## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway 347BG
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification (S.O. 3427E) issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, regarding the acquisition of land for the building, widening/four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 347BG. The notification, stemming from a prior declaration of intent, finalizes the acquisition of specified land parcels in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. This report details the policy's objectives, the changes it enacts, the affected stakeholders, and the likely implications of the land acquisition.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an informative overview of the notification S.O. 3427E, published on July 27, 2022, concerning land acquisition for National Highway 347BG. The analysis is based solely on the provided text of the notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This analysis addresses a new notification rather than an amendment. The core objective, as inferred from the text, is to **legally acquire land required for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 347BG on the stretch of land from Km. 81 to Km. 139 khandwa IndoreEdlabad upto Maharashtra Border in the district of KHANDWA in the state of MADHYA PRADESH**.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The notification addresses the need for land to improve and maintain the infrastructure of National Highway 347BG. The text indicates that the government intends to build, widen/four-lane, maintain, manage, and operate the highway, implying existing infrastructure inadequacies or the need for expanded capacity to handle traffic volume. The notification follows a prior declaration of intent (S.O. 2477 E, Dated 31 May 2022) and consideration of objections, suggesting a process of planning and addressing public concerns before land acquisition.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a new declaration related to land acquisition. The core provision of the notification is the **formal declaration that the land specified in the schedule will be acquired by the Central Government for the stated purpose of highway improvement.** Specifically, the notification states:
* The Central Government declares that the land specified in the schedule should be acquired.
* 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 effectively transfers ownership of the listed land parcels to the Central Government, allowing for the highway project to proceed. This is not a change to an existing policy, but the formal execution of the land acquisition process following the initial intent.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the following are the primary stakeholders:
* **Landowners:** Bharat So Khemchand, Dileep So Narayan, Ankit Sambhar So Anil Sambhar, Rajesh So Daryavchand Jain, Dileep So Fakeerchand Jain, Sateesh So Moolchand , Sorabh So Santosh, Rajesh So Daryavchand Jain, Dr. Dileep Jain So Fakeerchand Jain, Sandeep So Sateesh Chand Jain, Gorav So Santosh kumar Jain, Mohammad Aarif So Mohammad Usman. These are the individuals and families whose land is being acquired.
* **Residents of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh:** Improvement of the highway infrastructure will likely affect the local population.
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:** The responsible government body overseeing the project.
* **National Highways Authority of India (NHAI):** Likely the implementing agency.
* **Industry:** Including companies involved in transportation, logistics, and related sectors that rely on efficient highway infrastructure.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the overseeing body. NHAI (PIU-Indore) is referenced in the F. No. indicating their likely involvement in the implementation.
* **Procedure:** The notification is a formal step in the land acquisition process. It follows an initial declaration of intent, consideration of objections, and submission of a report by the competent authority. Publication in the Official Gazette triggers the transfer of land ownership.
* **Timelines:** The notification becomes effective upon publication in the Official Gazette (July 27, 2022). The text implies the acquisition will occur shortly thereafter, allowing the highway project to proceed.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome of this notification is to facilitate the building, widening/four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 347BG. This is expected to improve transportation efficiency, reduce travel times, enhance road safety, and stimulate economic activity in the region. Specifically, the highway improvements may increase commercial activity, and improve connectivity to surrounding areas. The landowners who have had their land acquired will likely receive compensation as part of the land acquisition process, though this isn't explicitly stated.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification S.O. 3427E marks a crucial step in the development of National Highway 347BG. By formally declaring the acquisition of the specified land, the Central Government paves the way for infrastructure improvements that are anticipated to benefit the region. The land acquisition will transfer land ownership to the government. The efficiency of the highway improvements will support industry and businesses that use the highway for transportation and logistics. This report provides a focused analysis of the notification based solely on the provided text, highlighting its provisions, affected stakeholders, and anticipated outcomes.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highway Act, 1956: An act of the Parliament of India
NH347BG: National Highway 347BG, the road being widened/improved.
KHANDWA: District in Madhya Pradesh, India where land acquisition is taking place.
MADHYA PRADESH: State in India where land acquisition is taking place.
Maharashtra Border: Border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, marking the end point of the road project.
Free Press: Name of a newspaper where notification was published.
Nai Dunia: Name of a newspaper where notification was published.
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS: Government of India ministry responsible for the notification.
Balkhadsura: Village in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.
Bhojakhedi: Village in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.
Chhaigaon Makhan: Village in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.
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.ं 3265] नइ ददल्ली, बधु वार, जुलाइ 27, 2022/श्रावण 5, 1944
No. 3265] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2022/SHRAVANA 5, 1944
सड़क पररवहन और राजमाग गमत्रं ालय
ऄजधसचू ना
नइ ददल् ली, 27 जुलाइ, 2022
का.अ. 3427(ऄ).—केन्द्रीय 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. 2477(ऄ) ददनांक 31 मइ 2022, जो भारत के राजपत्र,
ऄसाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, ईपखंड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गइ थी, द्वारा मध्य प्रदेि राज्य के खंडवा जजल े म ें NH347BG
आन्द्दौर-एदलाबाद-महाराष्ट्र बॉडर के दक.मी. 81 से दक.मी. 139 (खण्डवा) तक के राष्ट्रीय राजमागग के जनमागण (चौड़ा करन/े
चार लेन का बनान,े 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 "12 जनू 2022"
को "फ्री प्रसे " और " नइ दजु नया" दोनों म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था ;
और अक्षेप प्राप्त हुए थ े और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने 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 ै;
5013 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऄतः ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की ईक्त ररपोर् ग प्राप्त हो जान े 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 प्रयोजन के जलए ऄजगन दकया जाना चाजहए ;
और ऄब, केन्द्रीय 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
से केन्द्रीय सरकार म ें जनजहत हो जाएगी ।
ऄनसु चू ी
मध्य प्रदेि राज्य के खंडवा जजल े म ें NH347BG आन्द्दौर-एदलाबाद-महाराष्ट्र बॉडर के दक.मी. 81 स े दक.मी. 139
(खण्डवा) के जलए ऄजगन की जाने वाली संरचना सजहत ऄथवा संरचना रजहत भूजम का संजक्षप् त जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: मध्य प्रदिे जजले का नाम: खडं वा
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भूस्ट्वामी/जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों का नाम
सख्ं या (हेक्र्ेयर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: खंडवा
गावं का नाम: बलखाड़सुरा
भारत जपता खेमचंद, ददलीप जपता नारायण
1 59/6 जनजी ऄससजचत 0.21
()
गावं का नाम: भोजाखेड़ी
ऄंदकत सांभर जपता ऄजनल सांभर
2 437/3 जनजी पररवर्ततत 0.03
()
गावं का नाम: छैगावं माखन
राजेि जपता दररयावचंद जैन, ददलीप जपता
फकीरचंद जैन, सतीि जपता मूलचंद, सौरभ
3 892/2 जनजी ससजचत 0.13
जपता संतोष
()
राजेि जपता दररयावचंद जैन, डॉ ददलीप जैन
जपता फकीरचंद जैन, संदीप जपता सतीि चंद
4 892/3 जनजी ससजचत 0.29
जैन, गौरव जपता संतोष कुमार जैन
()
मोहम्मद अररफ जपता मोहम्मद ईसमान
5 893/4 जनजी पररवर्ततत 0.06
()
कुल 0.72
[फा. सं. NHAI/PIU/Indore/Indore-Edlabad/2017/3D]
राजेि गुप् ता, जनदेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th July, 2022
S.O. 3427(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, S.O. 2477 (E), Dated 31 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 NH347BG on the stretch of land from Km. 81 to Km. 139 (khandwa) Indore-Edlabad upto Maharashtra
Border in the district of KHANDWA in the state of MADHYA PRADESH.
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “Free Press” and “Nai Dunia” both
dated 12 June 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the NH347BG in the
stretch of land from Km. 81 to Km. 139 (khandwa) Indore-Edlabad upto Maharashtra Border in the district of
KHANDWA in the state of MADHYA PRADESH.
State: MADHYA PRADESH District: KHANDWA
Sl. 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: Khandwa
Village: Balkhadsura
Bharat S/o Khemchand, Dileep S/o
1 59/6 Private Unirrigated 0.21
Narayan
Village: Bhojakhedi
2 437/3 Private Diverted 0.03 Ankit Sambhar S/o Anil Sambhar
Village: Chhaigaon Makhan
Rajesh S/o Daryavchand Jain, Dileep
3 892/2 Private Irrigated 0.13 S/o Fakeerchand Jain, Sateesh S/o
Moolchand , Sorabh S/o Santosh
Rajesh S/o Daryavchand Jain, Dr.
Dileep Jain S/o Fakeerchand Jain,
4 892/3 Private Irrigated 0.29
Sandeep S/o Sateesh Chand Jain, Gorav
S/o Santosh kumar Jain4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Mohammad Aarif S/o Mohammad
5 893/4 Private Diverted 0.06
Usman
TOTAL 0.72
[F. No. NHAI/PIU/Indore/Indore-Edlabad/2017/3D]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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