## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for Green Field Ring Road around Ayodhya City
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, published on July 9, 2021. This notification pertains to land acquisition for the construction of a Green Field Ring Road around Ayodhya City in Uttar Pradesh. It designates competent authorities to perform functions under the National Highways Act, 1956, specifically for the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 66.5 of the Ring Road. The key finding is the formal authorization of specific officers to manage land acquisition for this infrastructure project, targeting specified districts, taluks/mandals, and villages in Uttar Pradesh.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification regarding land acquisition for the Green Field Ring Road around Ayodhya City, based solely on the information contained within the provided text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* Core Objective(s):
* To authorize competent authorities for land acquisition related to the construction of a Green Field Ring Road around Ayodhya City.
* To facilitate building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of the specified road stretch.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* New Policy: This notification appears to be part of a larger initiative (NHDP Phase VII) to improve road infrastructure around Ayodhya City. The need for a Green Field Ring Road likely stems from a desire to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion within the city, and facilitate regional connectivity. The notification's focus on land acquisition suggests a potential bottleneck in project implementation, which this policy aims to address by formally authorizing responsible officers.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* New Policy: This policy establishes the following:
* Authorization of designated officers (listed in column 2 of the schedule) as "competent authorities" to perform functions related to land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The notification applies to the "stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 26.5 of the Ring Road , Km. 60.1 to Km. 66.5 of the Ring Road, Km. 26.5 to Km. 60.1 of the Ring Road for building widening fourlaning, etc., maintenance, management and operation in the State of UTTAR PRADESH".
* The geographical scope of the land acquisition includes specific villages, taluks/mandals, and districts within Uttar Pradesh (Gonda, Basti, and Faizabad/Ayodhya).
* Details of the land acquisition are provided in the schedule, which lists villages along with the districts and taluks/mandals they fall under. The land acquisition stretches from chainage Km. 0000 to Km. 66500.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The directly affected stakeholders include:
* Landowners and residents within the specified villages in Gonda, Basti, and Faizabad/Ayodhya districts whose land falls within the designated acquisition area.
* The designated "competent authorities" responsible for land acquisition.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and contractors involved in the road construction project.
* The State Government of Uttar Pradesh.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* Responsible agency/bodies:
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (issuing authority).
* Designated officers acting as "competent authorities".
* National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) (implied, as per document footer).
* Timelines or procedures: While the notification comes into effect immediately upon publication, no specific timelines for land acquisition procedures are detailed in the provided text. The National Highways Act, 1956, would govern the specific procedures for land acquisition.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes include:
* Expedited land acquisition process for the Green Field Ring Road project.
* Improved coordination and efficiency in the land acquisition process due to the clear designation of authorities.
* Facilitated construction and completion of the ring road project, leading to improved traffic flow and regional connectivity around Ayodhya City.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification is a crucial step in facilitating the construction of the Green Field Ring Road around Ayodhya City. By formally authorizing competent authorities for land acquisition, it aims to streamline the process and ensure the timely completion of this important infrastructure project. This notification is of significant importance to landowners in the affected regions, construction companies, and the broader community who will benefit from improved transportation infrastructure.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law that empowers the Central Government to authorize officers to perform functions related to national highways.
Central Government: The governing authority that authorizes officers to manage national highways.
Ring Road: A road project around Ayodhya City, Uttar Pradesh, with specified kilometer stretches under consideration.
UTTAR PRADESH: The state in India where the Ring Road project is located.
Ayodhya City: The city in Uttar Pradesh around which a green field ring road is being constructed.
NHDP PhaseVII: National Highway Development Project Phase VII, under which the ring road project falls.
GONDA: A district in Uttar Pradesh.
Tarabganj: A Taluk/Mandal in Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh.
BASTI: A district in Uttar Pradesh.
Harraiya: A Taluk/Mandal in Basti district, Uttar Pradesh.
FAIZABAD: A district in Uttar Pradesh.
Sohawal: A Taluk/Mandal in Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh.
Ayodhya: A Taluk/Mandal in Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The government ministry responsible for the notification related to land acquisition for the Ring Road project.
Rajesh Gupta: Director
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2565] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िुलाई 9, 2021/आषाढ़ 18, 1943
No. 2565] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021/ASHADHA 18, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 िुलाई, 2021
का.आ. 2770(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की
धारा 3 के खंड (क) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, नीच े िी गयी अनुसूची म े यथा जवजनदिष्ट Ring Road के
दकमी 0 दकमी स े 26.5 दकमी, Ring Road के दकमी 60.1 दकमी स े 66.5 दकमी, Ring Road के दकमी 26.5 दकमी स े
60.1 दकमी तक के भुखण्ड के संबंध म ें उि राष्ट्रीय रािमागग के जनमागण (चौड़ा करने / चार लेन का बनान,े आदि),
अनुरक्षण,प्रबंध और प्रचालन हते ु उि अजधजनयम के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी के कृत्यो का पालन करन े के जलए इस
अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ेप्रकािन दक तारीख स े सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ेप्राजधकृत करती ह।ै
3812 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनसु चू ी
उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य म ेंअयोध्या िहर के चारों ओर चनै ेि दकमी0 0.000 स े दकमी0 66.500 तक कुल लंबाई 66.500
दकमी0 म ें एनएचडीपी फेि-VII के अन्द्तगतग ग्रीन फील्ड ररंग रोड की भूजमका अिगन।
क्रमिक सक्षि प्रामिकारी भूमि का राज्य मिले का तालुक का नाि गांि का
संख्या मििरण नाि नाि
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 बनगाि
2 ब्योदा उपरहर
3 ब्ययदं ा िाझा
4 बालापुर
5 दुल्लापुर एहतिाली
6 खेिपुर
7 जैतपुर
8 दुल्लापुर िुस्तहकि
9 सेिराशेखपुर
10 रघुनाथपुर
11 साकीपुर
12 गोकु ला
राष्ट्रीय 13 तुलसीपुरिाझा
विशेष भूवि राजिागग 14 पूरे अम्बर
अध्याप्ति अविकारी संख्या उत्तर
1 गोडं ा तरबगंज 15 इन्दरपुर
(संयुक्त संगठन), Ring Road प्रदेश
गोण्डा के वक.िी. 0 16 दुगागगंज
से 26.5 तक 17 िहेशपुर
18 िजीरा बाद
19 देईपुर
20 कटराभोगचन्दिुस्तहकि
21 कटराभोगचन्द्रएहतिाली
22 तुरकयली
23 िहगूपुर एहतिाली
24 िहगूपुर िुस्तहकि
25 चयखव डया (कदीि)
26 चयखव डया जदीद
27 दत्त्तनगर
28 इब्रावहिपुर
29 रूकिंगदपुर
विशेष भूवि राष्ट्रीय
अध्याप्ति अविकारी राजिागग उत्तर 1 िुड़सरा
2 बस्ती हरैया
(संयुक्त संगठन), संख्या प्रदेश 2 संग्रािपुर
बस्ती Ring Road[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
के वक.िी.
3 सीतारािपुर
60.1 से 66.5
तक 4 िलयली दूबे
5 िलयली गोसाई
6 भयवसया
7 बड़ागांि
8 ऐवलया जुग्गाराि
9 विलोकपुर
10 चयरा
11 रायपुर
12 िूडाडीहा
13 रैदासपुर त. बेलिा
14 पड़रीया तप्पा बेलिा
15 विरयली पान्डे
16 एकिावहरवनया त- बेलिा
17 रिहवटया
18 िझयिादूबे
19 चवकया त0 बेलिा
20 चवकया त0 बनगिा
1 कटरयली
2 िंगलसी उपरहार
3 जगनपुर
4 रसूलपुर सकरािल
5 वभटयरा
6 वचरागिोहम्मदपुर
7 वभखारीपुर
8 सलारपुर
राष्ट्रीय
राजिागग 9 हरीपुर जलालाबाद
विशेष भूवि
संख्या
अध्याप्ति अविकारी उत्तर 10 हंसेपुर
3 Ring Road फै ज़ाबाद सोहािल
(संयुक्त संगठन), प्रदेश 11 रायपुर
के वक.िी.
अयोध्या
26.5 से 60.1 12 खरगपुर
तक
13 िानापुर
14 गोपालपुर
15 वबविया
16 िऊ यदुिंशपुर
17 कु रांिा
18 सोवफयापारा
19 ताजपुर कोड़रा
20 बल्लीपुर4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
21 सररयांिा
22 िहांिा
23 रग्घूपुर
24 खानपुर िसयिा
25 िंगलसी िांझा
1 टोवनया वबहारीपुर
2 रािदत्तपुर अटरांिा
3 वसरवसण्डा
4 रािपुर हलिारा उपरहा
5 वबरयली
6 वशिदासपुर
7 भदोखर
8 उघरपुर
9 सुक्खापुर इटयरा
10 बहोरनपुर
सदर
11 अलािलपुर
12 सरेठी
13 ददेरा
14 बैवसंह
15 सिाहाकला
16 सिाहा खुदग
17 पाराखान
18 रािपुर हलिारा िांझा
19 सरायरासी उपरहार
20 सरायरासी िांझा
[फा. सं. NHAI/11013/LA/3(a)-Notif/2017/PIU-Raebareilly]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th July, 2021
S.O. 2770(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways Act,
1956(48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby authorizes the officers mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule
annexed here to as the competent authorities to perform the functions of such authorities under the said Act with effect
from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, in respect of the stretch of land from Km. 0 to
Km. 26.5 of the Ring Road , Km. 60.1 to Km. 66.5 of the Ring Road, Km. 26.5 to Km. 60.1 of the Ring Road for
building (widening / four-laning, etc.), maintenance, management and operation in the State of UTTAR PRADESH[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition on Construction of Green Field Ring Road around Ayodhya City From Chainage Km.
0+000 to Km. 66+500 Total Length 66.500 Km under NHDP Phase-VII in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of the
No. Village
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Bangown
2 Veuda Uparhar
3 Veuda Majha
4 Balapur
5 Dullapur Ahatmali
6 Khempur
7 Jaitpur
8 Dullapur Musthakam
9 Semra Shekhpur
10 Raghunathpur
11 Sakipur
12 Gokula
13 Tulsipur Majha
14 Pure Ambar
Special Land
15 Indarpur
Acquisition 0KM
UTTAR
1 Officer (Joint To GONDA Tarabganj 16 Durga Ganj
PRADESH
Organization), 26.5KM 17 Maheshpur
Gonda
18 Wazirabad
19 Deipur
Katra Bhogchand
20
Mustahkam
Katra Bhogchand
21
Ahatmali
22 Turkouli
23 Mahgupur Ahtmali
24 Mahgupur Mustahkam
Choukhariya
25
(Kadeem)
26 Choukhariya Jadeed
27 Datta Nagar
28 Ibrahim pur
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1 Mudsara
2 Sangrampur
3 Sitarampur
4 Malauli Dubey
5 Malauli Gosai
6 Bhausiya
7 Baragaon
8 Aaliya Juggaram
Special Land 9 Trilokpur
Acquisition 60.1KM
UTTAR 10 Chaura
2 Officer (Joint To BASTI Harraiya
PRADESH 11 Raipur
Organization), 66.5KM
Basti 12 Mudadeeha
13 Raidaspur T. Belwa
14 Parariya Tappa Belwa
15 Dhirauli Pandey
16 Ekamahirniya T. Belwa
17 Ramahatiya
18 Majhauva Dubey
19 Chakiya T. Belwa
20 Chakiya T. Banagwa
1 Katarauli
2 Mangalsi Upharhar
3 Jaganpur
4 Rasoolpur sakrawal
5 Bhitaura
6 Chirramohammadpur
7 Bhikaripur
Special Land
8 Salarpur
Acquisition 26.5KM
UTTAR
3 Officer (Joint To FAIZABAD Sohawal 9 Haripur Jalalabad
PRADESH
Organization), 60.1KM
10 Hunsepur
Ayodhya
11 Raipur
12 Kharagpur
13 Manapur
14 Gopalpur
15 Bichhiya
16 Mau Yaduvanshpur
17 Kurawa[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
18 Sufiya Para
19 Tajpur Kondra
20 Ballipur
21 Sariyawa
22 Mahawan
23 Ragghoopur
24 Khanpur Masodha
25 Mangalsi Mangha
1 Toniya Biharipur
2 Ramduttpur Atarwa
3 Sirsinda
Rampur Halwara
4
Uparha
5 Birauli
6 Shivdaspur
7 Bhadokhar
8 Ugharpur
9 Sukkhapur Etaura
10 Bahoranpur
Sadar
11 Alawalpur
12 Sarethi
13 Dadera
14 Baisingh
15 Samahakala
16 Samaha Khurd
17 Parakhan
Rampur Halwara
18
Manjha
19 Sarairasi Uparhar
20 Sarairasi Manjha
[F. No. NHAI/11013/LA/3(a)-Notif/2017/PIU-Raebareilly]
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