## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway Upgradation in Gujarat
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding the acquisition of land in the state of Gujarat for the purpose of upgrading a section of National Highway 58 (NH58). The notification, published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, declares the intention to acquire land for upgrading to 2-laning with paved shoulders of NH58 between Km. 85 to Km. 87 in the district of Mahesana. Key findings include the identification of specific land parcels targeted for acquisition, the process for lodging objections, and the responsible authorities involved. This report aims to provide affected industry participants with a clear understanding of the implications of this notification.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an analysis of a recent notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, pertaining to land acquisition for the upgradation of National Highway 58 in Gujarat. The analysis is based solely on the provided policy text. The purpose of this report is to inform stakeholders about the government's intention and the procedures involved.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy announcement.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as stated in the text, is to upgrade a section of National Highway 58 (NH58) to 2-laning with paved shoulders. This specifically focuses on the stretch of land from Km. 85 to Km. 87 in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The notification addresses the need for infrastructure development and enhancement of transportation networks. The stated rationale of "public purpose" suggests the upgrade aims to improve connectivity, reduce travel time, and potentially boost economic activity in the region. The upgrade to 2-laning with paved shoulders indicates a desire to improve road safety and capacity.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The notification establishes the following:
* **Declaration of Intention to Acquire Land:** The central government declares its intention to acquire specific land parcels for the highway upgradation project.
* **Land Identification:** The schedule provides a detailed list of land parcels to be acquired, including survey numbers, type of land (private agriculture, government canal, etc.), nature of land, and area in hectares.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the date of publication (April 7, 2022) to object to the acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kheralu, District Mehasana Gujarat, is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and adjudicate objections.
* **Objection Procedure:** Objections must be in writing, state the grounds for objection, and provide the objector an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Order:** The order made by the Competent Authority after hearing objections is final.
* **Accessibility of Land Plans:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners and individuals with interests in the land parcels identified in the schedule.
* Residents of the district of Mahesana, Gujarat, who may be directly or indirectly affected by the highway upgrade.
* Construction companies and related industries involved in infrastructure development.
* The Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kheralu) and other government officials involved in the land acquisition process.
* Agricultural businesses operating in the region.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the responsible agency. The Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kheralu, District Mehasana, is the designated Competent Authority.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day objection period is specified from the date of publication (April 7, 2022). The timeline for the overall acquisition and construction process is not specified in the provided text.
* **Procedures:** The procedure for lodging objections is clearly outlined. Landowners can inspect plans and details at the Competent Authority's office. The Competent Authority must provide a hearing to objectors.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The intended outcomes of the policy are:
* Acquisition of the identified land parcels.
* Upgradation of NH58 to 2-laning with paved shoulders between Km. 85 and Km. 87.
* Improved transportation infrastructure and connectivity in the region.
* Potential economic benefits due to improved transportation.
* Improved road safety.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signals the government's intention to proceed with the upgradation of National Highway 58 in Gujarat. It initiates the land acquisition process, outlines the rights of affected parties to object, and designates the responsible authorities. Affected industry participants, particularly landowners and businesses in the region, should carefully review the details of the notification and take appropriate action within the specified timelines. The policy is significant as it can result in economic development in the region, better transportation, and road safety.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An Indian legislation regarding national highways, specifically section 3A and 3C are referenced.
New Delhi: The city where the notification was issued.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry that issued the notification.
NH58: National Highway 58, the road being upgraded.
Mahesana district, Gujarat: The district and state in India where the land acquisition is taking place for the NH58 upgradation.
Gujarat: The state in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kheralu, DistrictMehasana Gujarat: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Satlasana Taluk: Taluk (sub-division) where the land is located
Dharoi Village: Village where the land is located
Rajesh Gupta, Director: Name and title of the person who approved uploading of the document
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1603] नई ददल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, अप्रलै 7, 2022/चत्रै 17, 1944
No. 1603] 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. 1686(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956, (1956 का 48) (जिस े 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 गुिरात राज्य के महसे ाणा जिल े म ें NH58 के दक.मी. 85 स े दक.मी. 87 (तालुका सेवा सदन तीसरी
मंजिल, खेरालु) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (पव्े ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन
के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन
करने 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 प्रभागीय न्द्यायाधीि, खेरालु, जिला-मेहसाणा (गुिरात) 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 सनु वाई के पश्चात ् तथा
2493 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 ।
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 ी
गिु रात राज्य के महसे ाणा जिल ेम ेंNH58 के दक.मी. 85 स े दक.मी. 87 (तालकु ा सवे ा सदन तीसरी मजं िल, खरे ाल)ु के
जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: गिु रात जिल ेका नाम: महसे ाणा
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: सतलासना
गावं का नाम: धरोई
1 145 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0063000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0063000
2 148 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.3968000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.3968000
3 149 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.3814000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.3814000
4 158 सरकारी कनेल ् 0.2465000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.2465000
5 159 सरकारी कनेल ् 0.5636000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.5636000
6 160 सरकारी गमताल 0.2429000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.2429000
7 161 सरकारी गमताल 0.0244000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0244000
8 17 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.4268000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.4268000
9 18 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.1882000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.1882000
10 19 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.2250000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.2250000
11 20 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0108000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0108000
12 201 सरकारी कनेल ् 0.0020000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0020000
13 25 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.1399000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.1399000
14 26 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0022000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0022000
15 36 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.0545000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0545000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
16 37 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.1270000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.1270000
17 372 सरकारी रोड् 0.0467000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0467000
18 38 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.3179000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.3179000
19 50 सरकारी कनेल ् 0.3460000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.3460000
20 51 जनिी एजिकल्चर 0.4610000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.4610000
21 52 सरकारी एजिकल्चर 0.2638000 (हक्े टेयर) 0.2638000
कुल 4.4737 4.4737
[फा. स.ं GJ/P/V/09/2021/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th April, 2022
S.O. 1686(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 upgradation to 2 laning with paved shoulders of NH58 in the stretch of land from
Km. 85 to Km. 87 in the district of MAHESANA in the state of GUJARAT, 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
Magistrate, Kheralu, District-Mehasana (Gujarat) 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH58 in the stretch of
land from Km. 85 to Km. 87 (Taluka Seva Sadan 3rd floor , Kheralu) in the district of
MAHESANA in the state of GUJARAT.
State: GUJARAT District: MAHESANA
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Satlasana
Village: Dharoi
1 145 Private Agriculture 0.0063000 (Hectare) 0.0063000
2 148 Private Agriculture 0.3968000 (Hectare) 0.3968000
3 149 Private Agriculture 0.3814000 (Hectare) 0.3814000
4 158 Government canal 0.2465000 (Hectare) 0.2465000
5 159 Government canal 0.5636000 (Hectare) 0.5636000
6 160 Government Gamtal 0.2429000 (Hectare) 0.2429000
7 161 Government Gamtal 0.0244000 (Hectare) 0.0244000
8 17 Private Agriculture 0.4268000 (Hectare) 0.4268000
9 18 Private Agriculture 0.1882000 (Hectare) 0.1882000
10 19 Private Agriculture 0.2250000 (Hectare) 0.2250000
11 20 Private Agriculture 0.0108000 (Hectare) 0.0108000
12 201 Government canal 0.0020000 (Hectare) 0.0020000
13 25 Private Agriculture 0.1399000 (Hectare) 0.1399000
14 26 Private Agriculture 0.0022000 (Hectare) 0.0022000
15 36 Private Agriculture 0.0545000 (Hectare) 0.0545000
16 37 Private Agriculture 0.1270000 (Hectare) 0.1270000
17 372 Government Road 0.0467000 (Hectare) 0.0467000
18 38 Private Agriculture 0.3179000 (Hectare) 0.3179000
19 50 Government canal 0.3460000 (Hectare) 0.3460000
20 51 Private Agriculture 0.4610000 (Hectare) 0.4610000
21 52 Government Agriculture 0.2638000 (Hectare) 0.2638000
Total 4.4737 4.4737
[F. No. GJ/P/V/09/2021/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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