## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway NH44A Expansion in Tripura
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the acquisition of land in the Dhalai district of Tripura for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway NH44A. The core purpose is to facilitate the expansion of the highway. Key findings include the identification of specific land parcels to be acquired, the process for affected parties to raise objections, and the responsible authorities involved.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of a government notification (S.O. 3940E) published on September 23, 2021, concerning land acquisition for the NH44A highway project in Tripura. This analysis is based solely on the text of the provided notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This notification pertains to the implementation of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Core Objective:** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to acquire land deemed necessary for the building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway NH44A.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification suggests that the existing highway infrastructure (NH44A) requires expansion or upgrades ("building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc.,, maintenance, management and operation") to meet public needs. Land acquisition is a necessary step to facilitate this infrastructure development.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
Since this is a notification about a specific action being taken under an existing Act (the National Highways Act, 1956), this is not a new policy *per se*, nor is it an amendment to the Act itself. It is an implementation notice. However, we can still analyze it as if it were a new provision related to this specific project.
* **Land Acquisition Declaration:** The notification formally declares the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels detailed in the Schedule.
* **Objection Process:** It outlines a process for individuals with interest in the identified land to object to its acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Additional District Magistrate and Collector are designated as the Competent Authority to handle objections.
* **Timeline:** Interested parties have twenty-one days from the date of the notification's publication to submit their objections.
* **Hearing and Enquiry:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard and may conduct further enquiries before making a final decision.
* **Finality of Order:** Any order made by the Competent Authority regarding the objections is final.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners and individuals with interests in the land parcels listed in the Schedule, specifically those residing in the Dhalai district of Tripura, within the Taluks of Karamchara and Manu, Villages of Purba Masli and Jarulchara.
* Residents and businesses that utilize NH44A, who will be affected in a wider sense.
* The District Magistrate of Ambassa Jawaharnagar.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is ultimately responsible. The NHIDCLPMU (likely a project management unit) is also mentioned. The District Magistrate and Additional District Magistrate/Collector are key for local implementation.
* **Timeline:** A 21-day objection period is specified. The overall project timeline is not detailed.
* **Procedure:** The procedure involves:
* Notification of intent to acquire land.
* Opportunity for landowners to object.
* Review of objections by the Competent Authority.
* Potential hearings and enquiries.
* Final decision by the Competent Authority.
* Acquisition of land (presumably following compensation).
* Construction and widening activities.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The expected outcomes and impact of the land acquisition are:
* Facilitation of the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH44A.
* Improved transportation infrastructure, potentially leading to better connectivity, reduced travel times, and economic benefits.
* Displacement of some landowners and potential disruption to local communities during construction.
* Financial compensation for landowners whose land is acquired.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signifies a crucial step in the expansion and improvement of National Highway NH44A. It outlines the procedures for land acquisition, addresses the rights of affected landowners to raise objections, and identifies the responsible authorities. While the text is limited in scope, it provides a clear understanding of the immediate actions being taken to facilitate this infrastructure project, emphasizing the importance of efficient transportation networks for economic development.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An act of the Indian Parliament regarding national highways. Specifically, subsection 1 of section 3A and section 3C are mentioned.
Central Government: The government of India, exercising powers conferred by the National Highways Act, 1956.
NH44A: A National Highway in India, specifically the stretch of land from Km 16.077 to Km 25.98.
TRIPURA: A state in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Dhalai: A district in the state of Tripura, India, where the land acquisition is taking place.
Office of District Magistrate Ambassa Jawaharnagar: Location in Dhalai district, Tripura where land plans are available for inspection.
Additional District Magistrate and Collector: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Karamchara: Taluk in Dhalai district, Tripura.
Purba Masli: Village in Karamchara Taluk, Dhalai district, Tripura.
Manu: Taluk in Dhalai district, Tripura.
Jarulchara: Village in Manu Taluk, Dhalai district, Tripura.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport and highways, which issued the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director who issued the notification
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3606] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, जसतम्ब र 23, 2021/ आजिन 1, 1943
No. 3606] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021/ASVINA 1, 1943
सड़क पररवहन एव ंरािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 23 जसतम् बर, 2021
का.आ. 3940(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 जत्रपुरा राज्य के ढलाई जिले म ें NH44A के दक.मी. 16.077 से दक.मी. 25.98 (ऑदिस ऑफ़
जडजस्ट्रक्ट मजिस्ट्रेट अम्बासा िवाहरनगर) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का
बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े
अनुसूची म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने के अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध 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 ् एजडिनल जडजस्ट्रक्ट मजिस्ट्रेट & कलेक्टर को जलजखत रूप में प्रस्ट्तुत
की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या
दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करन े
5376 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
जत्रपरु ा राज्य के ढलाई जिल ेम ें NH44A के दक.मी. 16.077 स े दक.मी. 25.98 (ऑदिस ऑफ़ जडजस्ट्रक्ट मजिस्ट्रेट अम्बासा
िवाहरनगर) के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: जत्रपरु ा जिल ेका नाम: ढलाई
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे िल भूजम का क्षत्रे िल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: करमचरा
गावं का नाम: परु बा मसली
1 2708/p सरकारी चारा 0.7100000(एकर ) 0.2873331
2 2921/p जनिी(रायती) रटला 1.3600000(एकर ) 0.5503845
3 2924/4358/p जनिी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.0200000(एकर ) 0.0080939
4 2925/p जनिी(रायती) रटल्ला 1.1600000(एकर ) 0.4694456
5 2927/p जनिी(रायती) चारा (नाल) 0.1738801(एकर ) 0.0703683
6 3004/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 2.6858000(एकर ) 1.0869284
7 3005/p जनिी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.4400000(एकर ) 0.1780656
8 3006/4320 जनिी(रायती) बास्ट्तु (रटल्ला) 0.1400000(एकर ) 0.0566572
9 3006/p जनिी(रायती) बस्ट्तु (टीला) 0.1300000(एकर ) 0.0526103
10 3018/p सरकारी(रायती) बागान (रटल्ला) 0.0116000(एकर ) 0.0046945
11 3026/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 7.2179000(एकर ) 2.9210441
12 3240/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.0500000(एकर ) 0.0202347
13 3242/p जनिी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.7088000(एकर ) 0.2868474
14 3257/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 1.3470000(एकर ) 0.5451234
15 3261/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.2200000(एकर ) 0.0890328
16 3262/P सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.4500000(एकर ) 0.1821125[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
17 3263/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.0441000(एकर ) 0.0178470
18 3264/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.3050000(एकर ) 0.1234318
19 3265/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.3224000(एकर ) 0.1304735
20 3266/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.1759001(एकर ) 0.0711858
21 3269/p जनिी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.0413000(एकर ) 0.0167139
तालकु का नाम: मन ु
गावं का नाम: िारुलचरा
1 1441/1505/p जनिी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.9100000(एकर ) 0.3682720
2 1441/1506/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.3400000(एकर ) 0.1375961
3 1442/p सरकारी(रायती) रटल्ला 0.5400000(एकर ) 0.2185350
4 1450/p सरकारी(रायती) नाल 0.0800000(एकर ) 0.0323756
कुल 19.5837 7.9254
[िा. सं. NHIDCL/PMU Dmr/7(2)/2021-22/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd September, 2021
S.O. 3940(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 NH44A in the
stretch of land from Km 16.077 to Km25.98 (Office of District Magistrate Ambassa Jawaharnagar) in the district of
Dhalai in the state of TRIPURA, 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, Additional District Magistrate and
Collector 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.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 NH44A in the stretch of land from Km
16.077 to Km25. (Office of District Magistrate Ambassa Jawaharnagar) in the district of Dhalai in the state of
TRIPURA
State: TRIPURA District: Dhalai
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Karamchara
Village: Purba Masli
1 2708/p Government(Khas land) Cherra 0.7100000(Acre ) 0.2873331
2 2921/p Private(Allottee) Tilla 1.3600000(Acre ) 0.5503845
3 2924/4358/p Private(Allottee) Tilla 0.0200000(Acre ) 0.0080939
4 2925/p Private(Allottee) Tilla 1.1600000(Acre ) 0.4694456
5 2927/p Private(Allottee) Chara (Nal) 0.1738801(Acre ) 0.0703683
6 3004/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 2.6858000(Acre ) 1.0869284
7 3005/p Private(Allottee) Tilla 0.4400000(Acre ) 0.1780656
8 3006/4320 Private(Allottee) Bastu (Tilla) 0.1400000(Acre ) 0.0566572
9 3006/p Private(Allottee) Bastu (Tilla) 0.1300000(Acre ) 0.0526103
10 3018/p Government(Khas land) Bagan (Tilla) 0.0116000(Acre ) 0.0046945
11 3026/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 7.2179000(Acre ) 2.9210441
12 3240/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 0.0500000(Acre ) 0.0202347
13 3242/p Private(Allottee) Tilla 0.7088000(Acre ) 0.2868474
14 3257/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 1.3470000(Acre ) 0.5451234
15 3261/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 0.2200000(Acre ) 0.0890328
16 3262/P Government(Khas land) Tilla 0.4500000(Acre ) 0.1821125
17 3263/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 0.0441000(Acre ) 0.0178470
18 3264/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 0.3050000(Acre ) 0.1234318
19 3265/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 0.3224000(Acre ) 0.1304735
20 3266/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 0.1759001(Acre ) 0.0711858
21 3269/p Private(Allottee) Tilla 0.0413000(Acre ) 0.0167139
Taluk: Manu
Village: Jarulchara
1 1441/1505/p Private(Allottee) Tilla 0.9100000(Acre ) 0.3682720
2 1441/1506/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 0.3400000(Acre ) 0.1375961
3 1442/p Government(Khas land) Tilla 0.5400000(Acre ) 0.2185350
4 1450/p Government(Khas land) Nal 0.0800000(Acre ) 0.0323756
Total 19.5837 7.9254
[F. No. NHIDCL/PMU Dmr/7(2)/2021-22/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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