## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 965 Expansion
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, concerning the acquisition of land for the building, widening (specifically two-lane with paved shoulder and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway (NH) 965 within the state of Maharashtra. The core purpose of this notification is to declare the government's intention to acquire specific parcels of land for the aforementioned infrastructure development. The key finding is the declaration of intent to acquire land in the Solapur district of Maharashtra, with details on the specific survey plot numbers and land areas affected.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative overview and analysis of a government notification regarding land acquisition for the expansion and maintenance of National Highway 965, based solely on the provided text. This report will outline the policy's objectives, background, key provisions, affected parties, inferred implementation aspects, and expected outcomes.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This appears to be a new policy implementation related to land acquisition under the existing National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, based on the provided text, is to acquire land for the following purposes:
* Building/Widening of NH-965 (specifically, two-lane with paved shoulder and four-laning).
* Maintenance of NH-965.
* Management and Operation of NH-965.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is a new policy implementation under existing legislation, the National Highways Act, 1956, and addresses the likely problem/issue that infrastructure development on NH-965 requires additional land beyond the existing right-of-way. The text explicitly states the land is required for building, widening, maintenance, management and operation, suggesting a need to improve the existing highway to meet current and future traffic demands and safety standards.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **Declaration of Intent to Acquire Land:** The primary provision is the Central Government's declaration of its intention to acquire land for the stated purposes, under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Land Details:** The notification includes a schedule detailing the specific parcels of land to be acquired, including:
* State (Maharashtra) and District (Solapur).
* Taluk (Malshiras).
* Villages (Bondale, Dasur, Dharampuri, Khudus, Mandave, Tondale, Ughadewadi, Velapur).
* Survey Plot Numbers.
* Type of Land (Private).
* Nature of Land (Agriculture).
* Area in Hectares.
* **Objection Mechanism:** The notification establishes a process for individuals interested in the land to object to its acquisition. Objectors have 21 days from the date of publication to submit their objections in writing to the Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Officer, Malshiras Division Akluj).
* **Hearing of Objections:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner, and to consider the objections before making a final order. The order of the Competent Authority is final.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The directly affected stakeholders are:
* **Landowners:** Individuals and entities owning the land parcels listed in the schedule are directly affected by the potential land acquisition.
* **Residents:** Residents of the villages listed (Bondale, Dasur, Dharampuri, Khudus, Mandave, Tondale, Ughadewadi, Velapur) who may be indirectly impacted by the highway expansion.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH):** The issuing authority of the notification.
* **National Highways Authority of India (NHAI):** Likely involved in the execution of the project, given the reference number "NHAIPIUPUNEPALKHI MARGLA20173A".
* **Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Officer, Malshiras Division Akluj):** Responsible for receiving and processing objections to the land acquisition.
* **Timelines and Procedures:**
* **Objection Period:** 21 days from the date of publication of the notification.
* **Objection Submission:** Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority is required to provide a hearing to objectors.
* **Land Plans Availability:** The notification mentions 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 likely intended outcomes of this land acquisition are:
* **Improved Highway Infrastructure:** Expansion and upgrades to NH-965, including two-lane with paved shoulder and four-laning.
* **Enhanced Connectivity:** Improved transportation and connectivity in the region.
* **Economic Development:** Potential for economic growth due to improved transportation infrastructure.
* **Potential Displacement:** Landowners may face displacement, impacting their livelihoods, however this is balanced against public purpose.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed represents a key step in the process of acquiring land for the building, widening, maintenance, management and operation of National Highway 965. It is significant because it initiates the land acquisition process, sets out the rights of those affected to object, and identifies the responsible authorities. While the notification is specific to the listed land parcels in Maharashtra, it is part of a broader effort to upgrade and expand the national highway network, contributing to improved transportation infrastructure and economic development. The timely and fair implementation of this notification is crucial for minimizing disruption to affected landowners and ensuring the smooth progress of the highway project.
Key Entities Referenced
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: Government ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition for national highways.
NH 965: National Highway number 965, the road for which land is being acquired.
MAHARASHTRA: The state where the land acquisition is taking place.
SOLAPUR: The district in Maharashtra where the land acquisition is taking place.
Malshiras: Taluk within Solapur district.
Akluj: Location of the Sub Divisional Officer, Malshiras Division.
Sub Divisional Officer, Malshiras Division Akluj: Competent Authority for land acquisition.
Bondale: Village in Malshiras Taluk, Solapur District, Maharashtra.
Dasur: Village in Malshiras Taluk, Solapur District, Maharashtra.
Dharampuri: Village in Malshiras Taluk, Solapur District, Maharashtra.
Khudus: Village in Malshiras Taluk, Solapur District, Maharashtra.
Mandave: Village in Malshiras Taluk, Solapur District, Maharashtra.
Tondale: Village in Malshiras Taluk, Solapur District, Maharashtra.
Ughadewadi: Village in Malshiras Taluk, Solapur District, Maharashtra.
Velapur: Village in Malshiras Taluk, Solapur District, Maharashtra.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director
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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.ं 857] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, फरवरी 28, 2022/ फाल्ग नु 9, 1943
No. 857] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022/PHALGUNA 9, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 28 फरवरी, 2022
का.आ. 887(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के सोलापूर जिले म ें NH 965 के दक.मी. 59/000 स े दक.मी. 117/000
(उप-जवभागीय अजधकारी, माळजिरस जवभाग अकलूि) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-
लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका
संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिनग करने 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 दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
1378 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत् उप-संभागीय अजधकारी, माळजिरस जवभाग अकलूि को जलजखत
रूप म ें प्रस्ट्ततु की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत
रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िान े का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और
िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनज्ञु ात कर
सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
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 सोलापरू जिल े म ेंNH 965 के दक.मी. 59/000 स े दक.मी. 117/000 (उप-जवभागीय अजधकारी,
माळजिरस जवभाग अकलिू ) के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: सोलापरू
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: मालजिरस
गावं का नाम: बोंडल े
1 80 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0268000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0268000
गावं का नाम: िसरू
1 141 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.2828000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2828000
2 142 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0510000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0510000
3 143 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0066000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0066000
4 144 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.8907000(हक्े टेयर) 0.8907000
गावं का नाम: धमपग रू ी
1 20 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0932000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0932000
गावं का नाम: खडूस
1 265 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0748000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0748000
2 267 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0136000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0136000
गावं का नाम: माण्डव े[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
1 1011 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0260000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0260000
2 1015 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0256000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0256000
3 994 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0648000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0648000
गावं का नाम: तोंडल े
1 20 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.1111000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1111000
2 21 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0465000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0465000
गावं का नाम: उघडेवाडी
1 387 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0193000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0193000
2 388 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0092000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0092000
3 389 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0927000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0927000
गावं का नाम: वले ापरू
1 1062 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.3226000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3226000
2 1064 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.2121000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2121000
कुल 2.3694 2.3694
[फा. स.ं NHAI/PIU/PUNE/PALKHI MARG/LA/2017/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th February, 2022
S.O. 887(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 965 in the
stretch of land from Km. 59/000 to Km. 117/000 (Sub Divisional Officer, Malshiras Division Akluj) in the district of
SOLAPUR 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, Sub divisional Officer, Malshiras
Division Akluj 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 965 in the stretch of land
from Km. 59/000 to Km. 117/000 (Sub Divisional Officer, Malshiras Division Akluj) in the district of
SOLAPUR in the state of MAHARASHTRA.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: SOLAPUR
Sl. No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Malshiras
Village: Bondale
1 80 Private Agriculture 0.0268000(Hectare ) 0.0268000
Village: Dasur
1 141 Private Agriculture 0.2828000(Hectare ) 0.2828000
2 142 Private Agriculture 0.0510000(Hectare ) 0.0510000
3 143 Private Agriculture 0.0066000(Hectare ) 0.0066000
4 144 Private Agriculture 0.8907000(Hectare ) 0.8907000
Village: Dharampuri
1 20 Private Agriculture 0.0932000(Hectare ) 0.0932000
Village: Khudus
1 265 Private Agriculture 0.0748000(Hectare ) 0.0748000
2 267 Private Agriculture 0.0136000(Hectare ) 0.0136000
Village: Mandave
1 1011 Private Agriculture 0.0260000(Hectare ) 0.0260000
2 1015 Private Agriculture 0.0256000(Hectare ) 0.0256000
3 994 Private Agriculture 0.0648000(Hectare ) 0.0648000
Village: Tondale
1 20 Private Agriculture 0.1111000(Hectare ) 0.1111000
2 21 Private Agriculture 0.0465000(Hectare ) 0.0465000
Village: Ughadewadi
1 387 Private Agriculture 0.0193000(Hectare ) 0.0193000
2 388 Private Agriculture 0.0092000(Hectare ) 0.0092000
3 389 Private Agriculture 0.0927000(Hectare ) 0.0927000
Village: Velapur
1 1062 Private Agriculture 0.3226000(Hectare ) 0.3226000
2 1064 Private Agriculture 0.2121000(Hectare ) 0.2121000
Total 2.3694 2.3694
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/PUNE/PALKHI MARG/LA/2017/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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