## Report on Land Acquisition for National Highway 87
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a government notification regarding land acquisition for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway 87 (NH87) in the state of Uttarakhand. The notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, declares the acquisition of specific land parcels in the Nainital district for the aforementioned purposes. This report provides an overview of the policy objectives, the rationale behind the acquisition, key provisions, affected stakeholders, and potential impacts based on the provided text.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide information about a specific government notification concerning land acquisition for the development of National Highway 87, based solely on the text provided. The analysis focuses on understanding the purpose, provisions, and implications of this notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a *new policy* specifically related to land acquisition for a particular project.
* **Core Objective(s):** The core objective is to acquire land for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of NH87 on the stretch of land from Km 43.446 to Km 93.226. This includes enabling the construction and improvement of the highway.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
This policy addresses the need to acquire land for the development and improvement of NH87. The acquisition is necessary to facilitate the construction, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of the highway, aiming to enhance transportation infrastructure and connectivity in the region. The notification follows a process including initial intention to acquire, publication of the intention, consideration of objections, and final declaration of acquisition.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This is a *new policy* for the specific land acquisition. The main provisions of the notification include:
* **Declaration of Land Acquisition:** The Central Government declares that the land specified in the attached schedule should be acquired for the purpose of building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of NH87.
* **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.
* **Schedule of Land:** The notification includes a schedule detailing the specific parcels of land to be acquired, including survey numbers, type of land, nature of land, area in hectares, and names of the land owners/interested persons. The land is located within the district of Nainital in the state of Uttarakhand.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
Based on the provided text, the directly affected stakeholders include:
* **Landowners/Interested Persons:** Individuals and entities owning land identified in the schedule for acquisition. These are primarily located in the villages of Haripur Purnanand, Bacchhipur, Jaggi Bangar, and Padalipur within the Haldwani and Lalkuan Taluks.
* **Residents of Nainital District, Uttarakhand:** The improved highway infrastructure will likely impact the broader population of the district.
* **Government Agencies:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the competent authority for land acquisition, and other related government bodies.
* **Construction and Infrastructure Companies:** The entities involved in the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of NH87.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is the responsible agency, acting through a "competent authority" for land acquisition.
* **Procedures:** The notification follows a process outlined in the National Highway Act, 1956, which includes:
* Initial notification of intent to acquire (SO 2603 E dated 04.08.2020).
* Publication of the notification in newspapers (Dainik Jagran and Hindustan Times both dated 23.08.2020).
* Consideration and disallowing of objections.
* Submission of a report by the competent authority.
* Final declaration of acquisition.
* **Timelines:** The process began with the initial notification in August 2020 and culminated in the declaration of acquisition in June 2021. The text does not provide specific timelines for the subsequent steps, such as compensation and physical transfer of land.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of this land acquisition include:
* **Improved Transportation Infrastructure:** The building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of NH87 will improve connectivity and transportation efficiency.
* **Economic Development:** Enhanced transportation infrastructure can stimulate economic growth in the region by facilitating trade, tourism, and other economic activities.
* **Land Use Changes:** The acquired land will be converted from its current use (primarily agriculture) to highway infrastructure.
* **Compensation for Landowners:** Landowners will be entitled to compensation for the acquired land, as per the provisions of the National Highway Act, 1956.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification analyzed in this report marks a significant step towards the development and improvement of National Highway 87. The land acquisition is a crucial component of the project, enabling the construction, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of the highway. Understanding the provisions, stakeholders, and potential impacts of this notification is essential for all affected parties.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Location of publication.
National Highway Act, 1956: Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
NH87: National Highway 87, the road for which land is being acquired.
Rudrapur: Name of DM Office
NAINITAL: District in the State of Uttarakhand where land acquisition is taking place.
UTTARAKHAND: State where the land acquisition is taking place.
Dainik Jagran: Newspaper in which the notification was published.
Hindustan Times: Newspaper in which the notification was published.
Haldwani: Taluk within Nainital district.
Haripur Purnanand: Village within Haldwani Taluk.
Lalkuan: Taluk within Nainital district.
Bacchhipur: Village within Lalkuan Taluk.
Jaggi Bangar: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Padalipur: Village where land acquisition is taking place.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry responsible for the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 2091] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनू 11, 2021/ज्य ष्े ठ 21, 1943
No. 2091] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021/JYAISHTHA 21, 1943
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 11 िून, 2021
का.आ. 2251(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार न,े राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उपधारा (1) के अधीन िारी की गई भारत सरकार के सड़क
पररवहन और रािमागग मंत्रालय की अजधसचू ना संख्या का.आ. 2603(अ) दिनाकं -04.10.2020 , िो भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गई थी, द्वारा उत्तराखंड राज्य के नैनीताल जिले म ें NH87 के
दक.मी. 43.446 स े दक.मी. 93.226 (डीएम ऑदिस रुरपुर) तक के राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग के जनमागण (चौड़ा करन/ेचार लेन का
बनाने, आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन के जलए उस अजधसूचना स े उपाबद्ध अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िष्टग भूजम का अिगन
करन े के अपन े आिय की घोषणा की थी ;
और उक्त अजधसूचना का सार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3क की उपधारा (3) के अधीन तारीख "23.08.2020 " को
"िैजनक िागरण" और "हहिं स्ट्ु तान टाइम्स" िोनों म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था ;
और आक्षेप प्राप्त हुए थ ेऔर सक्षम प्राजधकारी न ेउन पर जवचार कर जलया ह ैऔर आक्षेपों को अननुज्ञात कर दिया ह;ै
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (1) के अनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय सरकार को अपनी
ररपोट गिे िी ह ै;
3128 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अतः अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की उक्त ररपाटे प्राप्त हो िाने पर और उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की
उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक उक्त अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िष्टग भूजम का पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए अिगन दकया िाना चाजहए ;
और अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (2) के अनुसरण में यह घोषणा करती ह ैदक इस
अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन पर, उक्त अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िष्टग भूजम सभी जवल्लगं मों स े मुक्त होकर आत्यजन्द्तक रूप स े
केन्द्रीय सरकार म ेंजनजहत हो िाएगी ।
अनसु चू ी
उत्तराखंड राज्य के नैनीताल जिल े म ें NH-87 के दक.मी. 43.446 से दक.मी. 93.226 (डीएम ऑदिस रुरपुर ) के जलए
अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना सजहत अथवा संरचना रजहत जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: उत्तराखडं जिल ेका नाम: ननै ीताल
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का भस्ट्ू वामी/जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों का नाम
सख्ं या क्षत्रे िल
(हक्े टेयर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: हल्द्वानी
गावं का नाम: हररपरु पणू ानग िं
सड़क / आबिी
1 115 सरकारी गैर कृजष 1.341
(1.3410)
तालकु का नाम: लालकुआ ं
गावं का नाम: बच्चीपरु
बंिर
1 124 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.379
(1)
गावं का नाम: िग्गी बगं र
बंिर / रास्ट्ता
2 458 सरकारी गैर कृजष 1.011
(1.0110)
बंिर / रास्ट्ता
3 459 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.86
(0.8600)
गावं का नाम: पडलीपरु
रास्ट्ता
4 256 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.093
(0.3480)
श्री ियाराम पुत्र श्री बौद्ध हसंह, श्री
भरतराम पुत्र श्री सातवाल चंि, श्री
बहािरु हसंह पुत्र श्री िाबे हसंह, पिम
5 257 अन्द्य(जनिी/सरकारी) गैर कृजष 0.32
हसंह मेहता, रािेंर िमा,ग िांजत िमाग,
ग्रीि चंि िोिी, बसंती िेवी आदि।
( ० ३२००)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
राधा बल्लभ पुत्र िेवी ित्त, भुवन चंि
िोिी पुत्र हीरा बल्लभ िोिी, श्रीमती।
हमे ा िेवी पत्नी स्ट्वगीय श्री तारा ित्त, श्री
तपन पुत्र स्ट्वगीय श्री तारा ित्त, इंर िेवी
पुत्र श्री केिव ित्त, रािेन्द्र कुमार िोथल,
पूरन चंि डोथल, केवलानंि दित्तर पुत्र
6 259 जनिी गैर कृजष 0.038
नंि दकिोर डोटल, श्रीमती। साजवत्री
िेवी पत्नी नंि दकिोर डोभाल, लक्ष्मी
कांत पुत्र केिव ित्त, श्रीमती इंर िेवी
पत्नी केिव ित्त, श्री िीपक कुमार पाठक,
आदि।
(0.0380)
श्री कृपाल हसंह पुत्र श्री गगं ा हसहं ,
7 260 अन्द्य(जनिी/सरकारी) गैर कृजष 0.5544 गुरुमेंर हसंह पुत्र भिन हसंह आदि।
( ० ५५४४)
श्री िग्गी राम स ोो वाजसराम सुखिेव
हसंह स ोो भिन हसंह हसं ा ित्त स ोो
केिव ित्त प्रेम चंरा िोिी घनस्ट्याम ित्त
अरजवन्द्ि कुमार प्रकाि चंरा गुडवांट
सेखर िोिी कलावती डेवी घनस्ट्याम
अग्रवाल परु ाण चंरा िोिी तारा चौहान
भगवती डेवी पारवती डेवी िीवन हसंह
चंपा थापा पुष्कर हसंह रमिे चरं ा िोिी
रािेि अग्रवाल गोपाल डेटा भट्ट धरा
8 261 अन्द्य(जनिी/सरकारी) गैर कृजष 0.718 बल्लब जतवारी बालम हसंह प्रेमचंर
िोिी, घनस्ट्यम ित्त, अरहवंि कुमार,
प्रकाि चंर गुडवतं , िेखर िोिी,
कलावती िेवी, घनसयम अग्रवाल, पूरन
चंर िोिी, तारा चौहान, भगवती िेवी,
पावगती िेवी, िीवन हसंह, चंपा थापा,
पुस्ट्कर हसंह, रमेि चंर िोिी, रािेि
अग्रवाल, गोपाल ित्ता भट्ट, धारा बलाब
जतवारी, बालम हसंह ोेट्स आदि
(0.7180)
गूल
9 263 सरकारी(गरै कृजष) गैर कृजष 0.013
(0.0130)
गूल
10 265 सरकारी गैर कृजष 0.113
(0.1130)
कुल 5.4404
[िा. सं. NHAI/BOT/11013/17/2009/LA/PIU/Rudrapur/3D]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनिेिक4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th June, 2021
S.O. 2251(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways, SO 2603 (E) dated 04.08.2020 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 NH87 on the stretch of land from Km 43.446 to Km 93.226 (DM Office Rudrapur) in the district of NAINITAL in
the state of UTTARAKHAND
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “Dainik Jagran” and “Hindustan
Times” both dated 23.08.2020; 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 NH-87 in the stretch of land
from NH-87 (DM Office Rudrapur) in the district of NAINITAL in the State of UTTARAKHAND
State: UTTARAKHAND District: NAINITAL
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: Haldwani
Village: Haripur Purnanand
Non Road / Awadi
1 115 Government 1.341
Agriculture 1.3410
Taluk: Lalkuan
Village: Bacchhipur
Non Banjar
1 124 Government 0.379
Agriculture 1
Village: Jaggi Bangar
Non Banjar / Road
2 458 Government 1.011
Agriculture 1.0110
Non Banjar / Road
3 459 Government 0.86
Agriculture 0.8600[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Village: Padalipur
Non Sadak
4 256 Government 0.093
Agriculture 0.3480
Shri Dayaram S/o Shri Buddh Singh,
Shri Bharatram S/o Shri Satval Chand,
Shri Bahadur SIngh S/o Shri Jaave
Common(Private/ Non
5 257 0.32 Singh, Padam Singh Mehta, Rajendra
Government) Agriculture
Sharma, Shanti Sharma, Greesh Chand
Joshi, Basanti Devi etc.
0.3200
Radha Ballabh S/o Devi Datt, Bhuwan
Chand Joshi S/o Hira Ballabh Joshi,
Smt. Hema Devi W/o Late Sh.Tara
Datt, Shri Tapan S/o Late Shri Tara
Datt, Indra Devi S/o Shri Keshav Datt,
Rajensra Kumar Dothal, Purana Chand
Non
6 259 Private 0.038 Dothal, Kevlanand Dithal, S/o Nand
Agriculture
Kishor Dothal, Smt. Savitri Devi W/o
Nahnd Kishor Dothal, Lakshmi Kant
S/o Keshav Datt, Smt Indra Devi W/o
Keshav Datt, Sh. Deepak Kumar
Pathak, etc.
0.0380
Shri Kripal Singh S/o Shri Ganga
Common(Private/ Non Singh, Gurumendra Singh S/o Bhajan
7 260 0.5544
Government) Agriculture Singh etc.
0.5544
Shri Jaggi Ram S/o Vaasiram, Sukhdev
Singh S/o Bhajan Singh, Hansa Datt
S/o Keshav Datt, Prem Chandra Joshi,
Ghansyam Datt, Arvind Kumar,
Prakash Chandra Gudwant, Sekhar
Joshi, Kalawati Devi, Ghansyam
Common(Private/ Non
8 261 0.718 Agrawal, Puran Chandra Joshi, Tara
Government) Agriculture
Chauhan, Bhagawati Devi, Parvati
Devi, Jeevan Singh, Champa Thapa,
Puskar Singh, Ramesh Chandra Joshi,
Rajesh Agrawal, Gopal Datta Bhatt,
Dhara Ballab Tiwari, Balam Singh etc.
0.7180
Government(Non Non Gool
9 263 0.013
Agriculture) Agriculture 0.0130
Non Gool
10 265 Government 0.113
Agriculture 0.1130
TOTAL 5.4404
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