## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway NH344A in Punjab
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding land acquisition for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway NH344A in the state of Punjab. The core purpose, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring land necessary for improving the highway. The key finding is the detailed specification of land parcels intended for acquisition, including their survey numbers, type, nature, and area, affecting landowners in specific villages within the Nawanshahr district.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of the policy notification regarding land acquisition for National Highway NH344A in Punjab, based solely on the information presented in the provided government gazette text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* policy action, not an amendment.
* **Core Objective(s):** To acquire land for the public purpose of building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway NH344A.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As this is a new policy action concerning land acquisition, the underlying problem addressed is the need for land to facilitate infrastructure development and improvement of the National Highway NH344A. The rationale is to enhance connectivity and transportation efficiency within the state of Punjab by improving the existing highway infrastructure. The text explicitly states the action is "for the public purpose."
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As this is a new policy action, the following are the main components and actions mandated:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire specific land parcels in the Nawanshahr district of Punjab.
* **Affected Stretch:** The land acquisition affects the stretch of NH344A from Km. 27 to Km. 4.8 (connecting to MDR 56) and from Km. 27 to Km. 26 (connecting to SH18).
* **Land Details:** The notification provides a detailed schedule listing the land parcels to be acquired. This includes:
* State: Punjab
* District: Nawanshahr
* Taluk: Banga
* Villages: Bahar Majara, Bhoot, Dhahan, Jasso Majra, Jindowal, Mazari, Mehli
* Specific survey/plot numbers within each village
* Type of Land (Private/Government)
* Nature of Land (Agriculture, Gair Mumkin Torh/Shop/Petrol Pump/Abadi/Khal, Gair Mumkin Rasta, Gair Mumkin Torh Chah)
* Area in local units and hectares
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the date of publication (July 27, 2022) to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be made in writing to the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Banga, who serves as the Competent Authority.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority must provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner. The Competent Authority can then allow or disallow the objections after an enquiry.
* **Finality of Order:** The decision of the Competent Authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the said Act is final.
* **Land Plan Availability:** Land plans and details of the land to be acquired 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 villages of Bahar Majara, Bhoot, Dhahan, Jasso Majra, Jindowal, Mazari, and Mehli within the Nawanshahr district of Punjab, whose land is identified for acquisition.
* Residents and businesses located on or near the specified stretches of NH344A.
* The Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Magistrate, Banga).
* The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is responsible for the overall policy. The Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Banga acts as the Competent Authority for handling objections.
* **Timelines:** A 21-day window from the date of publication (July 27, 2022) is provided for landowners to file objections.
* **Procedures:** The procedure involves landowners submitting written objections to the Competent Authority, who then conducts hearings and makes a final decision on the objections. The land plans are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this land acquisition policy are:
* Facilitation of the building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH344A.
* Improved road infrastructure leading to better connectivity and transportation efficiency in the region.
* Potential economic benefits due to improved transportation.
* Potential displacement and disruption for landowners and businesses affected by the land acquisition.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines the government's intent to acquire land for the improvement of National Highway NH344A in Punjab. The document specifies the land parcels to be acquired and establishes a mechanism for landowners to raise objections. The implementation of this policy will likely have a significant impact on the landowners and communities in the affected areas, while also contributing to the overall improvement of road infrastructure in the state. Further information beyond the provided text would be necessary for a more complete assessment of the policy's potential impacts.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law cited as the basis for the notification regarding land acquisition.
Central Government: The governing authority responsible for land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956
NH344A: A national highway being widened or improved, specifically the stretch of land from Km. 27 to Km. 4.8
MDR 56: Mentioned in relation to land from Km. 27 to Km. 26.
SH18: State Highway 18, likely part of the Ropar-Nawanshahr-Banga-Phagwara Section
Nawanshahr: A district in Punjab where the land acquisition is taking place.
Punjab: A state in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Competent Authority: The authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Sub Divisional Magistrate Banga: The specific title and location of the Competent Authority.
Banga: A Taluk in Punjab where the land acquisition is taking place.
Bahar Majara: A village in Banga Taluk, Punjab where land is being acquired
Bhoot: A village in Banga Taluk, Punjab where land is being acquired
Dhahan: A village in Banga Taluk, Punjab where land is being acquired
Jasso Majra: A village in Banga Taluk, Punjab where land is being acquired
Jindowal: A village in Banga Taluk, Punjab where land is being acquired
Mazari: A village in Banga Taluk, Punjab where land is being acquired
Mehli: A village in Banga Taluk, Punjab where land is being acquired
Rajesh Gupta: Director
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 3277] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, िुलाई 27, 2022/श्रावण 5, 1944
No. 3277] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2022/SHRAVANA 5, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 27 िुलाई, 2022
का.आ. 3439(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें इसके
पश् चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)) क धारा 3क क उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुय,े यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश् चात् दक पंिाब राज्य के नवांिहर जिल ें म ें राष्ट्रीय संख्या - 344ए के दक.मी. 27.00 से दक.मी. 4.80 (डक्त्-
56) दक.मी. 27.00 से दक.मी. 26.00 (SH-18) के भूखण्ड (रोपर-नवांिहर-बंगा-फगवाड़ा खण्ड) के जनमागण
(चौड़ीकरण/चार लने का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबंध और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह )
जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच ेअनसु ूची में ददया गया ह), ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करने के अपने आय क घोषणा करती ह;)
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध ह,) उक्त अजधजनयम क धारा 3ग क उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन क तारीख से इक्क स ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् सब जडजविनल मजिस्ट्रेट - बंगा को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्ततु क
िाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों क सुनवाई के पश्चात् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करने के
पश्चात,् यदद कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
5026 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम क धारा 3ग क उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग 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 ी
पिं ाब राज्य के नवािं हर जिल ेम ें NH-344A के के दक.मी. 27.00 स ेदक.मी. 4.80 (डक्त्-56) दक.मी. 27.00 स ेदक.मी.
26.00 (SH-18) के भखू ण्ड (रोपर-नवािं हर-बगं ा-फगवाड़ा खण्ड) के जलए अिनग क िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा
सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: पिं ाब जिल ेका नाम: नवािं हर
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म क प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भजू म का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
तालुक का नाम: बंगा
गावं का नाम: बहार मािरा (6)
1 10//4/1 Min जनिी कृजष 0.0115000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0115000
2 11//30 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन तोड़ 0.0051000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0051000
3 11//31 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन तोड़ 0.0051000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0051000
4 39 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन तोड़ 0.0253000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0253000
5 4//22/2/1 Min जनिी कृजष 0.0126000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0126000
6 4//22/2/2 Min जनिी कृजष 0.0101000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0101000
7 43 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन तोड़ चाह 0.0126000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0126000
8 9//5/2/1 Min सरकारी ग)र मुमदकन रास्ट्ता 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025000
9 9//5/2/2 Min जनिी कृजष 0.0051000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0051000
10 93 Min सरकारी ग)र मुमदकन रास्ट्ता 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025000
गावं का नाम: भतू (104)
1 29//19/1 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन दकु ान 0.0076000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0076000
गावं का नाम: ढाहा (56)
1 2898/2592 Min जनिी कृजष 0.0126000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0126000
गावं का नाम: िस्ट्सो मिारा (9)
1 147 Min सरकारी ग)र मुमदकन रास्ट्ता 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025000
2 19//21/3/2 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन पेरोल पंप 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025000
3 25//1/2/2 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन 0.0230000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0230000
4 267/268 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन आबादी 0.0076000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0076000
5 27//1/1 Min जनिी कृजष 0.0051000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0051000
6 27//1/2 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन पेरोल पंप 0.0126000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0126000
7 343 Min सरकारी ग)र मुमदकन रास्ट्ता 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025000
8 345 Min सरकारी ग)र मुमदकन रास्ट्ता 0.0025000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0025000
9 89 Min सरकारी ग)र मुमदकन खाल 0.2023000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2023000
गावं का नाम: जिन्द्दोवाल (100)
1 12//20/6 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन दकु ान 0.0154000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0154000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
गावं का नाम: मिारी (80)
1 111/1 Min जनिी कृजष 0.0076000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0076000
गावं का नाम: महे ली (3)
1 2972/1-2185/1 Min जनिी ग)र मुमदकन आबादी 0.0177000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0177000
कुल 0.4139 0.4139
[फा. सं. PIU/PD/JAL/2015/344A/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th July, 2022
S.O. 3439(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 NH-344A in
the stretch of land from Km. 27 to Km. 4.8 (MDR 56) Km. 27 to Km. 26 (SH-18) (Ropar-Nawanshahr-Banga-
Phagwara Section) in the district of NAWANSHAHR in the state of PUNJAB, 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
MAGISTRATE - BANGA 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 NH-344A in the stretch of land
from Km. 27 to Km. 4.8 (MDR 56) Km. 27 to Km 26 (SH-18) (Ropar-Nawanshahr-Banga-Phagwara Section) in
the district of NAWANSHAHR in the state of PUNJAB.
State: PUNJAB District: NAWANSHAHR
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: BANGA
Village: Bahar Majara (6)
1 10//4/1 Min Private Agriculture 0.0115000(Hectare ) 0.0115000
2 11//30 Min Private Gair Mumkin Torh 0.0051000(Hectare ) 0.0051000
3 11//31 Min Private Gair Mumkin Torh 0.0051000(Hectare ) 0.0051000
4 39 Min Private Gair Mumkin Torh 0.0253000(Hectare ) 0.0253000
5 4//22/2/1 Min Private Agriculture 0.0126000(Hectare ) 0.0126000
6 4//22/2/2 Min Private Agriculture 0.0101000(Hectare ) 0.0101000
7 43 Min Private Gair Mumkin Torh Chah 0.0126000(Hectare ) 0.0126000
8 9//5/2/1 Min Government Gair Mumkin Rasta 0.0025000(Hectare ) 0.0025000
9 9//5/2/2 Min Private Agriculture 0.0051000(Hectare ) 0.0051000
10 93 Min Government Gair Mumkin Rasta 0.0025000(Hectare ) 0.00250004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Village: Bhoot (104)
1 29//19/1 Min Private Gair Mumkin Shop 0.0076000(Hectare ) 0.0076000
Village: Dhahan (56)
1 2898/2592 Min Private Agriculture 0.0126000(Hectare ) 0.0126000
Village: Jasso Majra(9)
1 147 Min Government Gair Mumkin Rasta 0.0025000(Hectare ) 0.0025000
2 19//21/3/2 Min Private Gair Mumkin Petrol Pump 0.0025000(Hectare ) 0.0025000
3 25//1/2/2 Min Private Gair Mumkin 0.0230000(Hectare ) 0.0230000
4 267/268 Min Private Gair Mumkin Abadi 0.0076000(Hectare ) 0.0076000
5 27//1/1 Min Private Agriculture 0.0051000(Hectare ) 0.0051000
6 27//1/2 Min Private Gair Mumkin Petrol Pump 0.0126000(Hectare ) 0.0126000
7 343 Min Government Gair Mumkin Rasta 0.0025000(Hectare ) 0.0025000
8 345 Min Government Gair Mumkin Rasta 0.0025000(Hectare ) 0.0025000
9 89 Min Government Gair Mumkin Khal 0.2023000(Hectare ) 0.2023000
Village: Jindowal (100)
1 12//20/6 Min Private Gair Mumkin Shop 0.0154000(Hectare ) 0.0154000
Village: Mazari (80)
1 111/1 Min Private Agriculture 0.0076000(Hectare ) 0.0076000
Village: Mehli (3)
1 2972/1-2185/1 Min Private Gair Mumkin Abadi 0.0177000(Hectare ) 0.0177000
Total 0.4139 0.4139
[F. No. PIU/PD/JAL/2015/344A/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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