## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of land in the district of Jammu, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway (Newly Proposed N.H N.E5). The core purpose, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate the construction and improvement of this expressway. Key findings indicate specific land parcels are targeted, and a process is outlined for affected parties to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of a government notification concerning land acquisition for the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. The analysis is based solely on the text of the notification provided.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy action related to land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as inferred from the provided text, is to acquire land for the "building, widening (two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation" of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway within the specified stretch from Km 550.900 to Km 566.520.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Likely Problem/Issue:** The notification suggests a need to improve transportation infrastructure through the construction and widening of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway. Land acquisition is a necessary step to overcome the obstacle of private land ownership standing in the way of the planned infrastructure development.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
Since this appears to be a new policy action for land acquisition, the main provisions are:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the expressway project, specifically within the stretch of Km 550.900 to Km 566.520 in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the notification's publication date (May 9, 2022) to object to the land acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Deputy Commissioner Jammu (Competent Authority), stating the grounds for objection.
* **Hearing and Enquiry:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard (in person or by a legal practitioner) and may conduct further enquiry.
* **Final Order:** The Competent Authority will either allow or disallow the objections. Their order is final.
* **Land Details Availability:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
* **Schedule of Land:** The notification includes a schedule listing specific survey plot numbers, types of land (Private Non Agriculture, Private Agriculture), and areas (in Hectares) to be acquired.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners within the specified stretch of the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.
* Residents of Dhayami Village of Dansal Taluk.
* The Competent Authority (Deputy Commissioner Jammu).
* The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (issuing authority).
* National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) (as indicated by the file number).
* Deputy Commissioner Jammu (Competent Authority for handling objections).
* **Timelines and Procedures:**
* 21-day window for landowners to submit objections from the date of the notification's publication (May 9, 2022).
* The Competent Authority must provide an opportunity for objectors to be heard.
* The Competent Authority is responsible for conducting inquiries and issuing a final order on the objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **Likely Intended Outcomes:**
* Acquisition of land necessary for the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project.
* Facilitation of the construction, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of the expressway.
* Improved transportation infrastructure and connectivity in the region.
* Potential economic benefits associated with improved transportation.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed outlines the government's intention to acquire land for the Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway project. It establishes a process for affected landowners to raise objections and ensures that these objections are considered by the Competent Authority. The successful implementation of this land acquisition process is crucial for the timely completion of the expressway, which is expected to have significant positive impacts on regional transportation and economic development.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An act of the Indian Parliament related to national highways, mentioned as the legal basis for the notification.
Central Government: The governing authority undertaking the land acquisition for public purpose.
Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway: A highway project for which land is being acquired; specifically, the stretch from Km 550.900 to Km 566.520.
Jammu: A district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir where the land acquisition is taking place.
Jammu and Kashmir: A Union Territory in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Deputy Commissioner Jammu: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Dansal: A Taluk(Tehsil) where land acquisition is taking place.
Dhayami: A Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition.
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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.ं 2043] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, मई 9, 2022/वि ाख 19, 1944
No. 2043] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022/VAISAKHA 19, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 9 मई, 2022
का.आ. 2148(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें इसके
पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह )की धारा 3क की उप-धारा( 1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक िम्मू और कश्मीर केंर िाजसत प्रदेि के िम्मू जिले म ेंनव प्रस्ट्ताजवत NH N.E-5 ददल्ली -
लुजधयाना -अमृतसर-कटरा एक्सप्रेसवे के दक.मी .550.900 से दक.मी. 566.520 तक के भ-ू 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 े अनुसूची म ें ददया गया ह, ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपन े आिय की
घोषणा करती ह ।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध ह, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा( 1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से इक्कीस ददन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् उपायुक्त िम्मू को जलजखत रूप मे प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें
उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप मे या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर
द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात्, यदद कोई
3148 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर
सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की 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 ी
िम्म ूऔर कश्मीर केंर िाजसत प्रदेि के िम्म ू जिल ेम ेंनव प्रस्ट्ताजवत NH N.E-5 ददल्ली लजु धयाना-अमतृ सर
कटरा एक्सप्रसे व े के दक.मी .550.900 स ेदक.मी. 566.520 के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना
सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: िम्म ू और कश्मीर जिल ेका नाम: िम्म ू
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: डंसल
गावं का नाम: डाइमी
1 65 min जनिी ग र कृजष 0.2934000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2934000
2 66 min जनिी ग र कृजष 0.0051000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0051000
3 67 min जनिी ग र कृजष 0.1871000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1871000
4 68 min जनिी कृजष 0.2908000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2908000
5 69 min जनिी ग र कृजष 0.0139000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0139000
6 70 min जनिी ग र कृजष 0.0303000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0303000
कुल 0.8206 0.8206
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU/JAMMU/DAKP/001/3A2]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th May, 2022
S.O. 2148(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 Newly
Proposed N.H N.E-5 in the stretch of Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway from Km 550.900 to Km566.520[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(Wazarat Road, Peer Kho, Pakki Dhaki, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180001) in the district of JAMMU in
the U.T 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 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 Newly Proposed N.H N.E-5 in the
stretch of Delhi-Ludhiana-Amritsar-Katra Expressway from Km 550.900 to Km566.520 in the district of JAMMU
in the U.T 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: Dansal
Village: Dhayami
1 65 min Private Non Agriculture 0.2934000(Hectare ) 0.2934000
2 66 min Private Non Agriculture 0.0051000(Hectare ) 0.0051000
3 67 min Private Non Agriculture 0.1871000(Hectare ) 0.1871000
4 68 min Private Agriculture 0.2908000(Hectare ) 0.2908000
5 69 min Private Non Agriculture 0.0139000(Hectare ) 0.0139000
6 70 min Private Non Agriculture 0.0303000(Hectare ) 0.0303000
Total 0.8206 0.8206
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/JAMMU/DAKP/001/3A2]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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