## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 166 (NH166)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, published in the Gazette of India on April 7, 2022. The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 166 (NH166) from Km 0.000 to Km 137.285. The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring necessary land for highway improvement. The key finding is that the notification initiates the land acquisition process, outlines the rights of landowners to object, and specifies the areas of land affected.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative analysis of a government notification regarding land acquisition for the development of National Highway 166 (NH166) in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. The analysis is based solely on the text of the provided notification published in the Gazette of India on April 7, 2022.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a new policy initiative regarding land acquisition for the specified stretch of NH166.
* **Core Objective(s):** To acquire land for the building, widening (including two-lane with paved shoulders and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH166 within the specified section (Km. 0.000 to Km. 137.285) in the Ratnagiri-Kolhapur section. The overarching goal is improvement of the highway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This notification addresses the need for land acquisition to facilitate the improvement and expansion of NH166. Given the stated purpose of building, widening, maintenance, management and operation of the highway, it can be inferred that the existing infrastructure is either inadequate, requires upgrading to meet current traffic demands, or needs improvement for safety and efficiency. The notification indicates a public purpose necessitating land acquisition.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As a new policy initiative for this specific land acquisition:
* The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the stated purpose.
* The affected land is located in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, along the NH166 stretch from Km 0.000 to Km 137.285 in the Ratnagiri-Kolhapur section.
* The notification includes a schedule detailing the specific land parcels to be acquired, including survey numbers, plot numbers, type of land (private, agricultural, non-agricultural), nature of land, and area in hectares.
* Interested persons (landowners) are granted the right to object to the land acquisition within twenty-one days from the date of publication of the notification.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Deputy Collector, LAO No. 6, Kolhapur), stating the grounds for the objection.
* The Competent Authority is required to provide the objector an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner, before making a decision on the objection.
* The decision of the Competent Authority is final.
* Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners whose properties fall within the specified stretch of NH166 in the Kolhapur district.
* Residents and businesses located in the affected area.
* The Competent Authority (Deputy Collector, LAO No. 6, Kolhapur) responsible for managing the land acquisition process and addressing objections.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), implied through the F. No. NHAIPIUSLPLA163A1.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Competent Authority (Deputy Collector, LAO No. 6, Kolhapur) are directly responsible for implementing the policy. The NHAI is also involved.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** Landowners have 21 days from the date of notification publication (April 7, 2022) to file objections. The Competent Authority must then review and address these objections through a hearing process. The notification triggers the process of land acquisition according to the National Highways Act, 1956.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this land acquisition are:
* Acquisition of necessary land parcels for the improvement of NH166.
* Facilitation of infrastructure development, including widening and upgrading the highway.
* Improved transportation connectivity and efficiency within the region.
* Potential economic benefits from improved transportation infrastructure.
* Potential displacement and disruption for landowners and residents in the acquired areas, requiring compensation and resettlement measures.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification published on April 7, 2022, initiates the land acquisition process for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH166 in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. It outlines the rights of landowners to object and specifies the areas of land affected. This policy is a crucial step toward improving transportation infrastructure in the region, potentially leading to enhanced connectivity and economic growth. Affected parties should take note of the specified timelines and procedures for raising objections. The land acquisition enables the infrastructure improvements that will likely benefit the Affected Industry.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Location of publication of the gazette.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the notification is issued; specifically, subsection 1 of section 3A.
Central Government: The entity exercising power under the National Highways Act, 1956 to acquire land.
NH166: National Highway 166, the road for which land is being acquired. The section is from Km. 0.000 to Km. 137.285.
RatnagiriKolhapur Section: Section of NH166. Land acquisition is for building, widening, maintenance, management and operation of this section.
KOLHAPUR: District in Maharashtra where the land acquisition is taking place.
MAHARASHTRA: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
Deputy Collector, LAO No. 6, Kolhapur: Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Karveer: Taluk in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra
Bhuye: Village in Karveer Taluk, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra
Bhuyewadi: Village in Karveer Taluk, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra
Padvalwadi: Village in Karveer Taluk, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra
Shiye: Village in Karveer Taluk, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra
Panhala: Taluk in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra
PimpaleSatave: Village in Panhala Taluk, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: Ministry responsible for the notification.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director within the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
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स.ं 1597] नई ददल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, अप्रलै 7, 2022/चत्रै 17, 1944
No. 1597] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022/CHAITRA 17, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 7 अप्रैल, 2022
का.आ. 1680(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 महाराष्ट्र राज्य के कोल्हापूर जिले म ें NH-166 के दक.मी. 0.000 स े दक.मी.137.285 (रत्नाजगरी -
कोल्हापूर सेक्िन) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पव्े ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लने 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 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 ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् उप जिल्हाजधकारी, भूसंपादन अजधकारी क्रमांक 6, कोल्हापूर को
जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को
व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर दगे ा 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 अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
2487 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग 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 कोल्हापरू जिल े म ेंNH-166 के दक.मी. 0.000 स ेदक.मी.137.285 (रत्नाजगरी - कोल्हापरू सक्े िन) के
जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: कोल्हापरू
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: करवीर
गावं का नाम: भयु े
1 260/1 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0950000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0950000
2 261 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0215000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0215000
3 263 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0595000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0595000
4 264 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0160000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0160000
5 46 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0260000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0260000
6 47 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0085000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0085000
7 56/2 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0400000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0400000
8 56/3 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0400000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0400000
9 57/5 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0060000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0060000
10 57/8 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0055000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0055000
11 58 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.1000000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1000000
12 69 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0600000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0600000
13 74 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0430000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0430000
गावं का नाम: भयू वे ाडी
1 137 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.2425000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2425000
2 80 part जनिी कृजषक 0.5100000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.5100000
गावं का नाम: पढ़वालवाड़ी
1 358/B Part जनिी अकृजषक 0.1400000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1400000
गावं का नाम: जिय े
1 100/8 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0200000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2 217/1 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0120000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0120000
3 95/6 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.2350000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2350000
तालकु का नाम: पन्द्हाला
गावं का नाम: जपम्पल-े सातव े
1 28 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0902000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0902000
2 411/B Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0060000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0060000
कुल 1.7767 1.7767
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU/SLP/LA/16/3A1]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th April, 2022
S.O. 1680(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-166 in the
stretch of land from Km. 0.000 to Km. 137.285 (Ratnagiri-Kolhapur Section) in the district of KOLHAPUR 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.
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Deputy Collector, LAO No. 6,
Kolhapur 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 in the stretch of land from
Km. 0.000 to Km.137.285 (Ratnagiri-Kolhapur Section)of NH-166 in the district of KOLHAPUR in the state of
MAHARASHTRA.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: KOLHAPUR
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Karveer
Village: Bhuye
1 260/1 Part Private Agricultural 0.0950000(Hectare ) 0.0950000
2 261 Part Private Agricultural 0.0215000(Hectare ) 0.0215000
3 263 Part Private Agricultural 0.0595000(Hectare ) 0.0595000
4 264 Part Private Agricultural 0.0160000(Hectare ) 0.01600004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
5 46 Part Private Agricultural 0.0260000(Hectare ) 0.0260000
6 47 Part Private Agricultural 0.0085000(Hectare ) 0.0085000
7 56/2 Part Private Agricultural 0.0400000(Hectare ) 0.0400000
8 56/3 Part Private Agricultural 0.0400000(Hectare ) 0.0400000
9 57/5 Part Private Agricultural 0.0060000(Hectare ) 0.0060000
10 57/8 Part Private Agricultural 0.0055000(Hectare ) 0.0055000
11 58 Part Private Agricultural 0.1000000(Hectare ) 0.1000000
12 69 Part Private Agricultural 0.0600000(Hectare ) 0.0600000
13 74 Part Private Agricultural 0.0430000(Hectare ) 0.0430000
Village: Bhuyewadi
1 137 Part Private Agricultural 0.2425000(Hectare ) 0.2425000
2 80 part Private Agricultural 0.5100000(Hectare ) 0.5100000
Village: Padvalwadi
1 358/B Part Private Non- Agricultural 0.1400000(Hectare ) 0.1400000
Village: Shiye
1 100/8 Part Private Agricultural 0.0200000(Hectare ) 0.0200000
2 217/1 Part Private Agricultural 0.0120000(Hectare ) 0.0120000
3 95/6 Part Private Agricultural 0.2350000(Hectare ) 0.2350000
Taluk: Panhala
Village: Pimpale-Satave
1 28 Part Private Agricultural 0.0902000(Hectare ) 0.0902000
2 411/B Part Private Agricultural 0.0060000(Hectare ) 0.0060000
Total 1.7767 1.7767
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/SLP/LA/16/3A1]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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