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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 66, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, through Notification S.O. 132(E) dated 8th January, 2026, issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 (48 of 1956), declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 66. The land is located on the stretch from Km 161.600 to Km 205.400 in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, specifically in villages Bhoste Mohalla and Virachiwadi within Khed Taluk. The notification specifies various private agricultural plots to be acquired, totaling 1.3126 Hectares. Interested persons may raise objections within twenty-one days of publication to the Competent Authority, the Sub Divisional Officer Khed District Ratnagiri, in writing, as per sub-section (1) of section 3C of the said Act. The Competent Authority will provide a hearing, and its order under sub-section (2) of section 3C will be final. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-10012026-269233 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 122] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026/PAUSHA 18, 1947 171 GI/2026 [F. No. RW/NH-37014/20/2013-NHDP-IV A/3A] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th January, 2026 S.O. 132(E). 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/four laning, etc) maintenance, management and operation of National Highway No. 66 on the stretch of land from Km 161.600 to Km 205.400 in the district of Ratnagiri in the state of Maharashtra hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; 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 Khed District Ratnagiri, 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. 66 within the stretch of the land from Km161.600 to Km 205.400 in the district of Ratnagiri in the state of Maharashtra. State: MAHARASHTRA District: RATNAGIRI +------+--------------------+------------+------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | Sl. No. | Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area (in Local Unit) | Area (in Hectares)| +======+====================+============+============+====================+===================+ | Taluk: Khed | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Village: Bhoste Mohalla | +------+--------------------+------------+------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | 1 | 7 | Private | Agricultural | 0.3298 (Hectare) | 0.3298 | +------+--------------------+------------+------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | 2 | 9 | Private | Agricultural | 0.4748 (Hectare) | 0.4748 | +------+--------------------+------------+------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | Village: Virachiwadi | +------+--------------------+------------+------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | 3 | 29 | Private | Agricultural | 0.1648 (Hectare) | 0.1648 | +------+--------------------+------------+------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | 4 | 30 | Private | Agricultural | 0.1506 (Hectare) | 0.1506 | +------+--------------------+------------+------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | 5 | 32 | Private | Agricultural | 0.0403 (Hectare) | 0.0403 | +------+--------------------+------------+------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | 6 | 33 | Private | Agricultural | 0.1523 (Hectare) | 0.1523 | +------+--------------------+------------+------------+--------------------+-------------------+ | Total | 1.3126 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ [F. No. RW/NH-37014/20/2013-NHDP-IV A/3A] SHAIKH 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: 2026.01.10 09:24:43 +05'30'

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