LAND RESOURCES

IN INDIA
 AN OVERVIEW
IN SOUTH ASIA
LOCATIO MAINLY ON INDIAN PLATE
N
NORTEHRN PORTION IN INDO-AMERICAN
PLATE
SITUATIO 8O 4’N & 37O 6’N
N 68O 7’E & 97O 25’E

AREA 31,66,414 Sq.

Kms.

SEVENTH LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE

WORLD
 AN OVERVIEW

North to South : 3,214 Kms.

&
East to West : 2,933 Kms.

Land Frontier : 15,200 Kms.

&
Arabian Sea

Coast-line : 7,517 Kms. Bay of Bengal

Laccadive Sea

INDIAN OCEAN
 Ladakh
Karakoram Range

Arava
Punjab Plain
& Malw lli Himalayan Mountain Range
Rang Chin & Kachin Hil
Thar Desertae INDO-Chhot
Plate
Satpu GANGE - Khasi & Mizo Hills
au
ra TIC nagp
Runn of Kutch
Range PLAIN ur
Vindh Plate Sunderban
ya au
Arabian Sea Range
Decc
an Eastern Ghats
Western GhatsPlate Bay of Bengal
au

Laccadive Sea

INDIAN OCEAN
LAND RESOURCES
IN INDIA
UTILISATION

FROM
TRANSPORT SECTOR
 AJOR LAND USERS IN TRANSPORT SECTO

ILWAYS- Railway Tracks, Stations, Workshops, Godown

OADWAYS- Roads, Fuel Pump Stations, Toll Plazas, Uti

AIRWAYS- Airports, Runways, Workshops, etc.
WATERWAYS- Ports, Workshops, Godowns, etc.
ROAD SECTOR
TOTAL ROAD NETWORK :
4.69 Mn. Kms.
THIRD LARGEST NETWORK

DENSITY : 0.66 Km./Sq.

Km.
NHs : 79,739 Kms.
(Appx.)
SHs : 1,63,898 Kms.
(Appx.)
OTHER PWD ROADS
URBAN ROADS
RURAL ROADS
PROJECT ROADS
RIBBON DEVELOPMENT
OF RIBBON DEVELOPMENT – LAND RELATED M

PROVISION FOR SERVICE

ROAD FOR LOCAL
TRAFFIC

PROVISION OF ADEQUATE
CONTROL OF BUILDING
LAND WIDTH FOR FUTURE
ACTIVITIES
DEVELOPMENT
AND WIDTH FOR DIFFERENT CLAASES OF ROAD
Land Width(in Mtrs.)
Plain & Rolling Mountainous & Steep
Clas Country Terrain
s of Rural Areas Urban Areas Rural Areas Urban Areas
Roa
ds Norm Rang Norm Rang Norm Exceptio Norm Exceptio
al e al e al nal al nal

NHs
30- 30-
& 45
60
30
60
24 18 20 18
SHs

MDR 25- 15-

25 20 18 15 15 12
s 30 25

ODR 15- 15-

 SERVICE ROADS

PARALLEL SERVICE ROADS FOR 2-WAY TRAFFIC

SHOULD BE PLANNED AS ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY
SCHEME FOR ERECTING BUILDINGS & FACTORIES
ON THE LAND ABUTTING THE HIGHWAY.

TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL’S

RECOMMENDATION
STATE GOVERNMENTS COULD ENSURE BY
STIPULATING CONDITION WHILE GRANTING
PERMISSION FOR BUILDINGS/FACTORIES
CONTROL OF BUILDING
ACTIVITY

ROAD
WIDTH
(No Structure)
BUILDING
LINE
(No Building
Activity)
CONTROL LINE
(No Building above
13 Mtrs.)
TANDARDS FOR BUILDING LINE & CONTROL LIN
Mountainous & Steep
Plain & Rolling Terrain
Terrain Distance between Road Land
Boundary and Building Line
Clas Urban &
s of Rural Areas Industrial Rural Areas Urban Areas
Roa Areas
ds Distance
Width
Width between
betwe
betwe Road
en Norm Exceptio Norm Exceptio
en Land
Buildi al nal al nal
Contro Boundary
ng
l Lines & Control
Lines
Line
NHs
& 80 150 3-6 5 3 5 3
SHs
MDR
50 100 3 5 3 5 3
s
 EXISITING PRACTICE
LAND IS A SUBJECT INCLUDED IN STATE LIST

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
IN
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
IS MANDATED FOR
BUILDING, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT & OPERATION
OF
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT, 1956
(48 of 1956)
ection 2 – Declaration of National Highwa
sub-section (1) – NHs Specified in Schedule
sub-section (2) – Provision for Addition of new NHs
sub-section (3) – Provision for Omission of existing N

tion 4 –National Highways to vest on Unio

includes-
All Lands appurtenant thereto, whether demarcated
All Bridges, culverts, tunnels, causeways, carriagewa
other structures;
All fences, trees, posts and boundary, furlong & mile
of such highways or any land appurtenant to such hig
ERIA FOR DECLARATION OF NATIONAL HIGHWA
ads running through the length and breadth of the count

ads connecting adjacent countries;

ads connecting the National Capital with State Capit

d roads connecting mutually the State Capitals;

ads connecting major ports, non-major ports, large

ustrial or tourist centers;

ads meeting very important strategic requirement in

y and isolated areas;

erial roads enabling sizeable reduction in travel dist

d achieve substantial economic growth thereby;
• Roads which help opening up large tracts of
backward
area and hilly regions(other than strategically
important ones);

• National Highways grid of 100 km is

achieved;
• The road must be upto the standard laid down
for SHs -
both in its technical requirements and land
requirements;

• Existing Right of Way(RoW) should be the

property of the
State Govt. and must be generally free of
Processing
Proposals for declaration of NHs are finalised in
consultation with M/o Finance & Plg. Commission

M/o Finance concurs from expenditure angle involved

In future development of the NHs to be declared

Plg. Commission considers :-

• Available infrastructure;
• Justification for such declaration;
• Formation of National Highways Grid;
• Overall & balanced development of NHs;
• Financial aspect during the relevant Plan Period.
 STEPS OF LAND ACQUISITION FOR NH
Under Section 3 of NH Act, 1956
3.(a) – Authorisation of Competent Authority

3A – Power to acquire land for NH

- Intention notified
3B – Power to enter into land for Survey, etc.

3C – Hearing of Objections, received in writing

within 21 days

3D – Declaration of Acquisition within one year

- Land shall vest absolutely in Central Govt.
- Not questionable in any Court of law
3E – Power to take Possession by 60 days Notice
- Provision of enforcement through Law & Order

3F – Legal right to enter into land for works

3G – Determination of Amount of Compensation

- Notice to Claimants
- Factors taken into consideration spelt out
- Provision of Arbitration

3H – Deposit & Payment of Compensation

- Provision for referring disputes to Civil Court
SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT
ON CARDS :-
EXPRESSWAYS - CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS
• SIX OR EIGHT LANE HIGHWAYS

• CONTROLS ENTRY & EXIT

• SLIP ROADS FOR ENTRY & EXIT

• DESIGN OF SLIP ROADS INCORPORATED

IN THE DESIGN OF HIGHWAY

• HIGHEST CLASS IN INDIAN ROADS NETWORK

• 16 E-WAYS OPERATING - 942 Kms.

• 16 MORE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - 2702 Kms.

• ALL E-WAYS AS KNOWN TO US ARE NOT

E-WAYS IN TRUE SENSE, AS THESE DO NOT
HAVE ACCESS CONTROL

• ACCESS CONTROL = TOLL COLLECTION

EXISTING NATIONAL EXPRESSWAYS
Sl. E- Route States Lengt Remark
No way cover h s
. No. ed (In
Kms.)
1. NE-I Ahmedabd - Gujar 93 Under
Vadodara at Operatio
n
2. NE- Uttar
Kundli – Manesar - 134 Identified
Palwal for
II Prade
APPROVED NATIONAL EXPRESSWAYS
sh
developm
ent and
Sl. Section andLength(In construct
No. HaryaKms.) ion

1. Vadodara - na 400
Mumbai
2. Bengaluru - 334
Chennai
3. Delhi – Meerut 66
11TH FYP STIPULATED TO CONSIDER :-

• ESTABLISHING EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY

• MASTERPLAN FOR 15,600 Kms. OF E-WAY

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT :-

• HAS INITIATED ACTION FOR LEGAL

FRAMEWORK TO ESTABLISH
EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

• HAS ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATION FOR

COMPLETION OF 18,637 Kms. OF E-WAY
IN 3 PHASES BY YEAR 2022
UNPLANNED LAND USE
MY VIEWS
• LAND USE PLANNING AT MICRO LEVEL

• EVERY LAND USING SECTOR TO IDENTIFY

VIABILITY IN DIMINISHING MANNER IN A MAP
USING SHADES

• SUCH SHADED MAPS CAN BE SUPER-IMPOSED

OVER EACH-OTHER TO DETERMINE OPTIMAL
LAND USE
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY

OVERLAPPED
• PRIORITY FOR ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS

• PRIMARY SECTORS TO COMPROMISE

MUTUALLY SO AS TO ARRIVE AT MOST
OPTIMAL LAND USE TO ENSURE
BALANCED AND OVERALL NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

• TRANSPORT SECTORS MAY PLAN

CONNECTIVITY CONSIDERING
REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER SECTORS
ECONOMY IN LAND USE FROM ROADS SECTOR

• RAILWAYS COULD BE IMPROVED TO ENSURE FASTER

MOVEMENT OF PASSENGERS AND GOODS BY RAIL
&
ROADS ALONGSIDE RAILWAYS COULD BE MINIMISED

• RADIAL ROADWAYS CONVERGING TO RAILHEADS

COULD BE PLANNED
• SLANT STRUCTURE OF ROADS COULD BE REPLACED BY
VERTICAL STRUCTURE

• ELEVATED ROADS COULD BE MAXIMISED AND THE

SPACE BENEATH SUCH ROADS COULD BE UTILISED
FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
SUCH INNOVATIONS COULD ALSO BE THOUGHT OF
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