## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway Development in Jammu & Kashmir
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, published on August 25, 2022, regarding the acquisition of land for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the Ring Road (NH244A) in the Jammu district of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specific plots of land along a defined stretch and provides a mechanism for affected parties to raise objections. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the notification's provisions, implications, and intended outcomes based solely on the text provided.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide stakeholders with a detailed understanding of the notification S.O. 4013(E) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, concerning land acquisition for the Ring Road project in Jammu & Kashmir. The analysis is based exclusively on the text of the notification provided.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* declaration concerning the intention to acquire land.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the primary objective is to facilitate the building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulders and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the Ring Road (NH244A) from Km. 0.687 to Km. 57.568 (Raya Morh to Jagti) in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As a *new policy* declaration, the notification indicates a need to improve road infrastructure in the specified region. The stated purpose of "building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation" suggests potential issues with existing road capacity, condition, or accessibility. The acquisition of land is likely intended to address these issues and facilitate smoother transportation along the Ring Road corridor.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification outlines the following key provisions:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the specified purpose under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Land Description:** A schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey plot numbers, type of land (private, agriculture, non-agriculture), area in local units and hectares, and the villages and taluks where the land is located.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Persons interested in the land have twenty-one days from the notification's publication to object to the land use.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Deputy Commissioner Jammu, who acts 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 practitioner.
* **Authority Decision:** The Competent Authority will either allow or disallow the objections after conducting an inquiry. The Authority's order is final.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other relevant details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy are:
* Landowners whose property falls within the designated stretch of the Ring Road project.
* Residents and businesses located in the affected villages and taluks (Jammu North, Mandal, Marh).
* Other individuals or entities with an interest in the affected land.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the issuing authority. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely involved in the project's execution, as indicated by "NHAIPIUJMURR0013A" in the document. The Deputy Commissioner Jammu acts as the Competent Authority for handling objections.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day period is provided for submitting objections from the date of the notification's publication (August 25, 2022).
* **Procedures:** The text outlines a process for filing objections, a hearing by the Competent Authority, and a final decision on the objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of this policy, based on the text, include:
* Acquisition of the necessary land for the development and improvement of the Ring Road (NH244A).
* Enhanced road infrastructure, leading to improved traffic flow and connectivity in the Jammu region.
* Potential economic benefits resulting from improved transportation efficiency.
* Potential displacement and disruption for affected landowners, requiring fair compensation and rehabilitation measures.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signifies a crucial step towards improving road infrastructure in the Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir. The policy outlines the procedures for land acquisition, providing landowners with an opportunity to raise objections. Successful implementation of this policy is expected to result in enhanced transportation connectivity and economic development in the region, while requiring careful consideration of the rights and concerns of affected landowners.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law that provides for the declaration of certain highways as national highways and for matters connected therewith.
Central Government: The executive authority responsible for governing the country.
Ring Road: A road project involving building, widening, maintenance, management and operation in the stretch of land from Km. 0.687 to Km. 57.568 i.e. Raya Morh to Jagti.
Raya Morh: Starting point of Ring Road stretch to be acquired.
Jagti: End point of Ring Road stretch to be acquired.
Jammu: A district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: A Union Territory of India.
Deputy Commissioner Jammu: Competent Authority to hear the complaints at Wazarat Road, Peer Kho, Pakki Dhaki, Jammu
NH244A: National Highway on which Ring Road is located.
Kheri: Village in Jammu North Taluk, Jammu District, Jammu and Kashmir.
Alora: Village in Mandal Taluk, Jammu District, Jammu and Kashmir.
Sohanjana: Village in Mandal Taluk, Jammu District, Jammu and Kashmir.
Chak Kalasa: Village in Marh Taluk, Jammu District, Jammu and Kashmir.
Chak Kaulan: Village in Marh Taluk, Jammu District, Jammu and Kashmir.
Chak Taru: Village in Marh Taluk, Jammu District, Jammu and Kashmir.
Channu Chak: Village in Marh Taluk, Jammu District, Jammu and Kashmir.
Halqua: Village in Marh Taluk, Jammu District, Jammu and Kashmir.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director
रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3839] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अगस्ट्त 25, 2022/भार 3, 1944
No. 3839] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022/BHADRA 3, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 25 अगस्ट् त, 2022
का.आ. 4013(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जजसे 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 जाने के पश्चात ् दक जम्मू और कश्मीर केंर िाजसत प्रदेि के जम्मू जजले म ेंररग रोड के दक.मी. -0.687 से
दक.मी. 57.568 यानी राया मोड़ से जगती तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का
बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोजन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जजसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े
अनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अजगन करने के अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, जो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोजन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर राजपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्यके आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् उपायुक्त जम्मू (वज़रात रोड, पीर खो, पक्की ढाकी, जम्मू, जम्मू और
कश्मीर) को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की जाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए जाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी,
आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप मे या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने जाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई
के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और जााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जजसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदिे 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 ।
5739 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 जा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
जम्म ू और कश्मीर केंर िाजसत प्रदेि के जम्म ू जजल ेम ेंररग रोड (NH-244A) के दक.मी. -0.687 स ेदक.मी. 57.568 यानी
राया मोड़ स ेजगती के जलए अजनग की जान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: जम्म ूऔर कश्मीर जजल ेका नाम: जम्म ू
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भजू म का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
तालुक का नाम: जम्म ूनॉथ ग
गावं का नाम: खरे ी
1 71 जनजी गैर कृजष 0.0151700(हक्े टेयर) 0.0151700
तालुक का नाम: मण्डल
गावं का नाम: अलोरा
1 702 जनजी कृजष 0.0395000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0395000
गावं का नाम: सोहजं ना
1 449 जनजी कृजष 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000
2 491 जनजी कृजष 0.0600000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0600000
3 495 जनजी कृजष 0.1375000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1375000
4 499 जनजी कृजष 0.0350000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0350000
5 558 जनजी कृजष 0.0375000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0375000
6 800 जनजी कृजष 0.0675000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0675000
7 801 जनजी कृजष 0.0300000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0300000
8 812 जनजी कृजष 0.0200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0200000
9 867 जनजी कृजष 0.1800000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1800000
तालुक का नाम: मढ़
गावं का नाम: चक कलसा
1 150 जनजी कृजष 0.0355000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0355000
2 172 जनजी कृजष 0.0718000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0718000
3 201 जनजी कृजष 0.0515000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0515000
4 205 जनजी कृजष 0.0062000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0062000
5 208 जनजी गैर कृजष (चोई) 0.0076000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0076000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
गावं का नाम: चक कौलन
1 74 जनजी कृजष 0.1275000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1275000
गावं का नाम: चक तारू
1 216 जनजी कृजष 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0025000
गावं का नाम: छन्न ूचक
1 378 जनजी कृजष 0.0012000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0012000
2 436 जनजी कृजष 0.0612500(हक्े टेयर) 0.0612500
गावं का नाम: हलका
1 64B जनजी कृजष 0.0632321(हक्े टेयर) 0.0632321
कुल 1.0705 1.0705
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU-JMU/RR/001/3A ]
राजेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th August, 2022
S.O. 4013(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 Ring
Road in the stretch of land from Km. -0.687 to Km. 57.568 i.e. Raya Morh to Jagti in the district of JAMMU in
the Union Territory of JAMMU & KASHMIR, 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, Deputy Commissioner Jammu
(Wazarat Road, Peer Kho, Pakki Dhaki, Jammu) 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 Ring Road in the stretch of land
from Raya Morh to Jagti on Ring Road (NH-244A) in the district of JAMMU in the Union Territory of
JAMMU & KASHMIR.
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR District: JAMMU
Sl.No. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Jammu North
Village: Kheri
1 71 Private Non Agriculture 0.0151700(Hectare) 0.0151700
Taluk: Mandal4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Village: Alora
1 702 Private Agriculture 0.0395000(Hectare) 0.0395000
Village: Sohanjana
1 449 Private Agriculture 0.0200000(Hectare) 0.0200000
2 491 Private Agriculture 0.0600000(Hectare) 0.0600000
3 495 Private Agriculture 0.1375000(Hectare) 0.1375000
4 499 Private Agriculture 0.0350000(Hectare) 0.0350000
5 558 Private Agriculture 0.0375000(Hectare) 0.0375000
6 800 Private Agriculture 0.0675000(Hectare) 0.0675000
7 801 Private Agriculture 0.0300000(Hectare) 0.0300000
8 812 Private Agriculture 0.0200000(Hectare) 0.0200000
9 867 Private Agriculture 0.1800000(Hectare) 0.1800000
Taluk: Marh
Village: Chak Kalasa
1 150 Private Agriculture 0.0355000(Hectare) 0.0355000
2 172 Private Agriculture 0.0718000(Hectare) 0.0718000
3 201 Private Agriculture 0.0515000(Hectare) 0.0515000
4 205 Private Agriculture 0.0062000(Hectare) 0.0062000
5 208 Private Non-Agriculture(Choi) 0.0076000(Hectare) 0.0076000
Village: Chak Kaulan
1 74 Private Agriculture 0.1275000(Hectare) 0.1275000
Village: Chak Taru
1 216 Private Agriculture 0.0025000(Hectare) 0.0025000
Village: Channu Chak
1 378 Private Agriculture 0.0012000(Hectare) 0.0012000
2 436 Private Agriculture 0.0612500(Hectare) 0.0612500
Village: Halqua
1 64B Private Agriculture 0.0632321(Hectare) 0.0632321
Total 1.0705 1.0705
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-JMU/RR/001/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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