## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway 306 in Mizoram
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, published on August 23, 2022. This notification declares the intention to acquire land in the Kolasib district of Mizoram for the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway (NH) 306 between Km 42 and Km 59.7. The core purpose is to facilitate infrastructure development by acquiring necessary land. The key finding is the detailed listing of specific land parcels intended for acquisition, along with a process for affected parties to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide information and analysis regarding a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways concerning land acquisition for NH-306 in the state of Mizoram, based solely on the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new* declaration of intent to acquire land, not an amendment.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective, as stated in the text, is to acquire land for the *public purpose* of building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 306. This includes activities such as two-lane construction with paved shoulders and four-laning.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
Since this is a new declaration of intent for land acquisition, the likely problem the notification addresses is the *need for land to improve the existing infrastructure of NH-306*. The text explicitly mentions the need for building, widening and maintenance, indicating the existing highway infrastructure requires upgrades.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This section details the main provisions outlined in the provided text for this *new* declaration of intent:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the specified highway project.
* **Land Description:** The text includes a schedule listing specific survey/plot numbers, type of land (Private), nature of land (Dry), and area (in Hectares) of land parcels in the villages of N. Chhimluang and Variengte, Kolasib District to be acquired.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals interested in the specified land are granted the right to object to the acquisition within twenty-one days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Competent Authority:** The Additional Deputy Commissioner is designated as the Competent Authority to receive and process objections.
* **Objection Process:** The notification specifies that objections must be made in writing, state the grounds for the objection, and provide the objector with the opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner. The Competent Authority will then make a final order, either allowing or disallowing the objections, after an enquiry.
* **Access to Information:** The land plans and other details related to the acquisition are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* **Landowners:** Individuals or entities owning the land parcels listed in the schedule, residing in the villages of N. Chhimluang and Variengte, Kolasib District, Mizoram.
* **Residents:** Inhabitants of the area who may be directly or indirectly affected by the highway project.
* **Competent Authority:** Additional Deputy Commissioner
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **NHIDCLPMU**
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is ultimately responsible. The Additional Deputy Commissioner acts as the Competent Authority for handling objections. NHIDCLPMU SelingNH6306VSLA13A is referenced in the document number.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The notification specifies a twenty-one-day period for filing objections from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. The Competent Authority is responsible for holding hearings and making a final determination on the objections.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The expected outcome of this notification is the acquisition of the specified land parcels to facilitate the improvement of NH-306. This is intended to result in:
* Improved road infrastructure and connectivity.
* Smoother and safer transportation.
* Potential economic benefits for the region.
* Potential impacts on landowners and residents through displacement or altered land use.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has declared its intention to acquire land in Mizoram for upgrading NH-306. The notification provides a detailed list of the land parcels to be acquired and establishes a process for affected individuals to raise objections. This land acquisition is a critical step towards infrastructure development in the region, with potential benefits for transportation and economic growth, alongside potential impacts on local landowners and residents. It is important for stakeholders to understand their rights and opportunities to participate in the objection process within the specified timeframe.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Place of publication of the gazette notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: Act under which the notification regarding land acquisition is issued. (48 of 1956)
Central Government: The governing body responsible for issuing the notification.
NH306: National Highway number 306, the road for which land is being acquired.
MIZORAM: State in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
KOLASIB: District in Mizoram where land acquisition is taking place.
Kolasib District HQ: Kolasib District Head Quarters.
Bilkhawthlir: Taluk (sub-district) in Kolasib district, Mizoram.
N. Chhimluang: Village in Bilkhawthlir Taluk, Kolasib District, Mizoram.
Variengte: Village in Kolasib District, Mizoram.
Additional Deputy Commissioner: Competent Authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
NHIDCLPMU SelingNH6306VSLA13A: F. No.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director
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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.ं 3802] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, अगस्ट्त 23, 2022/भार 1, 1944
No. 3802] 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. 3976(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 जमिोरम राज्य के कोलाजसब जिले म ें NH306 के दक.मी. 42 से दक.मी.59.7 ( प्रोिेक्ट वेंग
कोलाजसब जडजस्ट्रक्ट हक़) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-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 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 ् एजडिनल डेप्यटू ी कजमश्नर 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 करन े के पश्चात,् यदद
कोई हो, जिस े 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 ।
5691 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 ी
जमिोरम राज्य के कोलाजसब जिल े म ें NH306 के दक.मी. 42 स े दक.मी. 59.7 (प्रोिेक्ट वेंग कोलाजसब जडजस्ट्रक्ट हक़) के
जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: जमिोरम जिल ेका नाम: कोलाजसब
क्रजमक सख्ं या सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भूजम का क्षत्रे फल
प्रकार (स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
तालकु का नाम: जबलखावजललर
गावं का नाम: न. जिम्लआु गं
1 LSC-501503/10/9/2013 जनिी ड्र ै 0.4060000(हक्े टेयर) 0.4060000
2 PP- जनिी ड्र ै 0.0840000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0840000
501501/10/436/2009
3 PP-501503/10/13/2010 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0720000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0720000
4 VCHP-B-64/2010 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0320000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0320000
5 VCP-290/2012 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1350000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1350000
गावं का नाम: वररयगं त े
1 A-LSC- जनिी ड्र ै 0.6620000(हक्े टेयर) 0.6620000
501501/10/4/2007
2 HP-V-14/2005 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0470000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0470000
3 PP-154/1982 जनिी ड्र ै 0.3380000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3380000
4 PP-355/1980 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1370000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1370000
5 PP-379/1980 जनिी ड्र ै 0.6290000(हक्े टेयर) 0.6290000
6 PP-501501/10/02/2005 जनिी ड्र ै 0.3840000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3840000
7 PP- जनिी ड्र ै 0.1660000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1660000
501501/10/393/2008
8 PP-501501/10/52/2003 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1700000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1700000
9 VCHP-71/2013 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1220000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1220000
10 VCHP-B-39/2012 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0460000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0460000
11 VCHP‐20/2003 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0370000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0370000
12 VCHP‐576/1987 जनिी ड्र ै 0.3360000(हक्े टेयर) 0.3360000
13 VCP - 94/2014 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0320000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0320000
14 VCP-118C/2015 जनिी ड्र ै 0.4340000(हक्े टेयर) 0.4340000
15 VCP-16/1989 जनिी ड्र ै 0.2270000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2270000
16 VCP-30/1999 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0530000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0530000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
17 VCP-36/2015 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0720000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0720000
18 VCP-484/1992 जनिी ड्र ै 0.2770000(हक्े टेयर) 0.2770000
19 VCP-94(A)/2014 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0760000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0760000
20 VCP-99/1992 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1200000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1200000
21 VCP-B-215/2012 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1460000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1460000
22 VCP-B-254/2012 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0350000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0350000
23 VCP-B-62/2012 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0410000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0410000
24 VCP-B-67/2012 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0540000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0540000
25 VCP-B-69/2012 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0280000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0280000
26 VCP-B-70/2012 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0310000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0310000
27 VCP-B/84/2013 जनिी ड्र ै 0.1180000(हक्े टेयर) 0.1180000
कुल 5.5470 5.5470
[फा. सं. NHIDCL/PMU Seling/NH-6&306/VS-LA/1/3A]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd August, 2022
S. O. 3976(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 NH306 in the
stretch of land from Km. 42 to Km. 59.7 (Project Veng, Kolasib District HQ) in the district of KOLASIB in the state
of MIZORAM, 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, Additional Deputy
Commissioner 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH306 in the stretch of land from
Km. 42 to Km. 59.7 (Project Veng, Kolasib District HQ) in the district of KOLASIB in the state of MIZORAM.
State: MIZORAM District: KOLASIB
S.No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Bilkhawthlir
Village: N. Chhimluang
1 LSC-501503/10/9/2013 Private Dry 0.4060000(Hectare ) 0.4060000
2 PP-501501/10/436/2009 Private Dry 0.0840000(Hectare ) 0.0840000
3 PP-501503/10/13/2010 Private Dry 0.0720000(Hectare ) 0.0720000
4 VCHP-B-64/2010 Private Dry 0.0320000(Hectare ) 0.0320000
5 VCP-290/2012 Private Dry 0.1350000(Hectare ) 0.1350000
Village: Variengte
1 A-LSC-501501/10/4/2007 Private Dry 0.6620000(Hectare ) 0.6620000
2 HP-V-14/2005 Private Dry 0.0470000(Hectare ) 0.0470000
3 PP-154/1982 Private Dry 0.3380000(Hectare ) 0.3380000
4 PP-355/1980 Private Dry 0.1370000(Hectare ) 0.1370000
5 PP-379/1980 Private Dry 0.6290000(Hectare ) 0.6290000
6 PP-501501/10/02/2005 Private Dry 0.3840000(Hectare ) 0.3840000
7 PP-501501/10/393/2008 Private Dry 0.1660000(Hectare ) 0.1660000
8 PP-501501/10/52/2003 Private Dry 0.1700000(Hectare ) 0.1700000
9 VCHP-71/2013 Private Dry 0.1220000(Hectare ) 0.1220000
10 VCHP-B-39/2012 Private Dry 0.0460000(Hectare ) 0.0460000
11 VCHP‐20/2003 Private Dry 0.0370000(Hectare ) 0.0370000
12 VCHP‐576/1987 Private Dry 0.3360000(Hectare ) 0.3360000
13 VCP - 94/2014 Private Dry 0.0320000(Hectare ) 0.0320000
14 VCP-118C/2015 Private Dry 0.4340000(Hectare ) 0.4340000
15 VCP-16/1989 Private Dry 0.2270000(Hectare ) 0.2270000
16 VCP-30/1999 Private Dry 0.0530000(Hectare ) 0.0530000
17 VCP-36/2015 Private Dry 0.0720000(Hectare ) 0.0720000
18 VCP-484/1992 Private Dry 0.2770000(Hectare ) 0.2770000
19 VCP-94(A)/2014 Private Dry 0.0760000(Hectare ) 0.0760000
20 VCP-99/1992 Private Dry 0.1200000(Hectare ) 0.1200000
21 VCP-B-215/2012 Private Dry 0.1460000(Hectare ) 0.1460000
22 VCP-B-254/2012 Private Dry 0.0350000(Hectare ) 0.0350000
23 VCP-B-62/2012 Private Dry 0.0410000(Hectare ) 0.0410000
24 VCP-B-67/2012 Private Dry 0.0540000(Hectare ) 0.0540000[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
25 VCP-B-69/2012 Private Dry 0.0280000(Hectare ) 0.0280000
26 VCP-B-70/2012 Private Dry 0.0310000(Hectare ) 0.0310000
27 VCP-B/84/2013 Private Dry 0.1180000(Hectare ) 0.1180000
Total 5.5470 5.5470
[F. No. NHIDCL/PMU Seling/NH-6&306/VS-LA/1/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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