## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway NH217 Upgrade in Meghalaya
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification (S.O. 2688(E)) published on June 10, 2022, regarding land acquisition for the upgradation of National Highway NH217 in the state of Meghalaya. The core purpose is to authorize competent authorities to acquire land for the 2-laning and paving of shoulders along specific sections of NH217. Key findings indicate specific stretches of the highway are targeted for improvement under the Deputy Commissioners of East, South, and West Garo Hills Districts. This will affect land owners and potentially businesses along the affected stretches.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of the notification S.O. 2688(E), issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, concerning land acquisition for the upgradation of National Highway NH217 in Meghalaya. The analysis is based solely on the information contained within the provided text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* policy concerning land acquisition for road upgrades.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate the upgradation of specific sections of National Highway NH217 to "2 laning with paved shoulders." This upgrade is intended to improve transportation infrastructure in the state of Meghalaya.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As this is a new policy concerning land acquisition for road upgrades, the likely problem the policy addresses is the need to improve transportation infrastructure along National Highway NH217 in Meghalaya. The existing infrastructure likely requires expansion and upgrades to meet current and future transportation demands. This is evidenced by the specific reference to "upgradation to 2 laning with paved shoulders."
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a *new* policy, therefore this section details the key provisions:
* **Authorization of Competent Authorities:** The central government authorizes officers mentioned in Column 2 of the Schedule to perform the functions of competent authorities under the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) with effect from the date of publication of the notification.
* **Scope of Land Acquisition:** Land acquisition is authorized for specified stretches of land along NH217 for upgradation to 2-laning with paved shoulders.
* **Geographical Scope:** The land acquisition pertains to sections of NH217 falling under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Commissioners of East Garo Hills (Km. 53.60 to Km. 72.35), South Garo Hills (Km. 72.35 to Km. 198.80), and West Garo Hills (Km. 198.80 to Km. 204.00) districts in Meghalaya.
* **Detailed Schedule:** The Schedule lists the specific villages and areas (Taluk/Mandal) affected by the land acquisition within each district. This includes specific locations like Naringgre Reserve, Nengpatchi Block Forest Reserve, Dobu, Nengkhara, Rongkandi, and others.
* **NH217 Land Acquisition:** Land will be acquired for NH217 in accordance with the districts, Taluk/Mandal, and villages.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the directly affected stakeholders include:
* **Landowners:** Individuals and entities owning land within the specified stretches of NH217 in the East, South, and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya.
* **Residents:** Individuals residing in the villages and areas listed in the Schedule, as their properties or access may be affected.
* **Businesses:** Businesses operating along the specified stretches of NH217, as their operations could be disrupted or impacted by the land acquisition and road construction.
* **Local Authorities:** Specifically, the Deputy Commissioners of East, South, and West Garo Hills districts and their respective administrations.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is ultimately responsible for the policy. The Deputy Commissioners of East, South, and West Garo Hills districts are responsible for implementing the land acquisition within their respective jurisdictions.
* **Procedures:** While the specific procedures for land acquisition are not detailed in the text, it references the National Highways Act, 1956, which would govern the process.
* **Timelines:** The notification takes effect from the date of its publication (June 10, 2022), initiating the land acquisition process. Specific timelines for land acquisition and construction are not provided in the text.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes based on the policy's provisions are:
* **Improved Transportation Infrastructure:** The upgradation to 2-laning with paved shoulders is expected to improve traffic flow, reduce travel times, and enhance road safety along NH217.
* **Economic Development:** Improved infrastructure can stimulate economic activity in the region by facilitating the movement of goods and people.
* **Land Acquisition and Compensation:** Landowners will be required to relinquish land, and are presumably entitled to compensation as per the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Potential Disruption:** Construction activities may cause temporary disruptions to traffic and local businesses.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification S.O. 2688(E) signifies a government initiative to upgrade National Highway NH217 in Meghalaya. It authorizes land acquisition for the 2-laning of specified sections of the highway. The implementation of this policy will have a significant impact on landowners, residents, and businesses in the affected areas. It is crucial for stakeholders to understand the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956, regarding land acquisition and compensation. Further information regarding specific procedures, timelines, and compensation packages should be sought from the relevant authorities.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: The location of publication of the gazette.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act of the Parliament of India to declare certain highways to be national highways and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Central Government: The Union Government of India.
Official Gazette: A public journal and legal newspaper of the government.
East Garo Hills District: A district in Meghalaya, India.
P.O. Williamnagar: Post Office Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District, Meghalaya.
Meghalaya: A state in Northeast India.
South Garo Hills District: A district in Meghalaya, India.
Baghmara: A town in Meghalaya, India and the headquarters of South Garo Hills district.
West Garo Hills District: A district in Meghalaya, India.
P.O. Tura: Post Office Tura in West Garo Hills District, Meghalaya.
NH217: National Highway 217 in Meghalaya, India.
NH12012062022MGZoneV: File number.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry of the Central Government in India responsible for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to framing of policy
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2561] नइ ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनू 10, 2022/ज्य ष्े ठ 20, 1944
No. 2561] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022/JYAISHTHA 20, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 10 िून, 2022
का.अ. 2688(ऄ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) की धारा 3 के खंड
(क) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, आस ऄजधसूचना के िासकीय रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित होने की तारीख स,े ईपायुि
पूवी गारो जहल्स जिला पीओ जवजलयमनगर मेघालय के ऄंतगतग राष्ट्रीय रािमागग-217 के दक.मी. 53.60 से दक.मी. 72.35
तक, ईपायुि दजिण गारो जहल्स जिला बाघमारा के ऄंतगगत राष्ट्रीय रािमागग-217 के दक.मी. 72.35 से दक.मी.198.80
तक और ईपायुि पजिम गारो जहल्स जिला पीओ तुरा के ऄंतगतग राष्ट्रीय रािमागग-217 के दक.मी. 198.80 स े दक.मी.
204.00 तक मेघालय राज्य के तक के पेव्ड िोल्डर के साथ दो लेन म ें ईन्नयन हते ु ईि ऄनसु ूची के स्ट्तम्भ (4), (5), (6)
और (7) म ें क्रमिः ईजल्लजखत राज्य, जिलों, तालुकों और गावों स े सम्बजन्द्धत ईि ऄनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (3) की तत्सस्ट्थानी
प्रजवजि में जवजनर्ददि भूजम के सम्बन्द्ध म ें ऄनुसूची के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ें ईजल्लजखत ऄजधकाररयों को ईि ऄजधजनयम के ऄन्द्तगतग
सिम ऄजधकाररयों के कृत्सयों का जनष्पादन करन े के जलए एतद्द्वारा सिम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ें प्राजधकृत करती ह।ै
3947 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऄनुसूची
मघे ालय राज्य म ेंराष्ट्रीय रािमाग गसख्ं या-NH-217 पर भजू म का ऄजधग्रहण।
क्रजमक सिम प्राजधकारी भूजम का राज्य जिल े तालकु का नाम गावं का नाम
सख्ं या जववरण का
नाम
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 नररगग्रे ररज़वग
रोंगिेन्द्ग सी & अरडी ब्लॉक 2 नररगग्रे नेंगपातची
3 दारूगरे फॉरेस्ट्ट ररिव ग
1 डोबू अगलगरे
राष्ट्रीय
रािमागग
2 डोबू चांगरे
संख्या
NH217 3 डोबू वेनोक
डैप्यटी कजमषनर् इस्ट्ट सोंगसाक सी & अरडी ब्लॉक
के
1 मेघालय गारो 4 डोबू बािार
दक.मी. जहल्स
5 डोबू रोंगम ु
53.6 से
6 डोबू रोंगकोप
72.35
तक
1 नेंगखारा वाटरजगरिम
2 नेंगखारा बािार
समंदा सी & अरडी ब्लॉक
3 नेंगखारा ऄव े
4 नेंगखारा अगलगरे
1 डोबाकोल नगें िाजगरिम
राष्ट्रीय 2 डेंग्िामा
रािमागग
3 रोंगकांदी सोनगगीताल
संख्या
NH217 4 बोलसालजगरिम
डैप्यटी कजमषनर् के साईथ
बाघमारा सी & अरडी 5 नेंगजमथ ु
2 मेघालय गारो
दक.मी.
ब्लॉक
जहल्स
6 नोंगल कॉलोनी
72.35
से रोंगकांदी
7
198.8 नेंगजसनजगरिम
तक 8 पातालजगरिम
9 िाददजगरिम[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
10 िादद बािार
11 कोल् आंजडया कॉलोनी
12 मेंग्कलजगरिम
रोंगसा ऄव ेमार्दकट
13
एररया
डंगसा ऄवे मार्दकट
14
एररया
15 वातरेजगरिम
16 िैसरूजगरिम
17 रोंगडोंग
18 बदरर रोंगडोंग
19 टंकी जगरिम
20 ऄदरु ा
21 गगं गा
22 सीिू दरु ामोंग
23 मेजडकल कॉलोनी
24 मंडलजगटोक
25 चोकलोकजगरिम
26 रेवाक रेस्ट्ट कैंप
27 रोंगचेकग्र े
28 करूकोल ऄड़ड़गग्र े
29 कोनाजगरिम
30 गोखा तैनगं
31 गोखा पेपचंडाल
32 गोका ऄसीम
33 गोखा आजमका
34 वाकचोल
35 लोटनागर
36 ऄजगम्पल
37 मासीघाट संगमंग
38 दजबगरे4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
39 डोंगरुजगरिम
40 बोलसालग्र े
41 बोलसाल ऄड़डग
42 बालसरीजगरिम
43 मत्तचा नोकपंते
44 आररनगगरे
45 िक्सोनग्राम
46 दबु गरे
47 रोंगदोतजच
48 मत्तचादऄू ल वरे ाम
49 चाजम्बल बददमा
50 ऄदपगरे
51 वरामग्र े
52 कोनजगरिम
1 कािुबागान
2 कोनकोना
3 ददमा जचगीतचक
4 चीमेसेंग
5 ददमाग्रे
6 जडपलीपारा
7 मंडनगग्र(े बी )
गसुऄपारा सी & अरडी
8 िादग्रू े
ब्लॉक
9 चेंगकाली
10 कपजसपारा
11 बंिुरी
12 कोलापारा
13 रामचेन्द्गगा
14 जबलकोना
15 टेलेकली फारेस्ट्ट ररज़व ग[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
16 कोन्द्डोक ररज़वग
17 गसुऄपारा
18 गसुऄपारा बािार
19 गंजधबोर
20 जमननेनगग्र े
21 सीमपरा
22 नागरिोरा
23 चेरेनगकेराजगरिम
24 मकबूररपारा
25 चेरेंगपारा
26 मंगकेंग सोंगमा
27 मंगकेंग नोकत
28 बंदापारा
29 ददमापारा
30 दंगसुजबल
राष्ट्रीय
1 बमोनपारा-1
रािमागग
संख्या 2 सोनगरे
NH217
डैप्यटी कजमषनर् वेस्ट्ट 3 जथबापारा
के
3 मेघालय गारो दलु
दक.मी. जहल्स 4 करोंगगरे
198.8
5 बमोनपारा-2
से 204
6 बमोनपारा-3
तक
[फा. सं. NH-12012/06/2022/MG/Zone-V]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi the 10th June, 2022
S.O. 2688(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 specified in
the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Schedule relating to state, districts, taluk and villages mentioned
in column (4), (5), (6) and (7) respectively of the said Schedule for upgradation to 2 laning with paved shoulders from
km. 53.60 to Km.72.35 of NH-217 under the Deputy Commissioner East Garo Hills District P.O. Williamnagar
Meghalaya, Km. 72.35 to Km. 198.80 of NH-217 under the Deputy Commissioner South Garo Hills District
Baghmara and km. 198.80 to Km. 204.00 of NH-217 under the Deputy Commissioner West Garo Hills District P.O.
Tura, Meghalaya, in the State of MEGHALAYA.
SCHEDULE
Land acquisition on National Highway No. NH-217 in the State of MEGHALAYA.
Sl. CALA Stretch State District Taluk/Mandal Name of the Village
No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Naringgre Reserve
Naringgre
Rongjeng C & RD 2
Nengpatchi
Block
Darugre Forest
3
Reserve
1 Dobu Agalgre
2 Dobu Changre
Deputy
Commissioner 53.6KM East Songsak C & RD 3 Dobu Wenok
1 To MEGHALAYA Garo
Block 4 Dobu Bazar
72.35KM Hills
5 Dobu Rongmu
6 Dobu Rongkop
Nengkhara
1
Watregittim
Samanda C & RD
2 Nengkhara Bazar
Block
3 Nengkhara Awe
4 Nengkhara Agalgre
Dobakol
1
Nengjagittim
Deputy 2 Dengjama
72.35KM South
Commissioner Baghmara C &
2 To MEGHALAYA Garo
RD Block 3 Rongkandi Songgital
198.8KM Hills
4 Bolsalgittim
5 Nengmithu[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 7
6 Nongal Colony
Rongkandi
7
Nengsingittim
8 Patalgittim
9 Jadigittim
10 Jadi Bazar
11 Coal India Colony
12 Mengkalgittim
Rongsa Awe Market
13
area
Dangsa Awe Market
14
area
15 Watregittim
16 Jaisrugittim
17 Rongdong
18 Badri Rongdong
19 Tankigittim
20 Adura
21 Gangga
22 Siju Duramong
23 Medical Colony
24 Mandalgitok
25 Choklokgittim
26 Rewak Rest Camp
27 Rongchekgre
28 Karukol Adinggre
29 Konagittim
30 Gokha Tainang
31 Gokha Pepchandal
32 Goka Asim
33 Gokha Imika
34 Wakchol
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36 Agimpal
37 Masighat Songmong
38 Dabigre
39 Dongrugittim
40 Bolsalgre
41 Bolsal Ading
42 Balsrigittim
43 Matcha Nokpante
44 Eringgre
45 Jaksongram
46 Dubagre
47 Rongdotchi
48 Matchadual weram
49 Chambil Badima
50 Adapgre
51 Waramgre
52 Konagittim
1 Kajubagan
2 Konkona
3 Dima Chigitchak
4 Chimeseng
5 Dimagre
6 Diplipara
7 Mandanggre(B)
Gasuapara C &
RD Block
8 Jadugre
9 Chengkali
10 Kapasipara
11 Banjuri
12 Kolapara
13 Ramchengga
14 Bilkona[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 9
Telekali Forest
15
Reserve
16 Kondok Reserve
17 Gasuapara
18 Gasuapara Bazar
19 Gandhibor
20 Minnenggre
21 Seempara
22 Nagrajora
23 Cherengkeragittim
24 Makaburipara
25 Cherengpara
26 Mangkeng Songma
27 Mangkeng Nokat
28 Bandapara
29 Dimapara
30 Dangsubil
1 Bamonpara-1
2 Sonagre
Deputy
198.8KM West 3 Thibapara
Commissioner
3 To MEGHALAYA Garo Dalu
4 Karonggre
204KM Hills
5 Bamonpara-2
6 Bamonpara-3
[F. No. NH-12012/06/2022/MG/Zone-V]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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