## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway 30 (NH30) Improvement in Rohtas District, Bihar
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification (S.O. 3777(E)) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, on September 15, 2021, concerning the acquisition of land for the purpose of building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 30 (NH30) in the Rohtas district of Bihar. The core purpose of this notification is to formally declare the Central Government's decision to acquire specific land parcels within a defined stretch of NH30 (Km. 49.700 to Km. 54.530) after addressing objections. Key findings include the identification of the affected land parcels, the rationale for the acquisition, and the immediate vesting of the land with the Central Government upon notification publication.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative overview and analysis of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification S.O. 3777(E), dated September 15, 2021, based solely on the content of the provided text. The aim is to clarify the notification's purpose, key provisions, and implications for affected stakeholders.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This notification appears to be part of an existing framework governing land acquisition for national highways, specifically the National Highway Act, 1956.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the primary objective of this specific notification is to formally declare the Central Government's decision to acquire land for building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of NH30 within the specified stretch (Km. 49.700 to Km. 54.530) in the Rohtas district of Bihar.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* This notification is not a new policy but a specific instance of applying existing policy (National Highway Act, 1956) to a particular project. The land acquisition is for the improvement of NH30. The rationale is to improve infrastructure through widening or upgrading the highway. The notification explicitly mentions "building wideningfourlaning, etc., maintenance, management and operation" as reasons for the acquisition, indicating the highway's current condition necessitates improvements.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification dictates the following:
* **Declaration of Acquisition:** The Central Government declares that the land specified in the Schedule *should be acquired* for the improvement of NH30.
* **Vesting of Land:** Upon publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule *shall vest absolutely* in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
* **Land Specification:** The schedule provides a "Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the NH30 in the stretch of land from Km. 49.700 to Km. 54.530 NH30 in the district of ROHTAS in the state of BIHAR." including State, District, Taluk, Village, Survey Number, type of land, nature of land, Area in Hectare, and Name of the Land Owner/Interested Person.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the text, the directly affected stakeholders are:
* **Landowners and interested persons:** Specifically, those listed in the Schedule (e.g., Anawad Sarbsadharan, Gaurishankar Tiwari, Shymanand Chaubey) whose land falls within the specified stretch of NH30.
* **Residents of Rajaundha village, Dawath Taluk, Rohtas District, Bihar:** As the highway improvement will affect their locality.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:**
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:** The issuing authority.
* **National Highway Authority of India (NHAI):** Inferred involvement as "NHAIPIUPATLAAraMohaniaPKGI20203D" is mentioned, likely a project code.
* **Competent Authority:** This authority considered and disallowed objections and submitted a report to the Central Government.
* **Timelines or procedures:**
* The notification takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette, at which point the land vests in the Central Government.
* Prior to this notification, there was a notification (S.O. No. 2926E dated 26.07.2021) declaring the intention to acquire the land, publication in newspapers (Hindustan Times and Prabhat Khabar dated 04.08.2021), a period for objections, and a report from the competent authority.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* The intended outcome is the acquisition of the specified land parcels, enabling the planned improvements to NH30. This is expected to lead to:
* Improved connectivity and transportation efficiency along NH30.
* Potential economic benefits for the region due to enhanced infrastructure.
* Compensation and/or relocation of affected landowners (although compensation details are not in this text).
**9. Conclusion:**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways notification S.O. 3777(E) formally declares the Central Government's decision to acquire land for the improvement of NH30 in the Rohtas district of Bihar. This is a crucial step in the project's implementation, enabling the planned upgrades to the highway infrastructure. The notification directly affects landowners within the specified stretch and sets the stage for the commencement of construction activities. This will have direct impact on the landowners and also the industry related to road construction.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The Indian government ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
National Highway Act, 1956: An Indian law related to national highways.
NH30: A national highway in India.
ROHTAS, BIHAR: A district in the state of Bihar, India, where the land acquisition is taking place.
Hindustan Times: A newspaper in which a notification regarding the land acquisition was published.
Prabhat Khabar: A newspaper in which a notification regarding the land acquisition was published.
Dawath: A Taluk in Rohtas district, Bihar
Rajaundha: A village in Rohtas district, Bihar
RAJESH GUPTA: Director in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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ऄसाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3465] नइ ददल्ली, बुधवार, जसतम्ब र 15, 2021/भार 24, 1943
No. 3465] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021/BHADRA 24, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 15 जसतम्ब र, 2021
का.अ. 3777(ऄ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार न,े राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे आसम ें आसके
पश्चात् ईक्त ऄजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की ईपधारा (1) के ऄधीन िारी की गइ भारत सरकार के सड़क
पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की ऄजधसूचना संख्या का.अ. 2926(ऄ) ददनांक 26.07.2021, िो भारत के रािपत्र,
ऄसाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, ईपखंड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गइ थी, द्वारा जबहार राज्य के रोहतास जिल े म ें NH30 के
दक.मी. 49+700 स े दक.मी. 54+530 तक के राष्ट्रीय रािमागग के जनमागण (चौड़ा करने/चार लेन का बनान,े अदद),
ऄनुरक्षण, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन के जलए ईस ऄजधसूचना स े ईपाबद्ध ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम का ऄिनग करने के ऄपन े
अिय की घोषणा की थी ;
और ईक्त ऄजधसूचना का सार ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3क की ईपधारा (3) के ऄधीन तारीख "14.08.2021"
को "जहन्द्दस्ट्ु तान टाइम्स" और "प्रभात खवर" दोनों म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था ;
और अक्षपे प्राप्त हुए थ े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी न े ईन पर जवचार कर जलया ह ै और अक्षेपों को ऄननुज्ञात कर ददया
ह ै ;
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी न े ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की ईपधारा (1) के ऄनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय सरकार को ऄपनी
ररपोटग दे दी ह ै;
5177 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऄतः ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की ईक्त ररपोट ग प्राप्त हो िान े पर और ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ
की ईपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक ईक्त ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम का
पूवोक्त प्रयोिन के जलए ऄिनग दकया िाना चाजहए ;
और ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की ईपधारा (2) के ऄनुसरण म ें यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक
आस ऄजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन पर, ईक्त ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम सभी जवल्लगं मों स े मुक्त होकर अत्यजन्द्तक रूप
से केन्द्रीय सरकार म ें जनजहत हो िाएगी ।
ऄनसु चू ी
जबहार राज्य के रोहतास जिल ेम ें NH30 के दक.मी. 49+700 स े दक.मी.54+530 के जलए ऄिगन की िान े वाली संरचना
सजहत ऄथवा संरचना रजहत जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: जबहार जिल ेका नाम: रोहतास
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का भस्ट्ू वामी/जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों का नाम
सख्ं या क्षत्रे फल
(हक्े टेयर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: दावत
गावं का नाम: रिौधा
ऄनावाद सवगसाधारण
1 276 सरकारी सड़क 0.0026
()
ऄनावाद सवगसाधारण
2 277 सरकारी सड़क 0.0041
()
गौरीिंकर जतवारी, ईमािंकर जतवारी
और नंद कुमार जतवारी जपता रामनाथ
3 278 जनिी कृजष 0.2705
जतवारी
()
श्यामानंद चौबे, राधारमण चौबे जपता
स्ट्वगीय रामसुभग चौबे, मुनमुन चौबे
4 280 जनिी कृजष 0.3172
जपता स्ट्वगीय रामानंद चौब े
()
िगदीि चौबे जपता कृपानारायण चौबे
5 281 जनिी कृजष 0.0056
()
कुल 0.6
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU/PAT/LA/Ara-Mohania/PKG-I/2020/3D]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th September, 2021
S.O. 3777(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, S.O. No. 2926(E) dated 26.07.2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section
3, Sub-section (ii) issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956)
(hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intension to acquire the land specified in
the Schedule annexed to the said notification for building (widening/four-laning, etc.), maintenance, management and
operation of NH30 on the stretch of land from Km. 49.700 to Km 54.530 in the district of ROHTAS in the state of
BIHAR;
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “Hindustan Times” and “Prabhat
Khabar” both dated 04.08.2021; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act;
And whereas objections have been received and the same have been considered and disallowed by the
competent authority;
And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the competent authority has
submitted its report to the Central Government;
Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers
conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land
specified in the said Schedule should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose;
And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby
declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the said Schedule shall
vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the NH30 in the stretch of land
from Km. 49.700 to Km. 54.530 NH30 in the district of ROHTAS in the state of BIHAR.
State: BIHAR District: ROHTAS
Sr. Survey Type of Land Nature of Area in Name of the Land Owner/Interested
No. Number Land Hectare Person
Part Survey No.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Dawath
Village: Rajaundha
1 276 Government Road 0.0026 Anawad Sarbsadharan
2 277 Government Road 0.0041 Anawad Sarbsadharan
Gaurishankar Tiwari, Umashankar
3 278 Private Agriculture 0.2705 Tiwari & Nand Kumar Tiwari S/o
Ramnath Tiwari
4 280 Private Agriculture 0.3172 Shymanand Chaubey, Radharaman4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Chaubey S/o Late Ramsubhag
Chaubey, Munmun Chaubey S/o Late
Ramanad Chaubey
Jagdish Chaubey S/o Kripanarayan
5 281 Private Agriculture 0.0056
Chaubey
TOTAL 0.6
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/PAT/LA/Ara-Mohania/PKG-I/2020/3D]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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