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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the public purpose of building, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 160 in the Ahmednagar-Baramati-Phaltan Section of Maharashtra, as per sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 1697(E) dated April 1, 2026, issued a declaration by the Central Government for the acquisition of land. This action is taken under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), for the public purpose of building (including widening, two-lane with paved shoulder, or four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 160. The specific land stretch is identified from Km 25.200 to Km 46.250, within the Ahmednagar-Baramati-Phaltan Section, located in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within twenty-one days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 3C of the Act. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, namely, the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Shrigonda, who is mandated to provide an opportunity for a hearing. The final order on objections, made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C, shall be conclusive. The Schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, which includes private agriculture land across villages such as Chikhali, Mahadeowadi (Loni Khalchi), Loni Vyanknath, and Madhe Wadgaon in Shrigonda Taluk, totaling approximately 0.6219 hectares.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02042026-271516 EXTRAORDINARY PART IIโ€”Section 3โ€”Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1632] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026/ CHAITRA 11, 1948 MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st April, 2026 S.O. 1697(E). โ€” In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required for Building (widening/Two lane with paved shoulder/four laning, etc) maintenance, management and operation of National Highway No. 160 in the stretch of land from Km 25.200 to Km 46.250 (Ahmednagar-Baramati-Phaltan Section) in the district of Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra Any person interested in the said land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objections to the use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1) of section 3C of the said Act. Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Sub Divisonal Officer (Revenue) Shrigonda, in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either Allow or disallow the objections. Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C of the said Act shall be final. The land plans and other details of the land to be covered under their notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure falling National Highway No.160 within the stretch of the land from Km 25.200 to Km 46.250 (Ahmednagar-Baramati-Phaltan Section) in the district of Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra. State: MAHARASHTRA District: AHMEDNAGAR +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land| Nature of Land | Area (in Local Unit)| Area (in Hectares)| +=========+====================+=============+=================+====================+================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ Taluk: Shrigonda Village: Chikhali +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 1 | 368 | Private | Agriculture | 0.22 (Hectare) | 0.22 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ Village: Mahadeowadi (Loni Khalchi) +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 2 | 33 | Private | Agriculture | 0.045 (Hectare) | 0.045 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 3 | 39 | Private | Agriculture | 0.04 (Hectare) | 0.04 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ Village: Loni Vyanknath +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 4 | 684 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0062 (Hectare) | 0.0062 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 5 | 719/A | Private | Agriculture | 0.14 (Hectare) | 0.14 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 6 | 744 | Private | Agriculture | 0.07 (Hectare) | 0.07 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 7 | 860/1 | Private | Agriculture | 0.05 (Hectare) | 0.05 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ Village: Madhe Wadgaon +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 8 | 135 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0111 (Hectare) | 0.0111 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ | 9 | 138 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0396 (Hectare) | 0.0396 | +---------+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+--------------------+----------------+ Total 0.6219 [F. No. 12037/7/2017-MAH(P-6)/3A ] SAIKH AMINKHAN, Director Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.04.02 14:18:11 +05'30'

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