## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway 167 Expansion in Andhra Pradesh
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the acquisition of land in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 167. This policy, as evidenced by the notification, aims to facilitate the expansion and improvement of the highway infrastructure, addressing a need for improved connectivity and transportation efficiency in the region. The key finding is the intention to acquire specific parcels of land between Km 62.700 and Km 70.000, and outlines the procedure for affected individuals to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a notification published in the Gazette of India concerning the acquisition of land for the development of National Highway 167 in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The analysis is based solely on the provided policy text, offering insights into the policy's objectives, key provisions, affected parties, and implementation aspects.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This appears to be a notification related to land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956, for a specific project.
* **Core Objective(s):** The primary objective, as stated in the text, is to acquire land "for the public purpose" of building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 167. This aim to improve connectivity and transportation infrastructure.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is new policy in the sense that it pertains to a *specific* project. The rationale for this action is that the Central Government has determined that the land is required for a public purpose related to the development and maintenance of a National Highway. The need for widening, improved maintenance, and better management likely stems from increasing traffic volumes, safety concerns, or the desire to enhance regional connectivity and economic growth.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a notification of intent to acquire land. The key provisions are:
* **Intention to Acquire:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh for the specified purpose.
* **Affected Area:** The acquisition targets land within the stretch of Km 62.700 to Km 70.000 of National Highway 167.
* **Land Details:** The notification includes a schedule listing the survey/plot numbers, type of land (private/government), nature of land (dry, etc.), and area in hectares for each parcel to be acquired.
* **Right to Object:** Any person interested in the land has 21 days from the date of publication to object to the acquisition.
* **Objection Procedure:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni), stating the grounds for objection.
* **Hearing of Objections:** The Competent Authority must provide the objector an opportunity to be heard (in person or via legal practitioner) before making a decision. The Authority can either allow or disallow the objections after making further necessary inquiries. The Competent Authority's order is final.
* **Land Plan Availability:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* **Landowners:** Individuals and entities owning land within the specified stretch of National Highway 167.
* **Residents:** People living in the vicinity of the highway and potentially affected by construction or changes to traffic patterns.
* **Local Businesses:** Businesses that rely on the highway for transportation and logistics.
* **The Competent Authority (Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni).**
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.**
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is ultimately responsible for the project. The Revenue Divisional Officer (Adoni) serves as the Competent Authority for handling objections.
* **Timeline:** The text specifies a 21-day period for landowners to submit objections.
* **Procedure:** The procedure involves notification, objection submission, hearing of objections, inquiry by the Competent Authority, and a final decision on the objections. Land plans and other details are available for inspection.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The expected outcomes of this land acquisition and subsequent highway development are:
* Improved highway infrastructure, including widening to two-lane with paved shoulders or four lanes.
* Enhanced connectivity and transportation efficiency along National Highway 167.
* Reduced travel times and improved safety for motorists.
* Potential economic benefits for the region through improved transportation links.
* Potential displacement or disruption for landowners and residents affected by the land acquisition.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed details the government's intention to acquire land for the development of National Highway 167. The policy establishes a framework for the acquisition process, including provisions for landowners to raise objections. Successful implementation of this policy is expected to result in improved highway infrastructure and enhanced connectivity in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The key lies in how the government addresses objections fairly and mitigates negative impacts on affected landowners and residents.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
48 of 1956: Reference to the National Highways Act, 1956.
section 3A: Section of the National Highways Act, 1956, conferring powers for land acquisition.
section 3C: Section of the National Highways Act, 1956, regarding objections to land acquisition.
Central Government: The government body exercising powers under the National Highways Act.
National Highway 167: The highway for which land is being acquired.
Km 62.700 to Km 70.000: The stretch of land on National Highway 167 being acquired.
KURNOOL: District where the land acquisition is taking place.
ANDHRA PRADESH: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
Adoni: Taluk where land acquisition is taking place
Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni: Competent Authority to whom objections should be made.
S.O. 1906E: Notification number related to the land acquisition.
0.0809 Hectare: Area of land to be acquired
0.004 Hectare: Area of land to be acquired
0.0607 Hectare: Area of land to be acquired
0.0769 Hectare: Area of land to be acquired
0.0121 Hectare: Area of land to be acquired
0.0162 Hectare: Area of land to be acquired
0.0081 Hectare: Area of land to be acquired
0.0405 Hectare: Area of land to be acquired
0.2023 Hectare: Area of land to be acquired
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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.ं 1864] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अप्रलै 25, 2025/विै ाख 5, 1947
No. 1864] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025/VAISAKHA 5, 1947
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार् गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 25 अप्रलै , 2025
का.आ. 1906(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग गअजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें 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 पश्चात् दक आंध्र प्रििे राज्य के करनूल जिल ेमें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग 167 के दक.मी. 62.700 से दक.मी.70.000
(हगरी िेडीचेरला अडोनी बइपास टाउन रोड) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन
का बनाना आदि), अनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ैजिसका संजक्षप्त वणनग
नीचे अनुसूची म ेंदिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपने आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै ।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत् रेवन्द्यू जडजविनल आदिसर, एडोनी को जलजखत रूप म ेप्रस्ट्तुत की
िाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ेया दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान ेका अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ्तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के
पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
2781 GI/2025 (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 अंतगगत आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय में
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
आंध्र प्रिेि राज्य के करनलू जिले म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमागग 167 के दक.मी. 62.700 से दक.मी.70.000 के जलए अिगन की िाने
वाली संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त
िाज्य का नाम: आध्रं प्रदेश जजल े का नाम: किनलू
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकाि भूजम की प्रकृजि भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयि)
1 2 3 4 5 6
िालकु का नाम: अडोनी
र्ावं का नाम: एस .कोंडापिु म
1 81/1 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.0809 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0809
2 81/2 सिकािी (र्वनगमेंट) बंदी िस्था 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
र्ावं का नाम: अडोनी
3 152/A जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.0607 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0607
र्ावं का नाम: कल्लबू ावई
4 414 जनजी (इनाम ड्राय) ड्राय (एडं ोवमेंट) 0.0769 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0769
र्ावं का नाम: मदं दजर्िी
5 180/A3 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
6 181/C2 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.0121 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0121
7 182/3 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय (एडं ोवमेंट) 0.0162 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0162
8 183/ 10C जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.0081 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0081
9 209/ B2 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.0081 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0081
10 320/ 3B जनजी (इनाम) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
11 321/ B2 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.0121 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0121
12 321/A जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.0607 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0607
13 343 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
14 355/ 3B जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.0405 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0405
15 490/ C3A जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
16 493/ 3A जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
17 515/ B3 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.0081 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0081
18 528/ 2B1 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
19 529/ A3 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
20 529/ C2A जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
21 533/ 3A सिकािी (र्वनगमेंट) पोिाम्बोके 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
22 545/ C3A जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
यूएडबल्यू -
23 550/3 सिकािी (र्वनगमेंट) 0.0081 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0081
कोंडा
24 572/2 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.2023 (हक्े टेयर) 0.2023
25 573 सिकािी (र्वनगमेंट) पोिाम्बोके 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
26 585/A3 जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
यूएडबल्यू -
27 586/3A सिकािी (र्वनगमेंट) 0.0121 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0121
कोंडा
28 596/1A जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
29 694/3A जनजी ((पट्टा)) ड्राय - बंजारू 0.004 (हक्े टेयर) 0.004
Total 0.6669
[िा. सं. RW/NH-12037/11/2022-23/AP/South-I/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th April, 2025
S.O. 1906(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 National
Highway 167 in the stretch of land from Km 62.700 to Km 70.000 (Hagari Jadcherla Adoni Byepass Town Road) in
the district of KURNOOL in the state of ANDHRA 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, Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni
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 covered under this 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 within the stretch of land from Km
62.700 to Km 70.000 NH167 in the district of KURNOOL in the state of ANDHRA PRADESH
State: ANDHRA PRADESH District: KURNOOL
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Adoni
Village: S.Kondapuram
1 81/1 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.0809 (Hectare) 0.0809
2 81/2 Government Bandi Rastha 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
Village: Adoni
3 152/A Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.0607 (Hectare) 0.0607
Village: Kallubavi
Private (Inam Dry
4 414 0.0769 (Hectare) 0.0769
Dry) (Endowment)
Village: Mandigiri
5 180/A3 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
6 181/C2 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.0121 (Hectare) 0.0121
Dry
7 182/3 Private ((Patta)) 0.0162 (Hectare) 0.0162
(Endowment)
8 183/ 10C Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.0081 (Hectare) 0.0081
9 209/ B2 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.0081 (Hectare) 0.0081
10 320/ 3B Private (Inam) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
11 321/ B2 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.0121 (Hectare) 0.0121
12 321/A Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.0607 (Hectare) 0.0607
13 343 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
14 355/ 3B Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.0405 (Hectare) 0.0405
15 490/ C3A Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
16 493/ 3A Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
17 515/ B3 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.0081 (Hectare) 0.0081
18 528/ 2B1 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
19 529/ A3 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
20 529/ C2A Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
21 533/ 3A Government Poramboke 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
22 545/ C3A Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
23 550/3 Government UAW - Konda 0.0081 (Hectare) 0.0081[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
24 572/2 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.2023 (Hectare) 0.2023
25 573 Government Poramboke 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
26 585/A3 Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
27 586/3A Government UAW - Konda 0.0121 (Hectare) 0.0121
28 596/1A Private ((Patta)) Dry 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
29 694/3A Private ((Patta)) Dry - Banjaru 0.004 (Hectare) 0.004
Total 0.6669
[F. No. RW/NH-12037/11/2022-23/AP/South-I/3A]
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