## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 135A
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding the acquisition of land for the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 135A (NH135A) in Uttar Pradesh, India. The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring land needed for the highway project. The key finding is the government's intent to acquire specific plots of land along the designated stretch, providing affected parties with a limited window to raise objections. This report provides an overview of the notification, its implications, and the procedures for affected stakeholders.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative analysis of a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for NH135A, based solely on the content of the provided government document. It outlines the policy's objectives, key provisions, affected stakeholders, and potential implementation aspects.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a *new policy* in the sense that it is the first step in acquiring land for a specific purpose.
* **Core Objective:** The primary objective, as explicitly stated, is to acquire land for the construction, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 135A (NH135A) in the stretch from Km. 34.9 to Km. 73.175 in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As a new policy action for this specific land acquisition, the notification addresses the need for land to facilitate infrastructure development. The underlying problem it seeks to solve is the lack of suitable land for the planned improvements and maintenance activities on NH135A. This implies an existing need for improved road infrastructure in the Bhadohi to Jaunpur region of Uttar Pradesh, with the notification representing the initial step towards addressing this need through land acquisition.
**5. Key Provisions:**
The notification establishes the following key provisions:
* **Declaration of Intent to Acquire:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the NH135A project.
* **Land Description:** The notification includes a schedule that provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey/plot numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area in hectares, specifying locations in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh.
* **Objection Mechanism:** It outlines a process for individuals interested in the land to object to its use for the specified purpose.
* **Timeline for Objections:** Interested parties have twenty-one days from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette to submit their objections.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be made in writing to the Additional District Magistrate/Collector, who acts as the Competent Authority.
* **Hearing and Decision:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner, and to either allow or disallow the objections after further inquiry.
* **Finality of Decision:** The order made by the Competent Authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956, is final.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The directly affected target audience and stakeholders include:
* Landowners and individuals with interests in the land parcels identified in the schedule.
* Residents and communities living in the vicinity of the proposed highway improvements.
* Agricultural communities and businesses whose land is being considered for acquisition.
* Legal practitioners representing landowners and other interested parties.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Central Government) and Additional District Magistrate/Collector (Competent Authority).
* **Timelines:** A twenty-one-day period is specified for submitting objections after the notification's publication. No other specific timelines are provided within this document.
* **Procedures:** The notification outlines the procedure for submitting objections, the hearing process, and the authority's decision-making process. The National Highways Act, 1956, provides the broader legal framework for this process.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this land acquisition notification are:
* Facilitating the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH135A.
* Improving road connectivity and transportation efficiency in the region.
* Potentially increasing economic activity and accessibility for local communities.
* Possible displacement and disruption for landowners and communities affected by the land acquisition.
* Potential for disputes and legal challenges related to the acquisition process.
**9. Conclusion:**
This notification represents a crucial step in the process of upgrading NH135A. It outlines the government's intent to acquire specific land parcels, establishes procedures for stakeholders to voice concerns, and sets the stage for potential infrastructure improvements. The notification's significance lies in its potential to improve transportation infrastructure, promote economic development, and affect the lives of individuals and communities residing along the highway corridor. It is critical for stakeholders to understand their rights and obligations under the notification and to engage actively in the objection process if they are directly affected by the land acquisition.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition.
48 of 1956: Reference number of the National Highways Act, 1956.
section 3A: Section of the National Highways Act, 1956 that confers powers related to land acquisition.
section 3C: Section of the National Highways Act, 1956 related to objections to land use.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: Government organization issuing the notification.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for land acquisition.
NH135A: National Highway number for which land is being acquired.
Additional District Magistrate Collector: Designated Competent Authority for handling objections.
UTTAR PRADESH: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
JAUNPUR: District in Uttar Pradesh where land is being acquired.
Km. 34.9 to Km. 73.175: The stretch of land on NH135A being acquired.
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स.ं 1822] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, अप्रलै 24, 2025/ विै ाख 4, 1947
No. 1822] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2025/VAISAKHA 4, 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रलै , 2025
का.आ. 1855(अ).—केन्द्रीय सिकाि, िाष्ट्रीय िाजमार्ग अधिधनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अधिधनयम कहा र्या ह)ै की िािा 3क की उप-िािा (1) द्वािा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् किते हुए, यह समािान
हो जाने के पश्चात ् कक उत्ति प्रदेश िाज्य के जौनपिु धजले म ें NH-135A के कक.मी. 34.9 स े कक.मी.73.175 (भदोही स े
जौनपुि) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के धनमागण (चौड़ीकिण/पेव्ड शोल्डि सधहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आकद), अनिु क्षण, प्रबन्द्िन
औि प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोजन के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका संधक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसचू ी म ें कदया र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम
का अजगन किन े के अपन े आशय की घोषणा किती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधनयम की िािा 3र् की उप-िािा (1) के अिीन पूवोक्त प्रयोजन के
धलए ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पि िाजपत्र म ें इस अधिसूचना के प्रकाशन की तािीख स े इक्कीस कदन के भीति अपनी आपधत्त
2730 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
प्रकट कि सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकािी, अर्ागत ् अपि धजलाधिकािी एव ं कलेक्टि को धलधखत रूप म े प्रस्ततु की जाएर्ी औि
उसम ें उसके आिाि अधिकधर्त ककए जाएर्ं े औि सक्षम प्राधिकािी, आपधत्तकता ग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप म े या ककसी धवधिक
पेशेवि द्वािा सुने जान े का अवसि देर्ा औि ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी औि जााँच किने के पश्चात,् यकद
कोई हो, धजस े सक्षम प्राधिकािी आवश्यक समझे, आदशे द्वािा या तो आपधत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कि सकेर्ा या अननज्ञु ात कि
सकेर्ा ।
उक्त अधिधनयम की िािा 3र् की उप-िािा (2) के अिीन सक्षम प्राधिकािी द्वािा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम होर्ा ।
इस अधिसूचना के अतं र्तग आन े वाली भूधम के िेखांक औि अन्द्य ब्यौिे सक्षम प्राधिकािी के उक्त कायागलय म ें उपलब्ि ह ैं औि
उनका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वािा धनिीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै ।
अनसु चू ी
उत्ति प्रदेश िाज्य के जौनपिु धजल े म ेंNH-135A के कक.मी. 34.9 स े कक.मी.73.175 (भदोही स े जौनपिु ) के धलए अजनग
की जान े वाली सिं चना िधहत अर्वा सिं चना सधहत भधू म का सधं क्षप्त धवविण
िाज्य का नाम: उत्ति प्रदेश धजल े का नाम: जौनपिु
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकाि भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फल भूधम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयि)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: जौनपिु
र्ावं का नाम: मदािपिु दोयम
कृधष / आबादी
1 59 अन्द्य 0.0142 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.0142
/भीटा
र्ावं का नाम: हिबसपिु
2 103 धनजी कृधष 0.0309 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.0309
3 121 धनजी कृधष 0.0171 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.0171
4 274 धनजी कृधष 0.0085 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.0085[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
5 275 धनजी कृधष 0.004 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.004
र्ावं का नाम: िसने ा (कुददपु िु )
6 1578 धनजी कृधष 0.003 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.003
र्ावं का नाम: िामदयाल (र्होिा)
7 562 धनजी कृधष 0.007 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.007
8 656 सिकािी नवीन पिती 0.028 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.028
तालकु का नाम: मरिअहु
र्ावं का नाम: उन्द्चनीखदु ग
9 637 धनजी कृधष 0.016 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.016
र्ावं का नाम: धसकंदिपिु
10 39 धनजी कृधष 0.008 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.008
र्ावं का नाम: जोर्ापिु
11 408 सिकािी आबादी 0.0026 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.0026
12 409 सिकािी बंजि 0.001 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.001
र्ावं का नाम: पचवल
13 331 धनजी कृधष 0.0674 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.0674
14 737 धनजी कृधष 0.0185 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.0185
15 993 अन्द्य कृधष/आवादी 0.0155 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.0155
र्ावं का नाम: िनआु
16 184 धनजी कृधष 0.028 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.028
17 188 धनजी कृधष 0.012 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.012
18 191 धनजी कृधष 0.019 (हक्े टेयि ) 0.019
Total 0.3007
[फा. सं. NH-135A-2020-21/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi,the 24 th April,2025
S.O. 1855 (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 NH-135A in the stretch of land from Km. 34.9 to
Km. 73.175 (Bhadohi to Jaunpur) in the district of JAUNPUR 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, Additional District Magistrate &
Collector 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 NH-135A in the stretch
of land from Km. 34.9 to Km. 73.175 (Bhadohi to Jaunpur) in the district of JAUNPUR in the state of
UTTAR PRADESH
State: UTTAR PRADESH District: JAUNPUR
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Nature of Land Area Area
Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Jaunpur
Village: Madarpur Doym
Agricultural/
1 59 Common 0.0142 (Hectare ) 0.0142
Population/ Bhita
Village: Harbuspur[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
2 103 Private Agricultural 0.0309 (Hectare ) 0.0309
3 121 Private Agricultural 0.0171 (Hectare ) 0.0171
4 274 Private Agricultural 0.0085 (Hectare ) 0.0085
5 275 Private Agricultural 0.004 (Hectare ) 0.004
Village: Rasena (Kuddupur)
6 1578 Private Agricultural 0.003 (Hectare ) 0.003
Village: Ram Dayal (Gahora)
7 562 Private Agricultural 0.007 (Hectare ) 0.007
8 656 Government Naveen Parti 0.028 (Hectare ) 0.028
Taluk: Mariahu
Village: Unchani Kurd
9 637 Private Agricultural 0.016 (Hectare ) 0.016
Village: Sikandarpur
10 39 Private Agricultural 0.008 (Hectare ) 0.008
Village: Jogapur
11 408 Government Awadi 0.0026 (Hectare ) 0.0026
12 409 Government Barren 0.001 (Hectare ) 0.001
Village: Pachval
13 331 Private Agricultural 0.0674 (Hectare ) 0.0674
14 737 Private Agricultural 0.0185 (Hectare ) 0.0185
15 993 Common Agricultural/Awadi 0.0155 (Hectare ) 0.0155
Village: Dhanuha
16 184 Private Agricultural 0.028 (Hectare ) 0.028
17 188 Private Agricultural 0.012 (Hectare ) 0.012
18 191 Private Agricultural 0.019 (Hectare ) 0.019
Total 0.3007
[F.No.NH-135A-2020-21/3A]
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