## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway 325 Expansion in Rajasthan
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the intended acquisition of land in the Jalore district of Rajasthan for the purpose of building, widening, maintaining, managing, and operating National Highway 325 (NH325). The core purpose is to facilitate the expansion and improvement of the highway. The key finding is that specific plots of land within the Jalore district are slated for acquisition, and a process is outlined for affected parties to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a clear and concise overview of the land acquisition notification (S.O. 2126(E)) published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on May 6, 2022, concerning the expansion of NH325 in the Jalore district of Rajasthan. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This appears to be a new policy initiative concerning specific land acquisition. The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to acquire land for the building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning etc), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 325 (NH325).
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As this appears to be a new policy (land acquisition notification), the underlying issue being addressed is the need for improved infrastructure, specifically the expansion and maintenance of NH325, to facilitate transportation and economic development in the region. The text indicates that the Central Government is satisfied that the land is required for public purpose.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new policy implementation notification, so it outlines the initial provisions. The key provisions of this notification are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire specific parcels of land for the NH325 project between Km 73.6 and Km 103.3 in the Jalore district of Rajasthan.
* **Land Identification:** The notification includes a schedule detailing the specific survey plot numbers, type of land (Private/Government), nature of land (e.g., Barani Doyam, GAI.MU.RASTA), and area (in hectares) of the land to be acquired in the villages of Balwara and Bishangarh, Taluk Jalore.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals with interest in the land have 21 days from the publication date to object to the land use.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Jalore, who serves as the Competent Authority.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either personally or through a legal representative, and conduct further inquiry as deemed necessary before allowing or disallowing objections.
* **Finality of Decision:** The decision made by the Competent Authority regarding the objections is final.
* **Availability of Land Plans:** Land plans and other details related to the acquisition are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this notification are:
* Landowners in the villages of Balwara and Bishangarh, Taluk Jalore, District Jalore, Rajasthan, whose land falls within the specified survey plot numbers.
* Residents and businesses in the Jalore district who rely on NH325 for transportation and commerce.
* The Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Jalore, who is designated as the Competent Authority.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI, inferred) is ultimately responsible for the implementation. The SDO Jalore is responsible for handling objections.
* **Timelines:** Affected parties have 21 days from the publication date (May 6, 2022) to file objections. The notification does not provide specific timelines for subsequent steps, such as the acquisition process itself.
* **Procedures:** The specified procedure involves filing written objections with the Competent Authority, who will then conduct hearings and make a final decision.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of this notification is to facilitate the acquisition of land required for the expansion and improvement of NH325. This is expected to lead to:
* Improved transportation infrastructure in the Jalore district.
* Enhanced connectivity and reduced travel times.
* Stimulation of economic activity in the region.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed outlines the intent of the Central Government to acquire land for the expansion of NH325 in the Jalore district of Rajasthan. It establishes a clear process for affected parties to raise objections and designates the SDO Jalore as the Competent Authority to oversee the process. This notification represents a significant step towards improving transportation infrastructure and promoting economic development in the region.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Place of notification issuance.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which powers are conferred for land acquisition.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for the notification.
NH325: National Highway number 325, the road for which land is being acquired for building wideningtwo lane with paved shoulderfour laning etc., maintenance, management and operation.
SDO OFFICE JALORE: Sub Divisional Officer office in Jalore, the office where land plans and other details can be inspected.
JALORE: District in Rajasthan where the land acquisition is taking place.
RAJASTHAN: State in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Jalore: Taluk in Jalore district, Rajasthan where land acquisition is taking place.
Balwara: Village in Jalore taluk, Jalore district, Rajasthan where land acquisition is taking place.
Bishangarh: Village in Jalore taluk, Jalore district, Rajasthan where land acquisition is taking place.
RWNH12012052016 PS4RJ3A: File number for the notification.
Rajesh Gupta: Director.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2021] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, मई 6, 2022/विै ाख 16, 1944
No. 2021] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2022/VAISAKHA 16, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 6 मई , 2022
का.आ. 2126(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 रािस्ट्थान राज्य के िालौर जिले म ें NH325 के दक.मी. 73.6 स े दक.मी.103.3 (कायागलय उपखण्ड
अजधकारी िालोर ) 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 ् उपखण्ड अजधकारी िालोर को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी
और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ्तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदद
कोई हो, जिस े सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात कर
सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
3118 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 ी
रािस्ट्थान राज्य के िालौर जिल े म ें NH325 के दक.मी. 73.6 से दक.मी.103.3 (कायागलय उपखण्ड अजधकारी िालोर) के
जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: रािस्ट्थान जिल ेका नाम: िालौर
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: िालोर
गावं का नाम: बालवाड़ा
1 554 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.0384000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0384000
2 606 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.0737000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0737000
3 610 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.6318000(हक्े टेयर) 0.6318000
4 612 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.2522000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2522000
5 613 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.0990000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0990000
6 614 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.5640000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5640000
7 615 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.8520000(हक्े टेयर) 0.8520000
8 654 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.3120000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3120000
9 655 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.5740000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5740000
10 656 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.2213000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2213000
11 662 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.5787000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5787000
12 663 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.2315000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2315000
13 665 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.2521000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2521000
14 666 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.0232000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0232000
15 667 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.1671000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1671000
16 668 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.5426000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5426000
17 670 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.4119000(हक्े टेयर) 0.4119000
18 671 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.1686000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1686000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
19 671/2339 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000
20 672 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.5727000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5727000
21 673 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.0080000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0080000
गावं का नाम: जबिनगढ़
1 332 जनिी बारानी दोयम 0.0056000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0056000
2 335 जनिी ग.े मु .रास्ट्ता 0.0592000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0592000
3 452 जनिी सेवि प्रथम 0.0016000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0016000
4 469 सरकारी ग.े मु .रास्ट्ता 0.0600000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0600000
5 470 जनिी ग.े मु .गोचर 0.0660000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0660000
6 818 जनिी सेवि प्रथम 0.0216000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0216000
7 825 सरकारी ग.े मु .रास्ट्ता 0.0576000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0576000
कुल 6.8664 6.8664
[फा. सं. RW/NH-12012/05/2016/ PS-4/RJ/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th May, 2022
S.O. 2126(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 NH325 in the
stretch of land from Km. 73.6 to Km. 103.3 (SDO OFFICE JALORE) in the district of JALORE in the state of
RAJASTHAN, 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
JALORE 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 NH325 in the stretch of land from
Km. 73.6 to Km. 103.3 (SDO OFFICE JALORE) in the district of JALORE in the state of RAJASTHAN
State: RAJASTHAN District: JALORE
S.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Jalore
Village: Balwara
1 554 Private Barani Doyam 0.0384000(Hectare ) 0.0384000
2 606 Private Barani Doyam 0.0737000(Hectare ) 0.0737000
3 610 Private Barani Doyam 0.6318000(Hectare ) 0.6318000
4 612 Private Barani Doyam 0.2522000(Hectare ) 0.2522000
5 613 Private Barani Doyam 0.0990000(Hectare ) 0.0990000
6 614 Private Barani Doyam 0.5640000(Hectare ) 0.5640000
7 615 Private Barani Doyam 0.8520000(Hectare ) 0.8520000
8 654 Private Barani Doyam 0.3120000(Hectare ) 0.3120000
9 655 Private Barani Doyam 0.5740000(Hectare ) 0.5740000
10 656 Private Barani Doyam 0.2213000(Hectare ) 0.2213000
11 662 Private Barani Doyam 0.5787000(Hectare ) 0.5787000
12 663 Private Barani Doyam 0.2315000(Hectare ) 0.2315000
13 665 Private Barani Doyam 0.2521000(Hectare ) 0.2521000
14 666 Private Barani Doyam 0.0232000(Hectare ) 0.0232000
15 667 Private Barani Doyam 0.1671000(Hectare ) 0.1671000
16 668 Private Barani Doyam 0.5426000(Hectare ) 0.5426000
17 670 Private Barani Doyam 0.4119000(Hectare ) 0.4119000
18 671 Private Barani Doyam 0.1686000(Hectare ) 0.1686000
19 671/2339 Private Barani Doyam 0.0200000(Hectare ) 0.0200000
20 672 Private Barani Doyam 0.5727000(Hectare ) 0.5727000
21 673 Private Barani Doyam 0.0080000(Hectare ) 0.0080000
Village: Bishangarh
1 332 Private Barani Doyam 0.0056000(Hectare ) 0.0056000
2 335 Private GAI.MU.RASTA 0.0592000(Hectare ) 0.0592000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
3 452 Private SEWAJ PRATHAM 0.0016000(Hectare ) 0.0016000
4 469 Government GAI.MU.RASTA 0.0600000(Hectare ) 0.0600000
5 470 Private GAI.MU.GOCHAR 0.0660000(Hectare ) 0.0660000
6 818 Private SEWAJ PRATHAM 0.0216000(Hectare ) 0.0216000
7 825 Government GAI.MU.RASTA 0.0576000(Hectare ) 0.0576000
Total 6.8664 6.8664
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RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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