCG 76/1990 Private Dry 0.0938059(Hectare ) 0.0938059
17 VCG 79/1991 Private Dry 0.2788868(Hectare ) 0.2788868
Total 2.3230 2.3230
[F. No. NHIDCL/PMU-Lunglei/Lunglei-Tlabung/NH-302/05/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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