## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway 45A Expansion in Tamil Nadu
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding the intended acquisition of land in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu for the purpose of building, widening, maintaining, managing, and operating National Highway 45A (NH45A) from Km 67 to Km 123.8. The notification, published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, declares the government's intention to acquire specific parcels of land and provides a process for landowners to object to the acquisition. The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by expanding and improving the NH45A. Key findings highlight the specific land parcels targeted and the legal framework governing the acquisition process.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of the notification published in the Gazette of India regarding the intended land acquisition for the development of National Highway 45A (NH45A) in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. The analysis is based solely on the information presented in the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* policy action initiating land acquisition.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as stated in the text, is to acquire land for "building widening two lane with paved shoulder four laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation of NH45A" in the specified stretch. This facilitates improved infrastructure.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* Since this is a new policy action initiating land acquisition, the likely problem the policy addresses is the need to improve and expand the existing National Highway 45A (NH45A). This implies existing infrastructure is inadequate to meet current or projected transportation needs. The need for "widening," "four-laning," and "maintenance" explicitly suggests that existing road capacity or condition is insufficient, necessitating land acquisition to enable these improvements.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* This is a new policy action. The key provisions are:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the stated purpose.
* **Geographic Scope:** The land acquisition applies to land from Km 67 to Km 123.8 of NH45A in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.
* **Land Schedule:** A detailed schedule is provided listing the survey plot numbers, type of land (Private/Government Pathai), nature of land (Dry), and area (in Square Meters and Hectares) of the parcels to be acquired.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals with an interest in the land are given 21 days from the notification's publication date to object to the acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Special District Revenue Officer is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and process objections.
* **Hearing and Decision:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard and to make a decision on the objections. Their decision is final.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other relevant details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
* **Legal Basis:** The action is based on the powers conferred by subsection 1 of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience is landowners and individuals with an interest in the land located between Km 67 and Km 123.8 of NH45A in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. Other stakeholders include:
* Residents of Cuddalore District
* The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
* The National Highways Authority of India (implied, though not explicitly mentioned)
* The Special District Revenue Officer
* Legal practitioners representing landowners.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is responsible for the notification. The Special District Revenue Officer (Competent Authority) is responsible for handling objections and further inquiries. NHAI is implied as the implementing agency.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** Landowners have 21 days from the date of publication to file objections. The Competent Authority must provide a hearing and make a decision on the objections. The notification states that the land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The expected outcome is the successful acquisition of land to facilitate the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH45A. This is likely to lead to:
* Improved road infrastructure.
* Increased transportation efficiency.
* Potential economic benefits for the region.
* Potential displacement and disruption for landowners affected by the acquisition.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed represents the initial step in the land acquisition process for improving National Highway 45A in Tamil Nadu. It outlines the government's intention to acquire land, establishes a mechanism for landowners to voice objections, and sets the stage for subsequent infrastructure development. Adherence to due process and fair compensation for affected landowners will be crucial for the successful and equitable implementation of this initiative.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the powers are conferred by subsection 1 of section 3A
NH45A: National Highway 45A, undergoing building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation
CUDDALORE, TAMIL NADU: District and State where the land acquisition is taking place, specifically near New Collector Office Building Cuddalore
Section 3C: Section of the National Highways Act, 1956 related to objections to land use.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry issuing the notification.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
Special District Revenue Officer: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made
Bhuvanagiri: Taluk where the land to be acquired is located.
Villianallur: Village where the land to be acquired is located.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director who uploaded the document.
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भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 704] नई दिल्ली, बधु वार, फरवरी 16, 2022/माघ 27, 1943
No. 704] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2022/MAGHA 27, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 16 फरवरी, 2022
का.आ. 724(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 प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान हो
िाने के पश्चात ् दक तजमलनाडु राज्य के कड्डलोर जिल े म ेंNH45A के दक.मी. 67 स े दक.मी. 123.8 (नया कलेक्टर कायागलय
भवन कुड्डालोर) तक के भ-ू 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 नीचे अनुसूची म ें दिया गया ह,ै
ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े 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, अर्ागत ् जविेष जिला रािस्ट्व अजधकारी को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्ततु की िाएगी
और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,् यदि
कोई हो, जिस े सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझ,े आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर
सकेगा ।
1134GI/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 आििे अंजतम
होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग आन े 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 ी
तजमलनाडु राज्य के कड्डलोर जिल े म ें NH45A के दक.मी. 67 से दक.मी.123.8 (नया कलेक्टर कायागलय भवन कुड्डालोर) के
जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: तजमलनाडु जिल ेका नाम: कड्डलोर
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भजू म का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: भवु नजगरर
गावं का नाम: जवजल्लयनल्लरू
1 54/10A जनिी िुष्क 212.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0212000
2 54/10B जनिी िुष्क 206.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0206000
3 54/11A जनिी िुष्क 220.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0220000
4 54/11B जनिी िुष्क 245.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0245000
5 54/16A जनिी िुष्क 186.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0186000
6 54/16B1 जनिी िुष्क 60.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0060000
7 54/16B2 जनिी िुष्क 170.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0170000
8 54/16C जनिी िुष्क 222.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0222000
9 54/16D जनिी िुष्क 163.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0163000
10 54/16E जनिी िुष्क 133.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0133000
11 54/16F जनिी िुष्क 159.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0159000
12 54/16G जनिी िुष्क 120.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0120000
13 54/17A जनिी िुष्क 102.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0102000
14 54/17B जनिी िुष्क 150.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0150000
15 54/18A जनिी िुष्क 180.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0180000
16 54/18B जनिी िुष्क 365.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0365000
17 54/1B जनिी िुष्क 405.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0405000
18 54/2 जनिी िुष्क 646.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0646000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
19 54/4 जनिी िुष्क 43.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0043000
20 54/5 जनिी िुष्क 2,653.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.2653000
21 54/6 सरकारी पर्ाई 200.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0200000
22 54/9B जनिी िुष्क 460.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0460000
कुल 7,300.0000 0.7300
[फा. सं. NHAI/11013/LA/3(a)-Notif/PIU-Villupuram/2013/3A1]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th February, 2022
S.O. 724(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 NH45A in the
stretch of land from Km 67 to Km123.8 (New Collector Office Building Cuddalore) in the district of CUDDALORE
in the state of TAMIL NADU, 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 District Revenue Officer 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 NH45A in the stretch of land from Km
67 to Km123.8 (New Collector Office Building Cuddalore) in the district of CUDDALORE in the
State of TAMIL NADU.
State: TAMIL NADU District: CUDDALORE
S.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Bhuvanagiri
Village: Villianallur
1 54/10A Private Dry 212.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0212000
2 54/10B Private Dry 206.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0206000
3 54/11A Private Dry 220.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0220000
4 54/11B Private Dry 245.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0245000
5 54/16A Private Dry 186.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0186000
6 54/16B1 Private Dry 60.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.00600004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
7 54/16B2 Private Dry 170.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0170000
8 54/16C Private Dry 222.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0222000
9 54/16D Private Dry 163.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0163000
10 54/16E Private Dry 133.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0133000
11 54/16F Private Dry 159.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0159000
12 54/16G Private Dry 120.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0120000
13 54/17A Private Dry 102.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0102000
14 54/17B Private Dry 150.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0150000
15 54/18A Private Dry 180.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0180000
16 54/18B Private Dry 365.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0365000
17 54/1B Private Dry 405.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0405000
18 54/2 Private Dry 646.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0646000
19 54/4 Private Dry 43.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0043000
20 54/5 Private Dry 2,653.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.2653000
21 54/6 Government Pathai 200.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0200000
22 54/9B Private Dry 460.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0460000
Total 7,300.0000 0.7300
[F.No. NHAI/11013/LA/3(a)-Notif/PIU-Villupuram/2013/3A1]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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