## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for NH148N Expansion in Gujarat
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding land acquisition for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 148N (NH148N) in the state of Gujarat, specifically within the district of Dahod, from Km. 244.343 to Km. 301.315. The notification, published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, declares the government's intention to acquire land for this purpose. Key findings include the identification of affected land parcels and the process for stakeholders to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative overview of a government policy concerning land acquisition for the development of NH148N in Gujarat. The analysis is based solely on the provided notification text. The purpose is to inform affected stakeholders of the details of the acquisition and their rights regarding it.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This document represents a new policy action, specifically a notification of intent to acquire land under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as stated in the text, is to acquire land for the "building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laningsix laning eight Laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation of NH148N" within the specified stretch in Gujarat.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Rationale:** The policy likely addresses the need to improve transportation infrastructure along NH148N. This can be inferred from the stated purpose of building, widening, and maintaining the highway. The expansion or improvement of the highway is presumed to be required to meet current or projected traffic demands, improve connectivity, and facilitate economic development in the region.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the stated purpose.
* A schedule is provided listing specific survey plot numbers, land types (Government/Private, Agriculture/Road/Gauchar), and areas (in hectares) to be acquired in the Taluk of Devgadh Baria.
* The notification grants affected individuals the right to object to the land acquisition within twenty-one days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
* Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority (Prant Officer and Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Devagadh Baria) and include the grounds for objection.
* The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors an opportunity to be heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, before allowing or disallowing the objections.
* Orders made by the Competent Authority are final.
* 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:**
Based on the text, the primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners in the district of Dahod, state of Gujarat, specifically those owning land parcels along the stretch of NH148N from Km. 244.343 to Km. 301.315, as identified in the schedule.
* Residents and businesses in the affected area who may be impacted by the highway construction or expansion.
* The Prant Officer and Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Devagadh Baria, who serve as the Competent Authority.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the issuing authority. The Competent Authority (Prant Officer and Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Devagadh Baria) is responsible for handling objections and facilitating the land acquisition process. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is also mentioned in the F. No.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** Affected individuals have twenty-one days from the date of publication of the notification to file objections. The Competent Authority must then provide an opportunity for objectors to be heard before making a decision.
* The next steps, which are not defined in the text, would involve compensation negotiation and disbursement.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes include:
* Acquisition of the land parcels identified in the schedule.
* Facilitation of the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH148N.
* Improved transportation infrastructure and connectivity along the specified stretch of NH148N.
* Potential economic benefits due to improved transportation efficiency.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification outlines the intent to acquire land for the development of NH148N in Gujarat. It details the process for affected individuals to raise objections and specifies the roles of various government authorities. This policy action is a crucial step towards improving transportation infrastructure in the region and has significant implications for landowners and residents along the affected stretch of the highway.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law pertaining to national highways, referenced in the context of land acquisition.
NH148N: A specific national highway being widened and improved, with land acquisition occurring from Km. 244.343 to Km. 301.315.
Dahod: A district in the state of Gujarat where land acquisition is taking place for the NH148N project.
GUJARAT: The state in India where the land acquisition for NH148N is occurring.
Prant Officer and SubDivisional Magistrate, Devagadh Baria: The Competent Authority designated to handle objections related to the land acquisition process.
Devgadh Baria: A Taluk (subdivision of a district) in Gujarat.
Saliya: A village in Devgadh Baria Taluk, Dahod district, Gujarat, where land is being acquired.
Toyani: A village in Devgadh Baria Taluk, Dahod district, Gujarat, where land is being acquired.
Vadodar: A village in Devgadh Baria Taluk, Dahod district, Gujarat, where land is being acquired.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director at MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 1474] नई ददल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, माच ग31, 2022/चत्रै 10, 1944
No. 1474] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022/CHAITRA 10, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 31 माच,ग 2022
का.आ. 1526(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश् चात उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह
समाधान हो िान े के पश् चात दक गुिरात राज्य के दाहोद जिल े म ें NH-148N के दक.मी. 244.343 स े दक.मी. 301.315
तक के भूखण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लने /4-लेन/6-लेन/8-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन
और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसचू ी 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 ् प्रांत अजधकारी एव ं उपखंड न्द्यायाधीि, देवगढ बररया को जलजखत
रूप म े प्रस्ट्ततु की िाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत
रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िान े का अवसर दगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सनु वाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और
िााँच करने के पश् चात, यदद कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर
सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
2290 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 अतं गतग 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 ी
गिु रात राज्य के दाहोद जिल ेम ेंNH-148N के दक.मी. 244.343 स ेदक.मी. 301.315 के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली
सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: गिु रात जिल ेका नाम: दाहोद
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: देवगढ बारीया
गावं का नाम: सालीया
1 137 सरकारी सडक 0.2834000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2834000
2 201 जनिी कृजष 0.0356000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0356000
3 208 जनिी कृजष 0.0041000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0041000
4 31 जनिी कृजष 0.1200000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1200000
5 38 जनिी कृजष 0.5104000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.5104000
6 40 जनिी कृजष 0.2606000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2606000
7 41 जनिी कृजष 0.0416000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0416000
8 42 जनिी कृजष 0.1805000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1805000
9 43 सरकारी सडक 0.2020000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2020000
10 45 जनिी कृजष 0.2295000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2295000
11 47 जनिी कृजष 0.0213000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0213000
12 544 जनिी कृजष 0.0603000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0603000
13 55 जनिी कृजष 0.0247000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0247000
14 559 जनिी कृजष 0.0354000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0354000
15 56 जनिी कृजष 0.0157000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0157000
16 573 जनिी कृजष 0.0574000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0574000
17 587 जनिी कृजष 0.0286000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0286000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
18 600 जनिी कृजष 0.8217000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.8217000
19 608 जनिी कृजष 0.0049000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0049000
20 622 जनिी कृजष 0.1026000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1026000
21 630 जनिी कृजष 0.2868000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2868000
22 632 जनिी कृजष 0.1860000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1860000
23 633 जनिी कृजष 0.0147000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0147000
24 634 जनिी कृजष 0.0341000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0341000
25 637 जनिी कृजष 0.0305000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0305000
26 64 जनिी कृजष 0.1035000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1035000
27 640 जनिी कृजष 0.1241000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1241000
28 642 जनिी कृजष 0.0274000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0274000
29 644 जनिी कृजष 0.0131000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0131000
30 70 जनिी कृजष 0.0160000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0160000
31 82 जनिी कृजष 0.1222000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1222000
गावं का नाम: तोयणी
1 249 जनिी कृजष 0.3440000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3440000
2 253 जनिी कृजष 0.6316000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.6316000
3 255 जनिी कृजष 0.1111000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1111000
4 261 जनिी कृजष 0.0117000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0117000
5 267 जनिी कृजष 0.0904000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0904000
6 279 जनिी कृजष 0.0150000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0150000
7 294 जनिी कृजष 0.0252000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0252000
8 298 जनिी कृजष 0.0340000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0340000
9 357 सरकारी सडक 0.0511000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0511000
गावं का नाम: वाडोदर
1 137 जनिी कृजष 0.0009000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0009000
2 77 सरकारी गौचर 0.0063000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.00630004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3 93 जनिी कृजष 0.0399000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0399000
कुल 5.3599 5.3599
[फा. स.ं NHAI/PIU-GDA/BM/DVE-GUJ/2018/LA/3a2/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 31st March, 2022
S.O. 1526(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/six laning/ eight Laning etc.,), maintenance, management and
operation of NH-148N in the stretch of land from Km. 244.343 to Km. 301.315 in the district of Dahod in the state of
GUJARAT, 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, Prant Officer and Sub-Divisional
Magistrate, Devagadh Baria 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 this notification are available and can be
inspected by the interested persons at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling on NH-148N in the stretch of
land from Km. 244+343 to Km. 301+315 in the district of Dahod in the state of GUJARAT.
State: GUJARAT District: Dahod
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Devgadh Baria
Village: Saliya
1 137 Government Road 0.2834000(Hectare ) 0.2834000
2 201 Private Agriculture 0.0356000(Hectare ) 0.0356000
3 208 Private Agriculture 0.0041000(Hectare ) 0.0041000
4 31 Private Agriculture 0.1200000(Hectare ) 0.1200000
5 38 Private Agriculture 0.5104000(Hectare ) 0.5104000
6 40 Private Agriculture 0.2606000(Hectare ) 0.2606000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
7 41 Private Agriculture 0.0416000(Hectare ) 0.0416000
8 42 Private Agriculture 0.1805000(Hectare ) 0.1805000
9 43 Government Road 0.2020000(Hectare ) 0.2020000
10 45 Private Agriculture 0.2295000(Hectare ) 0.2295000
11 47 Private Agriculture 0.0213000(Hectare ) 0.0213000
12 544 Private Agriculture 0.0603000(Hectare ) 0.0603000
13 55 Private Agriculture 0.0247000(Hectare ) 0.0247000
14 559 Private Agriculture 0.0354000(Hectare ) 0.0354000
15 56 Private Agriculture 0.0157000(Hectare ) 0.0157000
16 573 Private Agriculture 0.0574000(Hectare ) 0.0574000
17 587 Private Agriculture 0.0286000(Hectare ) 0.0286000
18 600 Private Agriculture 0.8217000(Hectare ) 0.8217000
19 608 Private Agriculture 0.0049000(Hectare ) 0.0049000
20 622 Private Agriculture 0.1026000(Hectare ) 0.1026000
21 630 Private Agriculture 0.2868000(Hectare ) 0.2868000
22 632 Private Agriculture 0.1860000(Hectare ) 0.1860000
23 633 Private Agriculture 0.0147000(Hectare ) 0.0147000
24 634 Private Agriculture 0.0341000(Hectare ) 0.0341000
25 637 Private Agriculture 0.0305000(Hectare ) 0.0305000
26 64 Private Agriculture 0.1035000(Hectare ) 0.1035000
27 640 Private Agriculture 0.1241000(Hectare ) 0.1241000
28 642 Private Agriculture 0.0274000(Hectare ) 0.0274000
29 644 Private Agriculture 0.0131000(Hectare ) 0.0131000
30 70 Private Agriculture 0.0160000(Hectare ) 0.0160000
31 82 Private Agriculture 0.1222000(Hectare ) 0.1222000
Village: Toyani
1 249 Private Agriculture 0.3440000(Hectare ) 0.3440000
2 253 Private Agriculture 0.6316000(Hectare ) 0.6316000
3 255 Private Agriculture 0.1111000(Hectare ) 0.1111000
4 261 Private Agriculture 0.0117000(Hectare ) 0.0117000
5 267 Private Agriculture 0.0904000(Hectare ) 0.0904000
6 279 Private Agriculture 0.0150000(Hectare ) 0.0150000
7 294 Private Agriculture 0.0252000(Hectare ) 0.0252000
8 298 Private Agriculture 0.0340000(Hectare ) 0.0340000
9 357 Government Road 0.0511000(Hectare ) 0.05110006 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Village: Vadodar
1 137 Private Agriculture 0.0009000(Hectare ) 0.0009000
2 77 Government Gauchar 0.0063000(Hectare ) 0.0063000
3 93 Private Agriculture 0.0399000(Hectare ) 0.0399000
Total 5.3599 5.3599
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-GDA/BM/DVE-GUJ/2018/LA/3a2/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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