## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway Expansion in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the intended acquisition of land in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. This notification outlines the government's intention to acquire land for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of a National Highway section yet to be assigned a number, specifically between Km 292.400 and Km 314.000 of the Surat-Nashik-Ahmednagar GreenField Section. The report identifies the affected landowners and outlines the procedure for raising objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview of a government notification concerning land acquisition for the expansion and maintenance of a National Highway in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, based solely on the provided text. The report aims to inform stakeholders about the implications of this notification and the procedures involved.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy action within the framework of the National Highways Act, 1956, rather than an amendment.
* **Core Objective:** As inferred from the text, the core objective is to facilitate the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway section yet to be assigned a number, specifically between Km 292.400 and Km 314.000 of the Surat-Nashik-Ahmednagar GreenField Section. This will improve infrastructure connectivity.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The policy addresses the need for improved national highway infrastructure. The construction, widening, and maintenance activities are necessary for better connectivity, transportation efficiency, and economic development in the region. This is stated as being "for the public purpose".
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
Since this is a new policy action (land acquisition notification), the key provisions include:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the specified highway project.
* **Land Identification:** The notification includes a schedule detailing the specific land parcels to be acquired, including survey plot numbers, type of land (private/government), nature of land (dry/wet/river/road), and area in hectares.
* **Objection Procedure:** The notification provides a 21-day window for individuals interested in the land to raise objections to the acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Dy. Collector Land Acquisition No.1 Ahmednagar is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and address objections.
* **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, before making a decision.
* **Finality of Order:** The order made by the Competent Authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the said Act shall be final.
* **Land Plan Availability:** 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.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners within the specified stretch of land in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra (specifically in Kapurwadi village).
* Residents and businesses in the affected area.
* The Dy. Collector Land Acquisition No.1 Ahmednagar, serving as the competent authority.
* The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the responsible agency. The Dy. Collector Land Acquisition No.1 Ahmednagar acts as the Competent Authority.
* **Timeline:** Landowners have 21 days from the date of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette (January 12, 2022) to file objections.
* **Procedure:** Landowners must submit objections in writing to the Competent Authority, stating the grounds for their objections. The Competent Authority will then hold hearings and make a final decision.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes include:
* Acquisition of the necessary land for the expansion and maintenance of the National Highway.
* Improved infrastructure connectivity and transportation efficiency.
* Potential economic benefits associated with improved transportation.
* Potential displacement and disruption for affected landowners.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents a significant step towards improving national highway infrastructure. Landowners are advised to carefully review the notification and, if necessary, exercise their right to object within the specified timeframe. This policy action will likely have a substantial impact on the stakeholders in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, both positive and negative. It is crucial for all involved parties to understand their rights and responsibilities throughout the land acquisition process.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: The city where the notification was issued.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022: The date of the notification.
PAUSHA 22, 1943: The date of the notification according to the Saka calendar.
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: The official publication in which the notification is published.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The government ministry issuing the notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for the land acquisition.
Surat Nashik Ahmednagar GreenField Section: The specific section of the National Highway for which land is being acquired.
AHMEDNAGAR: The district in Maharashtra where the land acquisition is taking place.
MAHARASHTRA: The state where the land acquisition is taking place.
Dy. Collector Land Acquisition No.1 Ahmednagar: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
National Highway No.: The National Highway number which is yet to be assigned in the stretch of land from Km. 292.400 to Km. 314.000
Kapurwadi: Village in Ahmednagar District
NHAIGreenFieldLA20183A1: File number for the notification.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director who signed the notification.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: The location where the notification was printed.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: The publisher of the notification.
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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.ं 163] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, जनवरी 12, 2022/पौष 22, 1943
No. 163] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022/PAUSHA 22, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 12 जनवरी, 2022
का.आ. 167(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जजसे 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 जाने के पश्चात दक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के अहमदनगर जजले म ें राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग संख्या अभी जनर्ददष्ट दकया जाना ह ै के
दक.मी. 292.400 स े दक.मी. 314.000 (सुरत – नाजिक – अहमदनगर ग्रीनदिल्ड सेक्िन) के जनमागण (चौड़ा करन,े
छे/आठ लेन का बनाने, आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबंध और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोजन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह,ै जजसका संजक्षप्त
वणगन नीच ेअनुसुची म ेंददया गया ह,ै एतद्वारा ऐसी भूजम का अजगन करन े के अपन े आिय की घोषणा करती ह;ै
कोई भी व्यजक्त, जो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उपधारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोजन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर राजपत्र म ें इस अजधसचू ना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इदिस ददन के भीतर अपनी
आक्षेप प्रकट कर सकेगा;
ऐसा प्रत् यके आक्षेप सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत उप-जजल्हाजधकारी भूजम अजगन संख्या 1, अहमदनगर, को जलजखत
रूप म ें दकया जायेगा और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकय े जायेंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आक्षेपकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप
म ें या दकसी जवजध व्यवसायी द्वारा सुने जाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसे सभी आक्षेपों की सुनवाई करन े के पश्चात तथा ऐसी
और जााँच करने के पश्चात, यदद कोई हो, जजसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आक्षेपों को अनुद्यात
कर सकेगा या अननुद्यात कर सकेगा;
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग उपधारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई आदेि अंजतम होगा;
और
234 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग आने वाली भूजम के भूरेखांक और अन्द्य ब्योरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनररक्षण दकया जा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के अहमदनगर जजल ेम ेंराजमाग गसख्ं या अभी जनर्ददष्ट दकया जाना ह ैके दक.मी. 292.400 स ेदक.मी.
314.000 (सरु त – नाजिक – अहमदनगर ग्रीनदिल्ड सक्े िन) तक के जलय ेअजनग दक जान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा
सरं चना सजहत भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जजल ेका नाम: अहमदनगर
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे िल भजू म का क्षत्रे िल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
तालुक का नाम: अहमदनगर
गावं का नाम: कापुरवाडी
1 04 जनजी िुष्क 0.0400000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0400000
2 100 जनजी िुष्क 1.4090000(हक्े टेयर) 1.4090000
3 104 जनजी िुष्क 2.0500000(हक्े टेयर) 2.0500000
4 105 जनजी िुष्क 1.2320000(हक्े टेयर) 1.2320000
5 108 जनजी िुष्क 0.3620000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3620000
6 109 जनजी िुष्क 2.9240000(हक्े टेयर) 2.9240000
7 110 जनजी िुष्क 1.4310000(हक्े टेयर) 1.4310000
8 117 जनजी िुष्क 0.1840000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1840000
9 118 जनजी िुष्क/नम 0.0630000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0630000
10 119 जनजी िुष्क 1.8150000(हक्े टेयर) 1.8150000
11 120 जनजी िुष्क 1.4250000(हक्े टेयर) 1.4250000
12 139 जनजी िुष्क 1.1390000(हक्े टेयर) 1.1390000
13 140 जनजी िुष्क 3.5830000(हक्े टेयर) 3.5830000
14 141 जनजी िुष्क 2.6840000(हक्े टेयर) 2.6840000
15 143 जनजी िुष्क 0.0790000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0790000
16 2 जनजी िुष्क 0.1200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1200000
17 270 जनजी िुष्क 0.9960000(हक्े टेयर) 0.9960000
18 275 जनजी िष्ु क 2.6500000(हक्े टेयर) 2.6500000
19 276 जनजी िुष्क 2.2800000(हक्े टेयर) 2.2800000
20 283 जनजी िुष्क 0.0730000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0730000
21 284 जनजी िुष्क 2.6780000(हक्े टेयर) 2.6780000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
22 285 सरकारी वन 1.0260000(हक्े टेयर) 1.0260000
23 286 सरकारी वन 4.8910000(हक्े टेयर) 4.8910000
24 289 जनजी िुष्क/नम 3.1980000(हक्े टेयर) 3.1980000
25 5 जनजी िुष्क 0.1400000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1400000
26 6 जनजी िुष्क 2.5690000(हक्े टेयर) 2.5690000
27 60 जनजी िुष्क 1.6480000(हक्े टेयर) 1.6480000
28 61 जनजी िुष्क 1.9170000(हक्े टेयर) 1.9170000
29 62 जनजी िुष्क 0.1000000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1000000
30 7 जनजी िुष्क 2.8390000(हक्े टेयर) 2.8390000
31 8 जनजी िुष्क 0.0520000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0520000
32 99 जनजी िुष्क 2.1150000(हक्े टेयर) 2.1150000
33 RIVER सरकारी नदी 0.4590000(हक्े टेयर) 0.4590000
34 RIVER सरकारी नदी 0.3940000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3940000
35 ROAD सरकारी रोड 0.1500000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1500000
36 ROAD सरकारी रोड 0.1480000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1480000
कुल 50.8630 50.8630
[िा. सं. NHAI/GreenField/LA/2018/3A1]
राजेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th January, 2022
S.O. 167(E) —In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3(A) 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 6/8 laning etc), maintenance, management and operation
of National Highway No. yet to assigned in the stretch of land from Km. 292.400 to Km. 314.000 (Surat -
Nashik - Ahmednagar GreenField Section) 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.
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Dy. Collector Land
Acquisition No.1 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.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 within stretch of land
from Km. 292.400 to Km. 314.000 (Surat - Nashik – Ahmednagar GreenField Section) of National
Highway No. yet to assigned in the District of AHMEDNAGAR in the State of MAHARASHTRA.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: AHMEDNAGAR
S.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Ahmednagar
Village: Kapurwadi
1 04 Private Dry 0.0400000(Hectare ) 0.0400000
2 100 Private DRY 1.4090000(Hectare ) 1.4090000
3 104 Private DRY 2.0500000(Hectare ) 2.0500000
4 105 Private DRY 1.2320000(Hectare ) 1.2320000
5 108 Private DRY 0.3620000(Hectare ) 0.3620000
6 109 Private DRY 2.9240000(Hectare ) 2.9240000
7 110 Private DRY 1.4310000(Hectare ) 1.4310000
8 117 Private DRY 0.1840000(Hectare ) 0.1840000
9 118 Private DRY/WET 0.0630000(Hectare ) 0.0630000
10 119 Private DRY 1.8150000(Hectare ) 1.8150000
11 120 Private Dry 1.4250000(Hectare ) 1.4250000
12 139 Private DRY 1.1390000(Hectare ) 1.1390000
13 140 Private DRY 3.5830000(Hectare ) 3.5830000
14 141 Private DRY 2.6840000(Hectare ) 2.6840000
15 143 Private DRY 0.0790000(Hectare ) 0.0790000
16 2 Private Dry 0.1200000(Hectare ) 0.1200000
17 270 Private DRY 0.9960000(Hectare ) 0.9960000
18 275 Private DRY 2.6500000(Hectare ) 2.6500000
19 276 Private DRY 2.2800000(Hectare ) 2.2800000
20 283 Private DRY 0.0730000(Hectare ) 0.0730000
21 284 Private DRY 2.6780000(Hectare ) 2.6780000
22 285 Government Forest 1.0260000(Hectare ) 1.0260000
23 286 Government Forest 4.8910000(Hectare ) 4.8910000
24 289 Private Dry/Wet 3.1980000(Hectare ) 3.1980000
25 5 Private Dry 0.1400000(Hectare ) 0.1400000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 5
26 6 Private DRY 2.5690000(Hectare ) 2.5690000
27 60 Private DRY 1.6480000(Hectare ) 1.6480000
28 61 Private DRY 1.9170000(Hectare ) 1.9170000
29 62 Private DRY 0.1000000(Hectare ) 0.1000000
30 7 Private DRY 2.8390000(Hectare ) 2.8390000
31 8 Private DRY 0.0520000(Hectare ) 0.0520000
32 99 Private DRY 2.1150000(Hectare ) 2.1150000
33 RIVER Government RIVER 0.4590000(Hectare ) 0.4590000
34 RIVER Government RIVER 0.3940000(Hectare ) 0.3940000
35 ROAD Government ROAD 0.1500000(Hectare ) 0.1500000
36 ROAD Government ROAD 0.1480000(Hectare ) 0.1480000
Total 50.8630 50.8630
[F. No. NHAI/GreenField/LA/2018/3A1]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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