## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway No. 731A Construction
**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 construction of a four-lane paved shoulder Greenfield highway section of National Highway No. 731A in Uttar Pradesh. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels between km 35.000 and km 64.682 in Prayagraj district. Key findings include the identification of affected land parcels, procedures for lodging objections, and the competent authority responsible for handling objections. This analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative overview of a government notification regarding land acquisition for the construction of National Highway No. 731A in Uttar Pradesh. This analysis is based exclusively on the content of the provided notification text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* initiative concerning land acquisition for infrastructure development.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as stated in the text, is to acquire land "for Construction of four lane with Paved Shoulder Greenfield highway of National Highway No 731A, in the stretch of land From km 35.000 to km 64.682 in the District of Prayagraj in the State of Uttar Pradesh". This is explicitly stated as serving a "public purpose."
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Likely Problem/Issue Addressed (Inferred):** The policy addresses the need for improved infrastructure by expanding and modernizing the national highway network. The construction of a four-lane highway suggests a response to increased traffic volume and a desire for safer and more efficient transportation. This greenfield highway is likely intended to improve connectivity and economic activity in the region.
**5. Key Provisions:**
* **Land Acquisition Declaration:** The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific parcels of land for the highway construction project.
* **Affected Land Details:** The schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, plot types, nature of land (agricultural, government, etc.), and area in hectares. The land is located in the villages of Andhiyari and Singraur Uparhar, Taluk Soraon, District Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh.
* **Objection Mechanism:** The notification establishes a process for individuals interested in the land to object to its use for the stated purpose. Objectors have twenty-one days from the date of publication to submit their objections in writing.
* **Competent Authority:** The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Nagar Mahapalika Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and address objections.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal representative.
* **Finality of Order:** The order made by the competent authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the said Act shall be final.
* **Inspection of Plans:** Land plans and other details of the land to be acquired are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* Landowners and residents in the District of Prayagraj, specifically those owning or residing on the listed survey plots in the villages of Andhiyari and Singraur Uparhar, are directly affected.
* The agricultural community is affected, as agricultural land is among the properties being acquired.
* The general public benefits from the improved infrastructure.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Nagar Mahapalika Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh are the responsible bodies.
* **Timelines:** Affected parties have twenty-one days from the date of publication of the notification to file objections.
* **Procedures:**
* Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority.
* Objections must state the grounds for the objection.
* The Competent Authority will provide a hearing for objectors.
* The Competent Authority will make a final decision on the objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact:**
* **Intended Outcomes:** The intended outcome is to facilitate the construction of a four-lane highway, improving transportation infrastructure and connectivity in the region. This is expected to lead to economic development and improved travel efficiency.
* **Potential Impact:** Landowners will be displaced and potentially compensated for their land. The construction project will impact the local environment, requiring mitigation measures.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents a significant step in the development of National Highway No. 731A. It outlines the government's intention to acquire land for this project, details the affected properties, and establishes a process for addressing objections. The policy is likely to have a significant impact on the landowners and residents in the affected area and, more broadly, on the transportation infrastructure and economic development of the region. The implementation of this notification is crucial for the timely completion of the highway project.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out; specifically subsection 1 of section 3A and subsection 2 of section 3C are mentioned.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for the land acquisition, exercising powers conferred by the National Highways Act, 1956.
Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh: The district and state where the land acquisition is taking place.
Uttar Pradesh: The state where the land acquisition is taking place.
National Highway No 731A: The highway for which land is being acquired for construction of a four-lane with paved shoulder greenfield highway. The stretch of land is From km 35.000 to km 64.682.
Competent AuthoritySpecial Land Acquisition Officer Nagar Mahapalika Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh: The authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Ram Van Gaman Marg: The name of the route that includes the stretch of land NH731A from Km 35.000 to Km 64.682 Autarpur to Muratganj.
Soraon: Taluk (subdivision of a district) where some of the land acquisition is taking place.
Andhiyari: Village where some of the land acquisition is taking place.
Singraur Uparhar: Village where some of the land acquisition is taking place.
New Delhi: Location of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director at Ministry of Road Transport and Highways who uploaded the document
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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.ं 2550] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनू 10, 2022/ज्य ष्े ठ 20, 1944
No. 2550] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022/JYAISHTHA 20, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 10 िून, 2022
का.आ. 2677(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) द्वारा प्रित िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चाजकक उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य के प्रयागराि जिल े म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग संख्या- 731ए के दक.मी. 35.000 स े
दक.मी. 64.682 तक के भूखण्ड चार लेन पेव्ड िोल्डर हररत क्षत्रे के जनमागण काय ग के जलए वह भूजमअपेजक्षत ह,ै जिसका
संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें दिया गया ह,ैऐसी भूजम का अिगन 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 ।
ऐसी प्रकयेक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् सक्षम प्राजधकारी / जविेष भूजम अध्याजप्त अजधकारी (नगर
महापाजलका), प्रयागराि को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम
प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों
की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् 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 ।
3936 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 सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग 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 ी
उत्तरप्रिेि राज्य के राष्ट्रीय माग गसख्ं या-731ए (राम वन गमन माग)ग के दकमी 35.000 स े 64.682 (औतारपरु स े
मरू तगिं ) तक चार लने पव्े ड सोल्डर हररत क्षत्रे का काय गहते ु 3A की अजधसचू ना सरं चना
रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत के संबधं म ेंसंजक्षप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: उत्तर प्रिेि जिल ेका नाम: इलाहाबाि
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: सोरावं
गावं का नाम: अजाँ धयारी
1 123 जनिी कृजष 0.0057000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0057000
2 124 जनिी कृजष 0.0001000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0001000
3 502 सरकारी आबािी/बंिर/नवीन परती 0.0152000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0152000
4 504 जनिी कृजष 0.0227000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0227000
5 587 जनिी कृजष 0.0020000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0020000
6 591 जनिी कृजष 0.0236000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0236000
7 592 जनिी कृजष 0.0465000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0465000
8 593 सरकारी कजिस्ट्तान 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000
9 594 सरकारी कजिस्ट्तान 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000
10 595 सरकारी चकमागग 0.0007000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0007000
11 596 जनिी कृजष 0.0050000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0050000
12 597 जनिी अकृषक 0.0464000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0464000
13 598 जनिी कृजष 0.0206000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0206000
14 599 सरकारी चकमागग 0.0136000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0136000
15 998 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.0267000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0267000
गावं का नाम: ससगं रौर उपरहार
1 1578 सरकारी नाली 0.0109000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0109000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2 1619 अन्द्य राष्ट्रीय राज्यमागग /कृजष 0.2740000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2740000
3 229 जनिी कृजष 0.0786000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0786000
4 64 सरकारी रास्ट्ता 0.0022000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0022000
5 65 जनिी कृजष 0.0014000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0014000
कुल 0.6359 0.6359
[फा. सं. CE-RO/LKO/NH(O)/16/NH-731A/2020-21/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th June, 2022
S.O. 2677(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways
Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), (here in after 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 Construction
of four lane with Paved Shoulder Greenfield highway of National Highway No-731A, in the stretch of land From km
35.000 to km 64.682 in the District of Prayagraj in the State of Uttar Pradesh, 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, Competent Authority/Special Land
Acquisition Officer (Nagar Mahapalika) Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 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 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 NH-731A
(Ram Van Gaman Marg) from Km 35.000 to Km 64.682 (Autarpur to Muratganj) Four lane with paved shoulders
Greenfield Highway in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
State: UTTAR PRADESH District: ALLAHABAD
Sl. Survey / Plot Type of Nature of Land Area Area
No. Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Soraon
Village: Andhiyari
1 123 Private Agricultural land 0.0057000 (Hectare) 0.0057000
2 124 Private Agricultural land 0.0001000(Hectare ) 0.0001000
3 502 Government Abadi / Banjar / Navin Parti 0.0152000(Hectare ) 0.0152000
4 504 Private Agricultural land 0.0227000(Hectare ) 0.0227000
5 587 Private Agricultural land 0.0020000(Hectare ) 0.0020000
6 591 Private Agricultural land 0.0236000(Hectare ) 0.02360004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
7 592 Private Agricultural land 0.0465000(Hectare ) 0.0465000
8 593 Government Kabristan 0.0200000(Hectare ) 0.0200000
9 594 Government Kabristan 0.0200000(Hectare ) 0.0200000
10 595 Government Chakmarg 0.0007000(Hectare ) 0.0007000
11 596 Private Agricultural land 0.0050000(Hectare ) 0.0050000
12 597 Private Non-Agricultural land 0.0464000(Hectare ) 0.0464000
13 598 Private Agricultural land 0.0206000(Hectare ) 0.0206000
14 599 Government Chakmarg 0.0136000(Hectare ) 0.0136000
15 998 Government Rasta 0.0267000(Hectare ) 0.0267000
Village: Singraur Uparhar
1 1578 Government Nali 0.0109000(Hectare ) 0.0109000
2 1619 Common National Highway/ Agricultural 0.2740000(Hectare ) 0.2740000
land
3 229 Private Agricultural land 0.0786000(Hectare ) 0.0786000
4 64 Government Rasta 0.0022000(Hectare ) 0.0022000
5 65 Private Agricultural land 0.0014000(Hectare ) 0.0014000
Total 0.6359 0.6359
[F. No. CE-RO/LKO/NH(O)/16/NH-731A/2020-21/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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