## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for Haridwar Ring Road Project
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning the acquisition of land for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the Haridwar Ring Road in Uttarakhand, India. The core purpose is to declare the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels for this project, providing a brief description of the land and a process for landowners to object to the acquisition. The key finding is that the notification initiates the land acquisition process under the National Highways Act, 1956, outlining procedures for objections and indicating potential impacts on affected landowners.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an overview of the Government of India's notification regarding land acquisition for the Haridwar Ring Road project. The analysis is based solely on the text provided in the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This is a *new* policy action related to a specific project.
* **Core Objective(s):** To acquire land for the building, widening (including two-lane with paved shoulder and four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of the Haridwar Ring Road, within the specified stretch from Km 0.000 to Km 48.880.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This new policy action addresses the need for land acquisition to facilitate the Haridwar Ring Road project. Based on the text, the expansion and improved infrastructure along the Haridwar Ring Road are considered a public purpose. This suggests a need for better connectivity, reduced traffic congestion, or enhanced economic activity in the region, which necessitates improvements to the existing road infrastructure. The policy action initiates the process to secure the necessary land for this infrastructure development.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As a new policy action, the key provisions are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the project.
* **Geographic Scope:** The acquisition affects land within the district of HARIDWAR in the state of UTTARAKHAND, specifically along the stretch of the Haridwar Ring Road from Km 0.000 to Km 48.880.
* **Land Details:** A schedule provides a brief description of the land, including survey numbers, plot numbers, type of land (Government/Private, Agriculture/Non-Agriculture), and area in hectares for several villages.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Landowners have 21 days from the date of publication to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, Land Acquisition/Special Land Acquisition Officer, Haridwar.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority is required to provide the objector an opportunity to be heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and to consider the objections before making a final decision.
* **Finality of Order:** The Competent Authority's order regarding the objections is final.
* **Access to Information:** 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 district of HARIDWAR, UTTARAKHAND, whose land falls within the specified stretch of the Haridwar Ring Road project.
* The Competent Authority, responsible for handling objections and making decisions on land acquisition.
* The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the government body overseeing the project.
* Residents and businesses along the Haridwar Ring Road who will benefit from the road improvements.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is ultimately responsible. The Competent Authority, Land Acquisition/Special Land Acquisition Officer, Haridwar, is responsible for managing the objection process and making decisions.
* **Timelines:** Landowners have 21 days from the publication date (September 15, 2021) to object to the acquisition.
* **Procedures:** The procedure involves landowners submitting written objections to the Competent Authority, who then provides an opportunity for a hearing and makes a final decision. The Competent Authority must conduct an inquiry as deemed necessary.
* The National Highways Act, 1956, provides the legal framework for this process.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes based on the policy's stated provisions are:
* Acquisition of the necessary land for the Haridwar Ring Road project.
* Improved road infrastructure, including widening and potential lane additions.
* Enhanced connectivity and reduced traffic congestion in the HARIDWAR region.
* Potential economic benefits from improved transportation.
* Potential disruption and displacement for landowners affected by the acquisition, balanced by the opportunity to object and receive fair compensation (although compensation is not explicitly mentioned in the provided text).
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents a significant step in the Haridwar Ring Road project, initiating the process of land acquisition required for the project's success. It establishes a procedure for affected landowners to voice concerns and outlines the responsibilities of the Competent Authority in the acquisition process. While the notification focuses on land acquisition, it is an essential component of a larger infrastructure project aimed at improving transportation and connectivity in the Haridwar region. The successful implementation of this notification is crucial for the timely and efficient completion of the Haridwar Ring Road project.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law that empowers the Central Government to acquire land for national highway projects. This act is referenced in the context of land acquisition for the Haridwar Ring Road project.
Central Government: The governing body authorized under the National Highways Act, 1956 to acquire land for public purposes, specifically for building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of national highways.
Haridwar Ring Road: A road construction project spanning from Km 0.000 to Km 48.880, for which land is being acquired. The project includes building, widening to two lanes with paved shoulders, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation.
HARIDWAR, UTTARAKHAND: The district and state where the Haridwar Ring Road project is located and where the land acquisition is taking place.
Competent Authority Land AcquisitionSpecial Land Acquisition Officer, Haridwar: The designated authority responsible for handling objections related to the land acquisition for the Haridwar Ring Road project.
Devpur Mustkam: Village in Haridwar, Uttarakhand where land is being acquired for the Haridwar Ring Road project.
Jagjeet Pur: Village in Haridwar, Uttarakhand where land is being acquired for the Haridwar Ring Road project.
Jwalapur: Village in Haridwar, Uttarakhand where land is being acquired for the Haridwar Ring Road project.
Sarai: Village in Haridwar, Uttarakhand where land is being acquired for the Haridwar Ring Road project.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director at Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition for the Haridwar Ring Road project.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 3438] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, जसतम्ब र 15, 2021/भार 24, 1943
No. 3438] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021/BHADRA 24, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 15 जसतम्ब र, 2021
का.आ. 3750(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिस े इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक उत्तराखडं राज्य के हररद्वार जिले म ें हररद्वार ररंग रोड के दक.मी. 0.000 स े दक.मी. 48.880 तक के
भू-खण्ड के जनमाणग (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लने का बनाना आदि), अनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के
लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसूची म ें दिया 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 दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत् सक्षम प्राजधकारी/ जविेष भूजम अध्याजप्त अजधकारी, हररद्वार को
जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को
व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा
5142 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि 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 आिेि
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 ी
उत्तराखंड राज्य के हररद्वार जिले म ेंहररद्वार ररंग रोड के दक.मी. 0.000 स े दक.मी. 48.880 के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली
संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: उत्तराखडं जिल ेका नाम: हररद्वार
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: हररद्वार
गावं का नाम: िेवपरु मस्ट्ु तकाम
1 292/1 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.0790000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0790000
2 302 जनिी कृजष 0.0297000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0297000
3 310 जनिी कृजष 0.0981000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0981000
4 316 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.2460000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.2460000
गावं का नाम: िगिीतपरु
1 647 जनिी कृजष 0.0300000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0300000
गावं का नाम: ज्वालापरु
1 725 जनिी कृजष 0.0035000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0035000
2 726 जनिी कृजष 0.1015000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1015000
3 736 जनिी कृजष 0.0490000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0490000
4 742 जनिी कृजष 0.1640000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.1640000
गावं का नाम: सराय
1 169 जनिी कृजष 0.0452000(हक्े टेयर ) 0.0452000
कुल 0.8460 0.8460
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU-RRK/55001/Haridwar Ring Road(LA)/2020/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th September, 2021
S.O. 3750(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 Haridwar Ring
Road in the stretch of land from Km 0.000 to Km 48.880 in the district of HARIDWAR in the state of
UTTARAKHAND, 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, Competent Authority Land
Acquisition/Special Land Acquisition Officer, Haridwar 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 Haridwar Ring Road in the stretch of
land from Km. 0.000 to Km. 48.880 in the district of HARIDWAR in the state of UTTARAKHAND.
State: UTTARAKHAND District: HARIDWAR
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Haridwar
Village: Devpur Mustkam
1 292/1 Government Non Agriculture 0.0790000(Hectare ) 0.0790000
2 302 Private Agriculture 0.0297000(Hectare ) 0.0297000
3 310 Private Agriculture 0.0981000(Hectare ) 0.0981000
4 316 Government Non Agriculture 0.2460000(Hectare ) 0.2460000
Village: Jagjeet Pur
1 647 Private Agriculture 0.0300000(Hectare ) 0.03000004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Village: Jwalapur
1 725 Private Agriculture 0.0035000(Hectare ) 0.0035000
2 726 Private Agriculture 0.1015000(Hectare ) 0.1015000
3 736 Private Agriculture 0.0490000(Hectare ) 0.0490000
4 742 Private Agriculture 0.1640000(Hectare ) 0.1640000
Village: Sarai
1 169 Private Agriculture 0.0452000(Hectare ) 0.0452000
Total 0.8460 0.8460
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-RRK/55001/Haridwar Ring Road(LA)/2020/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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