## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 129A in Manipur
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, published on January 14, 2021. This notification declares the government's intention to acquire land in the Senapati district of Manipur for the building, widening, maintenance, management and operation of National Highway 129A, specifically in the stretch from Km 40 to Km 75. The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring necessary land. Key findings include the identification of affected land parcels, the process for lodging objections, and the role of the Competent Authority (Deputy Commissioner).
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a government notification regarding land acquisition for National Highway 129A in the Senapati district of Manipur. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy announcement, specifically a notification regarding land acquisition.
* **Core Objective(s):** To acquire land for the "building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation of NH129A" in the specified stretch.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is a new policy announcement. The notification suggests that the government aims to improve or expand National Highway 129A, which requires the acquisition of private land. The stated "public purpose" indicates that the existing infrastructure is deemed insufficient, necessitating this land acquisition for the benefit of the broader community and transportation network.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specified land parcels along NH129A in the Senapati district of Manipur (between Km 40 and Km 75).
* A detailed schedule identifies the specific land parcels (survey plot numbers), their type (PrivateBARREN DRY), and area (in Hectares) within the villages of Kamalong and Willong Khullen.
* It grants individuals with an interest in the land a 21-day period from the date of the notification's publication to object to the land acquisition.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Deputy Commissioner), including the grounds for the objection.
* The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors an opportunity to be heard (in person or via legal representation).
* The Competent Authority will then either allow or disallow the objections, with the decision being final.
* Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience is landowners and individuals with an interest in the land parcels listed in the schedule, located in the villages of Kamalong and Willong Khullen in the Senapati district of Manipur. Other stakeholders include residents of the area who will benefit from the highway improvements, construction companies involved in the project, and the Manipur state government.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the issuing authority. The Deputy Commissioner of Senapati District serves as the Competent Authority. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) or a similar body (implied by "NHIDCLBOIMPHALMRMPRNDMPLA2019203a13A1" in file name) is likely involved in the project's execution.
* **Timelines and Procedures:** A 21-day objection period is specified from the date of publication (January 14, 2021). The Competent Authority is responsible for hearing objections and making a final decision. The specific procedures for land acquisition following the objection period are not detailed in this text.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome is the successful acquisition of land necessary for the improvement and expansion of National Highway 129A. This is likely to result in improved transportation infrastructure, potentially leading to increased economic activity, better connectivity for local communities, and reduced travel times. The impact on landowners will vary depending on the compensation offered and the outcome of any objections they may file.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents a significant step towards improving transportation infrastructure in the Senapati district of Manipur. It initiates the land acquisition process for National Highway 129A, outlines the rights of affected landowners, and establishes a framework for addressing objections. The successful implementation of this notification is crucial for realizing the intended benefits of the highway project.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition for national highways.
Central Government: The governing authority responsible for land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956.
NH129A: National Highway 129A, the road for which land is being acquired for building, widening, maintenance, management and operation.
Senapati District: District in Manipur where the land acquisition is taking place, specifically from Km 40 to Km 75 of NH129A.
Manipur: State in India where the land acquisition for NH129A is taking place in Senapati District.
Deputy Commissioner: The Competent Authority responsible for hearing objections related to the land acquisition.
Willong: Taluk in Senapati District, Manipur, where land acquisition is taking place.
Kamalong: Village within Willong Taluk, Senapati District, Manipur, where land is being acquired.
Willong Khullen: Village within Willong Taluk, Senapati District, Manipur, where land is being acquired.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition for the National Highway.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director who signed the notification.
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स.ं 144] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, िनवरी 14, 2021/पौष 24, 1942
No. 144] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021/PAUSHA 24, 1942
सड़क पररवहन एव ंरािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 14 िनवरी, 2021
का.आ. 164(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 करत े हुए, यह
समाधान हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक मजणपुर राज्य के सेनापजत जिल े म ें NH-129A के दक.मी. 40 स े दक.मी.75 (जडप्टी
कजमश्नर ऑदिस , सेनापजत जडजस्ट्रक्ट , मजणपुर ) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (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 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 दिन के
भीतर अपनी आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् जडप्टी कजमश्नर को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और
उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी
232 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने 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 अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग आन े 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 ी
मजणपुर राज्य के सेनापजत जिले म ें NH-129A के दक.मी. 40 स े दक.मी.75 (जडप्टी कजमश्नर ऑदिस , सेनापजत जडजस्ट्रक्ट ,
मजणपुर ) के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: मजणपरु जिल ेका नाम: सने ापजत
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे िल भूजम का क्षत्रे िल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: उंइलगं
गावं का नाम: कामालगं
1 K P 1 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0660140(हक्े टेयर) 0.0660140
2 K P 10 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0711070(हक्े टेयर) 0.0711070
3 K P 11 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0139070(हक्े टेयर) 0.0139070
4 K P 12 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0237240(हक्े टेयर) 0.0237240
5 K P 13 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0695100(हक्े टेयर) 0.0695100
6 K P 14 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.1744670(हक्े टेयर) 0.1744670
7 K P 15 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0135450(हक्े टेयर) 0.0135450
8 K P 16 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.1652760(हक्े टेयर) 0.1652760
9 K P 17 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0432950(हक्े टेयर) 0.0432950
10 K P 18 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0057050(हक्े टेयर) 0.0057050
11 K P 19 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0169950(हक्े टेयर) 0.0169950
12 K P 2 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0350530(हक्े टेयर) 0.0350530
13 K P 20 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0725450(हक्े टेयर) 0.0725450
14 K P 3 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0237880(हक्े टेयर) 0.0237880
15 K P 4 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0221360(हक्े टेयर) 0.0221360[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
16 K P 5 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0521000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0521000
17 K P 6 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0590820(हक्े टेयर) 0.0590820
18 K P 7 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0715920(हक्े टेयर) 0.0715920
19 K P 8 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0170210(हक्े टेयर) 0.0170210
20 K P 9 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0826340(हक्े टेयर) 0.0826340
गावं का नाम: उंइलगं खल्ु लने
1 W K P 1 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0231490(हक्े टेयर) 0.0231490
2 W K P 10 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.8180000(हक्े टेयर) 0.8180000
3 W K P 11 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0100800(हक्े टेयर) 0.0100800
4 W K P 12 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0301620(हक्े टेयर) 0.0301620
5 W K P 13 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0479950(हक्े टेयर) 0.0479950
6 W K P 14 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0128470(हक्े टेयर) 0.0128470
7 W K P 15 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0453610(हक्े टेयर) 0.0453610
8 W K P 16 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.5274940(हक्े टेयर) 0.5274940
9 W K P 2 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0810160(हक्े टेयर) 0.0810160
10 W K P 3 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0168190(हक्े टेयर) 0.0168190
11 W K P 4 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0152200(हक्े टेयर) 0.0152200
12 W K P 5 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0332870(हक्े टेयर) 0.0332870
13 W K P 6 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.1105850(हक्े टेयर) 0.1105850
14 W K P 7 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0119100(हक्े टेयर) 0.0119100
15 W K P 8 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.1632850(हक्े टेयर) 0.1632850
16 W K P 9 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0662130(हक्े टेयर) 0.0662130
17 W P 26 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0370710(हक्े टेयर) 0.0370710
18 W P 48 जनिी( बारेन) ड्राई 0.0333590(हक्े टेयर) 0.0333590
कुल 3.1833 3.1833
[िा. सं. NHIDCL/BO-IMPHAL/MRM-PRN-DMP/LA/2019-20/3a1/3A1]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th January, 2021
S.O. 164(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-129A in
the stretch of land from Km 40 to Km75 (Deputy Commissioner Office , Senapati District , Manipur) in the district of
SENAPATI in the state of MANIPUR, 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 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-129A in the stretch of land from
Km. 40 to Km. 75 (Deputy Commissioner Office , Senapati District , Manipur) in the district of SENAPATI
in the state of MANIPUR
State: MANIPUR District: SENAPATI
Sl.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature Of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Willong
Village: Kamalong
1 K P 1 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0660140(Hectare ) 0.0660140
2 K P 10 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0711070(Hectare ) 0.0711070
3 K P 11 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0139070(Hectare ) 0.0139070
4 K P 12 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0237240(Hectare ) 0.0237240
5 K P 13 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0695100(Hectare ) 0.0695100
6 K P 14 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.1744670(Hectare ) 0.1744670
7 K P 15 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0135450(Hectare ) 0.0135450
8 K P 16 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.1652760(Hectare ) 0.1652760
9 K P 17 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0432950(Hectare ) 0.0432950
10 K P 18 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0057050(Hectare ) 0.0057050
11 K P 19 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0169950(Hectare ) 0.0169950
12 K P 2 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0350530(Hectare ) 0.0350530
13 K P 20 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0725450(Hectare ) 0.0725450
14 K P 3 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0237880(Hectare ) 0.0237880
15 K P 4 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0221360(Hectare ) 0.0221360
16 K P 5 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0521000(Hectare ) 0.0521000
17 K P 6 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0590820(Hectare ) 0.0590820[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
18 K P 7 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0715920(Hectare ) 0.0715920
19 K P 8 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0170210(Hectare ) 0.0170210
20 K P 9 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0826340(Hectare ) 0.0826340
Village: Willong Khullen
1 W K P 1 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0231490(Hectare ) 0.0231490
2 W K P 10 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.8180000(Hectare ) 0.8180000
3 W K P 11 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0100800(Hectare ) 0.0100800
4 W K P 12 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0301620(Hectare ) 0.0301620
5 W K P 13 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0479950(Hectare ) 0.0479950
6 W K P 14 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0128470(Hectare ) 0.0128470
7 W K P 15 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0453610(Hectare ) 0.0453610
8 W K P 16 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.5274940(Hectare ) 0.5274940
9 W K P 2 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0810160(Hectare ) 0.0810160
10 W K P 3 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0168190(Hectare ) 0.0168190
11 W K P 4 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0152200(Hectare ) 0.0152200
12 W K P 5 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0332870(Hectare ) 0.0332870
13 W K P 6 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.1105850(Hectare ) 0.1105850
14 W K P 7 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0119100(Hectare ) 0.0119100
15 W K P 8 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.1632850(Hectare ) 0.1632850
16 W K P 9 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0662130(Hectare ) 0.0662130
17 W P 26 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0370710(Hectare ) 0.0370710
18 W P 48 Private(BARREN) DRY 0.0333590(Hectare ) 0.0333590
Total 3.1833 3.1833
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RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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