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**Report on Amendment to National Highway Land Acquisition Policy**
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes an amendment to a land acquisition policy related to National Highway 66 (NH66) in Kerala, India. The amendment concerns the acquisition of specific land parcels for the purpose of building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of the highway between Km 517.250 and Km 547.080, specifically the Kadambattukonam to Kazhakkoottam section in the district of THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. The key finding is that this amendment formally declares the acquisition of specifically listed land parcels, vesting them with the Central Government after due process.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of an amendment to a land acquisition policy pertaining to National Highway 66 (NH66) in Kerala, India. The analysis is based solely on the provided policy text, focusing on the changes and implications of the amendment.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This document represents an *amendment* to an existing land acquisition policy.
* The original policy is referenced as "the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, S.O.395E dated 24.01.2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub section ii issued under subsection 1 of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 48 of 1956".
* **Core Objective(s):** The amendment's core objective, inferred from the text, is to legally enable the acquisition of specific land parcels for the building, widening, four-laning, maintenance, management, and operation of NH66 on the specified stretch. This contributes to the broader objective of improving national highway infrastructure.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The amendment is likely necessary to finalize the land acquisition process after the initial notification and consideration of objections. The text indicates that a prior notification (S.O.395E dated 24.01.2020) declared the government's intention to acquire the land. The amendment follows the consideration and disallowance of objections, and the submission of a report by the competent authority, as outlined in the National Highways Act, 1956. This amendment seems to provide the legal basis for the actual transfer of land ownership.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This section focuses specifically on the *changes* introduced by the provided amendment text:
* **What is being changed:** The amendment pertains to finalizing the acquisition of land identified in the original notification (S.O.395E dated 24.01.2020) for the NH66 project. The amendment is based on Section 3D of The National Highways Act, 1956.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The key new provision is the declaration that "the land specified in the said Schedule should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose" and 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." This effectively transfers ownership of the listed land parcels to the Central Government.
* **Difference/Effect of the Change:** This amendment moves the process beyond the *intention* to acquire (as stated in the original notification) to the *actual acquisition* of the land. It legally empowers the government to take possession of the land and proceed with the highway project. The land is now free from encumbrances, clearing any legal hurdles related to ownership. The amendment specifically identifies the land parcels affected, listed in the Schedule, including their survey numbers, type of land, area, and names of landowners.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by *this amendment* are:
* **Landowners:** The individuals and entities listed in the Schedule whose land is being acquired.
* **Residents/Businesses:** Potentially those residing or operating businesses on or near the specified land parcels.
* **National Highways Authority of India (NHAI):** As the implementing agency for the NH66 project.
* **Central Government:** Responsible for the overall highway development and land acquisition process.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency:** The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) are the responsible agencies. The competent authority under the National Highways Act, 1956 played a crucial role.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The amendment comes into effect upon its publication in the Official Gazette. The text references prior notifications and processes under the National Highways Act, 1956, indicating adherence to established legal procedures. The next steps likely involve formal land transfer, compensation to landowners, and commencement (or continuation) of construction activities. The date of Notification is 22nd January 2021.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome *of this specific amendment* is to:
* Enable the smooth and legally sound acquisition of land required for the NH66 project.
* Resolve any outstanding issues related to land ownership.
* Facilitate the timely completion of the highway development project, leading to improved transportation infrastructure and connectivity in the region.
* Potentially impact local communities and landowners through displacement and changes in land use.
**9. Conclusion:**
The amendment to the land acquisition policy signifies a crucial step towards the realization of the NH66 highway project. By legally securing the necessary land parcels, the government aims to enhance transportation infrastructure, boost economic activity, and improve connectivity in the region. While the amendment facilitates progress, it also carries implications for landowners and local communities who will need to be appropriately compensated and supported during the transition. The significance lies in its role in unlocking the next phase of the NH66 development.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: Government of India ministry responsible for road transport and highways.
New Delhi: Capital of India, location of notification issuance.
National Highway Act, 1956: Act under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
NH66: National Highway 66, the highway for which land is being acquired for building, widening, fourlaning, etc.
Kadambattukonam: Starting point of the stretch of land being acquired on NH66 in Kerala.
Kazhakkoottam: End point of the stretch of land being acquired on NH66 in Kerala.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: District in Kerala where the land acquisition is taking place.
KERALA: State in India where the land acquisition is taking place.
Mathrubhumi: Newspaper in which the notification was published.
The Hindu: Newspaper in which the notification was published.
Chirayinkeezhu: Taluk in THIRUVANANTHAPURAM District
Kizhuvilam: Village in Chirayinkeezhu Taluk
RAJESH GUPTA: Director, signatory of the notification.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Location where document was printed
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Publisher of document
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 313] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, िनवरी 22, 2021/माघ 2, 1942
No. 313] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021/MAGHA 2, 1942
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 िनवरी, 2021
का.आ. 344(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार ने, 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 अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ.395(अ). तारीख 24.01.2020, िो भारत के रािपत्र,
असाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गई थी, द्वारा केरल राज्य के जथरुवनंतपुरम जिले म ें NH66 के
दक.मी. 517.250 स े दक.मी.547.080 (कडबाटकोणम –कज़हकट्टम सेक्िन) तक के राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग के जनमागण (चोड़ा
करन/े चार लेन का बनाने, आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन के जलए उस अजधसूचना स े उपाबद्ध अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िष्टग
भूजम का अिगन करने के अपन ेआिय की घोषणा की थी ;
और उक्त अजधसूचना का सार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3 क की उपधारा (3) के अधीन तारीख
"14.03.2020" को "मातभृ जू म" और "ि हहिं "ू िोनों म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था ;
और आक्षेप प्राप्त हुए थे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने 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 ै;
463 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अतः अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की उक्त ररपोट ग प्राप्त हो िान े 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 म ें 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 ी
केरल राज्य के जथरुवनंतपुरम जिल े म ें NH66 के दक.मी. 517.250 से दक.मी.547.080 (कडबाटकोणम –कज़हकट्टम
सेक्िन) तक जनमागण या बगैर जनमागण के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना सजहत अथवा संरचना रजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त
जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: केरल जिल ेका नाम: जथरुवनतं परु म
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भस्ट्ू वामी/ जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों का नाम
सख्ं या (हक्े टेयर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: जचरजयनकीिहु
गावं का नाम: कीज़होजवलम
निीब स/ओ मुहम्मि इब्राजहम
1 102/1 जनिी वेट 0.0329
( १०२ २१)
कृष्णन नरै स/ओ परमेस्ट्वरन जपल्लई
2 102/10 जनिी ड्राई 0.07
( १०२ १०)
लक्ष्मी डी ओ व् म सजसकुमार,
3 102/18 जनिी ड्राई 0.0084 श्यामलाबाई
( १०२ २५)
पावगती डी ओ व् म सजसकुमार,
4 102/19 जनिी ड्राई 0.0541 श्यामलाबाई
( १०२ २६)
स. श्यामलाबाई व /ओ व ्म
5 102/3 जनिी वेट 0.1275 जवियकुमार
( १०२ २२)
सजसकुमार व् म स/ओ वेलयधु न जपल्लई
6 102/8 जनिी वेट 0.093
( १०२ २३)
निीब स/ओ मुहम्मि इब्राजहम
7 102/9 जनिी वेट 0.0707
( १०२ २४)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र असाधारण 3
राििेखरन नैर स/ओ राघवानजपळ्ळै
8 104/12 जनिी वेट 0.0149
( १०४ २१)
रािसेखन स/ओ गोपालन
9 104/13 जनिी वेट 0.0741
( १०४ २२)
निीब स/ओ मुहम्मि इब्राजहम
10 104/14 जनिी वेट 0.1344
( १०४ २३)
निीब स/ओ मुहम्मि इब्राजहम
11 104/15 जनिी वेट 0.061
( १०४ २४)
निीब स/ओ मुहम्मि इब्राजहम
12 104/16 जनिी वेट 0.1039
( १०४ २५)
सजबता व /ओ निीब
13 104/17 जनिी वेट 0.08
( १०४ १७)
१. मोहनन नैर स/ओ चल्े लप्पनजपळ्ळै
14 105/1 जनिी वेट 0.0235 २. सरस्ट्वती डी ओ लक्ष्मी एम्मा
( १०५ १२)
वलसलकुमारी डी ओ सरसम्म
15 105/2 जनिी वेट 0.088
( १०५ २)
निीब स/ओ मुहम्मि इब्राजहम
16 105/3 जनिी वेट 0.1215
( १०५ १३)
निीब स/ओ मुहम्मि इब्राजहम
17 105/4 जनिी वेट 0.0243
( १०५ १४)
जमजनमल, लालमों स/ओ सधासीवान
18 105/5 जनिी वेट 0.0573
( १०५ १५)
रजिथा व /ओ श्रीकुमार
19 105/7 जनिी वेट 0.1818
( १०५ १७)
जनिा डी ओ वलसलकुमारी
20 106/1 जनिी वेट 0.1516
( १०६ १२)
श्रीकुमार स/ओ सिानिान
21 106/2 जनिी वेट 0.043
( १०६ १३)
श्रीकुमार स/ओ सिानन्द्िन एडं अिस ग
22 2741 जनिी ड्राई 0.0886
(३६००)
जिबू स/ओ रामचंरन नरै एडं अिसग
23 2742 जनिी ड्राई 0.3345
(३६०१ )4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
जमजनमल डी ओ संथा, बैिू स/ओ बालन
24 2743 जनिी ड्राई 0.1817 एंड अिस ग
(३६०३ )
िम्सुद्दीन स/ओ मोहमि युसफ एंड
25 2760 जनिी वेट 0.024 अिस ग
(३६०५)
िम्सुद्दीन स/ओ मोहमि युसफ एंड
26 2761 जनिी वेट 0.4467 अिस ग
(३६०६ )
िजन स/ओ एब्िलु रिीि एडं अिसग
27 2762 जनिी वेट 0.5477
(३६०८)
सफना .ल. फ़ाजज़ल डी ओ नधीरा
28 2763 जनिी ड्राई 0.2834 फ़ाजज़ल एंड अिस ग
(३६१० )
कुल 3.5225
[फा. सं. NHAI/11013/2017/LA/Kerala/PIU-Thiruvananthapuram/Notfi-3(a) Amendment/FTS-1569/3A2/3D2]
रािेि गुप् ता, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd January, 2021
S.O. 344(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, S.O.395(E) dated 24.01.2020, 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 NH66 on the stretch of land from Km 517.250 to Km 547.080 (Kadambattukonam to Kazhakkoottam) in the
district of THIRUVANANTHAPURAM in the state of KERALA.
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “Mathrubhumi” and “The Hindu”
both dated 14.03.2020; 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र असाधारण 5
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the NH66 in the stretch of land
from Km 517.250 to Km 547.080 (Kadambattukonam to Kazhakoottam Section) of NH-66 in the district of
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM in the state of KERALA.
State: KERALA District: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
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: Chirayinkeezhu
Village: Kizhuvilam
Najeeb S/o Mohammed Ibrahim
1 102/1 Private wet 0.0329
102/21
Krishnan Nair S/o Parameswaran Pillai
2 102/10 Private dry 0.07
102/10
Lekshmi D/o V.M. Sasikumar,
3 102/18 Private dry 0.0084 Shyamalabai
102/25
Parvathy D/o V.M. Sasikumar,
4 102/19 Private dry 0.0541 Shyamalabai
102/26
S. Shyamalabai W/o V.M.Vijayakumar
5 102/3 Private wet 0.1275
102/22
Sasikumar .V.M S/o Velayudhan Pillai
6 102/8 Private wet 0.093
102/23
Najeeb S/o Mohammed Ibrahim
7 102/9 Private wet 0.0707
102/24
Rajasekharan Nair S/o Raghavanpillai
8 104/12 Private wet 0.0149
104/21
Rajasekhan S/o Gopalan
9 104/13 Private wet 0.0741
104/22
Najeeb S/o Muhammed Ibrahim
10 104/14 Private wet 0.1344
104/23
Najeeb S/o Muhammed Ibrahim
11 104/15 Private wet 0.061
104/24
Najeeb S/o Muhammed Ibrahim
12 104/16 Private wet 0.1039
104/25
Sabitha W/o Najeeb
13 104/17 Private wet 0.08
104/17
1. Mohanan Nair S/o Chellappanpillai,
14 105/1 Private wet 0.0235 2. Saraswathy D/o Lekshmi Amma
105/12
Valsalakumari D/o Sarasamma
15 105/2 Private wet 0.088
105/2
Najeeb S/o Mohammed Ibrahim
16 105/3 Private wet 0.1215
105/13
Najeeb S/o Mohammed Ibrahim
17 105/4 Private wet 0.0243
105/14
Minimol, Lalmon S/o Sadhasivan
18 105/5 Private wet 0.0573
105/156 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Rejitha W/o Sreekumar
19 105/7 Private wet 0.1818
105/17
Nisha D/o Valsalakumari
20 106/1 Private wet 0.1516
106/12
Sreekumar S/o Sadandan
21 106/2 Private wet 0.043
106/13
Sreekumar S/o Sadhanandan and Others
22 2741 Private dry 0.0886
3600
Shibu S/o Ramachandran Nair and
23 2742 Private dry 0.3345 Others
3601
Minimol D/o Santha, Baiju S/o Balan
24 2743 Private dry 0.1817 and Others
3603
Shamsudeen S/o Mohamed Yusaf and
25 2760 Private wet 0.024 others
3605
Shamsudeen S/o Mohamed Yusaf and
26 2761 Private wet 0.4467 others
3606
Shani S/o Abdul Rasheed and others
27 2762 Private wet 0.5477
3608
Safna .L. Fazil D/o Nadheera Fazil and
28 2763 Private dry 0.2834 Others
3610
TOTAL 3.5225
[F. No. NHAI/11013/2017/LA/Kerala/PIU-Thiruvananthapuram/Notfi-3(a) Amendment/FTS-1569/3A2/3D2]
RAJESH GUPTA, Director
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