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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified land in the Schedule for a Greenfield Highway project and that upon publication, the land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, under the National Highway Act, 1956.

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The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued Notification S.O. 1785(E) on April 8, 2026, declaring the acquisition of land for the construction, maintenance, management, and operation of a 4/8 lane expandable Greenfield Highway. This current notification follows the Central Government's earlier intention to acquire land, declared via Notification S.O. 5354(E) dated November 24, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956 (48 of 1956). The substance of the previous notification was published in "Dainik Lokmat" and "Times of India" on November 29, 2025, as per sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act. The Competent Authority considered and settled objections filed under Section 3-C and subsequently submitted its report to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act. Upon receipt of this report and in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3D, the Central Government declares that the land specified in the annexed Schedule should be acquired. Furthermore, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D, the Central Government declares that upon publication of this notification, the land specified in the Schedule, totaling 17.0168 hectares, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The land is located in the stretch from Km. 11.400 to Km. 28.700 in the villages of Newale, Hanuman Nagar, and Shigaon within the Taluk Palghar, District Palghar, State Maharashtra, and includes Government (Reserve Forest, Protected Forest, U.P.Forest) and Private (Irrigated, "Irrigated/Unirrigated") land parcels.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-10042026-271715 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1717] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026/CHAITRA 18, 1948 [F. No. NHAI/LA/GREENFIELD/NH/2023/3D] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th April, 2026 S.O. 1785(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, S.O. 5354(E) Dated:24/11/2025, 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 Construction of 4/8 lane of expandable, maintenance, management and operation of Greenfield Highway in the stretch of land from Km. 11.4 to Km. 28.7 in the district of PALGHAR in the state of MAHARASHTRA And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “Dainik Lokmat” and “Times of India" both dated 29 November 2025; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act; And whereas the Competent Authority has received objections filed under Section 3-C, considered and settled the same appropriately; 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. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the Greenfield Highway in the stretch of land from Km. 11.400 to Km. 28.700 in the district of PALGHAR in the state of MAHARASHTRA State: MAHARASHTRA District: PALGHAR +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | Sl. No.| Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area (in Hectares) | Name of Land Owner/Interested | | | | | | | Person | +========+====================+==============+===================+====================+================================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | Taluk: Palghar | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Village: Newale | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | 68/1 | Government | Reserve Forest | 14.6687 | Reserve Forest 68/1 | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | 2 | W3 Paiki | Government | Protected Forest | 1.2086 | Woodland Protect Forest | | | | | | | W 3 Paiki | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | Village: Hanuman Nagar | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | 3 | 6 | Government | U.P.Forest | 0.3555 | Woodland Protect Forest 6 | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | 4 | 7 | Government | U.P.Forest | 0.3445 | Woodland Protect Forest 7 | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | Village: Shigaon | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | 5 | 205/1 (168/1) | Private | Irrigated | 0.26 | Vrijlal Narsingh Shah, | | | | | | | Ramesh Vrijlal Shah, | | | | | | | Lakshman Javalaya | | | | | | | Golim | | | | | | | 205/1 (168/1) | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | 6 | 205/2 (168/2) | Private | Irrigated | 0.031 | Vrijlal Narsingh Shah, | | | | | | | Ramesh Vrijlal Shah, | | | | | | | Manakya Nama Shelar | | | | | | | 205/2 (168/2) | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | 7 | 5 (286) | Private | "Irrigated | 0.1485 | Suresh Anant Patil, | | | | | | | Santosh Laxman Patil, | | | | | /Unirrigated" | | Sanjay Vasudev Raut, | | | | | | | Saroj Laxman Patil, | | | | | | | Lakshmibai Laxman | | | | | | | Patil, Vilas Shantaram | | | | | | | Sankhe, Dilip Kumar | | | | | | | Mularam Chaudhary, | | | | | | | Vandana Laxman | | | | | | | Patil, Yogita | | | | | | | Yashwant Raut, | | | | | | | Bhagyashree Bharat | | | | | | | Patil, Latabai Laxman | | | | | | | Patil, Pandharinath | | | | | | | Vitthal Patil, Ramesh | | | | | | | Ramchandra Patil, | | | | | | | Kisan Bapu Shegar, | | | | | | | Shobhnath Hanuman | | | | | | | Yadav, Dinesh | | | | | | | Somnath Yadav, | | | | | | | Chetan Suresh Patil, | | | | | | | Tushar Suresh Patil, | | | | | | | Bhavesh Suresh Patil, | | | | | | | Malini Suresh Patil, | | | | | | | Malati Madhukar | | | | | | | Patil, Sujata Rajendra | | | | | | | Patil, Pragati Pramod | | | | | | | Patil, Kunal Pramod | | | | | | | Patil, Dakshta Pramod | | | | | | | Patil, Kiran Madhukar | | | | | | | Patil, Vrishali Vinay | | | | | | | Vaidya, Jayesh | | | | | | | Madhukar Patil, | | | | | | | Bhamini Damodar | | | | | | | Patil, Suchita Subhash | | | | | | | Patil, Rishikesh | | | | | | | Subhash Patil, Prasad | | | | | | | Damodar Patil, | | | | | | | Mahesh Damodar | | | | | | | Patil, Pratibha | | | | | | | Damodar Patil, | | | | | | | Jayshree Jagannath | | | | | | | Churi, Namita | | | | | | | Namdev Pawar, | | | | | | | Roshni Rajendra | | | | | | | Sane, Gautami | | | | | | | Ganesh Churi, Nisha | | | | | | | Nilesh Raut, Vaishali | | | | | | | Baliram Patil, Jatin | | | | | | | Bhagwan Patil, | | | | | | | Vikrant Bhagwan | | | | | | | Patil, Swapnil | | | | | | | Bhagwan Patil, Atul | | | | | | | Bhagwan Patil, | | | | | | | Taramati | | | | | | | Harishchandra Raul, | | | | | | | Arpana Balkrishna | | | | | | | Patil | | | | | | | 5 (286) | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ | Total | | | | 17.0168 | | +--------+--------------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------------------+ [F. No: NHAI/LA/GREENFIELD/NH/2023/3D] 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.

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