## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway NE5 Expansion in Jammu & Kashmir
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways concerning the acquisition of land in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the Newly Proposed NE5, specifically the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway from Km. 432.3 to Km. 475.7 in the Kathua district. The core purpose is to facilitate the expansion and improvement of the national highway network. Key findings indicate a process for land acquisition, allowing for objections from landowners, and specifying the areas and plot numbers affected by this notification.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of a government notification regarding land acquisition for the development of National Highway NE5 in Jammu & Kashmir. The analysis is based solely on the text provided in the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy concerning the acquisition of land for highway development.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as stated in the text, is to acquire land for "building widening two lane with paved shoulder four laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation" of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway within a specific stretch in Jammu & Kashmir.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This is a new policy related to land acquisition. Therefore, the likely problem the policy addresses is the need for land to facilitate infrastructure development and expansion of the national highway network. The text indicates the need to improve the existing infrastructure by widening the road and undertaking maintenance and management operations.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
Since this is a new policy regarding land acquisition, the key provisions are:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire specific parcels of land for the specified highway project.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals with interest in the land have 21 days from the notification's publication to object to the acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Deputy Commissioner of Kathua is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and address objections.
* **Hearing and Resolution:** The Competent Authority must provide objectors an opportunity to be heard (in person or via legal representation) and make a determination on the objections, either allowing or disallowing them. The Competent Authority's decision is final.
* **Land Details Availability:** Land plans and other details relating to the acquisition are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
* **Specific Land Parcels:** The notification includes a schedule detailing the specific survey numbers, type and nature of land (Government/Private, Agriculture/Non-Agriculture), and area in hectares to be acquired in the villages of Kootah and Tarharah in Kathua district.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this notification include:
* Landowners in the Kathua district, particularly in the villages of Kootah and Tarharah, whose land is listed in the schedule.
* Residents of the Kathua district who may be impacted by the highway construction.
* The Deputy Commissioner of Kathua, as the designated Competent Authority.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:**
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (issuing authority)
* National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) likely responsible for project execution (inferred from file number).
* Deputy Commissioner of Kathua (Competent Authority)
* **Timelines:**
* 21 days for landowners to submit objections from the date of the notification's publication.
* **Procedures:**
* Landowners submit objections in writing to the Competent Authority, outlining the grounds for their objections.
* The Competent Authority provides a hearing to the objectors.
* The Competent Authority makes a final decision on the objections.
* Land plans and other details are available for inspection.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes based on the policy's stated provisions are:
* Acquisition of land required for the highway project.
* Facilitation of the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the specified stretch of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway.
* Improvement of connectivity and transportation infrastructure in the region.
* Potential economic benefits associated with improved transportation.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines the process for land acquisition for a specific section of National Highway NE5 in Jammu & Kashmir. It provides landowners with a mechanism to object to the acquisition, while establishing a clear process for the Competent Authority to address these objections. The successful implementation of this policy is crucial for the expansion and improvement of the national highway network and the overall economic development of the region.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An Indian law regarding national highways, specifically section 3A and 3C are mentioned in the context of land acquisition.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for land acquisition as per the National Highways Act, 1956.
NE5: Newly Proposed National Expressway 5, specifically the stretch of DelhiLudhianaAmritsarKatra Expressway from Km. 432.3 to Km. 475.7
Delhi: A city in India, part of the DelhiLudhianaAmritsarKatra Expressway route.
Ludhiana: A city in Punjab, India, part of the DelhiLudhianaAmritsarKatra Expressway route.
Amritsar: A city in Punjab, India, part of the DelhiLudhianaAmritsarKatra Expressway route.
Katra: A town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, part of the DelhiLudhianaAmritsarKatra Expressway route.
Kathua: A district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, where land is being acquired for the expressway.
Jammu and Kashmir: A Union Territory of India, where land acquisition is taking place for the DelhiLudhianaAmritsarKatra Expressway
Deputy Commissioner Kathua: The Competent Authority responsible for handling objections related to the land acquisition in Kathua district.
Hiranagar: A Taluk in Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir
Kootah: A Village in Hiranagar Taluk, Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir
Tarharah: A Village in Kathua Taluk, Kathua District, Jammu and Kashmir
Rajesh Gupta: Director who uploaded the notification.
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स.ं 1286] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, माच ग24, 2022/चत्रै 3, 1944
No. 1286] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022/CHAITRA 3, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 24 माचग, 2022
का. आ. 1328(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें इसके
पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात् दक िम्मू और कश्मीर केन्द्र िाजसत प्रदिे के कठुआ जिले म ें नव प्रस्ट्ताजवत NE5 ददल्ली- लुजधयाना-
अमृतसर- कटरा एक्सप्रेसवे दक.मी. 432.3 से दक.मी. 475.7 (कठुआ) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर
सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै
जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच ेअनसु ूची में ददया गया है, ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने 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 ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ्उपायुक्त कठुआ को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें
उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप मे या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर
द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात्, यदद कोई
हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि 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 आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
2025 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 ी
िम्म ूऔर कश्मीर केन्द्र िाजसत प्रदेि के कठुआ जिल ेम ेंनव प्रस्ट्ताजवत NE5 ददल्ली- लजु धयाना- अमतृ सर- कटरा
एक्सप्रसे व ेदक.मी. 432.3 स ेदक.मी.475.7 (कठुआ) के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत
भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: िम्म ू और कश्मीर जिल ेका नाम: कठुआ
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: हीरानगर
गावं का नाम: कूटाह
1 164 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0329000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0329000
2 165 सरकारी गरै कृजष 0.0303000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0303000
3 292 जनिी(कस्ट्टूजडयन) कृजष 0.1214000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1214000
4 293 जनिी कृजष 0.0481000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0481000
तालकु का नाम: कठुआ
गावं का नाम: तरहराह
1 119 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0253000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0253000
2 120 जनिी कृजष 0.3262000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3262000
3 123 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0253000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0253000
4 125 जनिी कृजष 0.3920000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3920000
5 126 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0506000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0506000
6 128 अन्द्य(सरकारी/जनिी) कृजष/गैर कृजष 0.0253000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0253000
7 135 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0202000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0202000
8 140 अन्द्य(सरकारी/जनिी) कृजष 0.3035000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3035000
9 226 जनिी कृजष 0.3667000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3667000
10 42 अन्द्य(सरकारी/जनिी) कृजष/गैर कृजष 0.0253000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0253000
11 43 जनिी कृजष 0.2478000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2478000
12 76 सरकारी कृजष 0.1012000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1012000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
13 77 जनिी कृजष 0.0759000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0759000
14 78 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0379000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0379000
15 93 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.0379000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0379000
कुल 2.2938 2.2938
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU/JAMMU/DAKP/001/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New delhi, the 24th March, 2022
S.O. 1328(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 Newly
Proposed NE5 in the stretch of Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway from Km. 432.3 to Km. 475.7 (Kathua)
in the district of KATHUA in the U.T of JAMMU & KASHMIR, 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, Deputy Commissioner Kathua 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
inspectedby 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 on NH-NE5 in the stretch of
Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway from Km. 432.3 to Km. 475.7 (Kathua) in the district of
KATHUA in the U.T of JAMMU & KASHMIR.
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: KATHUA
Sl.No. Survey / Plot Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
Number (in Local Unit) (in
Hectare)
Taluk: Hiranagar
Village: Kootah
1 164 Government Non Agriculture 0.0329000(Hectare) 0.0329000
2 165 Government Non Agriculture 0.0303000(Hectare) 0.0303000
3 292 Private(Costudian ) Agriculture 0.1214000(Hectare) 0.12140004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
4 293 Private Agriculture 0.0481000(Hectare) 0.0481000
Taluk: Kathua
Village: Tarharah
1 119 Private Non Agriculture 0.0253000(Hectare) 0.0253000
2 120 Private Agriculture 0.3262000(Hectare) 0.3262000
3 123 Private Non Agriculture 0.0253000(Hectare) 0.0253000
4 125 Private Agriculture 0.3920000(Hectare) 0.3920000
5 126 Private Non Agriculture 0.0506000(Hectare) 0.0506000
6 128 Common(Government/ Agiculture/Non 0.0253000(Hectare) 0.0253000
Private) Agriculrure
7 135 Private Non Agriculture 0.0202000(Hectare) 0.0202000
8 140 Common(Government/ Agriculture 0.3035000(Hectare) 0.3035000
Private)
9 226 Private Agriculture 0.3667000(Hectare) 0.3667000
10 42 Common(Government/ Agiculture/Non 0.0253000(Hectare) 0.0253000
Private) Agriculrure
11 43 Private Agriculture 0.2478000(Hectare) 0.2478000
12 76 Government Agriculture 0.1012000(Hectare) 0.1012000
13 77 Private Agriculture 0.0759000(Hectare) 0.0759000
14 78 Private Non Agriculture 0.0379000(Hectare) 0.0379000
15 93 Private Non Agriculture 0.0379000(Hectare) 0.0379000
Total 2.2938 2.2938
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/JAMMU/DAKP/001/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.