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The Central Government declares the acquisition of the Right of User in specified land for laying a natural gas pipeline and directs its vesting in ONGC Limited, free from all encumbrances, under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of Users in Land) Act, 1962.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 1757(E) dated April 7, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, declares the acquisition of the Right of User in land for the purpose of laying a natural gas pipeline, specifically the 'SPM#AA TO PNM#3' project, in the West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. This action follows a previous declaration of intention by the Central Government via notification S.O. 3329 (E) dated July 25, 2023, under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of Users in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962). Copies of the earlier Gazette notification were available to the public until May 9, 2024. After considering a report submitted by the Competent Authority under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the said Act and being satisfied that the land is required, the Central Government, exercising powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the Act, has decided to acquire the Right of User. Furthermore, under sub-section (4) of Section 6 of the Act, the Right of User in the specified land is directed to vest in ONGC Limited, free from all encumbrances, upon the publication of this declaration. ONGC Limited is solely responsible for any compensation claims under Section 10 of the P&MP Act, 1962, with no liability against the Central Government. The Schedule details the acquired land in ACHANTA and PODURU Mandals, including villages ACHANTA, VEMAVARAM, and GUMMULURU, totaling 6 Hectare, 58 Are.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07042026-271616 EXTRAORDINARY PART IIโ€”Section 3โ€”Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1689] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026/CHAITRA 17, 1948 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th April, 2026 S.O. 1757(E).โ€” whereas by notification of Government of India in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas S.O. 3329 (E) dated.25.07.2023 issued under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of Users in Land) Acts, 1962 (50 of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), Published in the Gazette of India dated 25.07.2023 the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the Right of User in the Land specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying pipeline for transportation of natural gas through SPM#AA TO PNM#3 in the State of Andhra Pradesh by ONGC Limited. And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public up to 09.05.2024. And whereas the Competent Authority has, under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the said Act submitted report to Central Government: And whereas the Central Government, after considering the said report and on being satisfied that the said land is required for laying the pipelines, has decided to acquire the Right of User there in: Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (1) of the Section 6 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the Right of User in the land specified in the Schedule appended to this notification is hereby acquired for laying the pipeline. And, further in exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 6 of said Act, the Central Government hereby directs that the Right of User in the said land for laying the pipeline shall, instead of vesting in the Central Government, vest on the date of publication of the declaration, in the ONGC Limited, free from all encumbrances. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., shall be exclusively liable for any compensation in terms of Section 10 of the P&MP Act, 1962 and no suit, claim or legal proceeding would lie against the Central Government on any matter relating to the pipeline. SCHEDULE ROU PIPELINE FROM "SPM#AA TO PNM#3/ROU/2023-2024" +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | | District: West Godavari | State Andhra Pradesh | +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ | Name of the | Name of the | Survey Number | Area | | Mandal | Village | +----------------+----------------+----------------+ | | | | Hectare | Are | Sq.mtr. | +=================+===================+===================================+================+================+================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+ | | | 378/3A&3C | 0 | 25 | 0 | | | | 377/1C | 0 | 01 | 0 | | ACHANTA | ACHANTA | 376/1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | | | VEMAVARAM | 375/1,2,3,4A,7A&7B | 0 | 32 | 0 | | | | 350/1A,1B,2A,2B,3A&3B | 0 | 21 | 0 | | | | 351/2A,3A&3B | 0 | 20 | 0 | | | | 353/1A&1B | 0 | 15 | 0 | | | | 352/1A,1B,2A&2B | 0 | 17 | 0 | | | | 355/1,2A&2B | 0 | 29 | 0 | | | | 340/2A,3A,4&5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | | | | 566p | 0 | 09 | 0 | | | | 564/1A,1B&1C | 0 | 21 | 0 | | | | 563/3A,3B,4A&4B | 0 | 10 | 0 | | | | 558/1B,1C,2A,2B,2C1,2D,3A&3B | 0 | 26 | 0 | | PODURU | GUMMULURU | 554/p | 0 | 06 | 0 | | | | 555/7 | 0 | 02 | 0 | | | | 518/6,7&8A | 0 | 22 | 0 | | | | 514/3B | 0 | 04 | 0 | | | | 515/1,2,3A,3B&5 | 0 | 52 | 0 | | | | 509/4,5&6 | 0 | 08 | 0 | | | | 511/6A,7B&8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | | | | 510/4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | | | | 502/A1,A2,A3&B3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | | | | 501/1&3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | | | | 500/1 | 0 | 04 | 0 | | | | 401/1&2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | | | | 404/3 | 0 | 03 | 0 | | | | 405/1&2 | 0 | 03 | 0 | | | | 446 | 0 | 33 | 0 | | | | 444/2A,2B&3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | | | | 441/3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | | | | 437 | 0 | 03 | 0 | | | | 436/1&2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | | | | 428/1&2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | | | | 429 | 0 | 03 | 0 | | | | 427 | 0 | 10 | 0 | | | | 105/2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | | | | 106 | 0 | 17 | 0 | | | | 103 | 0 | 14 | 0 | | | | 92 | 0 | 08 | 0 | +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+ | | GRAND TOTAL | | 6 | 58 | 0 | +-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+ [F.No. Expl-12027(11)/24/2023-EXPL-PNG (E-47077)] REGHURAM KRISHNA,Under Secy. 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.

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