## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 709B
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of land for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway (NH) 709B. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire land in the Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh for this purpose, specifically within the stretch from Km 14.75 to Km 26.15. Key findings include the identification of affected land parcels and the procedures for landowners to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of a notification published in the Gazette of India regarding the intended land acquisition for NH-709B. This analysis is based solely on the information presented within the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This appears to be a new policy action, not an amendment.
* **Core Objective(s):** To acquire land for the purpose of building, widening (to two-lane with paved shoulder or four-laning), maintaining, managing, and operating National Highway 709B.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Likely Problem/Issue Addressed:** The policy addresses the need for improved infrastructure along NH-709B. The reference to "building, widening... maintenance, management and operation" suggests that the existing infrastructure may be inadequate for current or projected traffic volume or safety standards. The mention of widening to "two lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc." indicates a plan to upgrade the highway's capacity.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific parcels of land along NH-709B, between Km 14.75 and Km 26.15, in the Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh.
* Landowners who are "interested" in the land have 21 days from the notification's publication date (May 20, 2025) to object to the land acquisition.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (ADM LA Ghaziabad) and must include the grounds for the objection.
* The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard (either in person or through a legal practitioner) and to inquire further if deemed necessary.
* The Competent Authority will then issue an order either allowing or disallowing the objections. This order is final.
* The notification states that land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
* The schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey/plot numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area in hectares for specific villages.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* Landowners whose property falls within the specified stretch of NH-709B (Km 14.75 to Km 26.15) in the Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh are the primary target audience. Specifically, landowners in the villages of Loni Chakbandi Bahar and Sadullabad are directly affected based on the schedule.
* Other stakeholders include residents and businesses that rely on NH-709B for transportation, as well as construction companies and related industries that may be involved in the highway improvement project.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:**
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (issuing the notification).
* National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) (indicated by F. No. prefix).
* Competent Authority (ADM LA Ghaziabad) (responsible for handling objections).
* **Timelines/Procedures:**
* Landowners have 21 days from the publication date (May 20, 2025) to file objections.
* The Competent Authority must provide objectors with a hearing.
* The Competent Authority must issue a final order either allowing or disallowing the objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The intended outcome is the acquisition of land necessary for the improvement of NH-709B. This should lead to a highway that meets modern standards, improves traffic flow, enhances safety, and supports regional economic development.
* The land acquisition process will inevitably impact landowners, potentially displacing them or affecting their livelihoods. The objection process is intended to provide a means for addressing concerns and potentially mitigating negative impacts.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines the government's intention to acquire land for the improvement of NH-709B. It details the affected areas, the process for landowners to raise objections, and the responsibilities of the Competent Authority. The policy is a significant step towards upgrading critical infrastructure, though it presents potential challenges for affected landowners that should be considered carefully. The overall impact on the region is expected to be positive through better infrastructure.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Location of publication of the Gazette of India.
MAY 20, 2025: Date of publication of the notification.
VAISAKHA 30, 1947: Date according to the Indian national calendar.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition. Referenced as 48 of 1956.
Central Government: The governing body exercising powers under the National Highways Act for land acquisition.
NH709B: National Highway number, specifically the stretch of land from Km. 14.75 to Km. 26.15, subject to the notification.
Km. 14.75: Starting kilometer point of the land stretch.
Km. 26.15: Ending kilometer point of the land stretch.
Ghaziabad: District where the land acquisition is taking place.
UTTAR PRADESH: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
Official Gazette: Publication in which the notification is published, triggering a timeline for objections.
Competent Authority: Official to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made; specifically, ADM LA Ghaziabad.
ADM LA Ghaziabad: The specific Competent Authority designated to receive objections regarding the land acquisition.
Loni: Taluk and Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Sadullabad: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
NHAIPIUGzb709B12011LA3A: File number related to the notification.
SHAIKH AMINKHAN: Director.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: The location where the document was printed.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: The publisher of the document
S.O. 2242E: Statutory Order number for the notification.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2188] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार , मई 20, 2025/विै ाख 30, 1947 27, 1947
No. 2188] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025/VAISAKHA 30, 1947 A 27, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 मई, 2025
का.आ. 2242(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग अधिधियम 1956 (1956 का 48) (धजसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा 3क की उप-िारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह
समािाि हो जाि े के पश्चात ् कक उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य के र्ाधियाबाद धजल े म ें NH709B के कक.मी. 14.75 स े कक.मी.26.15
(अन्द्तर्तग जिपद र्ाधजयाबाद) तक के भू-खण्ड के धिमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड शोल्डर सधहत 2-लेि/4-लेि का बिािा आकद),
अिुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्िि और प्रचालि के लोक प्रयोजि के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ैधजसका संधक्षप्त वणगि िीच े अिुसूची म ें कदया
र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करिे के अपिे आशय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (1) के अिीि पूवोक्त प्रयोजि के
धलए ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पर राजपत्र म ें इस अधिसूचिा के प्रकाशि की तारीख स े इक्कीस कदि के भीतर अपिी आपधत्त
प्रकट कर सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकारी, अर्ागत ् अपर धिलािकारी (भ ू ० अ ०) र्ाधियाबाद को धलधखत रूप म े प्रस्ततु की
जाएर्ी और उसम ें उसके आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएर्ं े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकताग को व्यधक्तर्त रूप म े या ककसी
धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा सुि े जाि े का अवसर दर्े ा और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करि े के
पश्चात,् यकद कोई हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेश द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या
अििुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा ।
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (2) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम होर्ा ।
इस अधिसूचिा के अंतर्गत आिे वाली भूधम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राधिकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें उपलब्ि ह ैं और
उिका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वारा धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै ।
3293GI 20252 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अिसु चू ी
उत्तर प्रदेश राज्य के र्ाधियाबाद धजल े म ेंNH709B के कक.मी. 14.75 स े कक.मी.26.15 (अन्द्तर्तग जिपद र्ाधजयाबाद) के
धलए अजिग की जाि े वाली सरं चिा रधहत अर्वा सरं चिा सधहत भधू म का सधं क्षप्त धववरण
राज्य का िाम: उत्तर प्रदेश धजल े का िाम: र्ाधियाबाद
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फल भूधम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्र्ािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: लोिी
र्ावं का िाम: लोिी (चकबदं ी बाहर)
1 1314 धिजी कृधष 0.0162 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0162
र्ावं का िाम: सादल्ु लाबाद
2 1 धिजी कृधष 0.0317 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0317
3 11 धिजी कृधष 0.0662 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0662
4 12 धिजी कृधष 0.0455 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0455
Total 0.1596
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU-Gzb/709B/12011/LA/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th May, 2025
S.O. 2242(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
Schedulebelow, is required for building(widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,),
maintenance,management and operation of NH709B in the stretch of land from Km. 14.75 to Km. 26.15 (In
District Ghaziabad) in the district of GHAZIABAD in the state of UTTAR PRADESH, 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, ADM (LA)
Ghaziabad 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.[भाग II—खण्ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH709B in the stretch of land from
Km. 14.75 to Km. 26.15 in the district of GHAZIABAD in the state of UTTAR PRADESH
State: UTTAR PRADESH District: GHAZIABAD
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Loni
Village: Loni (Chakbandi Bahar)
1 1314 Private Agriculture 0.0162 (Hectare ) 0.0162
Village: Sadullabad
2 1 Private Agriculture 0.0317 (Hectare ) 0.0317
3 11 Private Agriculture 0.0662 (Hectare ) 0.0662
4 12 Private Agriculture 0.0455 (Hectare ) 0.0455
Total 0.1596
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-Gzb/709B/12011/LA/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, 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.