## Policy Analysis Report: Authorization of Competent Authorities for National Highway Land Acquisition in Odisha
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, published in the Gazette of India on March 3, 2022. This notification authorizes specific officers to act as competent authorities for land acquisition related to the Greenfield Highway project in Odisha. The core purpose is to facilitate the building, widening (including four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of sections of the National Highway in the state. The key finding is the clear delegation of authority for land acquisition across multiple stretches of the Greenfield Highway, specifying the geographical boundaries and responsible officers.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of a government notification regarding the authorization of competent authorities for land acquisition related to the Greenfield Highway project in Odisha. The analysis is solely based on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This appears to be a **New Policy** (or a specific delegation of authority under an existing framework), establishing authority for specific actions related to land acquisition.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objective is to designate and authorize specific officers to act as competent authorities for land acquisition relating to the Greenfield Highway project in Odisha. This facilitates the highway's construction, expansion (including four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Likely Problem/Issue Addressed:** The notification likely addresses the need to efficiently acquire land for the Greenfield Highway project. Without designated competent authorities, land acquisition processes would be stalled or significantly delayed, hindering the project's progress. This delegation of authority streamlines the process.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **(New Policy):** The primary provision of this notification is the authorization of officers (identified in the "Schedule") to perform the functions of competent authorities under the National Highways Act, 1956, specifically concerning land acquisition.
* The notification specifies the geographical stretches of the Greenfield Highway in Odisha where these authorized officers have jurisdiction. These stretches are defined by kilometer markers (e.g., Km. 22.07 to Km. 33.88).
* The notification also includes a schedule, listing the stretches of highway, the districts, taluks/mandals, and villages affected, along with the designation of the Tahasildar as the competent authority for each specific stretch.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the directly affected stakeholders include:
* Landowners along the specified stretches of the Greenfield Highway in Odisha.
* Residents of the listed villages, taluks, and districts.
* The designated officers (Tahasildars) who are now authorized as competent authorities.
* Construction companies and contractors involved in the Greenfield Highway project.
* The Odisha state government and relevant local administrative bodies.
* Industries relying on the highway for transportation.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (through the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) inferred via "NHAICTCKNDRPRPRDPSTUPPIUBBSRLA3a" in the footer) is the responsible agency. Tahasildars are designated as the competent authorities at the local level.
* **Timelines or Procedures:** The notification is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (March 3, 2022). The notification does not specify any other detailed timelines or procedures for land acquisition. These would presumably be governed by the National Highways Act, 1956, and related regulations.
* The schedule details the specific locations and authorities, which suggests a decentralized implementation approach.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **(New Policy):** The expected outcome is a more efficient and streamlined land acquisition process for the Greenfield Highway project in Odisha. This will likely lead to faster project completion, improved connectivity, and potential economic benefits for the region. The increased efficiency and clarity of responsibilities provided by these authorizations should reduce delays and facilitate smoother project execution.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed in this report is a crucial step in facilitating the Greenfield Highway project in Odisha. By clearly defining the competent authorities and their geographical jurisdictions, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways aims to expedite land acquisition processes. This is essential for the timely completion of the highway and the realization of its intended benefits, especially for industries and logistics. The document represents a specific instance of delegated authority under existing legislation (National Highways Act, 1956) to achieve infrastructure development goals.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law that provides for the declaration of certain highways to be national highways and for matters connected therewith.
Greenfield Highway: A highway project for building widening fourlaning, etc., maintenance, management and operation
ODISHA: The state in India where the land acquisition for the Greenfield Highway project is taking place.
Jagatsinghpur: A district in ODISHA, where land acquisition for the Greenfield Highway project is taking place.
Biridi: A TalukMandal in Jagatsinghpur district, ODISHA.
Raghunathpur: A TalukMandal in Jagatsinghpur district, ODISHA.
Tirtol: A TalukMandal in Jagatsinghpur district, ODISHA.
Kujang: A TalukMandal in Jagatsinghpur district, ODISHA.
ERSAMA: A TalukMandal in Jagatsinghpur district, ODISHA.
Cuttack: A district in ODISHA, where land acquisition for the Greenfield Highway project is taking place.
Tangi Choudwar: A TalukMandal in Cuttack district, ODISHA.
Salepur: A TalukMandal in Cuttack district, ODISHA.
Cuttack Sadar: A TalukMandal in Cuttack district, ODISHA.
Kishannagar: A TalukMandal in Cuttack district, ODISHA.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding the Greenfield Highway project.
New Delhi: Location of notification
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअID.-E0x4xx0 32022-233892
CG-DL-E-04032022-233892
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 930] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, माच ग3, 2022/ फाल्ग नु 12, 1943
No. 930] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022/PHALGUNA 12, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग ग मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 3 माच,ग 2022
का.आ. 960(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3 के खडं (क)
द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, नीच े दी गयी अनुसूची म े यथा जवजनददष्ट Greenfield Highway के
दकमी. 22.07 दकमी. स े 33.88 दकमी, Greenfield Highway के दकमी 33.88 दकमी. स े 43.82 दकमी., Greenfield
Highway के दकमी. 43.82 दकमी. स े 46.6 दकमी., Greenfield Highway के दकमी. 46.6 दकमी. स े 61.23 दकमी.,
Greenfield Highway के दकमी. 61.23 दकमी. स े 72.8 दकमी., Greenfield Highway के दकमी. 72.8 दकमी. स े 73.25
दकमी., Greenfield Highway के दकमी. 0 दकमी. स े 6.21 दकमी., Greenfield Highway के दकमी. 6.21 दकमी. स े
15.12 दकमी., Greenfield Highway के दकमी. 15.12 दकमी. स े 19.82 दकमी., Greenfield Highway के दकमी.
19.82 दकमी. स े 22.07 दकमी., Greenfield Highway के दकमी. 73.25 दकमी. स े 86.26 दकमी. तक के भुखण्ड के संबंध
म ें उि राष्ट्रीय रािमागग के जनमागण (चौड़ा करने/चार लने का बनाने, आदद), अनुरक्षण,प्रबंध और प्रचालन हते ु उि
अजधजनयम के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी के कृत्यो का पालन करने के जलए इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म े प्रकािन दक तारीख
स े सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप म े प्राजधकृत करती ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
उड़ीसा राज्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग सख्ं या-Greenfield Highway तक की भजू म का अिनग ।
क्रजमक सक्षम प्राजधकारी भूजम का राज्य जिल ेका नाम तालकु का गावं का नाम
सख्ं या जववरण नाम
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
राष्ट्रीय
तहसीलदार, जबररडी
1 रािमागग उड़ीसा िगतससहपुर जबररजड 1 सालीिंग
संख्या
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Greenfield
2 कलाजन्द्तरा
Highway के
दक.मी. 3 संखपुर
22.07 से
4 अलान्द्दो
33.88 तक
5 मानतीरा
6 अरंगाबाद
7 बराहपुर
8 तलापटाका
9 नुआढणा
10 मोहटल
11 पड़ासही
12 अणजखआ
13 अधंगगर
14 संकरपुर
15 िडेईिासन
राष्ट्रीय 1 जतहाड़
रािमागग
2 गेरुयल
संख्या
तहसीलदार,
3 बारगोल
Greenfield
2 रघुनाथपुर उड़ीसा िगतससहपुर रघुनाथपुर
Highway के
4 रौतनुयागान
दक.मी.
5 जिरा
33.88 से
43.82 तक 6 ररहगं
1 मकरमपुर
2 ब्रह्मानखंड
3 गोपाल
राष्ट्रीय
4 पालासोल
रािमागग
संख्या 5 धोजत
तहसीलदार,
Greenfield
3 िगतससहपुर उड़ीसा िगतससहपुर िगतससहपुर 6 गोसबदापोखरर
Highway के
दक.मी. 7 नुआपडा
43.82 से
8 सनपुर
46.6 तक
9 साननाहगं ा
10 सडगेस्ट्वर
11 देधास्ट्वरदेउली[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
1 कांतपाडा
2 जबरीटोल
3 रतनपरु
4 सनरा
5 संकेतपटना
6 अरना
7 सालमपुर
8 ब्रह्मपुर
9 सारदोला
10 केउला
राष्ट्रीय 11 तारापुर
रािमागग
12 हमीरपुर
संख्या
तहसीलदार जतरतौल
4 Greenfield उड़ीसा िगतससहपुर जतरतोल 13 गुंजथलो
Highway के
14 गोजबन्द्द परु
दक.मी. 46.6
से 61.23 तक 15 कोजस्ट्तमजल्लका परु
16 चटोल
17 खडाल
18 जसतोल
19 हलदीया
20 पूररिेना
21 बोधेइ
22 हसीम नगर
23 इरक्ष्यपुरबड़
24 इरक्ष्यपुरसान
25 भट्टागां
1 चटोल
राष्ट्रीय 2 गोराड
रािमागग
3 हाजतकेना
संख्या
तहसीलदार, कुिंग Greenfield 4 पाण्डुया
5 उड़ीसा िगतससहपुर कुिंग
Highway के
5 धूसला
दक.मी.
6 आधानकोर
61.23 से
72.8 तक 7 बाइलो
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9 चंदापट
10 भानरकोला
11 पोतानई
12 दरददया
राष्ट्रीय
रािमागग
तहसीलदार, संख्या
6 इरसामा Greenfield उड़ीसा िगतससहपुर एरसमा 1 नजिपुरा
Highway के
दक.मी. 72.8
से 73.25 तक
1 बंदाल
2 कंदरकाना
राष्ट्रीय
रािमागग 3 कोटसाजह
तहसीलदार, तंगी- संख्या
4 अरड़ा
7 चौदवार Greenfield उड़ीसा कटक तंगी
5 तन्द्तीरा
Highway के
दक.मी. 0 से 6 नपेंग े
6.21 तक
7 ब्राह्मणपादा
8 जबरोल
1 कोथाबड़ा
राष्ट्रीय
रािमागग 2 जत्रलोचनपुर
संख्या
तहसीलदार, सालेपुर 3 महािनपुर
8 Greenfield उड़ीसा कटक सालेपुर
4 बहादलु ापटना
Highway के
दक.मी. 6.21 5 पुरबाकिा
से 15.12 तक
6 आतुरा
राष्ट्रीय
1 दंडुअजसपडा
रािमागग
संख्या 2 केिपुर
तहसीलदार, कटक
Greenfield
9 सदर उड़ीसा कटक कटक सदर 3 आएतपरु
Highway के
दक.मी. 4 दामोदरपुर
15.12 से
5 अलारपुर
19.82 तक
तहसीलदार दकसान राष्ट्रीय
10 नगर रािमागग उड़ीसा कटक दकिननगर 1 धाररना
संख्या[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Greenfield
2 कमरपाड़ा
Highway के
दक.मी. 3 अरिीजल
19.82 से
22.07 तक
1 बडंग
2 समागोल
3 मंगरािपुर
4 हसीना
5 दयु ाजडआ
6 गोजपयकुंडा
राष्ट्रीय
7 घोड़मारा
रािमागग
संख्या 8 पनपाली
तहसीलदार, कुिंग Greenfield
11 उड़ीसा िगतससहपुर कुिंग 9 बाजलया
Highway के
दक.मी. 10 परीअगं
73.25 से
11 बगोइ
86.26 तक
12 अरजखया
13 नरेनरपरु
14 नुनाकुआ
15 कठा आरा
16 जबस्ट्वाली
17 कारातूथा
[फा. स.ं NHAI/CTC-KNDRPR-PRDP/STUP/PIU/BBSR/LA/3(a)]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd March, 2022
S.O. 960(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by clause (a) of section 3 of the National Highways
Act, 1956(48 of 1956), the Central Government hereby authorizes the officers mentioned in column (2) of the
Schedule annexed here to as the competent authorities to perform the functions of such authorities under the said Act
with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, in respect of the stretch of
land from Km. 22.07 to Km. 33.88 of the Greenfield Highway , Km. 33.88 to Km. 43.82 of the Greenfield Highway,
Km. 43.82 to Km. 46.6 of the Greenfield Highway, Km. 46.6 to Km. 61.23 of the Greenfield Highway, Km. 61.23 to
Km. 72.8 of the Greenfield Highway, Km. 72.8 to Km. 73.25 of the Greenfield Highway, Km. 0 to Km. 6.21 of the
Greenfield Highway, Km. 6.21 to Km. 15.12 of the Greenfield Highway, Km. 15.12 to Km. 19.82 of the Greenfield
Highway, Km. 19.82 to Km. 22.07 of the Greenfield Highway, Km. 73.25 to Km. 86.26 of the Greenfield
Highway for building (widening / four-laning, etc.), maintenance, management and operation in the State
of ODISHA.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition on National Highway No. Greenfield Highway in the State of ODISHA.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of the Village
No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Salijang
2 Kalantira
3 Sankhapur
4 Alando
5 Mantira
6 Arangabad
7 Barhapur
22.07KM
Tahasildar,
1 To ODISHA Jagatsinghpur Biridi 8 Talapataka
Biridi
33.88KM
9 Nuadhana
10 Mohatol
11 Padasahi
12 Anakhia
13 Adhangagarha
14 Sankarpur
15 sarheisasan
1 Tihada
2 Garual
Tahasildar, 33.88KM 3 Baragol
2 Raghunathpur To ODISHA Jagatsinghpur Raghunathpur
43.82KM 4 Rautanuagan
5 Jira
6 Rarhang
1 Makarampur
2 Brahmankhanda
3 Gopala
4 Palasola
Tahasildar, 43.82KM
3 Jagatsinghpur To ODISHA Jagatsinghpur JAGATSINGHPUR 5 Dhoti
46.6KM
6 Gobindapokhri
7 Nuapada
8 Sanpur
9 Sananahanga[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
10 Dingisar
11 Derhasardeuli
1 Kantapada
2 Biritol
3 Ratanpur
4 Sanra
5 Sanketapatana
6 Arana
7 Salampur
8 Brahmapur
9 Sardola
10 Keula
11 Tarapur
12 Hamirpur
Tahasildar 46.6KM
4 Tirtol To ODISHA Jagatsinghpur Tirtol 13 Gunthilo
61.23KM
14 Gobinda Pur
15 Kostimallika Pur
16 Chatola
17 Khadal
18 Sitol
19 Haladia
20 Purijena
21 Bodhei
22 Hasim Nagar
23 Idrakhpurbada
24 Idrakhpursana
25 Bhattagan
1 Chatol
2 Gorad
3 Hatikena
Tahasildar, 61.23KM
4 Pandua
5 Kujang To ODISHA Jagatsinghpur Kujang
72.8KM 5 Dhusala
6 Adhankor
7 Bailo
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9 Chandapat
10 Bhanarkola
11 Potanai
12 Dardia
Tahasildar, 72.8KM
6 Erasama To ODISHA Jagatsinghpur ERSAMA 1 Nachhipura
73.25KM
1 Bandal
2 Kandarkana
3 Kotasahi
Tahasildar,
Tangi- 0KM To 4 Arada
7 ODISHA Cuttack Tangi
Choudwar 6.21KM
5 Tantira
6 Napanga
7 Brahmanapada
8 Birol
1 Kothabada
2 Trilochanpur
Tahasildar, 6.21KM 3 Mahajanpur
8 Salepur To ODISHA Cuttack Salepur
15.12KM 4 Bahadulapatna
5 Purbakachha
6 Atura
1 Danduasipara
2 Keshpur
Tahasildar, 15.12KM
9 Cuttack Sadar To ODISHA Cuttack Cuttack Sadar 3 Aetpur
19.82KM
4 Damodarpur
5 Alarpur
1 Dharina
Tahasildar 19.82KM
10 Kissan Nagar To ODISHA Cuttack Kishannagar 2 Kamarpada
22.07KM
3 Archhili
1 Badang
Tahasildar, 73.25KM
11 Kujang To ODISHA Jagatsinghpur Kujang 2 Samagol
86.26KM
3 Mangarajpur[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 9
4 Hasina
5 Duadia
6 Gopiakuda
7 Ghoda mara
8 Panapali
9 Balia
10 Parianga
11 Bagoi
12 Arakhia
13 Narendrapur
14 Nunakua
15 Katha ara
16 Biswali
17 Karatotha
[F. No. NHAI/CTC-KNDRPR-PRDP/STUP/PIU/BBSR/LA/3(a)]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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