## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for NE5 Expressway (Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, published on April 18, 2022, regarding the acquisition of land in the Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the newly proposed NE5 expressway (Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway). The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels and outlines the process for affected parties to raise objections. The core purpose is to enable the construction and operation of the expressway. Key findings include the identification of specific land parcels to be acquired, the process for objecting to the acquisition, and the designation of the Deputy Commissioner Kathua as the Competent Authority.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a government notification regarding land acquisition for the construction of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway (NE5) in the Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir, based solely on the information provided in the policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* policy notification regarding land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Core Objective(s):** The primary objective, as stated in the text, is to acquire land for the "building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation of Newly Proposed NE5 in the stretch of DelhiLudhianaAmritsarKatra Expressway from Km. 432.3 to Km. 475.7 Kathua in the district of KATHUA in the U.T of JAMMU KASHMIR." Essentially, the objective is to enable the physical realization and continued operation of this section of the expressway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As a new policy notification, the likely problem this policy addresses is the need to acquire land for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the proposed NE5 Expressway. Infrastructure projects like highways require land, and the government must follow a legal process to acquire private and government land for public purposes. The National Highways Act provides the legal framework for this process.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As a new policy notification, the key provisions include:
* **Declaration of Intention:** The notification formally declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific land parcels in Kathua district for the expressway project.
* **Land Details:** The schedule lists the survey numbers, type of land (private/government), nature of land (agriculture/non-agriculture), and area (in hectares) of the land to be acquired in three villages (Langrial, Patta Rasana, and Raid) within the Kathua district.
* **Objection Process:** It establishes a process for individuals interested in the land to object to the acquisition within 21 days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Competent Authority:** It designates the Deputy Commissioner Kathua as the "Competent Authority" to receive and adjudicate objections. The Competent Authority must provide objectors an opportunity to be heard and make further enquiries if necessary.
* **Finality of Order:** The order made by the Competent Authority is stated to be final.
* **Availability of Land Plans:** The notification states that land plans and other details of the land to be acquired are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners in the specified villages (Langrial, Patta Rasana, and Raid) of Kathua district whose land is listed in the schedule.
* Residents and businesses in the affected areas.
* The Deputy Commissioner of Kathua, who is designated as the Competent Authority.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
* Contractors involved in the expressway project.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is ultimately responsible for the project, with the NHAI likely playing a major role in implementation. The Deputy Commissioner Kathua is responsible for handling the land acquisition objections.
* **Timelines:** A key timeline is the 21-day period within which objections must be filed. Beyond that, the text does not specify timelines for the acquisition process, hearing of objections, or compensation.
* **Procedures:** The notification outlines the procedure for filing objections with the Competent Authority. It also mandates that the Competent Authority provide a hearing to the objectors.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of this notification is to facilitate the acquisition of land required for the construction and operation of the NE5 Expressway. Successful land acquisition will lead to the completion of the expressway project. For affected landowners, the immediate impact will be the acquisition of their land, presumably with compensation as per the National Highways Act.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification analyzed in this report marks a crucial step in the development of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway (NE5) within the Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir. It initiates the land acquisition process, outlining the affected areas and providing a mechanism for stakeholders to voice their concerns. Successful execution of this policy is essential for the timely completion of the expressway project.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Capital of India, place of notification
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition
Central Government: The governing authority acquiring the land
DelhiLudhianaAmritsarKatra Expressway: Name of the expressway project
Kathua: District in Jammu and Kashmir where land acquisition is taking place
JAMMU KASHMIR: Union Territory where land acquisition is taking place
Deputy Commissioner Kathua: Competent Authority to whom objections can be made
Hiranagar: Taluk in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir
Langrial: Village in Hiranagar, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir
Patta Rasana: Village in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir
Raid: Village in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir
RAJESH GUPTA: Director
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1759] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 18, 2022/चत्रै 28, 1944
No. 1759] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2022/CHAITRA 28, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 18 अप्रैल, 2022
का.आ. 1849(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 िम्मू और कश्मीर केन्द्र िाजसत प्रदेि के कठुआ जिल े म ें नव प्रस्ट्ताजवत NE5 ददल्ली- लुजधयाना-
अमृतसर- कटरा एक्सप्रेसवे दक0मी0 432.3 स े दक.मी.475.7 ( कठुआ) 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 करने 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 ्उपायुक्त कठुआ को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें
उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग 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 करने के पश्चात,् यदद कोई
2718 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि 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 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 ी
िम्म ू और कश्मीर केन्द्र िाजसत प्रदेि के कठुआ जिल ेम ेंनव प्रस्ट्ताजवत NE5 ददल्ली- लजु धयाना- अमतृ सर- कटरा
एक्सप्रसे व ेदक0मी0 432.3 स ेदक.मी. 475.7 ( कठुआ) के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना
सजहत भजू म का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: िम्म ूऔर कश्मीर जिल ेका नाम: कठुआ
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: हीरानगर
गावं का नाम: लगैं ररयाल
1 209 जनिी कृजष 0.0328290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0328290
2 210 जनिी कृजष 0.0253090(हक्े टेयर) 0.0253090
3 211 जनिी कृजष 0.0252690(हक्े टेयर) 0.0252690
4 212 जनिी कृजष 0.0531290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0531290
5 213 जनिी कृजष 0.1138290(हक्े टेयर) 0.1138290
6 214 जनिी कृजष 0.1366080(हक्े टेयर) 0.1366080
7 219 जनिी कृजष 0.0253290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0253290
8 220 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0202290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0202290
9 276 जनिी कृजष 0.0430290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0430290
10 277 जनिी कृजष 0.0632290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0632290
11 278 जनिी कृजष 0.0430290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0430290
12 279 जनिी कृजष 0.0202290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0202290
13 280 जनिी कृजष 0.0253290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0253290
14 281 जनिी कृजष 0.0430290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0430290
15 283 जनिी कृजष 0.0506290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0506290[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
16 284 जनिी कृजष 0.0531290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0531290
17 285 जनिी कृजष 0.0076290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0076290
18 289 सरकारी कृजष 0.0531290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0531290
गावं का नाम: पट्टा रसाना
1 264 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.1517290(हक्े टेयर) 0.1517290
2 386 जनिी कृजष 0.0746290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0746290
3 391 जनिी कृजष 0.0202290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0202290
4 393 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0250290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0250290
5 396 जनिी कृजष 0.0126290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0126290
6 412 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0137290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0137290
7 416 जनिी कृजष 0.0076290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0076290
8 417 जनिी कृजष 0.0067290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0067290
9 418 जनिी कृजष 0.2675290(हक्े टेयर) 0.2675290
10 419 जनिी कृजष 0.0109290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0109290
11 420 जनिी कृजष 0.0056290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0056290
तालकु का नाम: कठुआ
गावं का नाम: रेड
1 22 जनिी कृजष 0.0233290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0233290
2 25 अन्द्य(जनिी/ सरकारी) गैर कृजष 0.0283290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0283290
3 57 जनिी कृजष 0.0404290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0404290
4 58 जनिी कृजष 0.0328290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0328290
5 59 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0151290(हक्े टेयर) 0.0151290
6 95/19 जनिी कृजष 1.0735290(हक्े टेयर) 1.0735290
कुल 2.6449 2.6449
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU/Jammu/DAKP/001/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th April, 2022
S.O. 1849(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 NE5 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling on NH-NE5 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: Langrial
1 209 Private Agriculture 0.0328290(Hectare) 0.0328290
2 210 Private Agriculture 0.0253090(Hectare) 0.0253090
3 211 Private Agriculture 0.0252690(Hectare) 0.0252690
4 212 Private Agriculture 0.0531290(Hectare) 0.0531290
5 213 Private Agriculture 0.1138290(Hectare) 0.1138290
6 214 Private Agriculture 0.1366080(Hectare) 0.1366080
7 219 Private Agriculture 0.0253290(Hectare) 0.0253290
8 220 Private Non Agriculture 0.0202290(Hectare) 0.0202290
9 276 Private Agriculture 0.0430290(Hectare) 0.0430290
10 277 Private Agriculture 0.0632290(Hectare) 0.0632290
11 278 Private Agriculture 0.0430290(Hectare) 0.0430290
12 279 Private Agriculture 0.0202290(Hectare) 0.0202290
13 280 Private Agriculture 0.0253290(Hectare) 0.0253290
14 281 Private Agriculture 0.0430290(Hectare) 0.0430290
15 283 Private Agriculture 0.0506290(Hectare) 0.0506290[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
16 284 Private Agriculture 0.0531290(Hectare) 0.0531290
17 285 Private Agriculture 0.0076290(Hectare) 0.0076290
18 289 Government Agriculture 0.0531290(Hectare) 0.0531290
Village: Patta Rasana
1 264 Private Non-Agriculture 0.1517290(Hectare) 0.1517290
2 386 Private Agriculture 0.0746290(Hectare) 0.0746290
3 391 Private Agriculture 0.0202290(Hectare) 0.0202290
4 393 Private Non Agriculture 0.0250290(Hectare) 0.0250290
5 396 Private Agriculture 0.0126290(Hectare) 0.0126290
6 412 Private Non Agriculture 0.0137290(Hectare) 0.0137290
7 416 Private Agriculture 0.0076290(Hectare) 0.0076290
8 417 Private Agriculture 0.0067290(Hectare) 0.0067290
9 418 Private Agriculture 0.2675290(Hectare) 0.2675290
10 419 Private Agriculture 0.0109290(Hectare) 0.0109290
11 420 Private Agriculture 0.0056290(Hectare) 0.0056290
Taluk: Kathua
Village: Raid
1 22 Private Agriculture 0.0233290(Hectare) 0.0233290
2 25 Common(Private/ Non Agriculture 0.0283290(Hectare) 0.0283290
Government)
3 57 Private Agriculture 0.0404290(Hectare) 0.0404290
4 58 Private Agriculture 0.0328290(Hectare) 0.0328290
5 59 Government Non Agriculture 0.0151290(Hectare) 0.0151290
6 95/19 Private Agriculture 1.0735290(Hectare) 1.0735290
Total 2.6449 2.6449
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/Jammu/DAKP/001/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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