## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway Project in Uttar Pradesh
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, concerning the acquisition of land in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh for a National Highway project. The notification, published on December 1, 2022, declares the government's intention to acquire land for building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of a section of highway identified as "No Yet to be Assigned" from Km 15 to Km 47. Key provisions include a notice period for objections from landowners and the establishment of a process for addressing those objections. The report identifies affected landowners as the primary stakeholders and infers the responsible agency to be the Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO). The expected outcome is the securement of land necessary for the highway project's progression.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an analysis of the Government of India's notification regarding land acquisition for a National Highway project in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. This analysis is based solely on the information contained within the provided notification text. The report aims to inform affected industry stakeholders about the policy's objectives, key provisions, and potential impact.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* pertaining to land acquisition for a specific highway project.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the provided text, the core objective is to acquire land for "building, widening two lane with paved shoulder four laning etc., maintenance, management and operation of No Yet to be Assigned in the stretch of land from Km 15 to Km 47". This implies the primary objective is to improve and maintain the specified section of the National Highway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As this is a new policy for land acquisition for a specific stretch of highway, the likely problem it addresses is the lack of suitable land available for the planned highway development and maintenance activities. The text indicates a need for "building, widening... maintenance, management and operation," suggesting that the existing infrastructure requires improvement, expansion, or ongoing upkeep, all of which necessitate land acquisition.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
The notification establishes the following key provisions:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land in the specified area for the stated purpose.
* **Land Description:** A brief description of the land to be acquired is provided in a Schedule, including survey plot numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area (in hectares and local units) for the villages of Dala Mazra, Jamalabad and Ranipur Barsi Ah.. The text indicates that all parcels identified are privately owned and currently used for agricultural purposes.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the date of the notification's publication (December 1, 2022) to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be made in writing to the Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) and must state the grounds for objection.
* **Hearing Process:** The SLAO is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Decision and Finality:** The SLAO will consider the objections and make a decision to allow or disallow them. The decision of the SLAO is final.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other details related to the acquisition are available for inspection at the SLAO's office.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* **Landowners:** Individuals or entities owning land within the designated stretch of the highway project (Km 15 to Km 47 in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh), specifically in the villages of Dala Mazra, Jamalabad and Ranipur Barsi Ah..
* **Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO):** The designated authority responsible for managing the land acquisition process, including receiving and addressing objections.
* **Legal Practitioners:** Lawyers who may represent landowners in the objection process.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) is the key responsible agency. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the overall governing body.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day period is provided for landowners to submit objections. No other specific timelines are mentioned in the provided text.
* **Procedures:** The procedure for objecting to the land acquisition is outlined, including the requirement for written objections, the opportunity for a hearing, and the SLAO's decision-making process.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this policy are:
* **Land Acquisition:** Successful acquisition of the land identified in the Schedule, enabling the highway project to proceed.
* **Infrastructure Development:** Improvement and/or expansion of the National Highway, facilitating smoother transportation and potentially stimulating economic development in the region.
* **Resolution of Objections:** A fair and transparent process for addressing landowners' concerns, potentially mitigating disputes and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed outlines the government's intention to acquire land for a National Highway project in Uttar Pradesh. It establishes a framework for land acquisition, including a process for landowners to raise objections. The successful implementation of this policy will facilitate the planned highway development, which is expected to improve transportation infrastructure. This notification is crucial for affected landowners as it outlines their rights and the procedures they must follow if they wish to object to the land acquisition.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An act of the Indian Parliament, referenced in the context of land acquisition for highway construction. Specifically, subsection 1 of section 3A and sub section1 of section 3C are mentioned.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for authorizing the land acquisition, acting under the National Highways Act.
SAHARANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH: District and State where the land acquisition is taking place.
UTTAR PRADESH: The state in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Special Land Acquisition Officer: The Competent Authority responsible for addressing objections related to the land acquisition.
Nakud: Taluk (a type of administrative division) within Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, where some of the land acquisition is taking place.
Dala Mazra: Village within Nakud Taluk, Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, where land is being acquired.
Jamalabad: Village within Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, where land is being acquired.
Ranipur Barsi Ah.: Village within Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, where land is being acquired.
Rajesh Gupta: Director who uploaded the notification.
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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.ं 5381] नई ददल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, ददसम्ब र 1, 2022/अग्रहायण 10, 1944
No. 5381] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022/AGRAHAYANA 10, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 1 ददसम् बर, 2022
का.आ. 5613(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें 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 उत्तर प्रदेि राज्य के सहारनपुर जिले म ें No Yet to be Assigned के दक.मी. 15 स े दक.मी.47
(सहारनपुर) 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 नीच े अनुसचू ी 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 ् जविेष भूजम अध्याजप्त अजधकारी 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 ।
8014 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग आन े 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 ी
उत्तर प्रदेि राज्य के सहारनपरु जिल े म ें No Yet to be Assigned के दक.मी. 15 स े दक.मी.47 (सहारनपरु ) के जलए
अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: उत्तर प्रदेि जिल ेका नाम: सहारनपरु
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: नकुड़
गावं का नाम: डाला मािरा
1 1 जनिी कृजष 0.3000000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.3000000
2 128 जनिी कृजष 0.0450000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0450000
3 14 जनिी कृजष 0.1229000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1229000
4 15 जनिी कृजष 0.1434000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1434000
5 163 जनिी कृजष 0.2000000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2000000
6 17 जनिी कृजष 0.5500000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.5500000
7 18 जनिी कृजष 0.2000000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2000000
8 19 जनिी कृजष 0.5428000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.5428000
9 2 जनिी कृजष 0.5000000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.5000000
10 3 जनिी कृजष 0.2766000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2766000
गावं का नाम: िमालाबाद
1 1 जनिी कृजष 3.5000000(हक्े टेयर ) 3.5000000
2 2 जनिी कृजष 2.5000000(हक्े टेयर ) 2.5000000
3 3 जनिी कृजष 6.5000000(हक्े टेयर ) 6.5000000
4 4 जनिी कृजष 8.5000000(हक्े टेयर ) 8.5000000
5 5 जनिी कृजष 9.5000000(हक्े टेयर ) 9.5000000
गावं का नाम: रानीपरु बरसी अह.
1 202 जनिी कृजष 0.1050000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1050000
2 239 जनिी कृजष 0.0900000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0900000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3 694 जनिी कृजष 0.2000000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2000000
कुल 33.7757 33.7757
[फा. स.ं 16002/NHAI/PIU/AMB/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st December, 2022
S.O. 5613(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 No Yet to be Assigned in the stretch of land from Km 15 to Km 47 in the
district of SAHARANPUR 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, Special Land Acquisition
Officer 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling No Yet to be Assigned
in the stretch of land from No Yet to be Assigned (SLAO,Saharnpur) in the district of
SAHARANPUR in the state of UTTAR PRADESH
State: UTTAR PRADESH District: SAHARANPUR
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature Of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
No.
Taluk: Nakud
Village: Dala Mazra
1 1 Private Agriculture 0.3000000(Hectare ) 0.3000000
2 128 Private Agriculture 0.0450000(Hectare ) 0.0450000
3 14 Private Agriculture 0.1229000(Hectare ) 0.1229000
4 15 Private Agriculture 0.1434000(Hectare ) 0.14340004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
5 163 Private Agriculture 0.2000000(Hectare ) 0.2000000
6 17 Private Agriculture 0.5500000(Hectare ) 0.5500000
7 18 Private Agriculture 0.2000000(Hectare ) 0.2000000
8 19 Private Agriculture 0.5428000(Hectare ) 0.5428000
9 2 Private Agriculture 0.5000000(Hectare ) 0.5000000
10 3 Private Agriculture 0.2766000(Hectare ) 0.2766000
Village: Jamalabad
1 1 Private Agriculture 3.5000000(Hectare ) 3.5000000
2 2 Private Agriculture 2.5000000(Hectare ) 2.5000000
3 3 Private Agriculture 6.5000000(Hectare ) 6.5000000
4 4 Private Agriculture 8.5000000(Hectare ) 8.5000000
5 5 Private Agriculture 9.5000000(Hectare ) 9.5000000
Village: Ranipur Barsi Ah.
1 202 Private Agriculture 0.1050000(Hectare ) 0.1050000
2 239 Private Agriculture 0.0900000(Hectare ) 0.0900000
3 694 Private Agriculture 0.2000000(Hectare ) 0.2000000
Total 33.7757 33.7757
[ F. No. 16002/NHAI/PIU/AMB/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, 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.