## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 930 (NH930) Project in Chhattisgarh
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning land acquisition for the building, widening (including two-lane with paved shoulders and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 930 (NH930) in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh. The notification, published on November 30, 2022, declares the government's intention to acquire land along a specific stretch of NH930 (Km 66.300 to Km 115.300) for public purposes. The report identifies the key provisions related to land acquisition, the target audience (landowners), and the inferred implementation aspects and expected outcomes of the project. Key findings indicate the policy enables infrastructure development by acquiring private and government lands along the designated highway stretch.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the government notification, specifically S.O. 5557(E), dated November 30, 2022, regarding land acquisition for the NH930 project in Chhattisgarh, based solely on the information provided within the document itself.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy action regarding land acquisition.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objective is to enable the building, widening (including two-lane with paved shoulders and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH930 in the specified stretch within Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. The stated objective explicitly focuses on infrastructure development through land acquisition for a 'public purpose'.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This policy addresses the need for land to facilitate improvements and ongoing operations along a specific portion of NH930. The reference to building, widening (including two-lane with paved shoulders and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation suggests existing infrastructure may be insufficient, requiring upgrades and expansions to meet current or projected transportation demands. The notification states the land acquisition is for a “public purpose,” further implying a broader societal benefit associated with the highway project.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As this is a new policy action, the main components are:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The notification formally declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the NH930 project within the specified stretch (Km 66.300 to Km 115.300) in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh.
* **Land Description:** The schedule provides a detailed description of the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, plot numbers, type of land (private/government, irrigated/non-irrigated agriculture, etc.), and area in hectares.
* **Objection Mechanism:** The notification establishes a process for individuals interested in the land to object to its use for the stated purpose within twenty-one days of the notification's publication.
* **Competent Authority:** Designates the sub-divisional officer (Revenue) as the Competent Authority to receive and address objections.
* **Hearing and Enquiry:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors an opportunity to be heard (in person or through a legal practitioner) and to conduct further enquiry as deemed necessary.
* **Finality of Order:** States that any order made by the Competent Authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the said Act shall be final.
* **Access to Information:** Indicates that land plans and other relevant 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 NH930, particularly those whose land is listed in the schedule.
* **Residents of Rajnandgaon District:** Individuals and communities who may be affected by the highway project's construction and operation.
* **Competent Authority:** The sub divisional officer Revenue, responsible for managing the land acquisition process and addressing objections.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) is ultimately responsible for the policy. The sub-divisional officer (Revenue) acts as the Competent Authority at the local level.
* **Timelines and Procedures:** A twenty-one day window is provided for landowners to file objections. The Competent Authority is responsible for conducting hearings and making a final decision on the objections. No specific timeline is provided for subsequent steps (e.g., land acquisition, compensation).
* The notification explicitly cites Section 3A(1) and Section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956, giving a clear legal and procedural framework for how the action should be carried out.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of this notification are:
* **Land Acquisition:** Successful acquisition of the land described in the schedule, enabling the execution of the NH930 project.
* **Infrastructure Development:** Improved highway infrastructure, potentially leading to better connectivity, reduced travel times, and economic benefits for the region.
* **Resolution of Objections:** Fair and transparent handling of objections raised by landowners, potentially leading to modifications in the land acquisition plan or compensation packages.
**9. Conclusion:**
The government notification S.O. 5557(E) outlines the initial steps in the land acquisition process for the NH930 project in Chhattisgarh. It establishes the intention to acquire land, defines the process for addressing objections, and identifies the key stakeholders involved. The successful implementation of this notification is crucial for facilitating the infrastructure development and associated benefits intended by the project. Further information will be needed to understand the full impact of this action as it progresses.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law referenced as the basis for exercising powers related to land acquisition for national highway projects.
NH930: National Highway 930, the road project for which land is being acquired. The stretch of land from Km 66.300 to Km 115.300 is specifically mentioned.
Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh: District and state where the land acquisition for NH930 is taking place.
Manpur: Taluk (Sub-division of a district) where land acquisition is taking place
Kahdabari: Village where land acquisition is taking place
Kande: Village where land acquisition is taking place
Kohka: Village where land acquisition is taking place
Rajesh Gupta: Director, signatory of the notification
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 5325] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, नवम्ब र 30, 2022/अग्रहायण 9, 1944
No. 5325] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2022/AGRAHAYANA 9, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 30 नवम् बर, 2022
का.आ. 5557(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जजस े इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ्उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो जाने के पश्चात ् दक छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य के राजनांदगााँव जजले में NH-930 के दक.मी. 66.300 स े दक.मी. 115.300 तक के
भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ी करण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के
लोक प्रयोजन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जजसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अजगन करन े
के अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, जो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोजन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर राजपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् अनुजवभागीय अजधकारी ( राजस्ट्व ) मानपुर को जलजखत रूप म े
प्रस्ट्तुत की जाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए जाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े
या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने जाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और जााँच
करन े के पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जजसे 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 ।
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 जा सकता ह ै।
7946 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनुसूची
छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य के राजनांदगावाँ जजल े म ें NH-930 के दक.मी. 66.300 से दक.मी.115.300 के जलए अजगन की जाने वाली
संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण!
राज्य का नाम: छत्तीसगढ़ जजल ेका नाम: राजनादं गावाँ
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: मानपरु
गावं का नाम: कहडबरी
1 122/1 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0551000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0551000
2 122/3 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0380000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0380000
3 15/4 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0169000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0169000
4 15/5 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0945000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0945000
5 18 सरकारी बड़े झाड का जगं ल 0.0117000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0117000
6 19/1 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0226000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0226000
7 19/13 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0350000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0350000
8 19/15 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0089000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0089000
9 19/16 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0050000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0050000
10 19/17 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0440000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0440000
11 19/18 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0065000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0065000
12 19/19 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0015000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0015000
13 19/2 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0157000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0157000
14 19/20 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0015000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0015000
15 19/4 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0160000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0160000
16 19/5 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0271000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0271000
17 19/6 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0150000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0150000
18 19/7 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0085000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0085000
19 19/8 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0040000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0040000
20 19/9 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0070000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0070000
21 20/1 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0060000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0060000
22 20/2 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0050000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0050000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
23 20/3 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0051000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0051000
24 20/4 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0049000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0049000
25 20/5 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0070000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0070000
26 20/6 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0060000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0060000
27 20/7 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0019000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0019000
28 53/1 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0892000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0892000
29 56 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0650000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0650000
30 57 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0306000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0306000
31 59 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0471000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0471000
32 62/1 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0125000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0125000
33 62/2 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0122000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0122000
34 63 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0229000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0229000
35 64 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0167000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0167000
36 64/4 सरकारी सड़क 0.0060000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0060000
37 65/2 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0109000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0109000
38 66/1 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0348000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0348000
39 66/2 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0264000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0264000
40 66/3 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0079000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0079000
41 66/6 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0131000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0131000
42 66/7 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0030000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0030000
43 66/8 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0040000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0040000
44 67 सरकारी गैर कृजष प्रचजलत समसान 0.0420000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0420000
45 68 सरकारी गैर कृजष कब्रीस्ट्तान/समसान 0.0519000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0519000
46 71 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0462000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0462000
47 72 सरकारी आससजचत कृजष 0.0318000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0318000
48 76/14 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0159000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0159000
49 76/2 सरकारी सड़क 0.0150000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0150000
50 76/21 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.0078000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.00780004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
गावं का नाम: काडं े
1 27 सरकारी काजबलकस्ट्त वन जवभाग 0.1841000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.1841000
2 28/145 सरकारी घास 0.0478000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0478000
3 6/1 सरकारी वन 0.0051000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0051000
4 7 सरकारी वन जवभाग 0.0840000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0840000
5 8 सरकारी काजबलकस्ट्त वन जवभाग 0.6291000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.6291000
गावं का नाम: कोहका
1 10/1 सरकारी वन 0.7316000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.7316000
2 13 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.1088000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.1088000
3 16 सरकारी वन 0.2453000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.2453000
4 17 सरकारी वन 2.0011000( हक्े टेयर ) 2.0011000
5 35 सरकारी आबादी 0.0341000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0341000
6 36/1 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0836000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.0836000
7 8/1 सरकारी वन 1.4790000( हक्े टेयर ) 1.4790000
8 9/2 जनजी आससजचत कृजष 0.1511000( हक्े टेयर ) 0.1511000
कुल 6.8680 6.8680
[फा. स.ं NH12037/26/2016/CG/P-5/3A]
राजेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th November, 2022
S.O. 5557(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 NH-930 in the
stretch of land from Km 66.300 to Km 115.300 in the District of Rajnandgaon in the state of Chhattisgarh, 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 officer (Revenue) 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 5
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 NH-930 in the stretch of land
from km. 66.300 to km. 115.300 in the District of Rajnandgaon in the state of Chhattisgarh.
State: CHHATTISGARH District: Rajnandgaon
S. Survey / Plot Type of Nature of Land Area Area
No. Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Manpur
Village: Kahdabari
1 122/1 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0551000(Hectare ) 0.0551000
2 122/3 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0380000(Hectare ) 0.0380000
3 15/4 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0169000(Hectare ) 0.0169000
4 15/5 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0945000(Hectare ) 0.0945000
5 18 Government Bade Jhad ka Jangle 0.0117000(Hectare ) 0.0117000
6 19/1 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0226000(Hectare ) 0.0226000
7 19/13 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0350000(Hectare ) 0.0350000
8 19/15 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0089000(Hectare ) 0.0089000
9 19/16 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0050000(Hectare ) 0.0050000
10 19/17 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0440000(Hectare ) 0.0440000
11 19/18 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0065000(Hectare ) 0.0065000
12 19/19 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0015000(Hectare ) 0.0015000
13 19/2 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0157000(Hectare ) 0.0157000
14 19/20 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0015000(Hectare ) 0.0015000
15 19/4 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0160000(Hectare ) 0.0160000
16 19/5 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0271000(Hectare ) 0.0271000
17 19/6 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0150000(Hectare ) 0.0150000
18 19/7 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0085000(Hectare ) 0.0085000
19 19/8 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0040000(Hectare ) 0.0040000
20 19/9 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0070000(Hectare ) 0.0070000
21 20/1 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0060000(Hectare ) 0.0060000
22 20/2 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0050000(Hectare ) 0.0050000
23 20/3 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0051000(Hectare ) 0.0051000
24 20/4 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0049000(Hectare ) 0.0049000
25 20/5 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0070000(Hectare ) 0.0070000
26 20/6 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0060000(Hectare ) 0.0060000
27 20/7 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0019000(Hectare ) 0.0019000
28 53/1 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0892000(Hectare ) 0.0892000
29 56 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0650000(Hectare ) 0.0650000
30 57 Government Non-Agriculture 0.0306000(Hectare ) 0.0306000
31 59 Government Non-Agriculture 0.0471000(Hectare ) 0.0471000
32 62/1 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0125000(Hectare ) 0.01250006 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
33 62/2 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0122000(Hectare ) 0.0122000
34 63 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0229000(Hectare ) 0.0229000
35 64 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0167000(Hectare ) 0.0167000
36 64/4 Government Road 0.0060000(Hectare ) 0.0060000
37 65/2 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0109000(Hectare ) 0.0109000
38 66/1 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0348000(Hectare ) 0.0348000
39 66/2 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0264000(Hectare ) 0.0264000
40 66/3 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0079000(Hectare ) 0.0079000
41 66/6 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0131000(Hectare ) 0.0131000
42 66/7 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0030000(Hectare ) 0.0030000
43 66/8 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0040000(Hectare ) 0.0040000
44 67 Government Non-Agriculture Prachalit 0.0420000(Hectare ) 0.0420000
samsan
45 68 Government Non Agriculture 0.0519000(Hectare ) 0.0519000
Kabristhan/samsan
46 71 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0462000(Hectare ) 0.0462000
47 72 Government Non-Agriculture 0.0318000(Hectare ) 0.0318000
48 76/14 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0159000(Hectare ) 0.0159000
49 76/2 Government Raod 0.0150000(Hectare ) 0.0150000
50 76/21 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.0078000(Hectare ) 0.0078000
Village: Kande
1 27 Government Kabilkast Van Vibhag 0.1841000(Hectare ) 0.1841000
2 28/145 Government Ghas 0.0478000(Hectare ) 0.0478000
3 6/1 Government Van 0.0051000(Hectare ) 0.0051000
4 7 Government Van Vibhag 0.0840000(Hectare ) 0.0840000
5 8 Government Kabilkast Van Vibhag 0.6291000(Hectare ) 0.6291000
Village: Kohka
1 10/1 Government Van 0.7316000(Hectare ) 0.7316000
2 13 Government Non-Agriculture 0.1088000(Hectare ) 0.1088000
3 16 Government Van 0.2453000(Hectare ) 0.2453000
4 17 Government Van 2.0011000(Hectare ) 2.0011000
5 35 Government Aabadi 0.0341000(Hectare ) 0.0341000
6 36/1 Government Non-Agriculture 0.0836000(Hectare ) 0.0836000
7 8/1 Government Van 1.4790000(Hectare ) 1.4790000
8 9/2 Private Non irrigated agriculture 0.1511000(Hectare ) 0.1511000
Total 6.8680 6.8680
[F. No. NH12037/26/2016/CG/P-5/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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