Date: 2022-12-21Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification in the Extra Ordinary Gazette of India under Section 3(1) of the PMP Act 1962 in respect of New Mundra Panipat Crude Pipeline(MPPL) project to be laid by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) for acquisition of ROU in the State of Gujarat Tehsil Lakhni Distt Banaskantha
## Policy Analysis Report: Acquisition of Right of User for Crude Oil Pipeline (New Mundra Panipat Pipeline Project)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a new policy notification by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of the right of user in land for laying a crude oil pipeline from Chudva to Panipat under the New Mundra Panipat Pipeline Project by Indian Oil Corporation Limited. The core purpose is to facilitate the construction of this pipeline, deemed necessary in the public interest. The key finding is the declaration of intent to acquire land user rights in specific areas of Gujarat, specifically Taluka Lakhni of Banaskantha District, and the provision for affected parties to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of a new policy notification issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, focusing on the acquisition of land user rights for a crude oil pipeline project. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a **New Policy**.
* **Core Objective(s):** To acquire the right of user in land for the laying of a crude oil pipeline from Chudva to Panipat. This is explicitly stated as being "necessary in the public interest."
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* As a new policy, the notification likely addresses the need for infrastructure development to transport crude oil efficiently. The construction of the New Mundra Panipat Pipeline Project probably aims to improve the supply chain, reduce transportation costs, or enhance energy security. The public interest justification suggests a broader economic or strategic benefit.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire the right of user in land for the pipeline.
* **Project Specifics:** The pipeline is identified as part of the "New Mundra Panipat Pipeline Project" being undertaken by Indian Oil Corporation Limited. It stretches from Chudva to Panipat.
* **Geographic Scope:** The initial acquisition is focused on land in Taluka Lakhni of Banaskantha District in the State of Gujarat.
* **Land Schedule:** A detailed schedule lists the Khasara numbers (land parcel identifiers) and the corresponding area (in Hectare, Are, and Sq.mtr.) to be acquired in the villages of Chalva and Achhavadiya.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals with an interest in the listed land parcels are granted a 21-day period to submit written objections regarding the acquisition or the laying of the pipeline.
* **Contact Information:** The notification provides the name and address of the Competent Authority (Shri Bharat J. Akruwala) to whom objections should be directed.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* Landowners and individuals with any interest in the land parcels specifically listed in the provided schedule within the villages of Chalva and Achhavadiya, Taluka Lakhni, Banaskantha District, Gujarat.
* Indian Oil Corporation Limited, as the entity responsible for the pipeline project.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (issuing the notification).
* Indian Oil Corporation Limited (executing the project).
* Shri Bharat J. Akruwala, Additional Collector Retd. Competent Authority (handling objections).
* **Timelines:** A 21-day period is provided for landowners to submit objections, starting from the date the notification copies are made available to the General Public.
* **Procedures:** Affected parties must submit written objections to the designated Competent Authority. The notification implies that further procedures for land acquisition will follow if objections are not upheld.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The intended outcome is to facilitate the laying of the crude oil pipeline by acquiring the necessary rights of user in the land.
* This will likely lead to the physical construction of the pipeline, potentially impacting the use and value of the affected land parcels.
* The project aims to contribute to the broader objectives of efficient crude oil transportation and energy security.
**9. Conclusion:**
The policy notification analyzed outlines the initial steps in acquiring land user rights for the New Mundra Panipat Pipeline Project. It declares the government's intention to proceed with the acquisition, provides details of the land involved, and establishes a mechanism for affected parties to voice their concerns. This policy is a crucial step in the infrastructure development aimed at enhancing crude oil transportation and serving the broader public interest.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Capital of India, place of publication of the gazette notification
December 21, 2022: Date of gazette notification
AGRAHAYANA: Month in the Hindu calendar, corresponding to the gazette notification date
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Acquisition of Right of User in land Act, 1962: Act under which the notification is issued.
Central Government: The governing authority issuing the notification.
Crude Oil Pipeline from Chudva to Panipat: The infrastructure project mentioned in the notification.
New Mundra Panipat Pipeline Project: The name of the pipeline project.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited: The company responsible for laying the pipeline.
Taluka Lakhni: Subdivision of Banaskantha District, Gujarat.
Banaskantha District: District in Gujarat where the pipeline will pass.
Gujarat: State in India where the pipeline project is located.
Shri Bharat J. Akruwala: Additional Collector Retd. Competent Authority for the New Mundra Panipat Pipeline Project at Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Gandhidham: City in Kutch district, Gujarat, where the Competent Authority office is located.
District Kutch: District in Gujarat, location of competent authority.
Chalva: Village in Gujarat where land is to be acquired for the pipeline.
Achhavadiya: Village in Gujarat where land is to be acquired for the pipeline.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 5766] नइ दिल्ली, ब धवार, दिसम्ब र 21, 2022/ऄग्रहायण 30, 1944
No. 5766] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2022/AGRAHAYANA 30, 1944
परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै मत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ दिल् ली, 15 दिसम् बर, 2022
का.अ. 6007(ऄ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार को लोकजहत म ें यह अवश्यक प्रतीत होता ह ै दक आंजडयन ऑयल कॉपोरेिन
जलजमटेड को कच्चे तेल के पररवहन के जलए, न्द्यू म ंरा-पानीपत कच्चा तेल पाआपलाआन पररयोजना के तहत, च डवा गांव स े
पानीपत तक पाआपलाआन को ताल का:लाखणी, जजला बनासकांठा, राज्य ग जरात म ें जबछाइ जानी चाजहए।
और केन्द्रीय सरकार को ऐसी पाआपलाआन जबछाने के प्रयोजन के जलये यह अवश्यक प्रतीत होता ह ै दक ऐसी भूजम
में जो आस से ईपाबद्ध ऄन सूची मे वर्णणत ह,ै और जजस में ईक्त पाआपलाआन जबछाइ जाने का प्रस्ट्ताव है, ईपयोग के ऄजधकार
का ऄजजन दकया जाए।
ऄतः ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, पेरोजलयम और खजनज पाआपलाआन (भूजम म ें ईपयोग के ऄजधकार का
ऄजजन)ऄजधजनयम, 1962 (1962 का 50) की धारा 3 की ईपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित् त िजक्तय का प्रयोग करते ुएए ईस भूजम
के ईपयोग के ऄजधकार ऄजनज करने के ऄपने अिय की घोषणा करती ह।ै
कोइ व्यजक्त, जो ईक्त ऄन स ची में वर्णणत भूजम में जहतबद्ध ह,ै ईस तारीख से,जजसको आस ऄजधसूचना में य क्त भारत
के राजपत्र की प्रजतया ाँ साधारण जनता को ईपलब्ध करा िी जाती है, आक्कीस दिन के भीतर,भूजम के नीचे पाआपलाआन
जबछाए जाने के जलए, ईसमे ईपयोग के ऄजधकार ऄजनज के सम् बन्द् ध ्ी भरत जे. ऄ्ूवाला, ऄपर समाहताज (ऄवकाि प्राप्त)
सक्षम प्राजधकारी, न्द्य ू म न्द्रा पानीपत कच्चा तले पाआपलाआन पररयोजना, आंजडयन ऑयल कॉपोरेिन जलजमटेड, प्लोट नं. 346
एवं 347, वाडज नं. 12 बी, गांधीधाम, जजला–कच्छ, ग जरात–370201 को जलजखत रूप में अक्षेप भेज सकेगा।
8576 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऄनस ची
तालक ा - लाखणी जजला – बनासकाठं ा राज्य – गज रात
सपं ादित क्षत्रे फल
्. स.ं ग़ावं का नाम खसरा स.ं
हके टेयर एयर वग़ ॅमीटर
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 चालवा 314 00 38 09
275 00 15 78
313 00 19 73
309 00 86 10
282 00 06 82
308 00 24 21
306 00 12 59
303 00 59 20
302 00 00 74
301 00 01 48
304 00 14 31
345 00 46 87
357 00 20 55
356 00 08 88
355 00 15 81
425 00 00 40
430 00 21 32
429 00 23 09
450 00 07 70
449 00 16 59
448 00 01 13
460 00 02 36
447 00 28 30
465 00 07 86
442 00 19 85
467 00 11 50
468 00 12 43
495 00 29 49
504 00 00 94
505 00 07 50
506 00 16 70
510 00 00 39[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
चालवा 508 00 07 89
509 00 09 74
525 00 29 80
523 00 03 54
518 00 15 81
2 ऄछवडीया 85 00 40 40
80 00 01 06
78 00 05 30
79 00 27 22
75 00 12 89
74 00 08 50
53 00 18 11
54 00 15 36
31 00 08 52
55 00 02 13
30 00 17 05
32 00 02 77
29 00 16 00
28 00 06 79
19 00 10 92
21 00 09 50
20 00 07 99
17 00 13 77
15 00 29 03
5 00 22 15
4 00 23 60
2 00 08 11
3 00 21 54
222 00 00 48
223 00 19 89
225 00 26 74
226 00 04 85
201 00 15 86
200 00 26 44
198 00 04 96
202 00 24 424 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऄछवडीया 197 00 50 34
196 00 06 21
[फा. स.ं अर -11017/5/2022-ओअर-I/इ-44402]
पी. सोमाक मार, ऄवर सजचव
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th December, 2022
S.O. 6007(E).—Whereas, it appears to the Central Government that it is necessary in the public interest to
lay Crude Oil Pipeline from Chudva to Panipat under New Mundra - Panipat Pipeline Project by Indian Oil
Corporation Limited in Taluka Lakhni of Banaskantha District in State of Gujarat.
And whereas, it appears to the Central Government that for the purpose of laying the said pipeline, it is
necessary to acquire the right of user in the land described in the schedule annexed to this notification.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub Section (1) of Section 3 of the Petroleum and
Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962), the Central Government hereby
declares its intention to acquire the right of user therein.
Any person interested in the land described in the said schedule may, within twenty–one days from the date
on which the copies of this notification, as published in the Gazette of India, are made available to the General Public,
object in writing to the acquisition of the right of user therein or laying of the pipeline under the land to Shri Bharat J.
Akruwala, Additional Collector (Retd.) Competent Authority, New Mundra Panipat Pipeline Project, Indian Oil
Corporation Limited, Plot No. 346 & 347, Ward No. 12 B, Gandhidham, District Kutch, Gujarat – 370201.
Taluka:- Lakhni District:- Banaskantha State :- Gujarat
Sl. Area to be acquired
Name of the Village Khasara No.
No. Hectare Are Sq.mtr.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Chalva 314 00 38 09
275 00 15 78
313 00 19 73
309 00 86 10
282 00 06 82
308 00 24 21
306 00 12 59
303 00 59 20
302 00 00 74
301 00 01 48
304 00 14 31
345 00 46 87
357 00 20 55
356 00 08 88
355 00 15 81
425 00 00 40
430 00 21 32
429 00 23 09
450 00 07 70
449 00 16 59
448 00 01 13
460 00 02 36
447 00 28 30
465 00 07 86
442 00 19 85
467 00 11 50
468 00 12 43
495 00 29 49
504 00 00 94[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
1 2 3 4 5 6
Chalva 505 00 07 50
(Contd…) 506 00 16 70
Chalva 510 00 00 39
508 00 07 89
509 00 09 74
525 00 29 80
523 00 03 54
518 00 15 81
2 Achhavadiya 85 00 40 40
80 00 01 06
78 00 05 30
79 00 27 22
75 00 12 89
74 00 08 50
53 00 18 11
54 00 15 36
31 00 08 52
55 00 02 13
30 00 17 05
32 00 02 77
29 00 16 00
28 00 06 79
19 00 10 92
21 00 09 50
20 00 07 99
17 00 13 77
15 00 29 03
5 00 22 15
4 00 23 60
2 00 08 11
3 00 21 54
222 00 00 48
223 00 19 89
225 00 26 74
Achhavadiya 226 00 04 85
(Contd…) 201 00 15 86
Achhavadiya 200 00 26 44
198 00 04 96
202 00 24 42
197 00 50 34
196 00 06 21
[F. No. R-11017/5/2022-OR- 1/E-44402]
P. SOMAKUMAR, Under Secy.
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