## Policy Analysis Report: Notification Regarding Land Acquisition for National Highway 353J
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification published by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, concerning land acquisition for the building, widening/two-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 353J in Maharashtra. The notification declares the intention to acquire specific land parcels in the Amravati District and outlines procedures for affected parties to raise objections. This report identifies the key provisions of the notification, including affected land details, responsible agencies, and timelines for objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the notification S.O. 4318(E), issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, on September 14, 2022. The analysis focuses solely on the information provided within the text of the notification to inform affected industries regarding the intended land acquisition for National Highway 353J.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy related to the acquisition of land under the National Highways Act, 1956, for the purpose of expanding and improving national highway infrastructure.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the provided text, the core objective is to acquire land for the following purposes related to National Highway 353J:
* Building
* Widening/Two-laning
* Maintenance
* Management
* Operation
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification indicates that the land acquisition is deemed necessary for a "public purpose." This suggests a need to improve transportation infrastructure, potentially to enhance connectivity, reduce congestion, or improve safety along National Highway 353J. The text implicitly recognizes that the existing infrastructure is inadequate to meet current or projected needs.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As this is a new policy, the main components are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent to Acquire:** The notification formally declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land within a specific stretch (Km. 6.400 to Km. 6.810) of National Highway No. 353 J in the Amravati District of Maharashtra.
* **Land Details:** A schedule provides specific details of the land to be acquired, including:
* State (Maharashtra)
* District (Amravati)
* Taluk (Morshi)
* Village (Khanapur)
* Survey Plot Number
* Type of Land (Private/Gram Panchayat/Z P School/Primary School)
* Nature of Land (Non-agricultural)
* Area in Hectares
* **Objection Mechanism:** The notification outlines a process for individuals interested in the land to raise objections to the acquisition within twenty-one days of the notification's publication.
* **Competent Authority:** The SDOCALA Morshi is designated as the competent authority to receive and address objections.
* **Hearing Process:** The competent authority is obligated to provide objectors an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner, and to make further inquiries as deemed necessary. The authority's decision on the objections is final.
* **Inspection of Documents:** The land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners in the specified stretch of National Highway 353J in Khanapur, Morshi Taluk, Amravati District, Maharashtra.
* Gram Panchayat, Z P School and Primary School in the specified stretch.
* Residents of Khanapur Village and surrounding areas potentially affected by the highway project.
* The SDOCALA Morshi, as the competent authority responsible for handling objections.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the primary responsible agency. SDOCALA Morshi is responsible for handling objections.
* **Timeline:** A 21-day period is provided for raising objections from the date of publication of the notification.
* **Procedure:** Affected parties must submit written objections to the SDOCALA Morshi, including the grounds for their objections. The competent authority will then hold hearings and make a determination. Land plans and details are made available for inspection.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this notification are:
* Facilitation of land acquisition for the expansion and improvement of National Highway 353J.
* Reduced congestion and improved traffic flow on the highway.
* Enhanced connectivity and economic development in the region.
* Potential disruption to landowners and residents affected by the land acquisition.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification S.O. 4318(E) represents a crucial step in the process of acquiring land for the development of National Highway 353J. It outlines the government's intention to acquire land, provides details of the affected parcels, and establishes a mechanism for addressing objections. Affected landowners and stakeholders should carefully review the notification and take appropriate action within the specified timeframe. The successful implementation of this notification is vital for upgrading highway infrastructure and promoting regional development.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law regarding national highways, specifically section 3A and 3C are mentioned in the context of land acquisition.
Morshi-Chandurbazar-Achalpur National Highway No. 353 J: A specific national highway project involving building, widening, and maintenance, with a defined stretch from Km. 0.000 to Km. 53.719.
Khanapur, Maharashtra: A section of land located in the District of Amravati, State of Maharashtra
Amravati District, Maharashtra: The district and state where the land acquisition is taking place for the national highway project.
SDOCALA Morshi, Maharashtra: The Competent Authority located in Morshi, Maharashtra, to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Rajesh Gupta: Director who uploaded the notification.
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स.ं 4137] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, जसतम्ब र 14, 2022/भाद्र 23, 1944
No. 4137] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022/BHADRA 23, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 14 जसतम्ब र, 2022
का.आ. 4318(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार ,राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम,१९५६ (१९५६ का ४८ ) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा ३अ की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयो का प्रयोग करत े हुए ,यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात दक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के अमरावती जिल े म े राष्ट्रीय रािमागग संख्या ३५३ि े मोिी चांदरु बािार अचलपूर
(०/००० दक.मी. सें ५३/७१९ दक .मी. ) के दक.मी. 6/400 स े 6/810 (सेक्िन खानापूर) का जनमागण (चौडा,चार/दो लेन
का बनाने ,आदद),अनरु क्षण.प्रबंध और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े
अनुसूची म े ददया गया ह,ैऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने ह ेआिय दक घोषणा करती ह ैI
कोई व्यजक्त ,िो भूजम म े जहतबध्द ह ै ,उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा ३क की उपधारा (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 आक्षेप कर सकेंगे I
ऐसा प्रत्येक आक्षेप सक्षम प्राजधकारी ,तथा उपजवभागीय अजधकारी मोिी को जलजखत रूप म ें दकया िाएगा और
उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आक्षेपकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप मे या दकसी जवधी
व्यवसायी द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसे आक्षेपो दक सुनवाई के पश्चात तथा ऐसी और िाच करन े के पश्चात,यादी
कोई हो ,जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे ,आदेि द्वारा या तो आक्षेपो को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर
सकेगा I
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा ३क की उपधारा (२) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई आदेि अंजतम
होगा I
6175 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अजधजनयम के अंतगगत आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म े
उपलब्ध ह ैऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयो द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ैI
अनसु चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के अमरावती जिल ेम ेराष्ट्रीय रािमाग गमोिी चादं रु बािार अचलपरू संख्या ३५३ि ेमोिी चादं रु बािार
अचलपरू (०/००० दक.मी. स ें५३/७१९ दक .मी. ) के दक.मी. 6/400 स े6/810 (सक्े िन खानापरू ) तक (३(क) खडं ) के
जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण I
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल े का नाम: अमरावती
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: मोिी
गावं का नाम: खानापरु
1 3/553 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0234000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0234000
2 3/554 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0112000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0112000
3 3/556 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0043000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0043000
4 3/557 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0047000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0047000
5 3/558 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0075000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0075000
6 3/559 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0007000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0007000
7 3/611 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0012000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0012000
8 3/612 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0006000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0006000
9 3/613 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0005250(हक्े टेयर) 0.0005250
10 3/653 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0010000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0010000
11 3/656 जनिी(ग्राम पंचायत) अकृजषक 0.0020000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0020000
12 3/659 जनिी(जि. प िाळा) अकृजषक 0.0045000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0045000
13 3/660 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0044000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0044000
14 3/661 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0028500(हक्े टेयर) 0.0028500
15 3/667 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0060500(हक्े टेयर) 0.0060500
16 3/673 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0044000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0044000
17 3/832 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0045000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0045000
18 3/833 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0022000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0022000
19 3/835 जनिी(जि. प िाळा) अकृजषक 0.0018000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0018000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
20 3/836 जनिी(पूवग माध्यजमक िाळा) अकृजषक 0.0021250(हक्े टेयर) 0.0021250
21 3/837 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0056000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0056000
22 3/838 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0023600(हक्े टेयर) 0.0023600
23 3/839 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0015000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0015000
24 3/840 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0005000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0005000
25 3/841 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0015900(हक्े टेयर) 0.0015900
26 4/894 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0036000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0036000
कुल 0.1051 0.1051
[फा. सं. RW/NH-12014/107/2016-MAH-P6/3A ]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th September, 2022
S.O. 4318(E).—In exercise of the 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-laning, etc.), Maintenance, Management and Operation of Morshi-Chandurbazar-
Achalpur National Highway No. 353 J (Km. 0.000 to Km. 53.719) in the stretch of land from Km 6.400 to Km
6.810 (Section Khanapur) in the District of Amravati 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, raise objections 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, the SDO/CALA Morshi in the State
of Maharashtra, 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 covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the
interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure falling within the stretch of land from
Km. 6.400 to Km. 6.810 (section Khanapur ) on Morshi-Chandurbazar-Achalpur National Highways No. 353 J
in Amravati District in the State of Maharashtra.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: AMRAVATI
Sl.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Morshi
Village: Khanapur
1 3/553 Private non-agricultural 0.0234000(Hectare) 0.0234000
2 3/554 Private non-agricultural 0.0112000(Hectare) 0.01120004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3 3/556 Private non-agricultural 0.0043000(Hectare) 0.0043000
4 3/557 Private non-agricultural 0.0047000(Hectare) 0.0047000
5 3/558 Private non-agricultural 0.0075000(Hectare) 0.0075000
6 3/559 Private non-agricultural 0.0007000(Hectare) 0.0007000
7 3/611 Private non-agricultural 0.0012000(Hectare) 0.0012000
8 3/612 Private non-agricultural 0.0006000(Hectare) 0.0006000
9 3/613 Private non-agricultural 0.0005250(Hectare) 0.0005250
10 3/653 Private non-agricultural 0.0010000(Hectare) 0.0010000
11 3/656 Private(Gram Panchayat ) non-agriculture 0.0020000(Hectare) 0.0020000
12 3/659 Private(Z P School) non-agriculture 0.0045000(Hectare) 0.0045000
13 3/660 Private non-agricultural 0.0044000(Hectare) 0.0044000
14 3/661 Private non-agricultural 0.0028500(Hectare) 0.0028500
15 3/667 Private non-agricultural 0.0060500(Hectare) 0.0060500
16 3/673 Private non-agricultural 0.0044000(Hectare) 0.0044000
17 3/832 Private non-agricultural 0.0045000(Hectare) 0.0045000
18 3/833 Private non-agricultural 0.0022000(Hectare) 0.0022000
19 3/835 Private(Z P School) non-agriculture 0.0018000(Hectare) 0.0018000
20 3/836 Private(Primary School) non-agricultural 0.0021250(Hectare) 0.0021250
21 3/837 Private non-agricultural 0.0056000(Hectare) 0.0056000
22 3/838 Private non-agricultural 0.0023600(Hectare) 0.0023600
23 3/839 Private non-agricultural 0.0015000(Hectare) 0.0015000
24 3/840 Private non-agricultural 0.0005000(Hectare) 0.0005000
25 3/841 Private non-agricultural 0.0015900(Hectare) 0.0015900
26 4/894 Private non-agricultural 0.0036000(Hectare) 0.0036000
Total 0.1051 0.1051
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RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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