## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway (Jammu & Kashmir)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding the acquisition of land in the district of Jammu, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, for the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. The core purpose, based on the notification, is to acquire land between Km 554.000 and Km 567.000 for this public infrastructure project. The key findings indicate a detailed plan for land acquisition, including specific survey numbers, land types, and areas to be acquired, along with a process for affected parties to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of a government policy notification concerning land acquisition for the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir. The analysis is solely based on the information provided in the policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** The primary objective of this notification is to declare the government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning, etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The policy addresses the need for land acquisition to facilitate the construction and improvement of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. The text indicates that the current infrastructure is deemed insufficient, necessitating widening and improvement to meet public transportation needs.
**5. Key Provisions:**
This policy establishes the following key provisions:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the specified expressway project between Km 554.000 and Km 567.000 in Jammu district.
* **Land Description:** A detailed schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey number, type of land, nature of land, and area in hectares.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the date of publication to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Deputy Commissioner of Jammu serves as the Competent Authority to receive and address objections.
* **Hearing and Enquiry:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors an opportunity to be heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may conduct further inquiry before allowing or disallowing objections.
* **Finality of Order:** The decision made by the Competent Authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956, is final.
* **Land Plan Availability:** Land plans and other relevant details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the direct target audience and stakeholders include:
* Landowners and individuals with interests in the land identified in the schedule.
* Residents of Suketar village, Dansal Taluk, Jammu district.
* The Deputy Commissioner of Jammu (Competent Authority).
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
* Industries involved in construction and highway development.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** The Central Government, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, NHAI, and the Deputy Commissioner of Jammu are identified as key responsible bodies.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day objection period is specified from the date of publication of the notification.
* **Procedures:** A formal objection process is outlined, involving written objections, hearings, and a final order from the Competent Authority. Interested parties can inspect land plans at the Competent Authority's office.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of this land acquisition policy include:
* Facilitating the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
* Improving transportation infrastructure in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
* Potentially impacting landowners and residents in the affected area, requiring resettlement or compensation.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification outlines the intent to acquire land for the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project, specifying the land details, objection process, and responsible authorities. This policy is a crucial step towards improving transportation infrastructure, but it also necessitates careful consideration of the rights and concerns of affected landowners and residents. The significance lies in its potential to enhance connectivity and economic growth in the region.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law enacted in 1956 related to national highways, referenced in the context of exercising powers conferred by the Act.
Central Government: The governing body that is exercising powers under the National Highways Act, 1956 to acquire land for public purposes.
Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: A highway project for which land acquisition is being carried out.
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir: District and Union Territory where the land acquisition is taking place for the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project.
Deputy Commissioner Jammu: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Dansal: Taluk (Tehsil) where land is being acquired.
Suketar: Village within the Dansal Taluk where land is being acquired.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 2072] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िनू 9, 2021/ज्य ष्े ठ 19, 1943
No. 2072] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021/JYAISHTHA 19, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 िून, 2021
का.आ. 2232(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक िम्म ू और कश्मीर केंर िाजसत प्रिेि के िम्मू जिल े म ें नव प्रस्ट्ताजवत दिल्ली- लुजधयाना -अमृतसर-
कटरा एक्सप्रेसव े के दक.मी. 554.000 स े दक.मी.567.000 तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमाणग (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-
लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका
संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिनग करने 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 दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् उपायक्तु िम्म ू को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्ततु की िाएगी और उसम ें
उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर
द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई
हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा।
3100 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 आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग 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 ी
िम्मू और कश्मीर केंर िाजसत प्रिेि के िम्म ू जिले म ेंनव प्रस्ट्ताजवत दिल्ली- लुजधयाना -अमृतसर कटरा
एक्सप्रेसव े के दक.मी. 554.000 स े दक.मी.567.000 के जलए अिगन की िान े वाली संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत
भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: जम्मू और कश्मीर जजले का नाम: जम्मू
क्रजमक सर्वेक्षण भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृ जि भूजम का क्षेत्रफल भूजम का
संख्या संख्या (स्थानीय इकाई) क्षेत्रफल
(हेक्टेयर)
िालुक का नाम: डंसल
गांर्व का नाम: सुके टर
1 1 सरकारी कृ षि/गैर कृ षि/नाला 0.0303000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0303000
2 10 सरकारी गैरमुमषकन कोठा 0.0005000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0005000
3 2 षनजी कृ षि 0.1998000(हेक्टेयर) 0.1998000
4 3 षनजी कृ षि 0.0177000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0177000
5 321 सरकारी रोड 0.1290000(हेक्टेयर) 0.1290000
6 322 सरकारी कृ षि/गैर कृ षि/ रोड/मंषिर 0.7410000(हेक्टेयर) 0.7410000
7 323 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/गैर कृ षि/ रोड/ /िुकान 0.1315000(हेक्टेयर) 0.1315000
सरकारी)
8 4 षनजी कृ षि 0.1391000(हेक्टेयर) 0.1391000
9 5 षनजी रोड 0.6145000(हेक्टेयर) 0.6145000
10 50 षनजी नाला 0.2428000(हेक्टेयर) 0.2428000
11 52 षनजी कृ षि 0.0051000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0051000
12 53 षनजी कृ षि/गैर कृ षि 0.0177000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0177000
13 54 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/रास्ता 0.9079000(हेक्टेयर) 0.9079000
सरकारी)
14 55 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/गैर कृ षि/ रोड/कोठा 0.3490000(हेक्टेयर) 0.3490000
सरकारी)
15 56 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/गैर कृ षि 0.0784000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0784000
सरकारी)
16 57 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि /गैरमुमषकन कोठा 0.1366000(हेक्टेयर) 0.1366000
सरकारी)
17 58 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/गैर कृ षि/कोठा 0.0885000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0885000
सरकारी)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
18 6 अन्य(षनजी/ गैर कृ षि/रास्ता 0.0303000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0303000
सरकारी)
19 7 षनजी गैर कृ षि 0.2428000(हेक्टेयर) 0.2428000
20 76 षनजी कृ षि 0.0430000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0430000
21 77 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/गैर कृ षि/ रोड/ कोठा 0.0860000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0860000
सरकारी)
22 78 षनजी गैरमुमषकन कोठा 0.0658000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0658000
23 79 षनजी कृ षि 0.0202000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0202000
24 8 षनजी गैर कृ षि 0.1214000(हेक्टेयर) 0.1214000
25 81 षनजी कृ षि 0.0481000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0481000
26 82 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/गैर कृ षि/ रोड/ कोठा 0.7081000(हेक्टेयर) 0.7081000
सरकारी) /िुकान /गैर मुमषकन स्रइ
27 83 षनजी गैरमुमषकन रोड 0.0025000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0025000
28 84 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/रास्ता 0.0379000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0379000
सरकारी)
29 85 षनजी कृ षि 0.0152000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0152000
30 86 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/गैर कृ षि/ रोड 0.0228000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0228000
सरकारी)
31 88 अन्य(षनजी/ कृ षि/गैर कृ षि/ रोड 0.0005000(हेक्टेयर) 0.0005000
सरकारी)
32 9 षनजी कृ षि 0.1265000(हेक्टेयर) 0.1265000
कु ल 5.4005 5.4005
[फा. स.ं NHAI/PIU/Jammu/DAKP/001/3A2]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th June, 2021
S.O. 2232 (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 Newly
Proposed in the stretch of Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway from Km 554.000 to Km567.000 (Wazarat
Road, Peer Kho, Pakki Dhaki, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180001) in the district of JAMMU in the U.T of
JAMMU & KASHMIR, 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, Deputy Commissioner Jammu 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 Newly Proposed in the stretch of Delhi-
Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway from Km 554.000 to Km567.000 in the district of JAMMU in the U.T of
JAMMU & KASHMIR
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: JAMMU
S. Survey / Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. Plot (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Number
Taluk: Dansal
Village: Suketar
1 1 Government Agriculture/ Non Agriculture/Nala 0.0303000(Hectare) 0.0303000
2 10 Government Gair Mumkin Kootha 0.0005000(Hectare) 0.0005000
3 2 Private Agriculture 0.1998000(Hectare) 0.1998000
4 3 Private Agriculture 0.0177000(Hectare) 0.0177000
5 321 Government Road 0.1290000(Hectare) 0.1290000
6 322 Government Agriculture/ Non Agriculture/Road/Mandir 0.7410000(Hectare) 0.7410000
7 323 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Non Agriculture/Road/ Dukan 0.1315000(Hectare) 0.1315000
Government)
8 4 Private Agriculture 0.1391000(Hectare) 0.1391000
9 5 Private Road 0.6145000(Hectare) 0.6145000
10 50 Private Nala 0.2428000(Hectare) 0.2428000
11 52 Private Agriculture 0.0051000(Hectare) 0.0051000
12 53 Private Agriculture/ Non Agriculture 0.0177000(Hectare) 0.0177000
13 54 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Road 0.9079000(Hectare) 0.9079000
Government)
14 55 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Non Agriculture/Road/ Kootha 0.3490000(Hectare) 0.3490000
Government)
15 56 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Non Agriculture 0.0784000(Hectare) 0.0784000
Government)
16 57 Common(Private/ Agriculture/Gair Mumkin Kootha 0.1366000(Hectare) 0.1366000
Government)
17 58 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Non Agriculture/ Kootha 0.0885000(Hectare) 0.0885000
Government)
18 6 Common(Private/ Non Agriculture/ Road 0.0303000(Hectare) 0.0303000
Government)
19 7 Private Non Agriculture 0.2428000(Hectare) 0.2428000
20 76 Private Agriculture 0.0430000(Hectare) 0.0430000
21 77 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Non Agriculture/Road/Kootha 0.0860000(Hectare) 0.0860000
Government)
22 78 Private Gair Mumkin Kootha 0.0658000(Hectare) 0.0658000
23 79 Private Agriculture 0.0202000(Hectare) 0.0202000
24 8 Private Non Agriculture 0.1214000(Hectare) 0.1214000
25 81 Private Agriculture 0.0481000(Hectare) 0.0481000
26 82 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Non Agriculture/Road 0.7081000(Hectare) 0.7081000
Government) /Kootha/Dukan/ Gair Mumkin Srai.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
27 83 Private Gair Mumkin Road 0.0025000(Hectare) 0.0025000
28 84 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Road 0.0379000(Hectare) 0.0379000
Government)
29 85 Private Agriculture 0.0152000(Hectare) 0.0152000
30 86 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Non Agriculture/Road 0.0228000(Hectare) 0.0228000
Government)
31 88 Common(Private/ Agriculture/ Non Agriculture/Road 0.0005000(Hectare) 0.0005000
Government)
32 9 Private Agriculture 0.1265000(Hectare) 0.1265000
Total 5.4005 5.4005
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/Jammu/DAKP/001/3A2]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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