## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 37 Expansion
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding land acquisition for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway (NH) 37 in the state of Assam. The core purpose, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring land necessary for highway expansion and improvement. The key finding is that the notification initiates the land acquisition process within a specific stretch of NH-37, outlining the process for objections and providing details of the land parcels targeted for acquisition.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a government notification concerning land acquisition for the expansion and maintenance of National Highway 37. The analysis is based solely on the information provided within the given text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a *New Policy* notification, initiating action under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Core Objective(s):** As stated in the provided text, the objective is to acquire land for "building, widening-two lane with paved shoulder-four laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation of NH37" between Km. 581.700 and Km. 606.300 (Package I).
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As a new policy notification for land acquisition, the likely problem this addresses is the need for expanded or improved infrastructure along the specified stretch of NH-37. The text implies that the existing highway infrastructure is inadequate, requiring widening (potentially to four lanes), improved shoulders, and ongoing maintenance for public benefit.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As this is a new policy for this specific land acquisition, the key provisions include:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land within the specified stretch of NH-37 for the stated purpose.
* **Land Details:** A "Schedule" provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, plot numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area in local units and hectares, specific to villages of Japihajia Gaon and Lahoal Patra in the Dibrugarh district of Assam. This table lists numerous plots, indicating a widespread impact.
* **Objection Process:** It outlines a process for individuals interested in the land to object to its acquisition within 21 days of the notification's publication.
* **Competent Authority:** It designates the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Land Acquisition) as the Competent Authority to receive and address objections.
* **Hearing and Enquiry:** The Competent Authority is mandated to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard and to conduct further enquiry if necessary.
* **Finality of Order:** Any order made by the Competent Authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the National Highways Act shall be final.
* **Availability of Land Plans:** The 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:** Individuals or entities owning land within the specified stretch of NH-37, particularly those whose land is listed in the "Schedule".
* **Residents:** Residents of the affected villages (Japihajia Gaon and Lahoal Patra) who may be impacted by the highway expansion.
* **Businesses:** Businesses operating on or near the affected land.
* **Dibrugarh District Administration:** Specifically, the Deputy Commissioner's office and the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Land Acquisition).
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Central Government)
* Deputy Commissioner, Dibrugarh, Assam
* Additional Deputy Commissioner (Land Acquisition) – Designated Competent Authority.
* **Timelines/Procedures:**
* 21-day period for landowners to object to the acquisition after the notification's publication.
* The Competent Authority must provide objectors a hearing and conduct further inquiry if necessary.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes and impact of this policy are:
* **Land Acquisition:** Successful acquisition of the land parcels detailed in the "Schedule".
* **Highway Expansion:** Facilitation of the building, widening (potentially to four lanes), maintenance, management and operation of NH-37.
* **Improved Infrastructure:** Enhanced transportation infrastructure leading to better connectivity and economic development in the region.
* **Potential Displacement:** Displacement of landowners and residents from acquired land.
* **Compensation:** Landowners are entitled to compensation as per the National Highways Act, 1956, although the specifics of the compensation are not detailed in the provided text.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signifies the government's commitment to improving transportation infrastructure along NH-37. It sets in motion the land acquisition process, outlining procedures for objections and identifying affected land parcels. While the notification focuses on the intent to acquire land, the ultimate success hinges on a fair and transparent process, addressing the concerns of affected landowners and ensuring equitable compensation. The economic benefits of improved infrastructure must be balanced against the potential displacement and disruption caused by land acquisition.
Key Entities Referenced
REGD. No. D. L.3300499: Registration Number
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022: Date and Place of Publication
PAUSHA 28, 1943: Date in an Indian Calendar
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY: Name of the Official Gazette
PART IISEC. 3ii: Section of the Gazette
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: Government Ministry
NOTIFICATION: Type of document
New Delhi, the 18th January, 2022: Date and Place of Notification
S.O. 250E: Notification Number
National Highways Act, 1956: Name of the Act
48 of 1956: Act Number and Year
Central Government: Governing body
NH37: National Highway Number
Km. 581.700 to Km. 606.300: Kilometer Range on NH37
PackageI: Package Number
Office of the DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DIBRUGARH, ASSAM, INDIA.: Office Address
PIN : 786003: PIN code of the office address
DIBRUGARH: District name
ASSAM: State name
Official Gazette: Official Publication
Competent Authority: Designated authority
Additional deputy commissioner Land acquisition: Designation of Competent Authority
State: ASSAM: State
District: DIBRUGARH: District
Taluk: Dibrugarh East: Taluk Name
Village: Japihajia Gaon: Village Name
Village: Lahoal Patra: Village Name
RAJESH GUPTA: Name of the Director
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Name and address of the printing press.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Name of the publisher and address.
JRTNHIDCLGMDPRVSPLPKGIV8720183A: File Number
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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सी.जी.-डी.एxलx.x-GअID.-E1x9xx0 12022-232753
CG-DL-E-19012022-232753
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 246] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, िनवरी 18, 2022/पौष 28, 1943
No. 246] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022/PAUSHA 28, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 18 िनवरी, 2022
का.आ. 250(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 असम राज्य के जडब्रूगढ़ जिल े म ें NH37 के दक.मी. 581.700 स े दक.मी. 606.300 (पैकेि-1)
(ऑदिस ऑफ़ थ े जडप्टी कजमश्नर, जडब्रुगढ़, असम, इंजडया, ७८६००३) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर
सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै
जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच ेअनुसूची 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 ् अजडषनल ् डैप्यटी कजमषनर् (लेन्द्ड् एक्वजिषन्) को जलजखत रूप म ें
प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें
या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच
करन े के पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर
सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
354 GI/2022 (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 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 ै।
अनसु चू ी
असम राज्य के जडब्रूगढ़ जिले म ेंNH37 के दक.मी. 581.700 से दक.मी. 606.300 (पैकेि-1) (ऑदिस ऑफ़ थ ेजडप्टी
कजमश्नर, जडब्रुगढ़, असम, इंजडया, ७८६००३) के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का
संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: असम जिल ेका नाम: जडब्रगू ढ़
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे िल भूजम का क्षत्रे िल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: जडब्रगू ढ़ ईस्ट्ट
गावं का नाम: िपहजिया गावाँ
1 257-PP-98 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0400000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0400000
2 257/455-PP-226 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0560000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0560000
3 266/454-PP-225 जनिी रेड साइट 0.0040000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0040000
4 267-PP-32 जनिी सलीटोली 0.1410000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1410000
5 286-PP-95 जनिी सलीटोली 0.1110000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1110000
6 286/416-PP-186 जनिी बारी 0.0150000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0150000
7 286/430-PP-200 जनिी बारी 0.0130000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0130000
8 287-PP-122 जनिी सलीटोली 0.1850000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1850000
9 287/400-PP-172 जनिी बारी 0.0520000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0520000
10 290-PP-60 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0310000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0310000
गावं का नाम: लाहौल पत्र
1 334-PP-82 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0010000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0010000
2 335-PP-97 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0040000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0040000
3 336-PP-174 जनिी सजलतोली 0.0030000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0030000
4 336/660-PP-274 जनिी बारी 0.0170000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0170000
5 338-PP-191 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0360000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0360000
6 342 /643-PP-259 जनिी सजलतोली 0.0130000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0130000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
7 344-PP-90 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0070000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0070000
8 345-PP-179 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0040000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0040000
9 346-PP-166 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0050000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050000
10 347-PP-176 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0040000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0040000
11 348-PP-162 जनिी सलीटोली 0.0010000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0010000
कुल 0.7430 0.7430
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रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th January, 2022
S.O. 250(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 NH37 in the
stretch of land from Km. 581.700 to Km. 606.300 (Package-I) (Office of the DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,
DIBRUGARH, ASSAM, (INDIA). PIN : 786003) in the district of DIBRUGARH in the state of ASSAM, 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
(Land acquisition) 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 NH37 in the stretch of land from
Km. 581.700 to Km. 606.300 (Package-I) NH37 (Office of the DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DIBRUGARH,
ASSAM, (INDIA). PIN : 786003) in the district of DIBRUGARH in the state of ASSAM.
State: ASSAM District: DIBRUGARH
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Dibrugarh East
Village: Japihajia Gaon
1 257-PP-98 Private Salitoli 0.0400000(Hectare ) 0.0400000
2 257/455-PP-226 Private Salitoli 0.0560000(Hectare ) 0.05600004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3 266/454-PP-225 Private Trade Site 0.0040000(Hectare ) 0.0040000
4 267-PP-32 Private Salitoli 0.1410000(Hectare ) 0.1410000
5 286-PP-95 Private Salitoli 0.1110000(Hectare ) 0.1110000
6 286/416-PP-186 Private Bari 0.0150000(Hectare ) 0.0150000
7 286/430-PP-200 Private Bari 0.0130000(Hectare ) 0.0130000
8 287-PP-122 Private Salitoli 0.1850000(Hectare ) 0.1850000
9 287/400-PP-172 Private Bari 0.0520000(Hectare ) 0.0520000
10 290-PP-60 Private Salitoli 0.0310000(Hectare ) 0.0310000
Village: Lahoal Patra
1 334-PP-82 Private Salitoli 0.0010000(Hectare ) 0.0010000
2 335-PP-97 Private Salitoli 0.0040000(Hectare ) 0.0040000
3 336-PP-174 Private Salitoli 0.0030000(Hectare ) 0.0030000
4 336/660-PP-274 Private Bari 0.0170000(Hectare ) 0.0170000
5 338-PP-191 Private Salitoli 0.0360000(Hectare ) 0.0360000
6 342 /643-PP-259 Private Salitoli 0.0130000(Hectare ) 0.0130000
7 344-PP-90 Private Salitoli 0.0070000(Hectare ) 0.0070000
8 345-PP-179 Private Salitoli 0.0040000(Hectare ) 0.0040000
9 346-PP-166 Private Salitoli 0.0050000(Hectare ) 0.0050000
10 347-PP-176 Private Salitoli 0.0040000(Hectare ) 0.0040000
11 348-PP-162 Private Salitoli 0.0010000(Hectare ) 0.0010000
Total 0.7430 0.7430
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RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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