## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway NH45C Expansion in Tamil Nadu
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification concerning the acquisition of land in Tamil Nadu for the purpose of building, widening (four-laning), maintaining, managing, and operating National Highway NH45C. The core purpose is to facilitate the expansion and improvement of the highway between Km. 20200 and Km. 80400, specifically the Vikravandi-Kumbakonam-Thanjavur section. Key findings include details of affected land parcels in Cuddalore district, a defined objection process for landowners, and the designation of a Competent Authority to oversee the acquisition.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of the Notification published in the Gazette of India, December 17, 2021, regarding the acquisition of land for the National Highway NH45C project in Tamil Nadu. The analysis is solely based on the information provided in the policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** The primary objective is to acquire land required for building, widening (four-laning), maintaining, managing, and operating the NH45C highway, specifically the Vikravandi-Kumbakonam-Thanjavur section, to improve infrastructure.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy Justification:** The notification implies the need for improved transportation infrastructure on NH45C. The text mentions "building widening four laning etc., maintenance, management and operation," suggesting that the current highway infrastructure is inadequate for present and future needs, necessitating expansion and upgrades. The reference to "public purpose" indicates the government's belief that the project will benefit the broader community.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** This notification serves as a declaration of intent to acquire land.
* The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the specified NH45C project.
* It defines the scope of the land acquisition, specifying the stretch of land from Km. 20200 to Km. 80400 of NH45C in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.
* It establishes a process for landowners to object to the acquisition within twenty-one days of the notification's publication.
* It designates the Special District Revenue Officer Land Acquisition, Villupuram as the Competent Authority to receive and address objections.
* It outlines the process for handling objections, including the opportunity for objectors to be heard and the Competent Authority's power to allow or disallow objections.
* It makes available the land plans and other details of the land to be acquired at the office of the Competent Authority for inspection by interested persons.
* It includes a schedule with brief descriptions of the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, type and nature of land, and area in local units and hectares, for specific villages (Pinnalur and Kothandavilagam) and taluks (Chidambaram and Kattumannarkoil).
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners whose property falls within the designated stretch of NH45C from Km. 20200 to Km. 80400.
* Residents and businesses in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu who may be directly or indirectly affected by the highway expansion.
* The Competent Authority, namely, the Special District Revenue Officer Land Acquisition, Villupuram.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** The Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) and the Special District Revenue Officer Land Acquisition, Villupuram (Competent Authority). The notification also mentions "NHAI" which indicates that the National Highways Authority of India is involved in the project.
* **Timelines or procedures:** Landowners have 21 days from the date of publication (December 17, 2021) to object to the land acquisition. The Competent Authority is responsible for hearing objections and making a decision.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy Outcomes:** The intended outcomes include:
* Acquisition of land necessary for the expansion and improvement of NH45C.
* Improved highway infrastructure, facilitating smoother and more efficient transportation.
* Potential economic benefits resulting from improved connectivity.
* Potential displacement and disruption for landowners who are subject to land acquisition.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification signals the government's intent to proceed with the expansion of NH45C. It establishes a framework for land acquisition, providing affected landowners with the right to object and outlining the procedures for addressing those objections. Understanding the provisions of this notification is crucial for landowners and other stakeholders in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu to protect their interests and participate in the process.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: A law that empowers the Central Government to acquire land for National Highway projects.
Central Government: The governing body authorized to acquire land for public purposes related to national highways.
NH45C: A National Highway being widened and improved. Specifically, the stretch of land from Km. 20200 to Km. 80400 is affected.
Vikravandi Kumbakonam Thanjavur: A section of NH45C being widened and improved.
Cuddalore: A district in Tamil Nadu where land acquisition is taking place for the NH45C project.
Tamil Nadu: The state in India where the land acquisition for the NH45C project is occurring.
Special District Revenue Officer Land Acquisition, Villupuram: The Competent Authority designated to handle objections related to the land acquisition for the NH45C project.
Chidambaram: Taluk in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu where land is being acquired.
Pinnalur: Village in Chidambaram Taluk, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu where land is being acquired.
Kattumannarkoil: Taluk in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu where land is being acquired.
Kothandavilagam: Village in Kattumannarkoil Taluk, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu where land is being acquired.
Rajesh Gupta: Director.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for the notification concerning land acquisition for the national highway project.
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स.ं 4875] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, ददसम्ब र 17, 2021/अग्रहायण 26, 1943
No. 4875] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 26, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 17 ददसम् बर, 2021
का.आ. 5256(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें 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 तजमलनाडु राज्य के कड्डलोर जिल े म ें NH45C के दक.मी. 20/200 स े दक.मी. 80/400 (जवक्रवांदी -
कुम्बकोनम - थंिावुर सेक्िन) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ाई/ चार लेन आदद), अनरु क्षण, 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 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 ् स्ट्पिे ल जडजस्ट्रक्ट रेवेनुए अफसर (लैंड एक्वीिीिन), जवल्लुपरु म को
जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकता ग को
व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर दगे ा 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 अननज्ञु ात कर सकेगा ।
7358 GI/2021 (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 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 ी
तजमलनाडु राज्य के कड्डलोर जिल े म ेंNH45C के दक.मी. 20/200 स ेदक.मी. 80/400 (जवक्रवादं ी - कुम्बकोनम - थिं ावरु
सक्े िन) के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली सरं चना रजहत अथवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: तजमलनाडु जिल ेका नाम: कड्डलोर
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: जचदंबरम
गावं का नाम: जपन्नालरु
1 54/1A2 जनिी डबल्यूईटी 38.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0038000
2 54/1A3 जनिी डबल्यूईटी 272.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0272000
3 55/4 जनिी डबल्यूईटी 7.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0007000
4 55/5 जनिी डबल्यूईटी 129.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0129000
5 55/6A जनिी डबल्यूईटी 175.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0175000
6 55/7 जनिी डबल्यूईटी 165.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0165000
7 55/8A जनिी डबल्यूईटी 210.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0210000
8 56/1A जनिी डबल्यूईटी 193.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0193000
9 56/2A जनिी डबल्यूईटी 198.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0198000
10 56/3A1 जनिी डबल्यूईटी 219.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0219000
11 56/4A जनिी डबल्यूईटी 29.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0029000
12 58/1B जनिी डबल्यूईटी 14.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0014000
13 58/3B जनिी डबल्यूईटी 337.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0337000
14 58/5A जनिी डबल्यूईटी 32.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0032000
तालकु का नाम: कट्टुमन्नारकोईल
गावं का नाम: कोठाडं ाजवलगम
1 44/4 जनिी डीआर् वाइ 60.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0060000
2 44/5 जनिी डीआर् वाइ 82.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0082000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
3 44/6A जनिी डीआर् वाइ 118.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0118000
4 44/6B जनिी डीआर् वाइ 82.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0082000
5 44/7 जनिी डीआर् वाइ 130.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0130000
6 44/8 जनिी डीआर् वाइ 114.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0114000
7 46/1 जनिी डीआर् वाइ 92.0000000(वगग मीटर) 0.0092000
कुल 2,696.0000 0.2696
[फा. सं. NHAI/11013/01/2011-LA/Notification/PIU/Thanjavur/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th December, 2021
S.O. 5256(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 laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH-45C in the stretch of land from
Km. 20/200 to Km. 80/400 (Vikravandi – Kumbakonam - Thanjavur section) in the district of CUDDALORE in the
state of TAMIL NADU, 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, Special District Revenue Officer
(Land Acquisition), Villupuram 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 in the stretch of land from
Km. 20/200 to Km. 80/400 of NH45C (Vikravandi - Kumbakonam - Thanjavur Section) in the district of
CUDDALORE in the State of TAMIL NADU.
State: TAMIL NADU District: CUDDALORE
Sl. Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Chidambaram
Village: Pinnalur
1 54/1A2 Private WET 38.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0038000
2 54/1A3 Private WET 272.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.02720004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3 55/4 Private WET 7.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0007000
4 55/5 Private WET 129.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0129000
5 55/6A Private WET 175.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0175000
6 55/7 Private WET 165.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0165000
7 55/8A Private WET 210.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0210000
8 56/1A Private WET 193.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0193000
9 56/2A Private WET 198.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0198000
10 56/3A1 Private WET 219.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0219000
11 56/4A Private WET 29.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0029000
12 58/1B Private WET 14.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0014000
13 58/3B Private WET 337.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0337000
14 58/5A Private WET 32.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0032000
Taluk: Kattumannarkoil
Village: Kothandavilagam
1 44/4 Private DRY 60.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0060000
2 44/5 Private DRY 82.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0082000
3 44/6A Private DRY 118.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0118000
4 44/6B Private DRY 82.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0082000
5 44/7 Private DRY 130.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0130000
6 44/8 Private DRY 114.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0114000
7 46/1 Private DRY 92.0000000(Square Meter ) 0.0092000
Total 2,696.0000 0.2696
[F. No. NHAI/11013/01/2011-LA/Notification/PIU/Thanjavur/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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