## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 151A (Gujarat)
**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 state of Gujarat for the purpose of building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 151A (NH151A). The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring necessary land. Key findings include the declaration of intent to acquire land, the process for objections, and a schedule of land parcels to be acquired. This notification appears to be a new policy action related to land acquisition for this specific infrastructure project.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' notification regarding land acquisition for NH151A in Gujarat, based solely on the information contained within the provided text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This appears to be a *new policy action*, as it declares the intent to acquire land, rather than modifying an existing framework.
* **Core Objective:** To acquire land for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH151A in the Dwarka-Khambhaliya-Devariya-Dhrol-Amran-Madiya Road section.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Likely Problem/Issue:** The policy addresses the need for land to facilitate infrastructure development, specifically the improvement and maintenance of NH151A. The existing infrastructure is likely inadequate to meet current or future transportation needs, necessitating widening and improvements that require additional land.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* Since this is a new policy action (declaration of intent), the key provisions are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the specified purpose.
* **Objection Process:** Individuals interested in the land have 21 days from the publication date to object to the land acquisition. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority (Prant Officer, Morbi), stating the grounds for the objection.
* **Competent Authority's Role:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard (in person or via legal representation), conduct further enquiry if necessary, and either allow or disallow the objections. The Competent Authority's decision is final.
* **Land Schedule:** A schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey/plot numbers, type and nature of land (private agriculture, government gauchar, etc.), and area in hectares. Specific villages and survey numbers are listed.
* **Access to Information:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
* **Directly Affected:** Landowners and individuals with interests in the land parcels listed in the schedule, particularly in the villages of Amran, Hajnali, Kharachlya, Modpar, and Pipaliya within the Morbi district of Gujarat.
* **Other Stakeholders:** The Competent Authority (Prant Officer, Morbi), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), construction companies involved in the project, commuters who will use NH151A, and the local communities along the highway route.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and the Competent Authority (Prant Officer, Morbi).
* **Timelines:** 21 days are provided for landowners to object to the acquisition.
* **Procedure:** The policy outlines a clear procedure for objection, hearing, and final decision by the Competent Authority. Land plans are available for inspection.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The intended outcome is the acquisition of land necessary for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH151A. This aims to improve transportation infrastructure, potentially leading to:
* Reduced travel times.
* Improved road safety.
* Enhanced connectivity.
* Economic development along the highway corridor.
* However, the land acquisition could also lead to displacement of landowners and disruption to existing agricultural activities.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed in this report outlines the government's intent to acquire land for the improvement of National Highway 151A in Gujarat. This land acquisition is crucial for the execution of the project, but it is essential that the process is conducted fairly and transparently, with due consideration for the rights and concerns of affected landowners. The effectiveness of the implementation hinges on the Competent Authority's ability to address objections promptly and equitably. The successful completion of the highway project has the potential to significantly improve transportation and economic development in the region.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Location of publication of the gazette, also likely where the MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS is located
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The government ministry that issued the notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
Central Government: The governing authority responsible for the land acquisition.
NH151A: The National Highway being widened/improved.
DwarkaKhambhaliyaDevariya DhrolAmranMadiya Road: The road section on NH151A affected by the land acquisition.
MORBI: District in Gujarat where land acquisition is taking place.
GUJARAT: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
Prant OfficerMorbi: Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition should be made.
Amran: Village in Morvi Taluk, Gujarat where land is being acquired.
Morvi: Taluk in Morbi District, Gujarat.
Hajnali: Village in Gujarat where land is being acquired.
Kharachlya: Village in Gujarat where land is being acquired.
Modpar: Village in Gujarat where land is being acquired.
Pipaliya: Village in Gujarat where land is being acquired.
NHAI11011GujaratDevbhumi Dwarka3A: File number related to the 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.ं 4101] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, जसतम्ब र 13, 2022/भार 22, 1944
No. 4101] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022/BHADRA 22, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 13 जसतम्ब र, 2022
का.आ. 4282(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें 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 गुिरात राज्य के मोरबी जिल े म ें NH-151A के दक.मी. 0 स े दक.मी.242.9 द्वारका-खंभालीया-देवरीया
& ध्रोल-आमरण-माळीया तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लने /4-लेन का बनाना आदद),
अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीचे 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 म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस ददन के भीतर अपनी आपजत्त
प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् प्रान्द्त अफसर-मोरबी को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसमें
उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंग े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म े या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर
द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् 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।
6129 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि अंजतम
होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग आन े 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 ी
गिु रात राज्य के मोरबी जिल ेम ेंNH-151A के दक.मी. 0 स ेदक.मी.242.9 द्वारका-खभं ालीया-देवरीया & ध्रोल-आमरण-
माळीया तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: गिु रात जिल ेका नाम: मोरबी
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: मोरवी
गावं का नाम: आमरण
1 403/2/P2 जनिी कृषी 0.0237000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0237000
2 408/P1/P2 जनिी कृषी 0.3567000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3567000
3 410/P2 जनिी कृषी 0.0263000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0263000
4 749/P सरकारी गौचर 0.2123000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2123000
5 vokda सरकारी खराबो 0.1156000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1156000
गावं का नाम: हािनली
1 233/P सरकारी खराबो 0.2237000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2237000
गावं का नाम: खरचलय
1 172 जनिी कृषी 0.0035000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0035000
2 178/P2 जनिी कृषी 0.5168000(हक्े टेयर) 0.5168000
गावं का नाम: मोड़पर
1 140/P1 जनिी कृषी 0.1015000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1015000
2 140/P2 जनिी कृषी 0.0809000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0809000
3 140/P3 जनिी कृषी 0.0738000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0738000
4 741/p1 सरकारी खराबो 0.2287000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2287000
5 90/P1/P2 जनिी कृषी 0.0014000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0014000
गावं का नाम: जपपजलया
1 129/P1 जनिी कृषी 0.0362000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0362000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2 130/P जनिी जबनकृषी 0.1496000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1496000
3 146/P3 जनिी कृषी 0.0069000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0069000
कुल 2.1576 2.1576
[फा. सं. NHAI/11011/Gujarat/Devbhumi Dwarka/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th September, 2022
S.O. 4282(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-151A in
the stretch of land from Km 0 to Km 242.9 Dwarka-Khambhaliya-Devariya & Dhrol-Amran-Madiya Road section in
the district of MORBI in the state of GUJARAT, 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, Prant Officer-Morbi 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-151A in the stretch of land
from Km 0 to Km 242.9 Dwarka-Khambhaliya-Devariya & Dhrol-Amran-Madiya Road section in the district
of MORBI in the state of GUJARAT
State: GUJARAT District: MORBI
S.No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Morvi
Village: Amran
1 403/2/P2 Private Agriculture 0.0237000(Hectare) 0.0237000
2 408/P1/P2 Private कृ षी 0.3567000(Hectare) 0.3567000
3 410/P2 Private Agriculture 0.0263000(Hectare) 0.0263000
4 749/P Government gauchar 0.2123000(Hectare) 0.2123000
5 vokda Government kharabo 0.1156000(Hectare) 0.1156000
Village: Hajnali
1 233/P Government kharabo 0.2237000(Hectare) 0.22370004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Village: Kharachlya
1 172 Private Agriculture 0.0035000(Hectare) 0.0035000
2 178/P2 Private Agriculture 0.5168000(Hectare) 0.5168000
Village: Modpar
1 140/P1 Private Agriculture 0.1015000(Hectare) 0.1015000
2 140/P2 Private Agriculture 0.0809000(Hectare) 0.0809000
3 140/P3 Private Agriculture 0.0738000(Hectare) 0.0738000
4 741/p1 Government kharabo 0.2287000(Hectare) 0.2287000
5 90/P1/P2 Private Agriculture 0.0014000(Hectare) 0.0014000
Village: Pipaliya
1 129/P1 Private Agriculture 0.0362000(Hectare) 0.0362000
2 130/P Private non agriculture 0.1496000(Hectare) 0.1496000
3 146/P3 Private Agriculture 0.0069000(Hectare) 0.0069000
Total 2.1576 2.1576
[F. No. NHAI/11011/Gujarat/Devbhumi Dwarka/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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