## Policy Analysis Report: Notification Regarding Land Acquisition for NH-302 Improvement in Mizoram
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of land in the Lunglei district of Mizoram for the purpose of building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 302 (NH-302). The notification declares the government's intention to acquire specified land parcels between Km 25.409 and Km 39.246 of NH-302. Key findings include the identification of affected landowners, the process for lodging objections, and the responsible authorities for implementation. The notification aims to facilitate the improvement of NH-302 for public purpose.
**2. Introduction:**
The purpose of this report is to provide an informative analysis of the notification S.O. 5736(E) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, dated December 8, 2022. This analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification and aims to clarify the scope, key provisions, and implications of the land acquisition process for the specified section of NH-302 in Mizoram.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a **New Policy** notification specifically related to land acquisition.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objective is to acquire land for "building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning etc.), maintenance, management and operation of NH 302" within the specified stretch from Km 25.409 to Km 39.246.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As a New Policy notification for land acquisition, this likely addresses the need to improve the infrastructure of NH-302. The text explicitly mentions "building, widening (two-lane with paved shoulder, four-laning etc.)" suggesting that the existing road infrastructure is inadequate or requires upgrades to meet current and future transportation demands. The reference to "maintenance, management and operation" suggests an intent for comprehensive lifecycle management of the road segment.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
Since this is a *New Policy* notification (for a specific action), the main components are as follows:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the purpose of improving NH-302 within the defined stretch in Lunglei district, Mizoram.
* **Land Description:** The notification includes a schedule listing specific survey/plot numbers, type of land (Private/Government), nature of land (Dry), and area (in Hectares) of the land parcels to be acquired. This schedule details the specific land impacted by the policy.
* **Objection Mechanism:** The notification outlines a process for individuals interested in the land to object to its acquisition. They have twenty-one days from the date of publication to submit written objections to the Competent Authority, including the grounds for their objection.
* **Hearing and Decision:** The Competent Authority is required to provide objectors with an opportunity to be heard (in person or via legal practitioner) and to make further inquiries before either allowing or disallowing the objections. The decision of the Competent Authority is final.
* **Access to Information:** The notification states 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 primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners whose property falls within the specified stretch of NH-302 (Km 25.409 to Km 39.246) in Lunglei district, Mizoram. This includes owners of land in Pachang and Phairangkai villages.
* Residents and businesses in the Lunglei district who may be affected by the road improvement project.
* The Competent Authority (Additional Deputy Commissioner, LUNGLEI).
* The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) or the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), implied as the implementing agencies.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** While not explicitly stated, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is ultimately responsible. The "Competent Authority" (Additional Deputy Commissioner, LUNGLEI) is responsible for handling objections and related processes. NHIDCL is mentioned in the "F. No." which may imply their involvement in the project.
* **Timelines:** Landowners have 21 days from the date of publication (December 8, 2022) to file objections. The notification doesn't specify timelines for subsequent steps such as the hearing of objections, land acquisition, or construction.
* **Procedures:** The specified procedure involves landowners submitting written objections, a hearing process, and a final decision by the Competent Authority. The process for determining compensation for acquired land is not detailed in the provided text.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes are:
* Successful acquisition of the necessary land for the improvement of NH-302.
* Upgrading of the road infrastructure, potentially including widening to two-lane with paved shoulder or four-laning, as suggested by the text.
* Improved transportation efficiency and connectivity in the Lunglei district and surrounding areas.
* Enhanced safety and reduced travel times for road users.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed is a crucial step towards improving the NH-302 infrastructure in Mizoram. It initiates the land acquisition process, outlines the rights of affected landowners, and defines the responsibilities of the implementing authorities. The successful execution of this notification is essential for achieving the broader objectives of enhanced connectivity, economic development, and improved transportation safety in the region. It is important for the affected industry and landowners to understand their rights and responsibilities in relation to the process outlined in this notification.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Location of publication of the gazette notification.
National Highways Act, 1956: The Act under which the notification regarding land acquisition is issued.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for the land acquisition.
NH 302: National Highway 302, the road for which land is being acquired for building, widening, maintenance, management and operation.
Deputy Commissioner Complex, Venglai, Lunglei: Location of Deputy Commissioner Complex
Lunglei: District in Mizoram where the land acquisition is taking place.
MIZORAM: State in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Lunglei: Competent Authority,Additional Deputy Commissioner to whom objections regarding the land acquisition should be made.
Pachang: Village in Lunglei Taluk of Mizoram where land is being acquired.
Lungsen: Taluk in Mizoram where land is being acquired.
Phairangkai: Village in Lungsen Taluk of Mizoram where land is being acquired.
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स.ं 5500] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, दिसम्ब र 8, 2022/अग्रहायण 17, 1944
No. 5500] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022/AGRAHAYANA 17, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 8 दिसम् बर, 2022
का.आ. 5736(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक जमिोरम राज्य के लग ं लेई जिले म ें NH 302 के दक.मी. 25.409 स े दक.मी.39.246 (जडप्टी कजमश्नर
काम्प्लेक्स, वेंगलई, ल ंगलेई), NH 302 के दक.मी. 25.409 स े दक.मी. 39.246 (जडप्टी कजमश्नर काम्प्लेक्स, वेंगलई,
ल ंगलेई) तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदि), अनर क्षण, प्रबन्द्धन
और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीचे अन सचू ी 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, अर्ागत ् लग ं लईे ,एजडिनल जडप्टी कजमश्नर (Km. 25.409 to
Km. 39.246 NH 302) को जलजखत रूप म ें प्रस्ट्त त की िाएगी और उसमें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और
सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप म ें या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा स ने िाने का अवसर िगे ा और ऐसी
आपजत्तयों की स नवाई के पश्चात् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच करने के पश्चात्, यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक
समझे, आििे द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अन ज्ञात कर सकेगा या अनन ज्ञात कर सकेगा।
8172 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 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।ै
अनस चू ी
जमिोरम राज्य के लग ं लेई जिले म ें NH 302 के दक.मी. 25.409 स े दक.मी.39.246 (जडप्टी कजमश्नर काम्प्लेक्स, वेंगलई ,
ल ंगलेई), NH 302 के दक.मी. 25.409 स े दक.मी. 39.246 (जडप्टी कजमश्नर काम्प्लेक्स, वेंगलई , लग ं लेई), के जलए अिनग
की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: जमिोरम जिल ेका नाम: लग ं लईे
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)
तालक का नाम: लग ं लईे
गावं का नाम: पचागं
1 PP 137/1989 जनिी सूखा 0.0255340(हक्े टेयर) 0.0255340
2 PP 17/2006 जनिी सूखा 0.0148160(हक्े टेयर) 0.0148160
3 PP 44/1988 जनिी सूखा 0.3971160(हक्े टेयर) 0.3971160
4 VCG 36/2004 जनिी सूखा 0.1319090(हक्े टेयर) 0.1319090
5 VCHP 245/2012 जनिी सूखा 0.0027080(हक्े टेयर) 0.0027080
तालक का नाम: लग ं सने
गावं का नाम: फैरंग्कई
1 LL 96/2008 जनिी सूखा 0.0093270(हक्े टेयर) 0.0093270
2 VCG 100/2010 जनिी सूखा 0.0061590(हक्े टेयर) 0.0061590
3 VCHP 102/2010 जनिी सूखा 0.0001000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0001000
4 VCHP 103/2010 जनिी सूखा 0.0001000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0001000
5 VCHP 11/2010 जनिी सूखा 0.0001000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0001000
6 VCHP 11/2016 जनिी सूखा 0.0059170(हक्े टेयर) 0.0059170
7 VCHP 120/2010 जनिी सूखा 0.0001000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0001000
8 VCHP 15/2012 जनिी सूखा 0.0001000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0001000
9 VCHP 17/2015 सरकारी सूखा 0.0097570(हक्े टेयर) 0.0097570
10 VCHP 21/2015 सरकारी सूखा 0.0012430(हक्े टेयर) 0.0012430
11 VCHP 22/2012 जनिी सूखा 0.0001210(हक्े टेयर) 0.0001210
12 VCHP 234/2012 जनिी सूखा 0.0022140(हक्े टेयर) 0.0022140
13 VCHP 57/1997 जनिी सूखा 0.0001000(हक्े टेयर) 0.0001000
क ल 0.6074 0.6074
[फा. स.ं NHIDCL/PMU-Lunglei/Lunglei-Tlabung/NH-302/03/3A]
रािेि ग प् ता, जनिेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th December, 2022
S.O. 5736(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 302 in the
stretch of land from Km. 25.409 to Km. 39.246 (Deputy Commissioner Complex , Venglai , Lunglei), NH 302 in the
stretch of land from Km. 25.409 to Km. 39.246 (Deputy Commissioner Complex , Venglai , Lunglei) in the district of
LUNGLEI 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, LUNGLEI ,Additional Deputy
Commissioner (Km. 25.409 to Km. 39.246 NH 302) 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 302 in the stretch of land from
NH 302 (Deputy Commissioner Complex , Venglai , Lunglei), NH 302 in the stretch of land from Km. 25.409
to Km. 39.246 (Deputy Commissioner Complex , Venglai , Lunglei) in the district of LUNGLEI in the state
of MIZORAM.
State: MIZORAM District: LUNGLEI
Sl. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
No. (in Local Unit) (in Hectare)
Taluk: Lunglei
Village: Pachang
1 PP 137/1989 Private Dry 0.0255340(Hectare ) 0.0255340
2 PP 17/2006 Private Dry 0.0148160(Hectare ) 0.0148160
3 PP 44/1988 Private Dry 0.3971160(Hectare ) 0.3971160
4 VCG 36/2004 Private Dry 0.1319090(Hectare ) 0.1319090
5 VCHP 245/2012 Private Dry 0.0027080(Hectare ) 0.0027080
Taluk: Lungsen
Village: Phairangkai
1 LL 96/2008 Private Dry 0.0093270(Hectare ) 0.0093270
2 VCG 100/2010 Private Dry 0.0061590(Hectare ) 0.0061590
3 VCHP 102/2010 Private Dry 0.0001000(Hectare ) 0.0001000
4 VCHP 103/2010 Private Dry 0.0001000(Hectare ) 0.0001000
5 VCHP 11/2010 Private Dry 0.0001000(Hectare ) 0.0001000
6 VCHP 11/2016 Private Dry 0.0059170(Hectare ) 0.0059170
7 VCHP 120/2010 Private Dry 0.0001000(Hectare ) 0.0001000
8 VCHP 15/2012 Private Dry 0.0001000(Hectare ) 0.00010004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
9 VCHP 17/2015 Government Dry 0.0097570(Hectare ) 0.0097570
10 VCHP 21/2015 Government Dry 0.0012430(Hectare ) 0.0012430
11 VCHP 22/2012 Private Dry 0.0001210(Hectare ) 0.0001210
12 VCHP 234/2012 Private Dry 0.0022140(Hectare ) 0.0022140
13 VCHP 57/1997 Private Dry 0.0001000(Hectare ) 0.0001000
Total 0.6074 0.6074
[F. No. NHIDCL/PMU-Lunglei/Lunglei-Tlabung/NH-302/03/3A]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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