## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway NH66 Expansion in Kerala
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, concerning land acquisition for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 66 (NH66) in the Thrissur district of Kerala. This notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific land parcels, detailed in the schedule, following the consideration and rejection of objections. The core purpose is to facilitate the expansion and improvement of NH66. Key findings include the identification of specific land plots to be acquired and the declaration that the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, upon publication of the notification. This document represents the formal declaration of the land acquisition process after initial notification and objection handling.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for the NH66 project in Kerala. The analysis is based solely on the text of the provided notification and seeks to elucidate its purpose, key provisions, and potential impact on stakeholders.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the provided text, the primary objective is to acquire land for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 66 (NH66) on the stretch of land from Km 349.19 to Km 411.845 KuttipuramEdapally section in the district of THRISSUR in the state of KERALA. This indicates a project aimed at upgrading and improving the existing highway infrastructure.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification stems from a prior notification (S.O. 1413E, dated 28th March 2022) expressing the Central Government's intention to acquire land. The provided text describes that objections were received, considered and disallowed by the competent authority, then a report was submitted. This suggests that some landowners challenged the initial acquisition plans. The current notification acts as the next step in the process after those initial objections were considered.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This notification *declares* that the land specified in the schedule *shall be acquired* for the aforementioned NH66 project. It further declares that upon publication in the Official Gazette, the land *shall vest absolutely in the Central Government*, free from all encumbrances. This provision grants the government full ownership and control over the land, removing any legal obstacles to its use for the highway project. The provided text specifies which land parcels are being acquired.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary stakeholders directly affected by this policy include:
* **Landowners:** Individuals and entities (e.g., St. Thomas Church, St. Marys School) whose land is listed in the schedule for acquisition. The names and survey numbers provided explicitly identify these stakeholders.
* **Residents and Businesses:** Potentially affected by the highway construction and any associated disruptions.
* **The State Government of Kerala:** Involved in the land acquisition process, as the land is within its jurisdiction.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies mentioned:** The "Ministry of Road Transport and Highways" and the "competent authority" (unspecified but responsible for reviewing objections and submitting a report) are the key bodies involved.
* **Timelines or procedures specified in the text:** The text mentions the process of notification, objection handling, report submission, and declaration. Key actions include the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, which triggers the vesting of land ownership in the Central Government.
* **Additional Inferences**: While not explicit, the mention of the "National Highway Act, 1956" suggests the acquisition is governed by the procedures and legal framework established by that Act.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The primary intended outcome is to secure the land necessary for the expansion and improvement of NH66. This, in turn, is expected to facilitate smoother transportation, reduce congestion, and improve connectivity within the region. The land acquisition may lead to displacement of people and changes in the use of the land.
**9. Conclusion:**
The provided notification constitutes a critical step in the land acquisition process for the NH66 project in Kerala. It signifies the government's commitment to upgrading highway infrastructure and declares the imminent transfer of land ownership to the Central Government. Stakeholders, particularly landowners, should be aware of the implications of this notification and any rights they may have under the National Highway Act, 1956. The notification is significant because it formalizes the land acquisition process following the initial intention and the handling of objections.
Key Entities Referenced
Ala: Village within the Kodungallur Taluk
NEW DELHI: Capital of India; place of publication of the Gazette notification.
National Highway Act, 1956: Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out; specifically, subsection 1 of section 3A and subsection 1 & 2 of section 3D are mentioned.
NH66: National Highway 66, the road for which land is being acquired for building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management and operation.
Kuttipuram-Edapally: Section of NH66 where land acquisition is taking place.
THRISSUR: District in Kerala where the land acquisition is taking place.
KERALA: State in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Malayala Manorama: Newspaper in which the substance of the notification was published.
The Hindu: Newspaper in which the substance of the notification was published.
Chavakkad: Taluk within the Thrissur district, Kerala.
Engandiyur: Village within the Chavakkad Taluk, Thrissur district, Kerala.
Manathala: Village within the Thrissur district, Kerala.
Orumanayur: Village within the Thrissur district, Kerala.
Talikkulam: Village within the Thrissur district, Kerala.
Vadanappally: Village within the Thrissur district, Kerala.
Valappad: Village within the Thrissur district, Kerala.
Kodungallur: Taluk. Land Details for land acquisition provided under this taluk name
Lokamaleswaram: Village within the Kodungallur Taluk
Methala: Village within the Kodungallur Taluk
RAJESH GUPTA: Director
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3129] नइ ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िुलाइ 21, 2022/अषाढ़ 30, 1944
No. 3129] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022/ASHADHA 30, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 20 िलु ाइ, 2022
का.अ. 3290(ऄ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार न,े राष्ट्रीय रािमागग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे आसम ें आसके
पश्चात ् ईक्त ऄजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की ईपधारा (1) के ऄधीन िारी की गइ भारत सरकार के सड़क
पररवहन और रािमाग ग मंत्रालय की ऄजधसूचना संख्या का.अ. 1413(ऄ) तारीख 28.03.2022 , िो भारत के रािपत्र,
ऄसाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, ईपखंड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गइ थी, द्वारा केरल राज्य के जिस्ट्सूर जिल े म ें NH66 के दक.मी.
349.19 स े दक.मी.411.845 (काला कोडुन्द्गल्लरु ) तक के राष्ट्रीय रािमागग के जनमागण (चौड़ा करने/चार लेन का बनाने,
अदद), ऄनरु क्षण, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन के जलए ईस ऄजधसूचना स े ईपाबद्ध ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम का ऄिगन करने के
ऄपन ेअिय की घोषणा की थी ;
और ईक्त ऄजधसूचना का सार ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3क की ईपधारा (3) के ऄधीन तारीख "17.04.2022" को
"मलयाला मनोरमा" और "दी जहन्द्द"ू दोनों म ें प्रकाजित दकया गया था ;
और अक्षेप प्राप्त हुए थ ेऔर सक्षम प्राजधकारी न ेईन पर जवचार कर जलया ह ैऔर अक्षेपों को ऄननुज्ञात कर ददया ह ै;
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की ईपधारा (1) के ऄनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय सरकार को ऄपनी
ररपोर्ग दे दी ह ै;
4846 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऄतः ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की ईक्त ररपार्े प्राप्त हो िाने पर और ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की
ईपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक ईक्त ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम का पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऄिगन 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 स े
केन्द्रीय सरकार म ेंजनजहत हो िाएगी ।
ऄनसु चू ी
केरल राज्य के जिस्ट्सूर जिले म ें NH66 के दक.मी. 349.19 से दक.मी.411.845(काला कोडुन्द्गल्लरु ) के जलए ऄिगन की
िाने वाली संरचना सजहत ऄथवा संरचना रजहत जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: केरल जिल ेका नाम: जिस्ट्सरू
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की भूजम का भस्ट्ू वामी/जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों का नाम
सख्ं या सख्ं या प्रकृजत क्षत्रे फल
(हक्े र्ेयर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: चवक्कड़
गावं का नाम: ऐनगजं डयरू
एसर्ी. थॉमस चचग वाका एसर्ी. मेररस स्ट्कूल ऄडं
1 234/5 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0001 अदस ग
(२३४/११)
एसर्ी.थॉमस चचग वाका,एसर्ी.मेरीऍस्
2 234/6 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0062 स्ट्कूल,जवमला ऄडं अदस ग
(२३४/१२)
सुरि सी बी पच्ं याथ रोड प्रभानंदन प्राआवेर् रोड
3 288/7 जनिी वैर्् 0.021 िाआनी सुभाष ऄडं अदस ग
(२८८/१३)
थंकाम बालकृष्णन,वट्टेक्कट्र्ु ऄंड अदस ग
4 307/2 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0002
(३०७/८ )
गावं का नाम: मनाथला
रुबीना पुथने वीरर्ल मजलयाकेल ऄडं अदस ग
5 335/5a जनिी ड्र ै 0.0164
(३३५/२२)
गावं का नाम: ओरुमनईे र (सी. र्ी. )
नूरुद्दीन पुजथयावीरट्टल, कमरू पजु थयाजवत्ती
6 180/4a जनिी ड्र ै 0.0015
(१८०/४ए)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
कुंिीपथम्मा नलकत वले ुरकाआल, नलकत मुहम्मद,
7 201/1 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0024 हमीद मूजलकजयल ् ऄडं अदस ग
(२०१/१)
िमीना जिहाबुद्दीन वजलयाकत मूजलकजयल् ऄंड
8 201/2 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0014 अदस ग
(२०१/२ )
रुदक्कया पलथुमवीरट्टल चक्कनाथ,नलकत
9 201/4 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0012 मुहम्मद,मुहम्मदली पजणक्कवेरट्टल ऄंड अदसग
(२०१/४ )
कुलंगरकथ ऄलूरकाआल परीद ऄंड अदसग
10 204/2 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0001
(२०४/१९)
सैरबानु पदवु वगल ऄंड अदसग
11 207/1b जनिी ड्र ै 0.0049
(२०७/१बी)
िमीला ऄब्दलु िब्बार ऄंड अदसग
12 225/15 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0002
(२२५/३९)
सुलेखा ऄडं अदस ग
13 50/3 जनिी वैर्् 0.0016
(५०/३)
पंचायत रोड
14 51/5 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0058
(५१/१२)
सुबाआदा ऄंड अदस ग
15 51/7 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0071
(५१/१४)
रोड
16 54/6 जनिी वैर्् 0.0002
(५४/११ )
ऄजिता आराठ ऄडं अदस ग
17 56/8a2 जनिी वैर्् 0.0003
(५६/१९)
रफीक करप्पामवेरट्टल
18 87/1 जनिी ड्र ै 0.001
(८७/१९)
ऍम ् मदवमेनों ऄडं अदस ग
19 90/13 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0001
(९०/२९)
रोड
20 91/7 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0005
(९१/१६)
गावं का नाम: तजलक्कुलम (सी. र्ी.)
मधुसूदनान
21 168/10 जनिी वैर्् 0.008
(१६८/२१)
22 168/9 जनिी([object वैर्् 0.0004 प्रकािन4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Object]) (१६८/१९ )
गावं का नाम: वदानाप्पल्ली (सी. र्ी.)
ऄब्दलु सलाम ऍस् /ओ कुंिमोहम्मद, वजलयाकत
23 458/7 जनिी वैर्् 0.0046 हाईस ऄंड अदस ग
(४५८/७)
सैफुद्दीन ऄडं अदस ग
24 469/6 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0527
(४६९/१४ )
गावं का नाम: वलपपड़
पुष्पांगधन करुवजथल ऄंड अदसग
25 237/3 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0014
(२३७/१२ )
हषगकुमार,पत्तली वेलेक्कट्र्ु,गोमती,करुवजथल ऄंड
26 240/1 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0037 अदस ग
(२४०/९ )
िेबी,मैजथल,िेकब कल्लारकाल सेफूरा
27 240/5B जनिी ड्र ै 0.0023 मुहम्मद,कोनाथ ऄंड अदस ग
(२४०/१० )
येसोदा एएनएस सीिी मैजथल हाईस भक्तवलिाला
28 240/6 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0027 मोहनराि ऄडं अदस ग
(२४०/११ )
आकबाल वजलयाकत,सलीम वजलयाकत,ऄकबर
29 240/7A जनिी ड्र ै 0.0034 वजलयाकत,मोआदीनकुंिू ऄंड अदसग
(२४०/१२ )
नजीर सजहदा पुजथयावीरट्टल जिगोररयस तरट्टल्
30 241/1 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0017 करीम थजलयपदत ऄडं अदस ग
(२४१/७ )
तय्यक्कोट्र्ु केिव मेनन िौकजत्तल् ऄम्बलथुवीरट्टल
31 267/12A जनिी ड्र ै 0.0039 िमी हुसैन पल्लीतोट्टंगल ऄंड अदस ग
(२६७/१७ )
ऄब्दलु हलीम,पुजथयावीरट्टल हाईस ऄंड अदस ग
32 267/12B जनिी ड्र ै 0.0011
(२६७/१८)
ऄबूबकर
जसजद्धक,कुजिकाण्डजत्तल्,कोचजलयम्मा,डबल्य/ूओ
33 267/2B जनिी ड्र ै 0.0012
दकट्र्ू,कुजिकाण्डजत्तल् ऄंड अदसग
(२६७/१६ )[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
तालकु का नाम: कोडुन्द्गल्लरु
गावं का नाम: ऄला (सी र्ी)
1.जिवरामन अलाआल, 2.लाला अलाआल,
1 98/1 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0042 3.भारतन अलाआल ऄंड अदसग
(९८/१ )
गावं का नाम: लोकमलस्ट्े वरम
1.नेसी मुहम्मद िेररफ 2.मुहम्मद िेररफ 3.िाहुल
2 130/2 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0027 हमीद ऄंड अदसग
(१३०/५ )
गावं का नाम: मथे ला
िैकी ऄजलयास ऄहम्मद सेट्र्ू ऍस् /ओ ईसमान सेट्र्ू,
3 1182/3 जनिी ड्र ै 0.0038 कोची, मट्टनचेरी ऄंड अदसग
(११८२/५ )
कुल 0.17
[Qk- la- NHAI/BOT-I/11012/53/2005/Vol. II/3D]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th July, 2022
S.O. 3290(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, S.O. 1413(E), dated 28th March 2022, 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 NH66 on the stretch of land from Km 349.19 to Km 411.845 (Kuttipuram-Edapally section) in the district
of THRISSUR in the state of KERALA
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “Malayala Manorama” and “The
Hindu” both dated 17-04-2022 ; 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.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, for building (widening/four-laning, etc.),
maintenance, management and operation of NH66 falling within the stretch of land from Km 349.19 to Km 411.845
(Kuttipuram-Edapally section) in the district of THRISSUR in the state of KERALA
State: KERALA District: THRISSUR
Sr. Survey Type of Land Nature of Area in Name of the Land Owner/Interested Person
No. Number Land Hectare Part Survey No.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Chavakkad
Village: Engandiyur
St. Thomas Church Vaka St. Marys School and
1 234/5 Private Dry 0.0001 others
234/11
St Thomas Church Vaka,St Marys
2 234/6 Private Dry 0.0062 School,Vimala and others
234/12
Suresh C B Panchyath Road Prabhanandan
3 288/7 Private Wet 0.021 Private Road Shiny Subhash and Others
288/13
Thankam Balakrishnan,Vattekkattu and others
4 307/2 Private Dry 0.0002
307/8
Village: Manathala
Rubeena Puthenveetil Maliakkel and Others
5 335/5a Private dry 0.0164
335/22
Village: Orumanayur (CT)
Noorudheen Puthiyaveettil, Kamaru
6 180/4a Private dry 0.0015 Puthiyaveetti and Others
180/4A
Kunjipathumma Nalakath Veloorakayil,
Nalakath Muhammed, Hameed Moolilakayil
7 201/1 Private dry 0.0024
and Others
201/1
Shameena shihabudheen Valiyakath
8 201/2 Private dry 0.0014 Moolilakayil and others
201/2
Rukkiya Palathumveettil Chakkanath,Nalakath
Muhammed,Mohammedali Panikkavettil and
9 201/4 Private dry 0.0012
others
201/4
Kulangarakath Aloorakayil Pareed and Others
10 204/2 Private dry 0.0001
204/19
Sairabanu Paduvingal and Others
11 207/1b Private dry 0.0049
207/1B
Jameela Abdul Jabbar and others
12 225/15 Private dry 0.0002
225/39
Sulekha and others
13 50/3 Private wet 0.0016
50/3
Panchayath Road
14 51/5 Private dry 0.0058
51/12[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : ऄसाधारण 7
Subaida Mathilakathu Veettil and Others
15 51/7 Private dry 0.0071
51/14
Road
16 54/6 Private wet 0.0002
54/11
Ajitha Erath and others
17 56/8a2 Private wet 0.0003
56/19
Rafeek Karappamvettil and Others
18 87/1 Private dry 0.001
87/19
M Madavamenon and Others
19 90/13 Private dry 0.0001
90/29
Road
20 91/7 Private dry 0.0005
91/16
Village: Talikkulam (CT)
Madhusoodanan
21 168/10 Private wet 0.008
168/21
Prakasan
22 168/9 Private wet 0.0004
168/19
Village: Vadanappally (CT)
Abdul Salam S/O Kunjumohamed, Valiyakath
23 458/7 Private wet 0.0046 House and Others
458/7
Saifudin and Others
24 469/6 Private wet 0.0527
469/14
Village: Valappad
Pushpangadhan Karuvathil and others
25 237/3 Private Dry 0.0014
237/12
Harshakumar,Pattali
26 240/1 Private Dry 0.0037 Velekkattu,Gomathi,Karuvthil and others
240/9
Shebi,Methil,Jacob Kallarackal Sefoora
27 240/5B Private Dry 0.0023 Muhammed,Konath and others
240/10
Yesoda And Siji Methil House Bhakthavalsala
28 240/6 Private Dry 0.0027 Mohanraj and Others
240/11
Iqbal Valiyakath,Salim Valiyakath,Akbar
29 240/7A Private Dry 0.0034 Valiyakath,Moideenkunju and others
240/12
Nazeer Sahida puthiyaveettil Grigorious Thattil
30 241/1 Private Dry 0.0017 Karim Thaliyappadath and Others
241/7
Thayyakkottu Kesava Menon Shoukkathail
Ambalathuveettil Shami Hussain Pallithottungal
31 267/12A Private Dry 0.0039
and others
267/17
Abdul Halim,Puthiyaveettil House and others
32 267/12B Private Dry 0.0011
267/18
Aboobacker
33 267/2B Private Dry 0.0012 Sidhiq,Kuzhikandathil,Kochaliyumma,W/o
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267/16
Taluk: Kodungallur
Village: Ala (CT)
1.Sivaraman Aalayil, 2.Lala Aalayil,
1 98/1 Private dry 0.0042 3.Bharathan Aalayil and others
98/1
Village: Lokamaleswaram
1.Nessi Mohamed Sherif 2.Mohamed Sherif
2 130/2 Private dry 0.0027 3.Shahul Hameed and Others
130/5
Village: Methala
Jacky Alias Ahammed Settu S/O Usman Settu,
3 1182/3 Private dry 0.0038 Kochi, Mattanchery and others
1182/5
TOTAL 0.17
[F. No. NHAI/BOT-I/11012/53/2005/Vol.II/3D]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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