## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for NH527A Expansion in Bihar
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of land in the Darbhanga district of Bihar for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 527A (NH527A). The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels between Km. 39.8 and Km. 40.5 and outlines the process for landowners to raise objections. Key findings include the identification of affected land parcels and the process for stakeholders to voice concerns.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of a government notification concerning land acquisition for the NH527A project in Bihar. This analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a notification regarding land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956, specifically for the purpose of building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning, etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of NH527A.
* **Core Objective(s):** To acquire land required for the expansion, maintenance, and operation of NH527A to improve road infrastructure.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Inferred Problem Addressed:** The policy addresses the need for land to improve the NH527A highway. This likely stems from a desire to enhance transportation efficiency, reduce congestion, and improve safety by widening the road, adding lanes, and performing necessary maintenance.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** This is the initial notification of intention to acquire land.
* **Government Intention:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land between Km. 39.8 and Km. 40.5 of NH527A in Darbhanga district, Bihar.
* **Affected Land:** A schedule lists specific survey plot numbers, type of land (private or government), nature of land (primarily agriculture), and area in hectares to be acquired.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the date of publication (August 12, 2021) to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority (Cum District Land Acquisition Officer) and must include the grounds for objection.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for objectors to be heard in person or by a legal practitioner. The Competent Authority will then decide whether to allow or disallow the objections. The decision of the Competent Authority is final.
* **Land Plan Availability:** Land plans and other details about the land to be acquired are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* Landowners in the district of Darbhanga, specifically those owning land parcels identified in the schedule attached to the notification, are directly affected.
* Other stakeholders include residents of the area who may be impacted by the highway construction, local government officials, and construction companies involved in the project.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the Competent Authority Cum District Land Acquisition Officer.
* **Timeline:** Landowners have 21 days from August 12, 2021, to file objections. The notification specifies no other explicit timelines.
* **Procedures:** The notification outlines the procedure for filing objections to the land acquisition with the Competent Authority. It also mentions the National Highways Act, 1956 which sets the general framework for land acquisition for national highways.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The intended outcome is the acquisition of land necessary for the building, widening, maintenance, and operation of NH527A.
* Likely impacts include improved road infrastructure, potentially faster and safer transportation, and possible economic benefits associated with improved connectivity. Negative impacts could include displacement of landowners and disruption during the construction phase.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents a crucial step in the NH527A improvement project, outlining the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels and establishing a process for landowners to voice their concerns. Understanding the notification's provisions and timelines is critical for affected landowners and other stakeholders. The expansion and maintenance of the highway are likely to have significant impacts on the region's transportation infrastructure and economy.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An Indian law, specifically Act 48 of 1956, which provides the legal framework for the declaration, acquisition, and management of land for national highway projects.
NH527A: A National Highway in India, the notification pertains to the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of a section of this highway.
Bihar: A state in India where the land acquisition is taking place for the NH527A project.
Darbhanga: A district in Bihar, India, where the land acquisition for the NH527A project is occurring. The Collectorate is located in this district.
Tardih: A Taluk (sub-district) in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, India.
Awam: A village in the Tardih Taluk, Darbhanga district, Bihar, India.
Competent Authority Cum District Land Acquisition Officer: The designated authority responsible for handling objections and conducting inquiries related to the land acquisition process.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of the National Highway network.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956: The specific section of the National Highways Act, 1956 that confers powers related to land acquisition for highway projects to the Central Government.
Section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956: The section of the National Highways Act, 1956 that pertains to the process of filing and addressing objections to land acquisition for highway projects.
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स.ं 3021] नई दिल्ली, िहृ स्ट्प जतवार, अगस्ट्त 12, 2021/श्रावण 21, 1943
No. 3021] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021/SHRAVANA 21, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 12 अगस्ट् त, 2021
का.आ. 3261(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ्उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक जिहार राज्य के िरभंगा जिले म ें NH527A के दक.मी. 39.8 से दक.मी. 40.5 (समाहरणालय,
िरभंगा) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का िनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रिन्द्धन
और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसचू ी म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम
का अिगन करन ेके अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतिद्ध 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 प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् सक्षम प्राजधकारी-सह-जिला भू-अिगन पिाजधकारी को जलजखत रूप
म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप
म ें या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सनु वाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच
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करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर
सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
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 जहतिद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
जिहार राज्य के िरभगं ा जिल ेम ेंNH527A के दक.मी. 39.8 स ेदक.मी. 40.5 (समाहरणालय, िरभगं ा) के जलए अिनग की
िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: जिहार जिल ेका नाम: िरभगं ा
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: तारडीह
गावं का नाम: एव ं
1 648 जनिी कृजष 0.0040000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0040000
2 650 जनिी कृजष 0.0283000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0283000
3 651 जनिी कृजष 0.0242000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0242000
4 652 जनिी कृजष 0.0202000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0202000
5 653 जनिी कृजष 0.0364000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0364000
6 654 जनिी कृजष 0.0161000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0161000
7 655 जनिी कृजष 0.0020000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0020000
8 657 सरकारी कृजष 0.1012000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1012000
9 658 जनिी कृजष 0.1457000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1457000
10 658/1057 जनिी कृजष 0.0161000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0161000
11 659 जनिी कृजष 0.2429000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2429000
12 660 जनिी कृजष 0.2186000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2186000
13 661 जनिी कृजष 0.0081000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0081000
14 664 जनिी कृजष 0.0121000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0121000
15 665 जनिी कृजष 0.0404000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0404000
16 666 जनिी कृजष 0.0728000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0728000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
17 667 जनिी कृजष 0.0323000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0323000
18 668 जनिी कृजष 0.0120000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0120000
19 691 सरकारी सड़क 0.0404000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0404000
कुल 1.0738 1.0738
[फा. सं. 142/13/2015-TPL/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th August, 2021
S.O. 3261(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 NH527A in
the stretch of land from Km. 39.8 to Km. 40.5 (Collectorate, Dharbhanga) in the district of DARBHANGA in the state
of BIHAR, 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 - Cum -
District Land Acquisition Officer 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH527A in the stretch of land
from Km. 39.8 to Km. 40.5 (Collectorate, Dharbhanga) in the district of DARBHANGA in the State of BIHAR.
State: BIHAR District: DARBHANGA
S.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Tardih
Village: Awam
1 648 Private Agriculture 0.0040000(Hectare ) 0.0040000
2 650 Private Agriculture 0.0283000(Hectare ) 0.0283000
3 651 Private Agriculture 0.0242000(Hectare ) 0.0242000
4 652 Private Agriculture 0.0202000(Hectare ) 0.0202000
5 653 Private Agriculture 0.0364000(Hectare ) 0.0364000
6 654 Private Agriculture 0.0161000(Hectare ) 0.0161000
7 655 Private Agriculture 0.0020000(Hectare ) 0.00200004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
8 657 Government Agriculture 0.1012000(Hectare ) 0.1012000
9 658 Private Agriculture 0.1457000(Hectare ) 0.1457000
10 658/1057 Private Agriculture 0.0161000(Hectare ) 0.0161000
11 659 Private Agriculture 0.2429000(Hectare ) 0.2429000
12 660 Private Agriculture 0.2186000(Hectare ) 0.2186000
13 661 Private Agriculture 0.0081000(Hectare ) 0.0081000
14 664 Private Agriculture 0.0121000(Hectare ) 0.0121000
15 665 Private Agriculture 0.0404000(Hectare ) 0.0404000
16 666 Private Agriculture 0.0728000(Hectare ) 0.0728000
17 667 Private Agriculture 0.0323000(Hectare ) 0.0323000
18 668 Private Agriculture 0.0120000(Hectare ) 0.0120000
19 691 Government Road 0.0404000(Hectare ) 0.0404000
Total 1.0738 1.0738
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