## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway 160 Extension 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 for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 160 Extension (NH160 Ext.) in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. The core purpose of this notification is to declare the government's intention to acquire land for this infrastructure project. Key findings include the specification of the land required, the process for objections, and the responsible authority. This report provides an overview of the land acquisition process based solely on the provided text.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide information and analysis regarding a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for the National Highway 160 Extension project in Maharashtra. This analysis is based solely on the content of the provided notification and aims to inform stakeholders about the declared intention, relevant procedures, and affected areas.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* Core Objective(s): The core objective, as inferred from the provided text, is to facilitate the building, widening, maintenance, management and operation of NH160 Ext. by acquiring the necessary land.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* The policy addresses the need for land to facilitate infrastructure development (specifically the NH160 Ext. project). The text indicates that the land is required for "building, wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation" suggesting the existing infrastructure is either inadequate or non-existent. This highlights a need to improve transportation infrastructure in the region.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* This is a *new policy* declaration regarding intent to acquire land, not an amendment.
* **Main Components & Rules:**
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the NH160 Ext. project.
* **Land Description:** The notification includes a schedule describing the land to be acquired, specifying survey numbers, type of land (Government/Private/Common), nature of land (Agriculture/Non-Agriculture), area in hectares, and location by village.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals interested 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 Ahmednagar), stating the grounds for the objection.
* **Hearing of Objections:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner.
* **Authority Decision:** The Competent Authority will decide to either allow or disallow objections after conducting an inquiry and hearing the objectors. The decision of the Competent Authority is final.
* **Access to Land Plans:** Land plans and other details regarding the acquisition are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the directly affected target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners whose land is identified in the Schedule for acquisition.
* Residents of Arangaon, Baburdi Bend, Burudgaon, HiwareZare, Kedgaon, Khadaki and Khandala villages in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra
* The Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Officer Ahmednagar).
* Legal practitioners representing objectors.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* Responsible agency/bodies: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Sub Divisional Officer Ahmednagar (Competent Authority)
* Timelines or procedures: 21-day period for landowners to object to the acquisition after the date of publication of the notification. The Competent Authority then proceeds with hearing and deciding on the objections. The date of notification is June 9, 2021.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The likely intended outcome is the successful acquisition of land required for the NH160 Ext. project. This, in turn, should facilitate the improvement of road infrastructure, potentially leading to better connectivity, economic growth, and improved transportation efficiency in the region. The project encompasses various improvements from building to widening of roads, suggesting a significant upgrade to the existing infrastructure.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines the government's intention to acquire land for the NH160 Ext. project in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. It establishes a clear process for objections from affected landowners and designates the Sub Divisional Officer Ahmednagar as the Competent Authority. The successful implementation of this notification is critical for the progress of the highway project and the anticipated benefits to the region's infrastructure and economy.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law enacted in 1956 related to national highways, referenced in the notification.
NH160 Ext.: National Highway 160 Extension. The highway is being widened/improved in the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 19.68.
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra: A district in the state of Maharashtra where the land acquisition for the highway project is taking place.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport and highways, which issued the notification.
Arangaon, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra: Village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra. Land from this village is to be acquired for highway construction.
Baburdi Bend, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra: Village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra. Land from this village is to be acquired for highway construction.
Burudgaon, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra: Village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra. Land from this village is to be acquired for highway construction.
HiwareZare, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra: Village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra. Land from this village is to be acquired for highway construction.
Kedgaon, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra: Village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra. Land from this village is to be acquired for highway construction.
Khadaki, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra: Village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra. Land from this village is to be acquired for highway construction.
Khandala, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra: Village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra. Land from this village is to be acquired for highway construction.
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स.ं 2059] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, िनू 9, 2021/ज्य ष्े ठ 19, 1943
No. 2059] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021/JYAISTHA 19, 1943
सड़क पररवहन एव ंरािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 9 िून, 2021
का.आ. 2219(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 करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के अहमदनगर जिले म ें NH160 Ext. के दक.मी. 0 स े दक.मी.19.68 (कलेक्टर
ऑदिस कैंपस ) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण,
प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीचे अनुसूची म ें 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 े इक्कीस ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
3087 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् सबजडजविनल अिसर अहमदनगर को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम 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 सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग 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 अहमदनगर जिल ेम ेंNH160 Ext. के दक.मी. 0 स ेदक.मी.19.68 (कलक्े टर ऑदिस कैंपस ) के जलए
अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: अहमदनगर
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे िल भूजम का क्षत्रे िल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: अहमदनगर
गावं का नाम: अरणगावं
1 29 सरकारी कृषक 0.0016000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0016000
2 4 जनिी कृषक 0.0420000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0420000
गावं का नाम: बांबडु ी बदें
1 131 जनिी कृषक 0.0300000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0300000
गावं का नाम: बरुु डगावं
1 105 जनिी कृषक / अकृषक 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000
गावं का नाम: जहवरेझरे
1 164 जनिी कृषक 0.0100000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0100000
2 170 जनिी कृषक 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0025000
3 313/2 जनिी कृषक 0.0600000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0600000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
4 316 अन्द्य कृषक 0.0900000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0900000
5 339/1 जनिी कृषक 0.0054000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0054000
6 351 जनिी कृषक 0.0100000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0100000
7 7 जनिी कृषक 0.0050000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050000
गावं का नाम: केडगावं
1 147 जनिी कृषक / अकृषक 0.0300000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0300000
2 148/1 जनिी कृषक / अकृषक 0.0100000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0100000
3 148/3 जनिी कृषक 0.0100000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0100000
4 148/6 जनिी कृषक 0.0800000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0800000
5 149 जनिी कृषक / अकृषक 0.1100000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1100000
गावं का नाम: खडकी
1 76 जनिी कृषक 0.0050000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050000
2 77 जनिी कृषक 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000
गावं का नाम: खडं ाला
1 205 जनिी कृषक / अकृषक 0.0468000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0468000
कुल 0.5883 0.5883
[िा. सं. NH-12014/91/2016-MAH(P-6)/3A1]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th June, 2021
S.O. 2219(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 NH160 Ext. in
the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 19.68 (Collector Office Campus) in the district of AHMEDNAGAR 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Sub Divisional Officer Ahmednagar
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 NH160 Ext. in the stretch of land
from Km. 0 to Km. 19.68 Ext. (Collector Office Campus) in the district of AHMEDNAGAR in the state of
MAHARASHTRA.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: AHMEDNAGAR
Sno Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Ahmednagar
Village: Arangaon
1 29 Government Agriculture 0.0016000(Hectare) 0.0016000
2 4 Private Agriculture 0.0420000(Hectare) 0.0420000
Village: Baburdi Bend
1 131 Private Agriculture 0.0300000(Hectare) 0.0300000
Village: Burudgaon
1 105 Private Agriculture / Non Agriculture 0.0200000(Hectare) 0.0200000
Village: Hiware-Zare
1 164 Private Agriculture 0.0100000(Hectare) 0.0100000
2 170 Private Agriculture 0.0025000(Hectare) 0.0025000
3 313/2 Private Agriculture 0.0600000(Hectare) 0.0600000
4 316 Common Agriculture 0.0900000(Hectare) 0.0900000
5 339/1 Private Agriculture 0.0054000(Hectare) 0.0054000
6 351 Private Agriculture 0.0100000(Hectare) 0.0100000
7 7 Private Agriculture 0.0050000(Hectare) 0.0050000
Village: Kedgaon
1 147 Private Agriculture / Non Agriculture 0.0300000(Hectare) 0.0300000
2 148/1 Private Agriculture / Non Agriculture 0.0100000(Hectare) 0.0100000
3 148/3 Private Agriculture 0.0100000(Hectare) 0.0100000
4 148/6 Private Agriculture 0.0800000(Hectare) 0.0800000
5 149 Private Agriculture / Non Agriculture 0.1100000(Hectare) 0.1100000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Village: Khadaki
1 76 Private Agriculture 0.0050000(Hectare) 0.0050000
2 77 Private Agriculture 0.0200000(Hectare) 0.0200000
Village: Khandala
1 205 Private Agriculture / Non Agriculture 0.0468000(Hectare) 0.0468000
Total 0.5883 0.5883
[F. No. NH-12014/91/2016-MAH(P-6)/3A1]
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