## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 510 Expansion in Sikkim
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning land acquisition for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway (NH) 510 in the state of Sikkim. The notification, published on January 5, 2022, declares the intention to acquire specific parcels of land along the stretch from Km 33.6 to Km 58.84 in the South District. The report identifies the affected stakeholders, outlines the objection process, and infers the potential impact on landowners and the transportation infrastructure.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of a recent government notification pertaining to land acquisition for the NH 510 project in Sikkim. This analysis is based solely on the content of the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* concerning land acquisition.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to acquire land for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 510. This includes two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning, etc. The explicit objective is to facilitate infrastructure development and improve transportation along the specified stretch of the highway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As a new policy, the notification addresses the need for land to expand and improve the NH 510. The policy addresses the need to acquire land for the expansion of the national highway and it is necessary to overcome bottlenecks, improve road safety, and enhance connectivity in the region. The need for “building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc." suggests existing limitations of the current road infrastructure.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As this is a new policy document, the key provisions are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land in the South District of Sikkim for the NH 510 project.
* **Affected Area:** The land required is located along the stretch of NH 510 from Km 33.6 to Km 58.84 in the district of South Sikkim.
* **Land Details:** The notification includes a schedule detailing specific survey plot numbers, type of land (private dry, private cardamom, government banjo), nature of land, and area (in hectares) to be acquired in various villages (Lingzoo, Lower Dargaon, Mamring, Nardang, and Upper Dargoan).
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the date of publication (January 5, 2022) to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be made in writing to the District Collector South Sikkim.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner, and may conduct further inquiries.
* **Final Order:** The Competent Authority's decision on the objections is final.
* **Availability of Information:** Land plans and other details related to the acquisition are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* **Landowners:** Individuals and entities owning land within the specified stretch of NH 510 in the South District of Sikkim.
* **Residents:** Communities residing near the highway construction area.
* **District Collector South Sikkim:** As the Competent Authority responsible for handling objections and implementing the land acquisition process.
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:** The central government body responsible for the highway project.
* **NHIDCL (National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.):** The implementing agency (inferred from document number).
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The District Collector South Sikkim is the Competent Authority. NHIDCL is the likely implementing agency.
* **Timeline:** A 21-day window is provided for landowners to file objections from the date of publication (January 5, 2022). The timeline for actual acquisition and construction is not specified within this document.
* **Procedure:** The implementation process includes the declaration of intent, opportunity for objections, hearings by the Competent Authority, and final decision on objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes include:
* **Improved Transportation Infrastructure:** Upgrading and expanding NH 510 to enhance connectivity and reduce travel time.
* **Economic Development:** Facilitating trade and commerce by providing better access to markets and resources.
* **Potential Displacement and Compensation:** Land acquisition may result in displacement of landowners and require fair compensation as per the National Highways Act, 1956.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification regarding land acquisition for NH 510 represents a significant step towards improving transportation infrastructure in Sikkim. The policy outlines the land acquisition process, provides a mechanism for objections, and identifies the stakeholders involved. The successful implementation of this policy is crucial for realizing the intended benefits of enhanced connectivity and economic development in the region.
Key Entities Referenced
INDIA: Country where the gazette is published.
NEW DELHI: City of publication.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2022: Date of publication of the gazette.
PAUSHA 15, 1943: Date of publication in the Indian national calendar.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The issuing ministry for the notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act of the Parliament of India.
Central Government: The governing body issuing the notification.
NH 510: National Highway being widened.
Km 33.6: Starting point of the land stretch.
Km58.84: End point of the land stretch.
District collectorate South Sikkim Namchi: Location of the land.
SOUTH DISTRICT: District where the land is located.
SIKKIM: State where the land is located.
Official Gazette: The official publication in which the notification is published.
District Collector South Sikkim: Competent Authority for objections related to the land acquisition.
SCHEDULE: Section of the notification detailing the land to be acquired.
Rabongla: Taluk where the land is located.
Lingzoo: Village where the land is located.
Lower Dargaon: Village where the land is located.
Mamring: Village where the land is located.
Nardang: Village where the land is located.
Upper Dargoan: Village where the land is located.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Printing press location.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Publisher of the gazette.
NHIDCLPMUSKMRavanglaLegship2020213A: File Number.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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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.ं 56] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, िनवरी 5, 2022/पौष 15, 1943
No. 56] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2022/PAUSHA 15, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 5 िनवरी, 2022
का.आ. 57(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 करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक जसदिम राज्य के साउथ जडजस्ट्रक्ट जिल े म ें NH 510 के दक.मी. 33.6 से दक.मी. 58.84 (जिला
कलेक्रेट दजिण जसदिम नामची) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना
आदद), अनुरिण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजित ह ै जिसका संजिप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची
में 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 े इिीस ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सिम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् जिला कलेक्टर दजिण जसदिम को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सिम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के
पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
82 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 सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगगत 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 ी
जसदिम राज्य के साउथ जडजस्ट्रक्ट जिल े म ें NH 510 के दक.मी. 33.6 स े दक.मी. 58.84 (जिला कलेक्रेट दजिण जसदिम
नामची) के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजिप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: जसदिम जिल ेका नाम: साउथ जडजस्ट्रक्ट
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: राबोंगला
गावं का नाम: ललगि ूजवलिे
1 468 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1580000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1580000
2 474 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1380000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1380000
3 475 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0980000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0980000
4 476 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0800000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0800000
5 609 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1200000
6 624 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0320000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0320000
7 626/705 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0480000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0480000
गावं का नाम: लोअर दगाओंग
1 442/641 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0060000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0060000
गावं का नाम: मामररग जवलिे
1 138 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0140000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0140000
2 141 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1400000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1400000
3 143 जनिी काडगमों 0.0100000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0100000
4 33 जनिी काडगमों 0.0043000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0043000
5 59 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0600000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0600000
6 60 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0340000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0340000
7 61 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0600000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0600000
8 63 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0960000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0960000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
गावं का नाम: नारदंग जवलिे
1 377 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1300000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1300000
2 378 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0540000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0540000
3 378/618 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0120000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0120000
4 385 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0220000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0220000
5 386 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0180000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0180000
6 399 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0340000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0340000
7 400 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0700000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0700000
8 401 सरकारी बेन्द्झो 0.0300000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0300000
9 402 जनिी ड्र ै 0.2340000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2340000
10 444 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0160000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0160000
गावं का नाम: उप्परे दगाओंग
1 203 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0330000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0330000
2 605 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0220000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0220000
3 606 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1400000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1400000
कुल 1.9133 1.9133
[फा. सं. NHIDCL/PMU-SKM/Ravangla-Legship/2020-21/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th January, 2022
S.O. 57(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 NH 510 in the
stretch of land from Km 33.6 to Km58.84 (District collectorate South Sikkim Namchi) in the district of SOUTH
DISTRICT in the state of SIKKIM, 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, District Collector South Sikkim 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 NH 510 in the stretch of land from
NH 510 (District collectorate South Sikkim Namchi) in the district of SOUTH DISTRICT in the state of SIKKIM.
State: SIKKIM District: SOUTH DISTRICT
Sl.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Rabongla
Village: Lingzoo Village
1 468 Private dry 0.1580000(Hectare) 0.1580000
2 474 Private dry 0.1380000(Hectare) 0.1380000
3 475 Private dry 0.0980000(Hectare) 0.0980000
4 476 Private dry 0.0800000(Hectare) 0.0800000
5 609 Private dry 0.1200000(Hectare) 0.1200000
6 624 Private dry 0.0320000(Hectare) 0.0320000
7 626/705 Private dry 0.0480000(Hectare) 0.0480000
Village: Lower Dargaon
1 442/641 Private dry 0.0060000(Hectare) 0.0060000
Village: Mamring Village
1 138 Private dry 0.0140000(Hectare) 0.0140000
2 141 Private dry 0.1400000(Hectare) 0.1400000
3 143 Private cardamom 0.0100000(Hectare) 0.0100000
4 33 Private cardamom 0.0043000(Hectare) 0.0043000
5 59 Private dry 0.0600000(Hectare) 0.0600000
6 60 Private dry 0.0340000(Hectare) 0.0340000
7 61 Private dry 0.0600000(Hectare) 0.0600000
8 63 Private dry 0.0960000(Hectare) 0.0960000
Village: Nardang Village
1 377 Private dry 0.1300000(Hectare) 0.1300000
2 378 Private dry 0.0540000(Hectare) 0.0540000
3 378/618 Private dry 0.0120000(Hectare) 0.0120000
4 385 Private dry 0.0220000(Hectare) 0.0220000
5 386 Private dry 0.0180000(Hectare) 0.0180000
6 399 Private dry 0.0340000(Hectare) 0.0340000
7 400 Private dry 0.0700000(Hectare) 0.0700000
8 401 Government banjo 0.0300000(Hectare) 0.0300000
9 402 Private dry 0.2340000(Hectare) 0.2340000
10 444 Private dry 0.0160000(Hectare) 0.0160000
Village: Upper Dargoan[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
1 203 Private Dry 0.0330000(Hectare) 0.0330000
2 605 Private dry 0.0220000(Hectare) 0.0220000
3 606 Private dry 0.1400000(Hectare) 0.1400000
Total 1.9133 1.9133
[F. No. NHIDCL/PMU-SKM/Ravangla-Legship/2020-21/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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