## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 341 Expansion in Gujarat
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding land acquisition for the building, widening (two lane with paved shoulder, four laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway (NH) 341 in the state of Gujarat. The core purpose is to declare the government's intention to acquire land for this highway project and to outline the process for affected individuals to raise objections. The key finding is that the notification directly impacts landowners in specific villages of the KACHCHH district, Gujarat, providing them a limited timeframe to voice their concerns.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of the notification S.O. 2765(E) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on June 16, 2022, concerning land acquisition for the NH341 project. The analysis is based solely on the content of the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy action in the context of the National Highways Act, 1956, related to land acquisition for highway development.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the provided text, the core objectives are:
* To formally declare the government's intention to acquire specific land parcels for the building, widening (two lane with paved shoulder, four laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of NH341 between Km. 38.3 to Km. 65.478.
* To provide a legal framework for affected individuals to object to the land acquisition process.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The policy addresses the need for land acquisition to facilitate the building, widening (two lane with paved shoulder, four laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of NH341. The underlying problem is likely the inadequacy of the existing infrastructure to handle current and future traffic demands, necessitating road expansion and upgrades.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new policy action declaring intent to acquire land and laying out procedures for objections, and therefore this section details the main components of the entire provided text.
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government formally declares its intention to acquire land described in the Schedule for the purpose of NH341 development.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Any person interested in the land has 21 days from the date of publication (June 16, 2022) to object to the land acquisition.
* **Objection Procedure:** Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority (SDM, Bhuj-Kachchh Gujarat), stating the grounds for the objection.
* **Hearing and Enquiry:** The Competent Authority is required to provide the objector an opportunity to be heard (in person or by a legal practitioner), conduct further enquiry if deemed necessary, and then either allow or disallow the objection.
* **Finality of Order:** The decision of the Competent Authority is final.
* **Land Details Availability:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
* **Schedule of Affected Land:** The notification includes a schedule detailing the survey numbers, plot numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area (in hectares) of the land to be acquired in Kukma and Reldi Moti villages of Bhuj Taluk, KACHCHH district, Gujarat.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners whose properties fall within the specified stretch of NH341 (Km. 38.300 to Km. 65.478) in the villages of Kukma and Reldi Moti, Bhuj Taluk, KACHCHH district, Gujarat.
* The Competent Authority (SDM, Bhuj-Kachchh Gujarat), responsible for handling objections and making decisions regarding land acquisition.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:**
* Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (issuing authority).
* Competent Authority (SDM, Bhuj-Kachchh Gujarat) – responsible for handling objections.
* **Timelines:**
* 21 days from the date of publication (June 16, 2022) for filing objections.
* **Procedures:**
* Affected persons must submit written objections to the Competent Authority.
* The Competent Authority must provide a hearing to the objector and conduct an enquiry.
* The Competent Authority will then make a final decision on the objection.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes are:
* Facilitation of land acquisition for the building, widening (two lane with paved shoulder, four laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of NH341.
* Resolution of land acquisition disputes through a defined objection and hearing process.
* Improved transportation infrastructure along the NH341 corridor.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification S.O. 2765(E) represents a crucial step in the development of NH341. It directly affects landowners in specific villages of KACHCHH district, Gujarat, by initiating the land acquisition process and providing a mechanism for them to raise objections. Understanding the details of this notification is critical for those potentially impacted by the highway project. The notification's significance lies in enabling infrastructure development while providing a structured process for addressing concerns related to land acquisition.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: An act of the Indian Parliament related to national highways. Specifically, subsection 1 of section 3A and subsection 2 of section 3C are mentioned.
Central Government: The governing authority that is acquiring land for public purposes, according to the notification.
NH341: National Highway 341, the road for which land acquisition is taking place. The affected stretch is from Km 38.3 to Km 65.478.
Bhuj: A Taluk and Prant Office in Kachchh district, Gujarat, where land records are available and where objections can be filed.
KACHCHH: A district in Gujarat, India where the land acquisition is taking place.
GUJARAT: A state in India where the land acquisition for NH341 is taking place.
SDM, BhujKachchh Gujarat: The Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Chubdak to Bhuj Section: Section of National Highway No. 341 for which land is being acquired.
Kukma: A village in Bhuj Taluk, Kachchh District, Gujarat, where land is being acquired.
Reldi Moti: A village in Kachchh District, Gujarat, where land is being acquired.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: The Indian government ministry responsible for the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 2632] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, िनू 16, 2022/ज्य ष्े ठ 26, 1944
No. 2632] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022/JYAISTHA 26, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 16 िून, 2022
का.आ. 2765(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 प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात् दक गुिरात राज्य के कच्छ जिले में NH341 के दक.मी. 38.3 से दक.मी. 65.478 (प्रान्द्त औफीस,
भुि) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण / पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन / 4-लेन का बनाना आदि), अनरु क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन
और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीचे अनुसचू ी में दिया 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 दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत् एस. ड़ी. एम., भिु को जलजखत रूप में प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें
उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप में या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर
द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात,्
4077 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनज्ञु ात कर सकेगा या अननुज्ञात
कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
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 ी
गिु रात राज्य के कच्छ जिल ेम ेंNH-341 के दक.मी. 38.3 स े दक.मी. 65.478 (प्रान्द्त औफीस, भिु ) तक भू अिनग के जलए
अर्ितग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत अर्वा सरं चना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण ।
राज्य का नाम: गिु रात जिल ेका नाम: कच्छ
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
(स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: भुि
गावं का नाम: कुकमा
1 88 जनिी कृजष 0.1215000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1215000
2 93/1 जनिी कृजष 0.1935000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1935000
3 93/3 जनिी कृजष 0.0202000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0202000
4 93/4 जनिी कृजष 0.0187000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0187000
5 95/1 जनिी कृजष 0.1441000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1441000
गावं का नाम: रेलड़ी मोटी
1 167/1 जनिी कृजष 0.3689000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3689000
2 168/1 जनिी कृजष 0.1008000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1008000
3 175 जनिी कृजष 0.6629000(हक्े टेयर) 0.6629000
4 176 जनिी कृजष 1.1084000(हक्े टेयर) 1.1084000
5 183 जनिी कृजष 0.0043000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0043000
कुल 2.7433 2.7433
[फा. सं. NHAI/Four Lane/GDM/_____/2017/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th June, 2022
S.O. 2765(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 NH341 in the
stretch of land from Km. 38.3 to Km. 65.478 (Prant Office, Bhuj) in the district of KACHCHH 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, SDM, Bhuj-Kachchh Gujarat 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 within the stretch of land from
Km. 38.300 to Km. 65.478 (Chubdak to Bhuj Section) of the National Highway No. 341 (Prant Office , Bhuj) in
the District of KACHCHH in the state of GUJARAT.
State: GUJARAT District: KACHCHH
Sno Survey / Plot Number Type of Land Nature Of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Bhuj
Village: Kukma
1 88 Private Agriculture 0.1215000(Hectare ) 0.1215000
2 93/1 Private Agriculture 0.1935000(Hectare ) 0.1935000
3 93/3 Private Agriculture 0.0202000(Hectare ) 0.0202000
4 93/4 Private Agriculture 0.0187000(Hectare ) 0.0187000
5 95/1 Private Agriculture 0.1441000(Hectare ) 0.1441000
Village: Reldi Moti
1 167/1 Private Agriculture 0.3689000(Hectare ) 0.3689000
2 168/1 Private Agriculture 0.1008000(Hectare ) 0.1008000
3 175 Private Agriculture 0.6629000(Hectare ) 0.6629000
4 176 Private Agriculture 1.1084000(Hectare ) 1.1084000
5 183 Private Agriculture 0.0043000(Hectare ) 0.0043000
Total 2.7433 2.7433
[F. No. NHAI/Four Lane/GDM/_____/2017/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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