## Policy Analysis Report: Acquisition of Land for National Highway NH166E Expansion in Maharashtra
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of land in the Satara district of Maharashtra for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway NH166E. This policy outlines the government's intention to acquire specific parcels of land along the stretch from Km. 120.8 to Km. 133.417. Key findings include the identification of affected landowners, the procedure for raising objections, and the responsible authority for land acquisition.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a notification published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, concerning the acquisition of land for the expansion and maintenance of National Highway NH166E. The analysis is based solely on the text provided in the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the provided text, the core objective is to acquire land for "building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation" of National Highway NH166E within a specified stretch.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** This document appears to be the initial notification of intent to acquire land, marking the commencement of a new phase for the highway project. The underlying problem addressed by this policy is likely the need to improve the highway infrastructure, reduce congestion, and enhance connectivity by widening and improving the existing NH166E.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** This notification outlines the following key provisions:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the specified highway project.
* **Land Description:** A schedule provides a detailed description of the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, land type, nature of land (predominantly agriculture), and area in hectares for various villages (Mhopre, Sakurdi, and Vastisakurdi) within the Karad Taluk of Satara District, Maharashtra.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals with an interest in the land are granted a 21-day period from the date of the notification's publication to raise objections to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Sub-Divisional Officer Karad is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and adjudicate objections. The process includes providing objectors with an opportunity to be heard.
* **Finality of Order:** Any order made by the Competent Authority regarding the objections is deemed final.
* **Accessibility of Information:** The notification states that land plans and other relevant details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the primary target audience and stakeholders include:
* **Landowners:** Individuals or entities owning land parcels identified in the schedule for acquisition, particularly those in the villages of Mhopre, Sakurdi, and Vastisakurdi within the Karad Taluk of Satara District.
* **Residents:** People residing in or near the specified stretch of NH166E who may be affected by the highway construction or expansion.
* **Agricultural Community:** Farmers and those involved in agriculture on the land slated for acquisition.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Central Government) is the principal agency initiating the policy.
* Sub-Divisional Officer Karad serves as the Competent Authority responsible for handling objections and overseeing the land acquisition process.
* **Timelines or Procedures:**
* A 21-day objection period is specified, commencing from the date of publication of the notification.
* The procedure involves submitting objections in writing to the Competent Authority, providing grounds for the objection, and being given an opportunity to be heard.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The intended outcomes of this policy, based on the stated provisions, include:
* Facilitating the widening and improvement of NH166E.
* Enhancing connectivity and reducing traffic congestion along the specified route.
* Potentially improving transportation efficiency and stimulating economic activity in the region.
* Acquisition of private land for public infrastructure development.
* Resettlement or compensation for displaced landowners.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signifies the government's intent to acquire land for the expansion and maintenance of National Highway NH166E, a project with potential impacts on landowners and the broader community in the Satara district of Maharashtra. Understanding the notification's provisions, particularly the objection process and the role of the Competent Authority, is crucial for affected stakeholders. While this notification initiates the land acquisition process, further steps involving valuation, compensation, and resettlement (if applicable) will follow.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law that empowers the Central Government to acquire land for national highway projects.
Central Government: The governing authority responsible for implementing the National Highways Act, 1956.
NH166E: A national highway being widened/improved from Km. 120.8 to Km. 133.417.
Satara: A district in Maharashtra, India where land acquisition for NH166E is taking place.
MAHARASHTRA: The state in India where the land acquisition for NH166E is occurring.
SubDivisional Officer Karad: The Competent Authority responsible for handling objections related to the land acquisition for NH166E.
Mhopre: Village in Karad Taluk, Satara District, Maharashtra where land is being acquired.
Sakurdi: Village in Karad Taluk, Satara District, Maharashtra where land is being acquired.
Vastisakurdi: Village in Karad Taluk, Satara District, Maharashtra where land is being acquired.
Karad: A Taluk in Satara District, Maharashtra. Land acquisition is managed by the SubDivisional Officer here.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1525] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 4, 2022/चत्रै 14, 1944
No. 1525] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022/CHAITRA 14, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 4 अप्रैल, 2022
का.आ. 1586(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 करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के सातारा जिल े म ें NH166E के दक.मी. 120.8 स े दक.मी.133.417
(सुब-जडजविनल अफसर जिवािी वजस्ट्त बस स्ट् टैंड िवळ कराड) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमाणग (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत
2-लने /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 अिनग 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, अथातग ् सुब जडजविनल अफसर कराड को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी
और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सनु वाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,् यदद
कोई हो, जिस े सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर
सकेगा ।
2372 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 ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के सातारा जिल ेम ेंNH166E के दक.मी. 120.8 स ेदक.मी.133.417 (सुब-जडजविनल अफसर बस स्ट्ट ैंड
िवळ कराड) के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल े का नाम: सातारा
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: कराड
गावं का नाम: मोपरे
1 136 जनिी कृषक 0.0050000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050000
2 141 जनिी कृषक 0.0031000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0031000
3 146 जनिी कृषक 0.0007000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0007000
4 568 जनिी कृषक 0.0030000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0030000
5 570 जनिी कृषक 0.0016000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0016000
6 596 जनिी कृषक 0.0006000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0006000
7 609 जनिी कृषक 0.0030000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0030000
8 610 जनिी कृषक 0.0014000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0014000
9 616 जनिी कृषक 0.0250000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0250000
10 651 जनिी कृषक 0.0030000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0030000
गावं का नाम: साकुडी
1 128 जनिी कृषक 0.0028000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0028000
गावं का नाम: वस्ट्ती साकुडी
1 191 जनिी कृषक 0.0126000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0126000
2 40 जनिी कृषक 0.0020000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0020000
3 42 जनिी कृषक 0.0084000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0084000
4 438 जनिी कृषक 0.0092000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0092000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
5 476 जनिी कृषक 0.0198000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0198000
6 477 जनिी कृषक 0.0014000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0014000
7 50A जनिी कृषक 0.0169000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0169000
कुल 0.1195 0.1195
[फा. स.ं 12037/64/2017-MAH-P6/3A ]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th April, 2022
S.O. 1586(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 NH166E in
the stretch of land from Km. 120.8 to Km. 133.417 (Sub-Divisional Officer Shivaji wasti Near ST stand Karad) in the
district of Satara in the state of MAHARASHTRA, 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, Sub-Divisional Officer Karad 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 NH166E in the stretch of land
from Km. 120.8 to Km. 133.417 (Sub-Divisional Officer Near ST stand Karad) in the district of Satara in the
state of MAHARASHTRA.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: Satara
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Karad
Village: Mhopre
1 136 Private 0.0050000(Hectare ) 0.0050000
2 141 Private Agriculture 0.0031000(Hectare ) 0.0031000
3 146 Private Agriculture 0.0007000(Hectare ) 0.0007000
4 568 Private Agriculture 0.0030000(Hectare ) 0.0030000
5 570 Private Agriculture 0.0016000(Hectare ) 0.0016000
6 596 Private Agriculture 0.0006000(Hectare ) 0.00060004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
7 609 Private Agriculture 0.0030000(Hectare ) 0.0030000
8 610 Private Agriculture 0.0014000(Hectare ) 0.0014000
9 616 Private Agriculture 0.0250000(Hectare ) 0.0250000
10 651 Private Agriculture 0.0030000(Hectare ) 0.0030000
Village: Sakurdi
1 128 Private Agriculture 0.0028000(Hectare ) 0.0028000
Village: Vastisakurdi
1 191 Private Agriculture 0.0126000(Hectare ) 0.0126000
2 40 Private Agriculture 0.0020000(Hectare ) 0.0020000
3 42 Private Agriculture 0.0084000(Hectare ) 0.0084000
4 438 Private Agriculture 0.0092000(Hectare ) 0.0092000
5 476 Private Agriculture 0.0198000(Hectare ) 0.0198000
6 477 Private Agriculture 0.0014000(Hectare ) 0.0014000
7 50A Private Agriculture 0.0169000(Hectare ) 0.0169000
Total 0.1195 0.1195
[F. No. 12037/64/2017-MAH-P6/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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