## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, concerning the acquisition of land in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. The core purpose is to declare the government's intention to acquire land for this infrastructure project and outline the process for affected parties to raise objections. The key finding is that land acquisition is underway for a specific section of the expressway (Km 432.3 to Km 475.7 in Kathua district) and affected parties have a limited time to register objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative analysis of a government notification regarding land acquisition for the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project. The analysis is based solely on the text of the provided notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* policy action, initiating land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956. The core objective is to facilitate the building, widening (two lane with paved shoulder/four laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway within a specified stretch.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification addresses the need for land to construct and improve the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. Infrastructure development, particularly highways, often requires acquiring private and government land. The notification indicates that the existing land ownership patterns hinder the progress of this project.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
Since this is a *new* policy action related to land acquisition, the main provisions are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the expressway project (Km 432.3 to Km 475.7 Kathua).
* **Land Identification:** The notification includes a schedule detailing specific land parcels to be acquired, including survey numbers, plot types, nature of land (agriculture/non-agriculture), and area in hectares for villages in Kathua district (Dhalli, Langrial, Badala, Muthi Rakh Walan, Sakta Chak, Sher Timber).
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals interested in the land have twenty-one days from the date of the notification's publication to object to the land acquisition.
* **Objection Process:** Objections must be made in writing to the Deputy Commissioner Kathua, stating the grounds for the objection.
* **Hearing and Decision:** The Competent Authority (Deputy Commissioner Kathua) will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard (in person or by a legal practitioner). The Competent Authority will then either allow or disallow the objections.
* **Finality of Order:** The order made by the Competent Authority is final.
* **Access to Information:** 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 within the specified stretch of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway in Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.
* Residents and businesses potentially affected by the expressway's construction.
* The Competent Authority (Deputy Commissioner Kathua).
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), is the responsible agency. The Deputy Commissioner Kathua acts as the Competent Authority.
* **Timeline:** Affected parties have 21 days from the publication date (August 18, 2021) to file objections.
* **Procedure:** The procedure involves filing a written objection with the Deputy Commissioner, attending a hearing, and awaiting a decision from the Competent Authority.
* **Data Collection:** Survey numbers and land details are listed.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes are:
* Acquisition of land necessary for the construction and improvement of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
* Resolution of objections raised by affected parties.
* Facilitation of transportation and economic development in the region through improved infrastructure.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents a significant step in the development of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. It outlines the government's intention to acquire land, details the specific land parcels affected, and establishes a process for addressing objections from affected parties. The timely implementation of this notification is crucial for the project's progress and its potential impact on regional connectivity and economic growth.
Key Entities Referenced
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The government ministry issuing the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
National Highways Act, 1956: The legal basis for the notification, specifically section 3A.
Central Government: The entity exercising powers under the National Highways Act.
DelhiLudhianaAmritsarKatra Expressway: The expressway project for which land is being acquired.
Kathua: The district in Jammu and Kashmir where land acquisition is taking place.
JAMMU KASHMIR: The Union Territory where the land acquisition is taking place.
Hiranagar: Taluk within Kathua district.
Dhalli: Village within Hiranagar Taluk of Kathua district.
Langrial: Village within Kathua district.
Badala: Village within Kathua taluk, Kathua district.
Muthi Rakh Walan: Village within Kathua taluk, Kathua district.
Sakta Chak: Village within Kathua taluk, Kathua district.
Sher Timber: Village within Kathua taluk, Kathua district.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director, signatory of the notification.
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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.ं 3127] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, अगस्ट्त 18, 2021/श्रावण 27, 1943
No. 3127] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021/SHRAVANA 27, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 18 अगस्ट् त, 2021
का.आ. 3380(अ).—केन्द्रीय केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें
इसके पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह
समाधान हो िान े के पश्चात ् दक िम्मू और कश्मीर केन्द्र िाजसत प्रिेि के कठुआ जिले म ें नव प्रस्ट्ताजवत दिल्ली-लुजधयाना-
अमृतसर- कटरा एक्सप्रेसवे दक.मी. 432.3 से दक.मी. 475.7 (कठुआ) 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 नीचे अनुसूची में दिया गया है, ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने के अपने आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै ।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम में 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 से इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी आपजत्त
प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् उपायुक्त कठुआ को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें
उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप में या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर
द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात्, यदि कोई
4637 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 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 ी
िम्म ू और कश्मीर केन्द्र िाजसत प्रिेि के कठुआ जिल ेम ेंनव प्रस्ट्ताजवत दिल्ली-लजु धयाना-अमतृ सर-कटरा एक्सप्रसे व े
दक.मी. 432.3 स ेदक.मी. 475.7 (कठुआ) के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा
सरं चना सजहत भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: िम्म ूऔर कश्मीर जिल ेका नाम: कठुआ
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
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
तालुक का नाम: हीरानगर
गावं का नाम: ढली
1 840 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0253000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0253000
2 867 जनिी कृजष 0.0202000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0202000
3 935 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.2529000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2529000
गावं का नाम: लैंगररयाल
1 282 जनिी कृजष 0.0177000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0177000
तालुक का नाम: कठुआ
गावं का नाम: बड़ाला
1 69 जनिी "गैर कृजष/गैर मुमदकन कूल " 0.0708000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0708000
2 81 जनिी "गैर कृजष/गैर मुमदकन कूल " 0.0405000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0405000
गावं का नाम: मर्ु ी रख वालन
1 1 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.1517000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1517000
2 2 सरकारी कृजष 0.0632000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0632000
3 33 अन्द्य(जनिी/ सरकारी) कृजष 0.1644000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1644000
4 39 सरकारी कृजष 0.0126000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0126000
5 41 जनिी कृजष 0.4552000(हक्े टेयर) 0.4552000
6 71 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0885000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0885000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
गावं का नाम: सक्ता चक
1 87 जनिी गैर कृजष (कूल) 0.0202000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0202000
2 88 जनिी कृजष 0.0430000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0430000
गावं का नाम: िरे जतम्बर
1 19 जनिी कृजष/गैर कृजष 0.0202000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0202000
2 20 जनिी कृजष 0.1416000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1416000
3 21 जनिी ससंजचत 0.0455000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0455000
4 35 सरकारी ससंजचत/ कृजष 0.0885000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0885000
5 37 जनिी कृजष 0.5564000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5564000
6 45 जनिी गैर मुमदकन कूल 0.0405000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0405000
कुल 2.3189 2.3189
[फा. स.ं NHAI/PIU/Jammu/DAKP/001/3A1]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th August, 2021
S.O. 3380(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 432.3 to Km 475.7 (Kathua) in the
district of KATHUA 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 Kathua 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling on NH no. Newly Proposed in the
stretch of Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway from Km 432.3 to Km 475.7 (Kathua)
in the district of KATHUA in the U.T. of JAMMU & KASHMIR
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: KATHUA
S. Survey / Plot Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. Number (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Hiranagar
Village: Dhalli
1 840 Private Non Agriculture 0.0253000(Hectare) 0.0253000
2 867 Private Agriculture 0.0202000(Hectare) 0.0202000
3 935 Private Non Agriculture 0.2529000(Hectare) 0.2529000
Village: Langrial
1 282 Private Agriculture 0.0177000(Hectare) 0.0177000
Taluk: Kathua
Village: Badala
1 69 Private Non Agriculture/Gair Mumkin 0.0708000(Hectare) 0.0708000
Kool
2 81 Private Non Agriculture/Gair Mumkin 0.0405000(Hectare) 0.0405000
Kool
Village: Muthi Rakh Walan
1 1 Private Non Agriculture 0.1517000(Hectare) 0.1517000
2 2 Government Agriculture 0.0632000(Hectare) 0.0632000
3 33 Common(Private/ Agriculture 0.1644000(Hectare) 0.1644000
Government)
4 39 Government Agriculture 0.0126000(Hectare) 0.0126000
5 41 Private Agriculture 0.4552000(Hectare) 0.4552000
6 71 Private Non Agriculture 0.0885000(Hectare) 0.0885000
Village: Sakta Chak
1 87 Private Non Agriculture (Kool) 0.0202000(Hectare) 0.0202000
2 88 Private Agriculture 0.0430000(Hectare) 0.0430000
Village: Sher Timber
1 19 Private Agriculture/ Non Agriculture 0.0202000(Hectare) 0.0202000
2 20 Private Agriculture 0.1416000(Hectare) 0.1416000
3 21 Private Irrigated 0.0455000(Hectare) 0.0455000
4 35 Government Irrigated/ Agriculture 0.0885000(Hectare) 0.0885000
5 37 Private Agriculture 0.5564000(Hectare) 0.5564000
6 45 Private Gair Mumkin Kool 0.0405000(Hectare) 0.0405000
Total 2.3189 2.3189
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/Jammu/DAKP/001/3A1]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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