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**Report: Analysis of Land Acquisition Notification for National Highway 334B**
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification (S.O. 3973(E)) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways regarding the acquisition of land for the building, widening (four-lane with paved shoulder/six-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway (NH) 334B. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire land in Sonipat district, Haryana, between Km 0.00 and Km 45.07. Key findings include the identification of affected landowners and the process for raising objections to the acquisition. The notification is pursuant to Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a government notification concerning land acquisition for the development of NH 334B in Haryana. The analysis is based solely on the information provided in the given text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective is to acquire land for the building, widening (four-lane with paved shoulder/six-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 334B, specifically within the stretch from Km 0.00 to Km 45.07 in Sonipat district, Haryana. The text emphasizes a "public purpose".
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** The policy text relates to a land acquisition notification, a process generally initiated to facilitate infrastructure development. The underlying problem being addressed is the need to improve transportation infrastructure (NH 334B) for public benefit by constructing, widening, maintaining, and operating the highway. This likely addresses issues such as traffic congestion, inadequate road capacity, and the need for better connectivity.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** This is a notification of intent to acquire land, so the key provisions revolve around that process:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the specified highway project.
* **Affected Land:** The notification specifies the geographical area where land is to be acquired: land from Km. 0.00 to Km. 45.07 of NH 334B in the district of Sonipat in the state of Haryana. The land includes plots in Asawarpur and Rai villages.
* **Right to Object:** Individuals with an interest in the land have the right to object to the acquisition within twenty-one days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Objection Procedure:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (District Revenue Officer, Sonipat), stating the grounds for the objection.
* **Hearing and Decision:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors an opportunity to be heard (in person or via legal representation) and to conduct further enquiry as necessary. The Authority then makes a final decision to allow or disallow the objections.
* **Land Plan Availability:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
* **Land details:** The notification includes details of the land to be acquired, including survey/plot numbers, type of land (Private Non-Agricultural and Private Agricultural), nature of land, area in local units (Marla), and area in Hectares.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners in the specified stretch of NH 334B (Km 0.00 to Km 45.07) within Sonipat district, Haryana, particularly those owning land in Asawarpur and Rai villages.
* The District Revenue Officer, Sonipat (the Competent Authority).
* Legal practitioners representing landowners.
* 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) (implementing agency, inferred from F. No. NHAIPIUROHTAKUPHRYBDRLand17183A).
* District Revenue Officer, Sonipat (Competent Authority for handling objections).
* **Timelines/procedures:**
* 21-day objection period from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* The Competent Authority must provide a hearing to objectors.
* The Competent Authority must make a decision on the objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The intended outcome is the acquisition of land necessary for the improvement of NH 334B. This is expected to lead to:
* Improved road infrastructure.
* Enhanced connectivity and transportation efficiency.
* Economic development in the region.
* Potential displacement and/or compensation for affected landowners (though compensation is not explicitly mentioned in the text, it is standard practice).
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents a crucial step in the process of developing NH 334B. It sets in motion the land acquisition process, giving affected parties a defined window and procedure to raise objections. The successful implementation of this notification is critical for the timely completion of the highway project and the realization of its intended benefits.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law enacted in 1956, referenced in the notification as the 'said Act', that grants the Central Government powers regarding national highways.
Central Government: The governing body authorized to acquire land for public purposes under the National Highways Act, 1956.
NH 334B: A national highway, specifically the stretch of land from Km. 0.000 to Km. 45.07, that is subject to building, widening, maintenance, management and operation.
Sonipat, Haryana: A district and state in India where the land acquisition for NH 334B is taking place.
District Revenue Officer Sonipat: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Competent Authority: Designated authority under subsection 2 of section 3C of the said Act for land acquisition matters.
Asawarpur: Village in Sonipat district, Haryana where land is being acquired.
Rai: Village in Sonipat district, Haryana where land is being acquired.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The government ministry responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3799] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, अगस्ट्त 23, 2022/भार 1, 1944
No. 3799] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2022/BHADRA 1, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 23 अगस्ट् त, 2022
का. आ. 3973(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे 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 िाने के पश्चात ् दक हररयाणा राज्य के सोनीपत जिल े म ें NH 334 B के दक.मी. 0.00 स े दक.मी. 45.07 तक के भू-खण्ड
के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 4/6-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 करने 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 ् जिला रािस्ट्व अजधकारी सोनीपत को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की
िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी
जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुन े िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के
पश्चात,् यदद कोई 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 ।
5688 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 िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
हररयाणा राज्य के सोनीपत जिल े म ें NH 334 B के दक.मी. 0 स े दक.मी.45.07 के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना
रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: हररयाणा जिल ेका नाम: सोनीपत
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: सोनीपत
गावं का नाम: असावरपरु (71)
1 15//21/1 Min जनिी गैर कृजष 30.0000000(मारला ) 0.0758802
2 15//21/2 Min जनिी गैर कृजष 30.0000000(मारला ) 0.0758802
3 16//25 Min जनिी गैर कृजष 11.0000000(मारला ) 0.0278227
4 18//3 Min जनिी गैर कृजष 58.0000000(मारला ) 0.1467017
5 18//4/1 Min जनिी गैर कृजष 14.0000000(मारला ) 0.0354108
6 18//4/2 Min जनिी गैर कृजष 35.0000000(मारला ) 0.0885269
7 257 Min जनिी गैर कृजष 10.0000000(मारला ) 0.0252934
गावं का नाम: राई (69)
1 11// 3/2 Min जनिी कृजष 50.0000000(मारला ) 0.1264670
2 11// 4 Min जनिी कृजष 69.0000000(मारला ) 0.1745245
कुल 307.0000 0.7765
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU-ROHTAK/UP-HRY-BDR/Land/17-18/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd August, 2022
S. O. 3973(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/four lane with paved shoulder/Six laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH 334B in
the stretch of land from Km. 0.000 to Km. 45.07 in the district of SONIPAT in the state of HARYANA, 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, District Revenue Officer Sonipat 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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 334B in the stretch of land from
NH 334B in the district of SONIPAT in the state of HARYANA.
State: HARYANA District: SONIPAT
S.No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Sonipat
Village: Asawarpur (71)
1 15//21/1 Min Private Non Agricultural 30.0000000(Marla ) 0.0758802
2 15//21/2 Min Private Non Agricultural 30.0000000(Marla ) 0.0758802
3 16//25 Min Private Non Agricultural 11.0000000(Marla ) 0.0278227
4 18//3 Min Private Non Agricultural 58.0000000(Marla ) 0.1467017
5 18//4/1 Min Private Non Agricultural 14.0000000(Marla ) 0.0354108
6 18//4/2 Min Private Non Agricultural 35.0000000(Marla ) 0.0885269
7 257 Min Private Non Agricultural 10.0000000(Marla ) 0.0252934
Village: Rai (69)
1 11// 3/2 Min Private Agricultural 50.0000000(Marla ) 0.1264670
2 11// 4 Min Private Agricultural 69.0000000(Marla ) 0.1745245
Total 307.0000 0.7765
[F. No. NHAI/PIU-ROHTAK/UP-HRY-BDR/Land/17-18/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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