## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for Theog Bypass on NH22 (New NH05)
**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 of the Theog bypass on National Highway 22 (New NH05) in Himachal Pradesh. The core purpose is to facilitate the building of the bypass by acquiring necessary land. Key findings indicate the specified land is required for public purpose, and a process is outlined for affected individuals to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a government notification concerning land acquisition for the Theog bypass project on National Highway 22 (New NH05) in Himachal Pradesh. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a new policy action, initiating the land acquisition process for a specific project.
* **Core Objective:** To acquire land necessary for building the Theog bypass on NH22 (New NH05) between Km 174.04 to Km 176.4 (DeorighatPremghat Section) and Km. 0000 to Km. 2395 in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* The policy addresses the need to secure land for infrastructure development, specifically a bypass on a national highway. The construction of the Theog bypass likely aims to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, or enhance connectivity in the region. Without the policy, the government could not legally acquire the land necessary for construction.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* This is a New Policy
* **Declaration of Intent to Acquire Land:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land in the specified stretch for the stated public purpose of building the Theog bypass.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals with an interest in the land are granted a 21-day period from the notification's publication date to object to the land acquisition.
* **Objection Procedure:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Sub-Divisional Officer C, Theog), outlining the grounds for objection.
* **Hearing and Decision:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard (in person or via legal practitioner) and will conduct further inquiry if deemed necessary. The Competent Authority will then either allow or disallow the objections.
* **Finality of Decision:** The decision of the Competent Authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956 is final.
* **Land Details Availability:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
* **Schedule of Land:** Provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey/plot numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area in local units and hectares for specific plots in the Shali Tingar village, Theog Taluk, Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* **Directly Affected:** Landowners and individuals with an interest in the land identified in the Schedule (specifically in the Shali Tingar village, Theog Taluk, Shimla District), are the primary target audience.
* **Other Stakeholders:** Residents of the Theog area, commuters using NH22 (New NH05), construction companies potentially bidding for the project, and the Himachal Pradesh state government are also stakeholders.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is responsible for issuing the notification. The Sub-Divisional Officer C, Theog, acts as the Competent Authority for handling objections.
* **Timeline:** A 21-day period is provided for filing objections from the date of publication of the notification (April 4, 2022).
* **Procedure:** The process involves notification, objection submission, hearing by the Competent Authority, inquiry (if needed), and a final decision by the Competent Authority.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The primary intended outcome is the acquisition of land necessary for the construction of the Theog bypass.
* Successful land acquisition will enable the construction of the bypass, potentially leading to improved traffic flow, reduced congestion, and enhanced connectivity on NH22 (New NH05).
* Landowners will be impacted by the acquisition process, and the policy seeks to provide a mechanism for them to voice concerns and potentially influence the acquisition process.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines the intention to acquire land for the Theog bypass project on NH22 (New NH05). The policy is significant as it initiates the necessary legal process for land acquisition, which is crucial for infrastructure development. The outlined procedures for objections ensure that affected parties have an opportunity to be heard and their concerns addressed, before the final acquisition of the land.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of the national highways.
National Highways Act, 1956: An Indian law that provides for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith.
Central Government: The government of India.
Theog bypass: A bypass road project.
NH22: An earlier designation for a National Highway in India.
NH05: A National Highway in India.
DeorighatPremghat Section: A section of land along NH22/NH05.
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh: A district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Himachal Pradesh: A state in India.
Competent Authority: Sub-Divisional Officer C, Theog, designated to handle objections related to land acquisition.
Theog: A Taluk (administrative division) in Himachal Pradesh, India.
Shali Tingar: A village in Theog Taluk, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Rajesh Gupta: Director at Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
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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.ं 1526] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 4, 2022/चत्रै 14, 1944
No. 1526] 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. 1587(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 प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक सावगिजनक प्रयोिन के जलए जहमाचल प्रदेि राज्य के जिमला जिले म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग
स.ं 22 (नया रा.मा.-05) के दक.मी. 174.04 स े दक.मी. 176.4 (ददओरीघाट-प्रेमघाट अनुभाग, दक.मी. 0/000 स े
दक.मी. 2/395) तक के भू-खण्ड पर रियोग बाईपास जनमाणग के जलए वह भूजम अपेजित ह ै जिसका संजिप्त वणगन नीच े
अनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह,ै एतद ्द्वारा ऐसी भूजम का अिनग करन े के अपने आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3 (ग) 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 सिम प्राजधकारी, अथागत् उप मण्डल अजधकारी (ना.), रियोग को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्ततु की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएगं े और सिम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करने के
पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
2373 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3 (ग) की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदिे
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सिम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीिण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
जहमाचल प्रदेि राज्य के जिमला जिल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमाग गस.ं 22 (नया रा.मा.-05) के दक.मी. 174.04 स े
दक.मी. 176.4 (ददओरीघाट-प्रमे घाट अनभु ाग, दक.मी. 0/000 स ेदक.मी. 2/395) के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना
रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत अजधग्रहण की िान े वाली भजू म का सजं िप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: जहमाचल प्रदेि जिल ेका नाम: जिमला
क्रजमक सख्ं या सविे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का ित्रे फल भूजम का ित्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: थओे ग
गावं का नाम: िाली ततगर (290)
1 138/3 जनिी घासनी 0.0592000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0592000
2 421/1 जनिी बंिर कदीम 0.0052000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0052000
3 596/452/3/1 जनिी िाए सफेद 0.0040250(हक्े टेयर) 0.0040250
कुल 0.0684 0.0684
[फा. स.ं RW/NH-12014/707/2013/HP/NH-I(Part)/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th April, 2022
S.O. 1587(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
Theog bypass on NH22 (New NH-05) in the stretch of land from Km. 174.04 to Km. 176.4 (Deorighat-Premghat
Section, Km. 0/000 to Km. 2/395 ) in the district of SHIMLA in the state of HIMACHAL 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, Sub-Divisional Officer (C), Theog
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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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 in the stretch of land
from Km 174.04 to Km176.4 (Deorighat-Premghat Section, Km. 0/000 to Km. 2/395) of the NH22
(New NH-05) in the district of SHIMLA in the state of HIMACHAL PRADESH.
State: HIMACHAL PRADESH District: SHIMLA
Sl. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Theog
Village: Shali Tingar (290)
1 138/3 Private Ghasni 0.0592000(Hectare ) 0.0592000
2 421/1 Private Banjer Kadeem 0.0052000(Hectare ) 0.0052000
3 596/452/3/1 Private Jaaye Saffed 0.0040250(Hectare ) 0.0040250
Total 0.0684 0.0684
[F. No. RW/NH-12014/707/2013/HP/NH-I(Part)/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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