## Report on Land Acquisition Notification for National Highway NH353I in Maharashtra
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification published in the Gazette of India on July 27, 2022, regarding the acquisition of land for the building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning etc.), maintenance, management and operation of National Highway NH353I in the state of Maharashtra, specifically within the stretch from Km. 38 to Km. 48 (Seldoh to Dryport) in the Wardha district. The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specified lands and provides a process for affected parties to raise objections. Key findings include the identification of specific land parcels to be acquired and the procedural steps for stakeholders to contest the acquisition.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an overview of a Government of India notification concerning land acquisition for the National Highway NH353I project in Maharashtra, based solely on the information presented in the provided policy text. It details the policy's purpose, affected parties, and implementation procedures as inferred from the text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* regarding land acquisition for a specific infrastructure project.
* **Core Objective(s):** As inferred from the text, the core objective is to acquire land necessary for the building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning etc.), maintenance, management and operation of National Highway NH353I in the specified stretch of land from Km. 38 to Km. 48 (Seldoh to Dryport) in the district of WARDHA in the state of MAHARASHTRA. The declared intention is to facilitate the improvement and maintenance of this highway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **Likely Problem/Issue Addressed:** The policy likely addresses the need to upgrade and maintain the NH353I to improve transportation infrastructure in the region. The widening of the road (mentioned as two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning etc.) suggests the existing infrastructure is insufficient to meet current or projected traffic demands. The acquisition of land is a necessary prerequisite for such upgrades.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific land parcels for the highway project.
* It specifies the stretch of land affected: Km. 38 to Km. 48 of NH353I in Wardha district, Maharashtra.
* The schedule provides a detailed list of the land to be acquired, including survey/plot numbers, type and nature of land (AGRICULTURE), and area in hectares for specific villages (Dorli, Khadki, and Seldoh).
* It grants individuals interested in the said land the right to object to the acquisition within 21 days of the notification's publication.
* It outlines the process for filing objections, including submission in writing to the Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Officer Wardha) and the opportunity for a hearing.
* It states that the Competent Authority's decision on the objections will be final.
* It indicates that land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the directly affected parties are:
* Landowners in the specified villages (Dorli, Khadki, and Seldoh) within the Wardha district, Maharashtra, whose land falls within the specified stretch of NH353I.
* Residents and businesses in the vicinity of the affected area.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways).
* National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) implied through the document number.
* Competent Authority: Sub Divisional Officer Wardha (responsible for handling objections).
* **Timelines and Procedures:**
* Objections must be filed within 21 days from the date of publication of the notification (July 27, 2022).
* The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The likely intended outcome is the successful acquisition of land required for the upgrade and maintenance of NH353I.
* This, in turn, is expected to improve transportation infrastructure, reduce travel times, enhance connectivity, and potentially stimulate economic activity in the region.
* The acquisition may also result in displacement or loss of agricultural land for affected landowners, necessitating fair compensation and rehabilitation measures.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed represents a crucial step in the planned development and maintenance of National Highway NH353I. It initiates the land acquisition process, enabling the government to proceed with the highway project. The notification provides a framework for addressing potential objections and ensuring a fair process for affected landowners. Successful implementation of this notification is vital for achieving the intended improvements in transportation infrastructure within the region.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An Indian legislation regarding national highways. This act is referenced as the basis for exercising powers related to land acquisition for highway projects.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India, responsible for land acquisition as per the National Highways Act, 1956.
NH353I: National Highway number 353I, the specific highway undergoing widening and improvement.
WARDHA: A district in the state of Maharashtra, India, where the land acquisition for highway development is taking place.
MAHARASHTRA: A state in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Competent Authority: Sub Divisional Officer of Wardha, the designated authority to handle objections related to land acquisition.
Seloo: A Taluk (sub-district) in Wardha district, Maharashtra, India.
Dorli: A village in Seloo Taluk, Wardha district, Maharashtra, India, where land is being acquired.
Khadki: A village in Wardha district, Maharashtra, India, where land is being acquired.
Seldoh: A village in Wardha district, Maharashtra, India, where land is being acquired.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and maintenance of national highways.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director at the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
New Delhi: The location of notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 3279] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, िुलाई 27, 2022ेश्रावण 5, 1944
No. 3279] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2022/SHRAVANA 5, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 27 िुलाई, 2022
का. आ. 3441(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग 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 पश्चात् दक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के वधाग जिले म ें NH353-I के दक.मी. 38 से दक.मी.48 (सेलडोह से ससधी
ड्रायपोर्)ग तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चीड़ीकरणेपेड ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेने4-लेन का बनाना आदद), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन
और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीचे अनुसचू ी में ददया गया है, 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 प्रकर् कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अथागत ् उपजवभागीय अजधकारी वधाग को जलजखत रूप मे प्रस्ट्ततु की िाएगी
और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएगं े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप मे या दकसी जवजधक
पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िान े का अवसर देगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात् 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 अननज्ञु ात कर
सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आदेि
अंजतम होगा ।
5028 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यीरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के वधाग जिले म ेंNH353-I के दक.मी. 38 से दक.मी.48 (सेलडोह से ससधी ड्रायपोर्ग )के जलए अिगन की िाने
वाली संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: वधा ग
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े र्ेयर)
तालकु का नाम: सले ू
गावं का नाम: डोर्लल
1 31 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.1090000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.1090000
2 35 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.0580000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.0580000
गावं का नाम: खडकी
1 132 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.1160000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.1160000
2 141 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.0620000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.0620000
3 157 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.0930000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.0930000
गावं का नाम: सल्े डोह
1 10 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.0175000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.0175000
2 11 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.0710000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.0710000
3 365 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.0015000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.0015000
4 366 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.1417000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.1417000
5 368 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.0770000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.0770000
6 369 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.1168000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.1168000
7 370 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.0183000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.0183000
8 6 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 1.4900000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 1.4900000
9 9 जनिी(एग्रीकल्चर) एग्रीकल्चर 0.0188000(हक्े र्ेयर ) 0.0188000
कुल 2.3906 2.3906
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIUNagpur-2/MMLP/LA/3(a)/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th July, 2022
S. O. 3441(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways
Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (here in after 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[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc.,), maintenance, management and operation of NH353-I in
the stretch of land from Km. 38 to Km. 48 (Seldoh to Dryport) in the district of WARDHA in the state of
MAHARASHTRA, 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, Sub Divisional Officer Wardha 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 NH353-I in the stretch of land from
Km. 38 to Km. 48 (Seldoh to Dryport) in the district of WARDHA in the state of MAHARASHTRA.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: WARDHA
Sl.No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Seloo
Village: Dorli
1 31 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.1090000(Hectare ) 0.1090000
2 35 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.0580000(Hectare ) 0.0580000
Village: Khadki
1 132 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.1160000(Hectare ) 0.1160000
2 141 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.0620000(Hectare ) 0.0620000
3 157 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.0930000(Hectare ) 0.0930000
Village: Seldoh
1 10 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.0175000(Hectare ) 0.0175000
2 11 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.0710000(Hectare ) 0.0710000
3 365 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.0015000(Hectare ) 0.0015000
4 366 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.1417000(Hectare ) 0.1417000
5 368 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.0770000(Hectare ) 0.0770000
6 369 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.1168000(Hectare ) 0.1168000
7 370 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.0183000(Hectare ) 0.0183000
8 6 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 1.4900000(Hectare ) 1.4900000
9 9 Private(AGRICULTURE) AGRICULTURE 0.0188000(Hectare ) 0.0188000
Total 2.3906 2.3906
[F. No. NHAI/PIUNagpur-2/MMLP/LA/3(a)/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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