## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway Development in West Bengal
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the acquisition of land in West Bengal for the development of National Highway 31 (New NH10). The core purpose, as derived from the text, is to acquire land for highway development including service roads between specific kilometer points. The key finding is the declaration of intent to acquire specific plots of land, outlined in the schedule, with a process for affected parties to raise objections. This is not an amendment, but a new declaration related to land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide information regarding the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' notification concerning land acquisition for the development of National Highway 31 (New NH10) in West Bengal, based solely on the provided official gazette text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** The primary objective is to acquire land for the "Development to 4/6 planning of NH31 New NH10 with both sides service roads from Km. 569.258 to Km. 581.030 End of AH02 from Shivmandir to Sevoke Army Cantonment in the districts of Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri, West Bengal on EPC Mode." This includes the construction of service roads alongside the main highway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The notification addresses the need for land acquisition to facilitate the development and improvement of the National Highway 31 (New NH10). The implicit problem is the lack of suitable land to undertake planned highway construction and expansion, deemed necessary for public purpose. This is inferred from the declaration of intention to acquire land.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:**
* The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the highway development project.
* A schedule is provided, detailing specific plots of land slated for acquisition in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. The schedule includes survey numbers, land type, nature of land, and area (in both local units and hectares) for each plot.
* Interested persons are granted a period of twenty-one days from the date of the notification's publication to object to the land acquisition.
* Objections must be made in writing to the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jalpaiguri.
* The Competent Authority (Special Land Acquisition Officer) is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* The Competent Authority will make a decision on the objections, either allowing or disallowing them. This decision is final.
* Land plans and other relevant details are available for inspection at the office of the competent authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the directly affected stakeholders are:
* Landowners in the Dabgram village of Rajganj Taluk, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, whose land falls within the specified survey plot numbers.
* Residents and businesses relying on access to/from the current area.
* The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jalpaiguri (as the Competent Authority).
* The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is ultimately responsible for the project. The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jalpaiguri, is responsible for managing objections and making decisions on land acquisition.
* **Timelines:** Interested parties have 21 days from the date of publication (April 4, 2022) to file objections.
* **Procedures:** A specific procedure is outlined for filing and addressing objections to the land acquisition. This involves written objections, a hearing with the Competent Authority, and a final decision by the Competent Authority.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The intended outcome is the successful acquisition of land to facilitate the development of National Highway 31 (New NH10) and associated service roads. This is likely to improve transportation infrastructure, connectivity, and potentially stimulate economic activity in the region. Negative impacts will involve potential displacement and disruption to livelihoods of landowners and the disruption of current road usage patterns.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines the government's intention to acquire land for highway development in West Bengal. It sets forth a process for landowners to voice objections and ensures a hearing before a final decision is made. The successful implementation of this notification is crucial for the execution of the highway development project, but should be carefully and responsibly administered due to impacts on current landowners.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An Act of the Indian Parliament related to national highways. Specifically, Section 3A and 3C are referenced, dealing with land acquisition for highway development.
Central Government: The executive authority of India, responsible for declaring the intention to acquire land for public purposes under the National Highways Act.
NH31: National Highway 31. This notification pertains to the development of the highway, including service roads.
NH10: National Highway 10, now part of NH31. This notification pertains to the development of the highway, including service roads.
AH02: Asian Highway 02. The project involves the end point of AH02.
Shivmandir: A location marking the starting point of the road development project.
Sevoke Army Cantonment: A location marking the ending point of the road development project.
Darjeeling: A district in West Bengal, India, where part of the land acquisition is taking place.
Jalpaiguri: A district in West Bengal, India, where part of the land acquisition is taking place.
West Bengal: A state in India where the land acquisition and road development project are located.
Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jalpaiguri: The competent authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Rajganj: Taluk (subdivision of a district) where the land acquisition is taking place.
Dabgram: Village where the land acquisition is taking place.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition for highway development.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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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.ं 1529] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 4, 2022/चत्रै 14, 1944
No. 1529] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022/CHAITRA 14, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 4 अप्रैल, 2022
का.आ. 1590(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उपधारा (1) के द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह
समाधान हो िान े के पश्चात दक पजश्चम बगं ाल राज्य के राजष्ट्रय रािमाग ग – 31 (नई राष्ट्रीय रािमागग -१०) म े दार्जिललग एव ं
िलपाईगड़ु ी जिल े के दक. मी. 569.258 स े दक. मी. 581.030 (ए एच-02 के िेष जिव मंददर स े सेवोक आर्जम कैंटोन्द्मेंट
तक) म ें4/6-लेलनग के साथ दोनों तरफों म ें सर्जवस रोड की सुजवधा के साथ म े उन्नजतकरण के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए यह भूजम
अपेजित ह,ै जिसका संजिप्त जववरण जनम्नजलजखत अनुसूची में ददया गया ह,ै इसके द्वारा ऐसे भूजम का अजधग्रहण करने के
अपन े आषय की घोषणा करती ह।ै
कोई व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबध्द ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उपधारा (1) के अधीन पुवोक्त प्रयोिन
के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें एस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े ईक्कीस ददन के जभतर आपजत्त प्रकट
कर सकेगा।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सिम प्राजधकारी, अथागत,् जविेष भूजम अिगन अजधकारी, जडएम्स ऑदफस, िलपाईगडू ी, को
जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंगे और सिम प्राजधकारी आपजत्तकता ग को
व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िाने का अवसर दगे ा और ऐसे सभी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश् चात
तथा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों
को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा।
2376 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा -3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई आदेि अंजतम
होगा।
इस अजधसूचना के अन्द्तगतग आने वाली भूजम की भूजम आयोिनाए ं और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सिम प्राजधकारी के उक्त
कायागलय म ें उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीिण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
पजश्चम बगं ाल राज्य के राष्टर ीय रािमाग ग– 31 (नई राष्टर ीय रािमाग ग-१०) म ेंदक.मी. 575.000 स ेदक. मी. 581.030
तक 4/6- लने म ेंउन्नजतकरण के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं िप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: पजश्चम बगं ाल जिल े का नाम: िलपाईगड़ु ी
क्रजमक सख्ं या सविे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का ित्रे फल भूजम का ित्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: रािगिं
गावं का नाम: डबग्राम (ि.ेएल.न-ं 02)
1 LR 10 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0099999(एकर ) 0.0040469
2 LR 121 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0200000(एकर ) 0.0080939
3 LR 122 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0200000(एकर ) 0.0080939
4 LR 123 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0200000(एकर ) 0.0080939
5 LR 124 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0050001(एकर ) 0.0020235
6 LR 125 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0024999(एकर ) 0.0010117
7 LR 23 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0024999(एकर ) 0.0010117
8 LR 24 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0050001(एकर ) 0.0020235
9 LR 25 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0024999(एकर ) 0.0010117
10 LR 3 (Sheet No-07) सरकारी पथ 0.0442000(एकर ) 0.0178875
11 LR 3 (Sheet No-21) सरकारी गैरेि 0.0299999(एकर ) 0.0121408
12 LR 4 (Sheet No-07) सरकारी दहला 0.0480000(एकर ) 0.0194253
13 LR 43 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0024999(एकर ) 0.0010117
14 LR 44 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0099999(एकर ) 0.0040469
15 LR 5 (Sheet No-07) सरकारी दहला 0.3299996(एकर ) 0.1335492
16 LR 5 (Sheet No-21) जनिी दहला 0.0150000(एकर ) 0.0060704
17 LR 6 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0400001(एकर ) 0.0161878
18 LR 6 (Sheet No-21) सरकारी पथ 0.0165999(एकर ) 0.0067179[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
19 LR 7 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.2099999(एकर ) 0.0849858
20 LR 8 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0400001(एकर ) 0.0161878
21 LR 82 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0050001(एकर ) 0.0020235
22 LR 9 (Sheet No-07) जनिी दहला 0.0299999(एकर ) 0.0121408
कुल 0.9088 0.3678
[फा. स.ं RW/NH/12012/6/2015WB/P-3/3A2]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th April, 2022
S.O. 1590(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the Sub-Section (i) 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 "Development to 4/6-lanning of NH-31 (New NH-10) with both sides service roads from Km. 569.258 to
Km. 581.030 (End of AH-02 from Shivmandir to Sevoke Army Cantonment) in the districts of Darjeeling and
Jalpaiguri, West Bengal on EPC Mode", 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 (i) of
Section 3C of the said Act.
Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely, the Special Land Acquisition Officer,
Jalpaiguri 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 through 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 covered under this 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 structure falling within the stretch of land from
Km. 575.000 to Km. 581.030 of the National Highway- 31 (new NH-10) in the State of West Bengal.
State: WEST BENGAL District: Jalpaiguri
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Rajganj
Village: Dabgram (J.L. NO. 02)
1 LR 10 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0099999(Acre ) 0.0040469
2 LR 121 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0200000(Acre ) 0.0080939
3 LR 122 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0200000(Acre ) 0.0080939
4 LR 123 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0200000(Acre ) 0.0080939
5 LR 124 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0050001(Acre ) 0.00202354 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
6 LR 125 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0024999(Acre ) 0.0010117
7 LR 23 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0024999(Acre ) 0.0010117
8 LR 24 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0050001(Acre ) 0.0020235
9 LR 25 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0024999(Acre ) 0.0010117
10 LR 3 (Sheet No-07) Government PATH 0.0442000(Acre ) 0.0178875
11 LR 3 (Sheet No-21) Government GARRAGE 0.0299999(Acre ) 0.0121408
12 LR 4 (Sheet No-07) Government DAHALA 0.0480000(Acre ) 0.0194253
13 LR 43 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0024999(Acre ) 0.0010117
14 LR 44 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0099999(Acre ) 0.0040469
15 LR 5 (Sheet No-07) Government DAHALA 0.3299996(Acre ) 0.1335492
16 LR 5 (Sheet No-21) Private DAHALA 0.0150000(Acre ) 0.0060704
17 LR 6 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0400001(Acre ) 0.0161878
18 LR 6 (Sheet No-21) Government PATH 0.0165999(Acre ) 0.0067179
19 LR 7 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.2099999(Acre ) 0.0849858
20 LR 8 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0400001(Acre ) 0.0161878
21 LR 82 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0050001(Acre ) 0.0020235
22 LR 9 (Sheet No-07) Private DAHALA 0.0299999(Acre ) 0.0121408
Total 0.9088 0.3678
[F. No. RW/NH/12012/6/2015WB/P-3/3A2]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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