## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 9 Expansion in Punjab, India
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning the acquisition of land for the building, widening (including two-lane with paved shoulders and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 9 (NH9) in the district of Bathinda, Punjab, India. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire land between Km 32.500 and Km 37.200 of NH9. Key findings indicate a specific focus on acquiring land for the Malout Bypass and Dabwali Bypass. The notification provides a schedule of land parcels to be acquired, including details of land ownership (private, common panchayat, government), type, and area. Affected parties have 21 days from the notification's publication date (January 12, 2022) to object to the acquisition.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview of a government policy notification pertaining to land acquisition for the expansion and maintenance of National Highway 9 in Punjab. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification and aims to inform affected parties about the scope, procedures, and implications of this policy action.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy action* related to land acquisition.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objective is to acquire land for the purpose of "building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation of NH9" between Km 32.500 to Km 37.200 in the district of Bathinda, Punjab, specifically for the Malout Bypass and Dabwali Bypass.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is a *new policy action* so we analyze the need based on the text. The policy addresses the need for infrastructure development and improvement of the NH9 corridor. The declared intention to acquire land for widening, maintenance, and operation suggests existing limitations in the current infrastructure that hinder efficient transportation. The construction of bypasses (Malout and Dabwali) implies a need to alleviate congestion in these towns along the highway.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the specified purposes under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* It specifies the location of the land to be acquired: NH9, between Km 32.500 and Km 37.200 in Bathinda district, Punjab.
* It includes a schedule detailing the specific land parcels to be acquired, including survey numbers, type of land (private, common panchayat, government), nature of land (Nahri, Rasta, Khal, Railway Track), and area in hectares.
* It grants individuals interested in the land a 21-day period from the date of publication (January 12, 2022) to object to the acquisition.
* It designates the District Revenue Officer, Bathinda, as the Competent Authority to receive and adjudicate objections.
* It outlines the process for objecting to the acquisition, including the requirement to submit objections in writing, stating the grounds thereof. Objectors are entitled to a hearing, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* The order made by the Competent Authority is final.
* It stipulates that land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the directly affected target audience and stakeholders include:
* Landowners within the specified section of NH9 (Km 32.500 to Km 37.200) in Bathinda district, Punjab. This includes private owners, the Panchayat (for common land), and potentially the Railway Authority (for government land).
* Residents and businesses located in the vicinity of the proposed Malout and Dabwali Bypasses.
* Agricultural sector due to the loss of "Nahri" (irrigated) land.
* The Competent Authority (District Revenue Officer, Bathinda) responsible for managing objections and land acquisition.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) is ultimately responsible for the land acquisition, acting under the National Highways Act, 1956. The District Revenue Officer, Bathinda, acts as the Competent Authority for local implementation. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely involved in the project.
* **Timelines and Procedures:** The key timeline is the 21-day period for filing objections, starting from January 12, 2022. The procedure involves submitting written objections to the Competent Authority, who will then provide a hearing and issue a final order. The policy action will follow the National Highways Act, 1956 regarding land acquisition.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes based on the policy's stated provisions in the text are:
* Facilitation of the "building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation of NH9".
* Improved connectivity and reduced travel time along the NH9 corridor.
* Alleviation of traffic congestion in Malout and Dabwali.
* Potential economic benefits arising from improved transportation infrastructure.
* Potential compensation to land owners.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification analyzed outlines the intention to acquire land for the development and maintenance of National Highway 9 in Punjab. It initiates a process with defined timelines and procedures for landowners to object. The execution of this notification is expected to have impacts on local landowners, the transport infrastructure, and potentially the local economy.
Key Entities Referenced
REGD. No. D. L.3300499: Registration number of the document.
NEW DELHI: Location where the notification was issued.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022: Date of publication of the notification.
PAUSHA 22, 1943: Date in the Indian national calendar corresponding to the date of publication.
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: Official government gazette in which the notification is published.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The government ministry issuing the notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: The law under which the land acquisition is being carried out. (48 of 1956)
Central Government: The governing body exercising powers under the National Highways Act.
NH9: National Highway 9, the road for which land is being acquired.
Km 32.500 to Km37.200: The specific stretch of land on NH9 affected by the land acquisition.
BATHINDA: District where the land acquisition is taking place.
PUNJAB: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
Official Gazette: The official publication where government notifications are published.
District Revenue Officer, Bathinda: Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Malout Bypass and Dabwali Bypass: Bypasses related to the land acquisition.
Bathinda: Taluk where the land acquisition is taking place.
Chak Kharak Singhe wala urf Doom wali: Village where the land acquisition is taking place.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: The printing press responsible for printing the document.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: The publisher of the document.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director who uploaded the notification.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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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.ं 156] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िनवरी 12, 2022/पौष 22, 1943
No. 156] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022/PAUSHA 22, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 12 िनवरी, 2022
का.आ. 160(अ).— - केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक पंिाब राज्य के बठ ंडा जिल े म ें NH9 के दक.मी. 32.500 स े दक.मी. 37.200 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 नीच े अनसु ूची में दिया 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 दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् जिला रािस्ट्व अजधकारी, बठ ंडा (दक.मी 32.500 स े
दक.मी. 37.200 NH9) को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम
प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों
की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि
द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनज्ञु ात कर सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
227 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 आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगगत 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 ी
मलोट बाईपास एंड डबवाली बाईपास , पिं ाब राज्य के बठ ंडा जिल े म ेंNH9 के दक.मी. 32.500 स ेदक.मी. 37.200 के
जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: पिं ाब जिल ेका नाम: बठ ंडा
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: बठ ंडा
गावं का नाम: चक खड़क ससहं वाला उफग डूमवाली (109)
1 100//12/2min जनिी नहरी 0.0101172(हक्े टेयर) 0.0101172
2 100//13/1/2min जनिी नहरी 0.0303516(हक्े टेयर) 0.0303516
3 100//14/2min जनिी नहरी 0.0126465(हक्े टेयर) 0.0126465
4 100//25/3 जनिी नहरी 0.0328809(हक्े टेयर) 0.0328809
5 100//8min जनिी नहरी 0.0177051(हक्े टेयर) 0.0177051
6 100//9min जनिी नहरी 0.0101172(हक्े टेयर) 0.0101172
7 122//5/2 जनिी नहरी 0.0733497(हक्े टेयर) 0.0733497
8 122//6/1min जनिी नहरी 0.2149905(हक्े टेयर) 0.2149905
9 126//4 जनिी नहरी 0.0050586(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050586
10 144 अन्द्य(पंचायत) रास्ट्ता 0.0328809(हक्े टेयर) 0.0328809
11 148 अन्द्य(पंचायत) रास्ट्ता 0.0455274(हक्े टेयर) 0.0455274
12 151 अन्द्य(पंचायत) रास्ट्ता 0.0379395(हक्े टेयर) 0.0379395
13 157 अन्द्य(पंचायत) खाल 0.0202344(हक्े टेयर) 0.0202344
14 163 अन्द्य(पंचायत) खाल 0.0075879(हक्े टेयर) 0.0075879
15 167 अन्द्य(पंचायत) खाल 0.0227637(हक्े टेयर) 0.0227637
16 175 सरकारी रेलवे रैक 0.1264650(हक्े टेयर) 0.1264650
17 29//2min जनिी नहरी 0.0101172(हक्े टेयर) 0.0101172
18 339-340 अन्द्य(पंचायत) रास्ट्ता 0.0252930(हक्े टेयर) 0.0252930[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
19 39//12min जनिी नहरी 0.0101172(हक्े टेयर) 0.0101172
20 70//15min जनिी नहरी 0.0025293(हक्े टेयर) 0.0025293
21 70//16/2min जनिी नहरी 0.0025293(हक्े टेयर) 0.0025293
22 71//11/2min जनिी नहरी 0.0025293(हक्े टेयर) 0.0025293
23 71//20/2min जनिी नहरी 0.0025293(हक्े टेयर) 0.0025293
24 84//14/1/2min जनिी रास्ट्ता 0.0050586(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050586
25 84//2/2/1min जनिी रास्ट्ता 0.0632325(हक्े टेयर) 0.0632325
26 84//8/2/1min जनिी रास्ट्ता 0.0025293(हक्े टेयर) 0.0025293
कुल 0.8271 0.8271
[फा. स.ं 25222/NHAI/PIU/BTI/MLT-DAB BYPASS/3A1]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th January, 2022
S.O. 160(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 NH9 in the
stretch of land from Km 32.500 to Km37.200 in the district of BATHINDA in the state of PUNJAB, 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, District Revenue Officer,
Bathinda (Km 32.500 to Km.37.200 NH9) 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
Malout Bypass and Dabwali Bypass, Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures
falling NH9 in the stretch of land from Km. 32.500 to Km. 37.200 in the district of BATHINDA in the state of
PUNJAB.
State: PUNJAB District: BATHINDA
Sno Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Bathinda
Village: Chak Kharak Singhe wala urf Doom wali (109)
1 100//12/2min Private Nahri 0.0101172(Hectare ) 0.01011724 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
2 100//13/1/2min Private Nahri 0.0303516(Hectare ) 0.0303516
3 100//14/2min Private Nahri 0.0126465(Hectare ) 0.0126465
4 100//25/3 Private Nahri 0.0328809(Hectare ) 0.0328809
5 100//8min Private Nahri 0.0177051(Hectare ) 0.0177051
6 100//9min Private Nahri 0.0101172(Hectare ) 0.0101172
7 122//5/2 Private Nahri 0.0733497(Hectare ) 0.0733497
8 122//6/1min Private Nahri 0.2149905(Hectare ) 0.2149905
9 126//4 Private Nahri 0.0050586(Hectare ) 0.0050586
10 144 Common(Panchayat) Rasta 0.0328809(Hectare ) 0.0328809
11 148 Common(Panchayat) Rasta 0.0455274(Hectare ) 0.0455274
12 151 Common(Panchayat) Rasta 0.0379395(Hectare ) 0.0379395
13 157 Common(Panchayat) Khal 0.0202344(Hectare ) 0.0202344
14 163 Common(Panchayat) Khal 0.0075879(Hectare ) 0.0075879
15 167 Common(Panchayat) Khal 0.0227637(Hectare ) 0.0227637
16 175 Government Railway Track 0.1264650(Hectare ) 0.1264650
17 29//2min Private Nahri 0.0101172(Hectare ) 0.0101172
18 339-340 Common(Panchayat) Rasta 0.0252930(Hectare ) 0.0252930
19 39//12min Private Nahri 0.0101172(Hectare ) 0.0101172
20 70//15min Private Nahri 0.0025293(Hectare ) 0.0025293
21 70//16/2min Private Nahri 0.0025293(Hectare ) 0.0025293
22 71//11/2min Private Nahri 0.0025293(Hectare ) 0.0025293
23 71//20/2min Private Nahri 0.0025293(Hectare ) 0.0025293
24 84//14/1/2min Private Rasta 0.0050586(Hectare ) 0.0050586
25 84//2/2/1min Private Rasta 0.0632325(Hectare ) 0.0632325
26 84//8/2/1min Private Rasta 0.0025293(Hectare ) 0.0025293
Total 0.8271 0.8271
[F. No. 25222/NHAI/PIU/BTI/MLT-DAB BYPASS/3A1]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.