## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway NH227B Expansion
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the intention to acquire land for the construction, widening (including two-lane with paved shoulder and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the 84 kosi Parikrama Marg PKGVI of National Highway 227B (NH227B) in Uttar Pradesh. The notification outlines the geographical scope of the land acquisition, the procedure for objections, and a schedule detailing specific land plots to be acquired. The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring land for the improvement of NH227B. Key findings indicate a defined process for land acquisition, clear identification of affected land parcels, and provisions for addressing objections from interested parties.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for the NH227B project in Uttar Pradesh. The analysis is based solely on the text provided in the notification, focusing on its key provisions, intended audience, and potential impacts.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* regarding the intention to acquire land for highway improvements.
* **Core Objective(s):** To acquire land for the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the 84 kosi Parikrama Marg PKGVI of National Highway 227B (NH227B) in the specified stretch within the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. This facilitates infrastructure development by improving highway connectivity.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The notification addresses the need for land acquisition to facilitate the improvement and expansion of the NH227B highway. The explicit mention of "construction, widening (two lane with paved shoulder/four laning), maintenance, management and operation" suggests existing infrastructure deficiencies and the need for enhanced road connectivity, potentially due to increased traffic volume or developmental goals in the region. The mention of "public purpose" suggests the project aims to benefit the wider community.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The policy establishes the intention of the Central Government to acquire land for the NH227B project. Key provisions include:
* **Land Identification:** Detailed identification of the land to be acquired, including survey/plot numbers, type of land (private or government), nature of land (primarily agriculture and "rasta" which may translate to public access road), and area in hectares. The schedule lists 35 specific plots.
* **Geographic Scope:** Specifies the stretch of land from Km. 160.200 (Bahuvan Madar Manjha) to Km. 224.040 (Jagarnathpur) in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh.
* **Objection Process:** Defines 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:** Designates the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Gonda, as the Competent Authority to receive and process objections.
* **Hearing of Objections:** Mandates the Competent Authority to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Order:** States that the Competent Authority's decision regarding objections will be final.
* **Access to Information:** Ensures access to land plans and other details at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* **Landowners:** Individuals or entities owning land within the specified stretch of NH227B between Km. 160.200 and Km. 224.040 in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. This includes both private and government land.
* **Residents of Allipur Khande Ray village:** The schedule specifies land parcels from this village, indicating a concentration of affected landowners there.
* **The Competent Authority:** Special Land Acquisition Officer, Gonda, responsible for implementing the acquisition process and addressing objections.
* **Legal Practitioners:** Who may be engaged by the landowners to represent them.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the issuing authority. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Gonda, is the Competent Authority responsible for the land acquisition process.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** A 21-day period is provided for landowners to submit objections after the notification's publication. The Competent Authority is then responsible for hearing and addressing these objections. The land plans are available for inspection.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The intended outcomes of the policy, based on the text, are:
* **Land Acquisition:** Successful acquisition of the identified land parcels for the NH227B project.
* **Infrastructure Development:** Facilitation of the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the NH227B highway.
* **Improved Connectivity:** Enhancement of road connectivity in the region, contributing to economic development and improved transportation.
* **Resolution of Objections:** Fair and transparent resolution of objections raised by affected landowners.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signals the commencement of land acquisition for the NH227B highway project. It establishes a clear process for acquiring land, addressing objections, and ensuring access to information. The successful implementation of this policy is crucial for improving road infrastructure and facilitating regional development in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh. The notification highlights the importance of balancing infrastructure development with the rights and concerns of affected landowners, ensuring a fair and transparent land acquisition process.
Key Entities Referenced
REGD. No. D. L.3300499: Registration number of the document.
NEW DELHI: Location of publication.
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025: Date of publication.
VAISAKHA 19, 1947: Date of publication according to the Indian national calendar.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for the land acquisition.
84 kosi Parikrama Marg PKGVI NH227B: Name of the highway project.
Km. 160.200 Bahuvan Madar Manjha: Starting point of the land acquisition stretch.
Km. 224.040 Jagarnathpur: Ending point of the land acquisition stretch.
GONDA: District where the land acquisition is taking place.
UTTAR PRADESH: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
Special Land Acquisition officer, Gonda: Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Colonelganj: Taluk where the land acquisition is taking place.
Allipur Khande Ray: Village where the land acquisition is taking place.
SHAIKH AMINKHAN: Director who signed the notification.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Location of the printing press.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Publisher of the gazette.
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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.ं 2067] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, मई 9, 2025/विै ाख 19, 1947 27, 1947
No. 2067] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025/VAISAKHA 19, 1947 A 27, 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 मई, 2025
का.आ. 2112(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् 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 उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य के गोंडा जिल े म ें 84 कोसी पररक्रमा माग ग पैकेि-VI NH227B के दक.मी.
160.200 (बहुवन मिार मांझा) स े दक.मी. 224.040 (िगरनाथपुर) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर
सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदि), अनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै
जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच ेअनसु ूची म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने के अपने 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, अथागत ् जविेष भूजम अध्याजप्त अजधकारी, गोंडा को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत
की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या
दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िान े का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े
के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आििे द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
3103 GI/2025 (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 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 ी
उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य के गोंडा जिल े म ेंNH227B के दक.मी. 160.200 (बहुवन मिार मांझा) स े दक.मी. 224.040
(िगरनाथपरु ) के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली संरचना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: उत्तर प्रििे जिल ेका नाम: गोंडा
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भजू म का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: करनैलगंि
गावं का नाम: अल्लीपरु खाडं े राय
1 100 जनिी कृजष 0.252 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.252
2 101 जनिी कृजष 0.029 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.029
3 102 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.01 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.01
4 103 जनिी कृजष 0.054 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.054
5 104 जनिी कृजष 0.461 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.461
6 107 जनिी कृजष 0.027 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.027
7 116 जनिी कृजष 0.033 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.033
8 117 जनिी कृजष 0.253 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.253
9 119 जनिी कृजष 1.397 (हेक्टेयर ) 1.397
10 120 जनिी कृजष 0.212 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.212
11 122 जनिी कृजष 0.468 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.468
12 123 जनिी कृजष 0.313 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.313
13 125 जनिी कृजष 0.234 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.234
14 126 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.704 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.704
15 140 जनिी कृजष 0.08 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.08
16 141 जनिी कृजष 0.144 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.144
17 142 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.031 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.031
18 143 जनिी कृजष 1.652 (हेक्टेयर ) 1.652
19 147 जनिी कृजष 0.303 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.303
20 152 जनिी कृजष 0.34 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.34
21 153 जनिी कृजष 0.175 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.175
22 158 जनिी कृजष 0.166 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.166
23 79 जनिी कृजष 0.737 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.737[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
24 80 जनिी कृजष 0.3 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.3
25 81 जनिी कृजष 0.511 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.511
26 83 जनिी कृजष 0.194 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.194
27 88 जनिी कृजष 0.04 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.04
28 89 जनिी कृजष 1.93 (हक्े टेयर ) 1.93
29 90 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.041 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.041
30 93 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.099 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.099
31 95 जनिी कृजष 0.416 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.416
32 96 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.016 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.016
33 97 जनिी कृजष 0.14 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.14
34 98 जनिी कृजष 0.729 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.729
35 99 जनिी कृजष 0.478 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.478
Total 12.969
[फा. सं. RO-LKO-NH(O)-NH-227B-2021-22/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th May, 2025
S.O. 2112(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 construction
(widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of 84 kosi
Parikrama Marg PKG-VI NH-227B in the stretch of land from Km. 160.200 (Bahuvan Madar Manjha) to
Km. 224.040 (Jagarnathpur) in the district of GONDA in the state of UTTAR PRADESH, 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, Special Land Acquisition officer,
Gonda 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH227B in the stretch of land from
160.200 (Bahuvan Madar Manjha) to Km. 224.040 (Jagarnathpur) in the district of GONDA in the state of UTTAR
PRADESH
State: UTTAR PRADESH District: GONDA
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Colonelganj
Village: Allipur Khande Ray
1 100 Private Agriculture 0.252 (Hectare ) 0.252
2 101 Private Agriculture 0.029 (Hectare ) 0.029
3 102 Government Rasta 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
4 103 Private Agriculture 0.054 (Hectare ) 0.054
5 104 Private Agriculture 0.461 (Hectare ) 0.461
6 107 Private Agriculture 0.027 (Hectare ) 0.027
7 116 Private Agriculture 0.033 (Hectare ) 0.033
8 117 Private Agriculture 0.253 (Hectare ) 0.253
9 119 Private Agriculture 1.397 (Hectare ) 1.397
10 120 Private Agriculture 0.212 (Hectare ) 0.212
11 122 Private Agriculture 0.468 (Hectare ) 0.468
12 123 Private Agriculture 0.313 (Hectare ) 0.313
13 125 Private Agriculture 0.234 (Hectare ) 0.234
14 126 Government Rasta 0.704 (Hectare ) 0.704
15 140 Private Agriculture 0.08 (Hectare ) 0.08
16 141 Private Agriculture 0.144 (Hectare ) 0.144
17 142 Government Rasta 0.031 (Hectare ) 0.031
18 143 Private Agriculture 1.652 (Hectare ) 1.652
19 147 Private Agriculture 0.303 (Hectare ) 0.303
20 152 Private Agriculture 0.34 (Hectare ) 0.34
21 153 Private Agriculture 0.175 (Hectare ) 0.175
22 158 Private Agriculture 0.166 (Hectare ) 0.166
23 79 Private Agriculture 0.737 (Hectare ) 0.737
24 80 Private Agriculture 0.3 (Hectare ) 0.3
25 81 Private Agriculture 0.511 (Hectare ) 0.511
26 83 Private Agriculture 0.194 (Hectare ) 0.194
27 88 Private Agriculture 0.04 (Hectare ) 0.04
28 89 Private Agriculture 1.93 (Hectare ) 1.93
29 90 Government Rasta 0.041 (Hectare ) 0.041[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
30 93 Government Rasta 0.099 (Hectare ) 0.099
31 95 Private Agriculture 0.416 (Hectare ) 0.416
32 96 Government Rasta 0.016 (Hectare ) 0.016
33 97 Private Agriculture 0.14 (Hectare ) 0.14
34 98 Private Agriculture 0.729 (Hectare ) 0.729
35 99 Private Agriculture 0.478 (Hectare ) 0.478
Total 12.969
[F. No. RO-LKO-NH(O)-NH-227B-2021-22/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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