## Policy Analysis Report: Land Acquisition for National Highway NH344 in Uttarakhand
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding the acquisition of land for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 73 (renamed NH344) in Uttarakhand. The core purpose is to legally formalize the acquisition of specified land parcels following due process under the National Highway Act, 1956. The key finding is that the Central Government has declared the acquisition of the land described in the schedule, vesting it in the Central Government, free from encumbrances.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative analysis of a government notification pertaining to land acquisition for National Highway NH344. The analysis is based solely on the information contained within the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This document relates to land acquisition under the National Highway Act, 1956.
* **Core Objective:** To acquire land for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 73 (renamed NH344) in the stretch of land from Km. 0.000 to Km. 22.000 RoorkeeChutmalpurSaharanpur U.P.Haryana Border Section in the district of HARIDWAR in the state of UTTARAKHAND.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The provided text details a land acquisition process, suggesting the need to improve existing infrastructure or create new infrastructure through the named highway. The policy addresses the problem of securing land rights required for construction, maintenance and operation of this national highway.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is essentially a *New Policy* announcement regarding *specific land parcels*. Therefore, the focus is on the main components of the notification:
* The Central Government declares its intention to acquire the land specified in the schedule.
* This declaration follows the publication of a previous notification (S.O.2277E dated 18th May, 2022) expressing the intent to acquire the land.
* The substance of the notification was published in Amar Ujala and Times of India on May 28th, 2022.
* No objections were received from any person by the competent Authority.
* The competent authority submitted its report to the Central Government.
* The Central Government declares that the land specified in the schedule should be acquired for the purpose of building/improving the highway.
* Upon publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
* The notification includes a detailed schedule listing specific land parcels by survey number, type of land, nature of land, area in hectares, and name of the owner/interested person.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the directly affected stakeholders include:
* Landowners and interested persons whose land is listed in the schedule, including but not limited to: DAV School, Rajpal Singh So Hukam Singh, Rajkumar So Ghaseetu, Sethapal Singh So Ilam Singh, Anil Kohali So Jaychand Kohli, Sarita Do Ravindra Kumar and Wo Yogesh Kumar, Sangeeta Do Ravindra Kumar Wo Manish Kumar, Nisha Wo Pradeep Kumar, Kuldeep Singh Bisht So Bhupal Singh Bisht, Reeta Devi Wo Sushil, Dayarani Wo Chandra Mohan, Pawan Kumar So Jaypal Singh, Usha Wo Rajendra Kumar, Sumitra Saini Wo Lakhiram Saini, Dayal Singh So Bhagot Singh, Shyam Sunder So Rajendra Singh, Preeti Wo Sanjay Kumar, Anita Wo Shyam Kumar, Nandan Singh So Jaman Singh, Sunder Singh Patwal So Jaman Singh, Bhagwanti Wo Jagpal, Mandir, Madan Singh Verma So Phool Singh, Naem Ahamad So Late Mohd. Yaseen, Hashim So Ismael, saed, Ismael So Jahoora, Hashami Wo Late Jahoora, Imran, Farman, Salman, Usman, Lukman So Mansoor Ali and Munisha Wo Late Mansoor Ali, Julfan So Yaseen, Shahjad So Gulam Sabeer, Shakeel So Abdul Majid, Baseer So Yaseen, Shamim Ahamad So Sagir, Kausar Wo Waheed, Mohd. Irfan So Ikbal, Mohd. Julfkar So Mahfooj, Mohd. Ikbal So Nazir Hasan, Arsad Arfi So Rashid Arfi, Mohd. Inam So Mustfa, Imran So Mansoor, Sandeep Bhardwaj So Narendra Bhardwaj, Jawed Farook So Mohd. Farook, Mohd. Abbas So Inamulahq, Suleman So Mohd. Ali, Danish Mohd. Sakib So Anis Ahamad Shahin Wo Late Anish Ahamad, Chandraprakash So Kaliram, Amresh Kumar So Chandraprakash.
* Local communities in the district of Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
* Junior High School Kishanpur
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)
* **Procedures:** The notification references adherence to the National Highway Act, 1956, implying that the land acquisition process followed the procedures outlined in that act, including:
* Initial notification of intent to acquire land (S.O.2277E).
* Opportunity for objections.
* Report by the competent authority.
* Final declaration of acquisition.
* **Timelines:**
* Initial notification: 18th May, 2022.
* Public announcement: 28th May, 2022.
* Final notification: 7th November, 2022.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcomes of this land acquisition are:
* Facilitating the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management and operation of National Highway NH344.
* Improved transportation infrastructure in the region.
* Potential economic development benefits for the region due to improved connectivity.
* Landowners will be dispossessed of the land listed in the document, in exchange for compensation.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification represents a crucial step in the implementation of the NH344 highway project by legally securing the necessary land. This will enable the highway construction and improvement activities to proceed, with the expected outcomes of enhanced transportation and regional development. The owners and other stakeholders affected should be consulted for their compensations.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highway Act, 1956: Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out. (48 of 1956)
Central Government: The governing body responsible for declaring the land acquisition.
National Highway no. 73: Original designation of the highway being widened/improved.
NH344: The new designation of National Highway no. 73
Roorkee ChutmalpurSaharanpur U.P.Haryana Border Section: The specific section of the National Highway being developed.
HARIDWAR: District in Uttarakhand where land acquisition is taking place.
UTTARAKHAND: State where the land acquisition for the highway project is taking place.
Amar Ujala: Newspaper in which the initial notification was published.
Times of India: Newspaper in which the initial notification was published.
Bhagwanpur: Village in Bhagwanpur Taluk, Haridwar District, Uttarakhand where land is being acquired.
Bhagwanpur Taluk: Taluk within Haridwar District, Uttarakhand, where land acquisition is occurring.
Asif Nagar: Village in Roorkee Taluk, Haridwar District, Uttarakhand where land is being acquired.
Roorkee Taluk: Taluk within Haridwar District, Uttarakhand, where land acquisition is occurring.
Karondi Mustahakm: Village in Roorkee Taluk, Haridwar District, Uttarakhand where land is being acquired.
Kishanpur Jamalpur: Village in Roorkee Taluk, Haridwar District, Uttarakhand where land is being acquired.
Tashipur: Village in Roorkee Taluk, Haridwar District, Uttarakhand where land is being acquired.
RAJESH GUPTA: Director whose name appears on the notification.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: Government ministry responsible for the notification.
New Delhi: Location of 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.ं 4950] नइ ददल्ली, सोमवार, नवम्बर 7, 2022/कार्ततक 16, 1944
No. 4950] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022/KARTIKA 16, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल्ली, 7 नवम् बर, 2022
का.अ. 5169(ऄ).—केंद्रीय सरकार न े राष्ट्रीय राजमागग ऄजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जजसे आसम ें
आसके पश्चात ् ईक्त ऄजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की ईपधारा (1) के ऄधीन जारी की गइ भारत सरकार
के सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग ग मंत्रालय की ऄजधसूचना संख्या का.अ. 2277(ऄ), ददनांक 18 मइ, 2022 जो
भारत के राजपत्र, ऄसाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, ईपखंड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गइ थी, द्वारा ईत्तराखंड राज्य के
हररद्वार जजल े म ें राष्ट्रीय राजमागग स०ं -73 पुननागजमत राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग स०ं -344 दक.मी. 0.000 से दक.मी.
22.000 (रूडकी-छुटमलपुर-सहारनपुर -ई० प्र०/हररयाणा बॉडगर सेक्िन ) तक के राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग के जनमागण
(चोड़ाकरन े / चार लेन का बनाने, अदद), ऄनुरक्षण, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन के जलए ईस ऄजधसूचना स े ईपाबद्ध
ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम का ऄजगन करन े के ऄपन े अिय की घोषणा की थी ;
और ईक्त ऄजधसूचना का सार ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3क की ईपधारा (3) के ऄधीन तारीख "28 मइ,
2022 " को "ऄमर ईजाला" और "टाआम्स ऑफ़ आंजडया " दोनों म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था ;
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी को दकसी व्यजक्त स ेकोइ अक्षेप प्राप्त नही हुए ह ै;
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की ईपधारा (1) के ऄनुसरण म,ें केन्द्द्रीय सरकार
को ऄपनी ररपोट गदे दी ह ै;
7376 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऄतः ऄब, केन्द्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की ईक्त ररपोट ग प्राप्त हो जाने 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 प्रयोजन के जलए ऄजगन दकया जाना चाजहए ;
और ऄब, केन्द्द्रीय सरकार, ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की ईपधारा (2) के ऄनुसरण म ें यह घोषणा
करती ह ै दक आस ऄजधसूचना के राजपत्र म ें प्रकािन पर, ईक्त ऄनुसूची म ें जवजनर्ददष्ट भूजम सभी जवल्लगं मों स े मुक्त
होकर अत्यजन्द्तक रूप स े केन्द्द्रीय सरकार म ेंजनजहत हो जाएगी ।
ऄनसु चू ी
ईत्तराखंड राज्य के हररद्वार जजल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमागग स०ं -73 पुननागजमत राष्ट्रीय राजमाग ग स०ं -344 दक.मी.
0.000 स े दक.मी. 22.000 (रूडकी-छुटमलपरु -सहारनपुर -ई० प्र०/हररयाणा बॉडगर सेक्िन ) तक के जलए ऄजगन
की जाने वाली संरचना रजहत ऄथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: ईत्तराखडं जजल ेका नाम: हररद्वार
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की भूजम का भस्ट्ू वामी/जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों का नाम
सख्ं या सख्ं या प्रकृजत क्षत्रे फल
(हक्े टेयर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: भगवानपरु
गावं का नाम: भगवानपरु मस्ट्ु तहकम
जनजी(डी०ए०
डीएवी स्ट्कूल भगवानपरु
1 348 वी० स्ट्कूल गैर कृजष 0.0152
(348)
भगवानपुर )
जनजी(डी०ए०
डीएवी स्ट्कूल भगवानपरु
2 349 वी० स्ट्कूल गैर कृजष 0.013
(349)
भगवानपुर )
जनजी(डी०ए०
डीएवी स्ट्कूल भगवानपरु
3 354 वी० स्ट्कूल गैर कृजष 0.0133
(354)
भगवानपुर )
जनजी(डी०ए०
डीएवी स्ट्कूल भगवानपरु
4 355 वी० स्ट्कूल गैर कृजष 0.0153
(355)
भगवानपुर )
राजपाल ससह पुत्र हुकम ससह,
राजकुमार पुत्र घसीटू, सेठपाल ससह
5 470 जनजी कृजष 0.0065 पुत्र आलम ससह, ऄजनल कोहली पुत्र
जयचन्द्द कोहली, सररता पुत्री रजवन्द्द्र
कुमार पत्नी योगिे कुमार, संगीता[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
पुत्री रजवन्द्द्र कुमार पत्नी मनीष कुमार,
जनिा पत्नी प्रदीप कुमार, कुलदीप
ससह जबष्ट पुत्र भूपाल ससह जबष्ट, रीटा
देवी पत्नी सुिील, दयारानी पत्नी चंद्र
मोहन, पवन कुमार पुत्र जयपाल ससह
, ईषा पत्नी राजेन्द्द्र कुमार, सुजमत्रा
सैनी पत्नी लखीराम सैनी, दयाल ससह
पुत्र भगोत ससह, श्याम सुंदर पत्रु
राजेन्द्द्र ससह, प्रीजत पत्नी संजय कुमार,
ऄजनता पत्नी श्याम कुमार, नंदन ससह
पुत्र जमन ससह, सुंदर ससह पटवाल
पुत्र जमन ससह, भगवंती पत्नी जगपाल
(470)
मंददर
6 471 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.004
(471)
तालकु का नाम: रूड़की
गावं का नाम: अजसफ नगर म ेंचक
मदन ससह वमाग पुत्र फूल ससह
1 81/14 जनजी कृजष 0.009
(81/14)
गावं का नाम: करोन्द्दी मस्ट्ु तहकम
नइम ऄहमद पुत्र मौ० यासीन
2 602/1 जनजी कृजष 0.0058
(602/1)
गावं का नाम: दकिन परु जमाल परु मस्ट्ु तहकम
हाजिम पुत्र आस्ट्माइल, सइद, आस्ट्माइल
पुत्रगण जहूरा, हािमी पत्नी स्ट्व०
जहूरा, आमरान, फरमान, सलमान,
ईसमान, लुकमान पुत्रगण मंसरू ऄली,
मूजनिा पत्नी स्ट्व० मंसूर ऄली,
जुल्फान पुत्र यासीन, िहजाद पत्रु
3 733 जनजी कृजष 0.0075
गुलाम साजबर, िकील पुत्र ऄब्दलु
मजीद, बिीर पुत्र यासीन, िमीम
ऄहमद पुत्र सगीर, कौसर पत्नी वहीद,
मौ० आरफान पुत्र आकबाल, मौ०
जुल्फकार पुत्र महफूज, मौ० आकबाल
पुत्र नाजजर हसन, ऄरिद अरफी पुत्र4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
रािीद अरफी, मौ० आनाम पुत्र
मुस्ट्तफा, आमरान पुत्र मंसूर, संदीप
भारद्वाज पुत्र नरेन्द्द्र भारद्वाज
(733)
जूजनयर हाइ स्ट्कूल दकिनपरु
सरकारी(जूजनयर
4 734 गैर कृजष/कृजष 0.0266 जमालपुर
हाइ स्ट्कूल )
(734)
जोहड़
5 735 सरकारी(जोहड़ ) गैर कृजष 0.0104
(735)
अबादी
6 736 सरकारी(अबादी) गैर कृजष 0.0056
(736)
जावेद फारुख पुत्र मौ ० फारुक, मौ ०
ऄब्बास पुत्र आनामलु हक, सुलेमान पुत्र
मौ ० ऄली, दाजनि , मौ ० सादकब
7 857/2 जनजी कृजष 0.0158
पुत्रगण ऄनीस ऄहमद, िाहीन पत्नी
स्ट्व० ऄनीस ऄहमद
(857/2)
गावं का नाम: तॉिीपरु
चन्द्द्रप्रकाि पुत्र कालीराम
8 15 जनजी कृजष 0.0466
(15)
ऄमरेि कुमार पुत्र चन्द्द्रप्रकाि
9 16 जनजी कृजष 0.0118
(16)
कुल 0.2064
[फा. सं. NHAI/11013/LA/PIU-DDN/2012/3D]
राजेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi the 7th Novermber, 2022
S.O. 5169(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways, number S.O.2277(E) 18th May, 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 of National Highway no. 73
renamed as NH-344 in the stretch of land from Km. 0.000 to Km. 22.000 (Roorkee-Chutmalpur-Saharanpur-
U.P./Haryana Border Section) in the district of HARIDWAR in the state of UTTARAKHAND
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “Amar Ujala” and “Times
of India” both dated 28th May, 2022; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act;
And whereas no objections has been received from any person by the competent Authority;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
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 National
Highway no. 73 renamed as NH-344 in the stretch of land from Km. 0.000 to Km. 22.000 (Roorkee-
Chutmalpur-Saharanpur-U.P./Haryana Border Section) in the district of HARIDWAR in the state of
UTTARAKHAND
State: UTTARAKHAND District: HARIDWAR
Sr. Survey Type of Land Nature of Area in Name of the Land
No. Number Land Hectare Owner/Interested Person
Part Survey No.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Bhagwanpur
Village: Bhagawanpur Mustahakam
Private(DAV School Non- DAV school Bhagwanpur
1 348 0.0152
Bhagwanpur) Agriculture 348
Private(DAV School Non- DAV School Bhagwanpur
2 349 0.013
Bhagwanpur) Agriculture 349
Private(DAV School Non- DAV School Bhagwanpur
3 354 0.0133
Bhagwanpur) Agriculture 354
Private(DAV School Non- DAV School Bhagwanpur
4 355 0.0153
Bhagwanpur) Agriculture 355
Rajpal Singh S/o Hukam Singh,
Rajkumar S/o Ghaseetu, Sethapal
Singh S/o Ilam Singh, Anil Kohali
S/o Jaychand Kohli, Sarita D/o
Ravindra Kumar and W/o Yogesh
Kumar, Sangeeta D/o Ravindra
Kumar W/o Manish Kumar, Nisha
W/o Pradeep Kumar, Kuldeep
Singh Bisht S/o Bhupal Singh
Bisht, Reeta Devi W/o Sushil,
Dayarani W/o Chandra Mohan,
5 470 Private Agriculture 0.0065
Pawan Kumar S/o Jaypal Singh,
Usha W/o Rajendra Kumar,
Sumitra Saini W/o Lakhiram Saini,
Dayal Singh S/o Bhagot Singh,
Shyam Sunder S/o Rajendra Singh,
Preeti W/o Sanjay Kumar, Anita
W/o Shyam Kumar, Nandan Singh
S/o Jaman Singh, Sunder Singh
Patwal S/o Jaman Singh,
Bhagwanti W/o Jagpal
470
Mandir
Non-
6 471 Government 0.004 471
Agriculture
Taluk: Roorkee6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Village: Asif Nagar Me Chak
Madan Singh Verma S/o Phool
1 81/14 Private Agricultrue 0.009 Singh
81/14
Village: Karondi Mustahakm
Naem Ahamad S/o Late Mohd.
2 602/1 Private Agriculture 0.0058 Yaseen
602/1
Village: Kishanpur Jamalpur Mustahakm
Hashim S/o Ismael, saed, Ismael
S/o Jahoora, Hashami W/o Late
Jahoora, Imran, Farman, Salman,
Usman, Lukman S/o Mansoor Ali
and Munisha W/o Late Mansoor
Ali, Julfan S/o Yaseen, Shahjad S/o
Gulam Sabeer, Shakeel S/o Abdul
Majid, Baseer S/o Yaseen, Shamim
3 733 Private Agricultrue 0.0075 Ahamad S/o Sagir, Kausar W/o
Waheed, Mohd. Irfan S/o Ikbal,
Mohd. Julfkar S/o Mahfooj, Mohd.
Ikbal S/o Nazir Hasan, Arsad Arfi
S/o Rashid Arfi, Mohd. Inam S/o
Mustfa, Imran S/o Mansoor,
Sandeep Bhardwaj S/o Narendra
Bhardwaj
733
Junior High School Kishanpur
Government(Junior Non-
4 734 0.0266 Jamalpur
High School ) Agriculture
734
Non- Johad
5 735 Government(Johad) 0.0104
Agriculture 735
Non- Aabadi
6 736 Government(Aabadi) 0.0056
Agriculture 736
Jawed Farook S/o Mohd. Farook,
Mohd. Abbas S/o Inamulahq,
Suleman S/o Mohd. Ali, Danish &
7 857/2 Private Agriculture 0.0158
Mohd. Sakib S/o Anis Ahamad &
Shahin W/o Late Anish Ahamad
857/2
Village: Tashipur
Chandraprakash S/o Kaliram
8 15 Private Agriculture 0.0466
15
Amresh Kumar S/o
9 16 Private Agriculture 0.0118 Chandraprakash
16
TOTAL 0.2064
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RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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