## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway 166 (NH166)
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 166 (NH166) in the Sangli-Solapur section of Maharashtra, India. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels within the specified stretch. Key findings include the identification of affected districts and villages, the process for lodging objections, and details regarding the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, land type, and area.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide stakeholders with a detailed overview of a government notification concerning land acquisition for the NH166 project, based solely on the information provided within the document. The report analyzes the policy's objective, key provisions, affected parties, and potential implementation aspects.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy action concerning the acquisition of land. The core objective, as stated in the notification, is to acquire land for the public purpose of building, widening, maintaining, managing, and operating NH166 in the Sangli-Solapur section (Km. 182.556 to Km. 224.000).
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification indicates that the land acquisition is necessary for improving the NH166. It can be inferred that the current infrastructure is insufficient, necessitating widening (two-lane to four-lane), improved maintenance, and overall better management and operation. This suggests a need to enhance connectivity, reduce travel time, and improve road safety in the region.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new policy action. The core provisions of the notification are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land in the Sangli district of Maharashtra for the NH166 project.
* **Affected Area:** The land required is within the stretch from Km. 182.556 to Km. 224.000 of NH166 (Sangli-Solapur section).
* **Land Details:** A schedule provides details of the land to be acquired, including the survey number, plot number, type of land (private agricultural, private non-agricultural), and area in hectares for specific villages in the Kavathemahankal and Miraj taluks of the Sangli district.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the publication date (June 14, 2021) to object to the acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Sub Divisional Officer, Miraj, who serves as the Competent Authority.
* **Hearing of Objections:** The Competent Authority must provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner, before deciding whether to allow or disallow the objections. The Competent Authority's order is final.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other details regarding the acquisition 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 NH166 in the Sangli district.
* **Residents:** Inhabitants of the villages through which the designated stretch of NH166 passes, who may be directly or indirectly affected by the project.
* **Competent Authority:** The Sub Divisional Officer, Miraj, who is responsible for handling objections and making decisions regarding the land acquisition.
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:** The government body initiating and overseeing the project.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), is ultimately responsible for the project. The Sub Divisional Officer, Miraj, acts as the Competent Authority for land acquisition.
* **Timelines:** Landowners have 21 days from the date of the notification (June 14, 2021) to file objections. The notification does not specify a timeline for the completion of the entire land acquisition process or the highway project itself.
* **Procedures:** The process involves publishing the notification, allowing landowners to object, hearing objections, and making a final decision on the acquisition. Land plans are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of this policy are:
* **Land Acquisition:** Successful acquisition of the specified land parcels for the NH166 project.
* **Improved Infrastructure:** Enhanced highway infrastructure through widening, better maintenance, and improved management.
* **Economic Development:** Potential stimulation of economic activity in the Sangli-Solapur region due to improved connectivity.
* **Reduced Travel Time:** Decreased travel time and increased road safety for commuters.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents a crucial step in the process of improving NH166. By acquiring land for widening and improving the highway, the government aims to enhance connectivity, stimulate economic development, and improve road safety in the Sangli-Solapur region. Affected landowners should be aware of their rights to object to the acquisition within the stipulated timeframe and follow the prescribed procedures. The notification highlights the government's commitment to infrastructure development and its potential impact on regional connectivity and economic growth.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition for national highways.
Central Government: The governing authority responsible for land acquisition under the National Highways Act.
NH166: National Highway 166, the road for which land is being acquired.
Sangli Solapur section: The specific segment of NH166, between Km. 182.556 and Km. 224.000, that is subject to land acquisition.
Sangli: District in Maharashtra where land acquisition is taking place.
Maharashtra: State in India where the land acquisition for NH166 is occurring.
Sub Divisional Officer, Miraj: Competent Authority designated to handle objections related to the land acquisition.
Miraj: Taluk within Sangli district, Maharashtra.
Kavathemahankal: Taluk within Sangli district, Maharashtra.
Deshing: Village within Kavathemahankal Taluk, Sangli District, Maharashtra
Bhose: Village within Miraj Taluk, Sangli District, Maharashtra
Kalambi: Village within Miraj Taluk, Sangli District, Maharashtra
Malgaon: Village within Miraj Taluk, Sangli District, Maharashtra
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for the notification.
Rajesh Gupta: Director at Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press
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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.ं 2155] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, िनू 14, 2021/ज्य ष्े ठ 24, 1943
No. 2155] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021/JYAISTHA 24, 1943
सड़क पररवहन एव ंरािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ल ी, 14 िनू , 2021
का.आ. 2319(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 प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के सांगली जिल े म ें NH166 के सांगली- सोलापूर सेक्िन के दक.मी. 182.556 स े
दक.मी. 224.000 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 नीचे अनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह,ै
ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े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 ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् उप जवभागीय अजधकारी, जमरि को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के
पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
3221 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के सागं ली जिल ेम ें NH166 के सागं ली- सोलापरू सक्े िन के दक.मी. 182.556 स ेदक.मी. 224.000 के
जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: सागं ली
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भजू म का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
तालुक का नाम: कवठेमहाकं ल
गावं का नाम: डेशिग
1 276/1 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.2100000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2100000
तालुक का नाम: जमराि
गावं का नाम: भोस े
1 217 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.6350000(हक्े टेयर) 0.6350000
गावं का नाम: कलम्बी
1 420/1B Part जनिी अकृजषक 0.1875000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1875000
2 501 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0800000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0800000
3 503 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0550000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0550000
4 504 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0120000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0120000
5 511 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0745000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0745000
6 521 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0150000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0150000
गावं का नाम: मालगावाँ
1 2396 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.2320000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2320000
2 2438 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0536000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0536000
3 2443 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000
4 2444 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0161000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0161000
5 2447 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0800000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0800000
6 2457 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0625000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0625000
7 2458 Part जनिी कृजषक 0.0300000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0300000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
गावं का नाम: जमराि
1 722/1A Part (316/1A Part) जनिी कृजषक 0.2467000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2467000
2 722/4 Part (316/4A, 4B Part) जनिी कृजषक 0.2900000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2900000
3 722/5 Part (316/5A, 5B Part) जनिी कृजषक 0.1746000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1746000
4 758/2 Part (78/2 Part) जनिी कृजषक 0.1325000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1325000
कुल 2.6070 2.6070
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU/SLP/LA/23011/1/13/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th June, 2021
S.O. 2319(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 NH166 in the
stretch of land for Sangli - Solapur section from Km. 182.556 to Km. 224.000 in the district of SANGLI in the state
of MAHARASHTRA, 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, Miraj 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 in the stretch of land from
Sangli - Solapur section from Km. 182.556 to Km. 224.000 of NH 166 in the district of SANGLI in the
state of MAHARASHTRA.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: SANGLI
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in
Hectare)
Taluk: Kavathemahankal
Village: Deshing
1 276/1 Part Private Agricultural 0.2100000(Hectare ) 0.2100000
Taluk: Miraj
Village: Bhose
1 217 Part Private Agricultural 0.6350000(Hectare ) 0.6350000
Village: Kalambi
1 420/1B Part Private Non-Agricultural 0.1875000(Hectare ) 0.1875000
2 501 Part Private Agricultural 0.0800000(Hectare ) 0.0800000
3 503 Part Private Agricultural 0.0550000(Hectare ) 0.0550000
4 504 Part Private Agricultural 0.0120000(Hectare ) 0.0120000
5 511 Part Private Agricultural 0.0745000(Hectare ) 0.0745000
6 521 Part Private Agricultural 0.0150000(Hectare ) 0.0150000
Village: Malgaon
1 2396 Part Private Agricultural 0.2320000(Hectare ) 0.2320000
2 2438 Part Private Agricultural 0.0536000(Hectare ) 0.0536000
3 2443 Part Private Agricultural 0.0200000(Hectare ) 0.0200000
4 2444 Part Private Agricultural 0.0161000(Hectare ) 0.0161000
5 2447 Part Private Agricultural 0.0800000(Hectare ) 0.0800000
6 2457 Part Private Agricultural 0.0625000(Hectare ) 0.0625000
7 2458 Part Private Agricultural 0.0300000(Hectare ) 0.0300000
Village: Miraj
1 722/1A Part (316/1A Part) Private Agricultural 0.2467000(Hectare ) 0.2467000
2 722/4 Part (316/4A, 4B Part) Private Agricultural 0.2900000(Hectare ) 0.2900000
3 722/5 Part (316/5A, 5B Part) Private Agricultural 0.1746000(Hectare ) 0.1746000
4 758/2 Part (78/2 Part) Private Agricultural 0.1325000(Hectare ) 0.1325000
Total 2.6070 2.6070
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/SLP/LA/23011/1/13/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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