Gazette Tracker
Gazette Tracker

Core Purpose

The Central Government declares the acquisition and vesting of specified land in the district of Raigad, Maharashtra, for the purpose of building, maintenance, management, and operation of a Greenfield Highway under the National Highway Act, 1956.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 1343(E), issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on March 16, 2026, declares the acquisition of land for a Greenfield Highway. It follows a previous notification, S.O. 4978 dated November 3, 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), which declared the Central Government's intention to acquire land for building (widening/four-laning/six-laning, etc.), maintenance, management, and operation of a Greenfield Highway. The land is located in the stretch from Km. 8.18 to Km. 20.75 in the RAIGAD district of MAHARASHTRA. The substance of the previous notification was published in "The Times of India" and "Maharashtra Times" on November 26, 2025, as required by sub-section (3) of section 3A. The Competent Authority considered and settled objections filed under Section 3-C of the said Act and submitted its report to the Central Government in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D. Consequently, by exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 3D, the Central Government declares that the land specified in the Schedule should be acquired. Furthermore, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D, upon publication of this notification, the land specified in the Schedule, totaling 0.5005 Hectares, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The acquired land in Panvel Taluk, Madbhuvan Village, includes common land types (Agriculture, Barren, Railway, Forest) and involves land owners such as the Government of Maharashtra Forest Accounts and Government of India Central Railway, along with private individuals.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-16032026-270982 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1284] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026/PHALGUNA 25, 1947 [F. No. NHAI/LA/GREENFIELD/NH/2022/3D] MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th March, 2026 S.O. 1343(E). - Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, 4978 Dated:03/11/2025, 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 (widening/four-laning/six-laning, etc.), maintenance, management and operation of Greenfield Highway in the stretch of land from Km. 8.18 to Km. 20.75 in the district of RAIGAD in the state of MAHARASHTRA; And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in "The Times of India" dated 26/11/2025, โ€œMaharashtra Times" dated 26/11/2025; 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. 8.18 to Km. 20.75 in the district of RAIGAD in the state of MAHARASHTRA State: MAHARASHTRA District: RAIGAD Taluk: Panvel Village: Madbhuvan +--------+--------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sl. No.| Survey/Plot Number | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area | Name of Land | | | | | | (in Hectares) | Owner/Interested Person | +========+====================+==============+==================================+==================+===================================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +--------+--------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 1 | 2 Part | Common | Agriculture + Barren + Railway + | 0.24 | Government of Maharashtra Forest | | | | | Forest | | Accounts (2A/1 Part), Government | | | | | | | of India Central Railway | | | | | | | (2A/1/1 Part, 2A/1/2 Part) | | | | | | | 2A/1 Part | +--------+--------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2 | 2 Part | Common | Agriculture + Barren + Railway + | 0.258 | Santosh Shivaji Jadhav, Arvind | | | | | Forest | | Lalji Patel, Kakasaheb Mahadev | | | | | | | Saste, Gajanan Ramchandra Saste | | | | | | | (2A/2 Part), Government of India | | | | | | | Central Railway | | | | | | | (2A/2/1 Part, 2A/2/2 Part) | | | | | | | 2A/2 Part | +--------+--------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3 | 2 Part | Common | Agriculture + Barren + Railway + | 0.0025 | Adhikar Abhilekhapramane | | | | | Forest | | 2A/3 Part | +--------+--------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Total | | | | 0.5005 | | +--------+--------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------+-----------------------------------+ [F. No. NHAI/LA/GREENFIELD/NH/2022/3D] 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. SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH SRIVASTAVA KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2026.03.16 22:3

Never miss important gazettes

Create a free account to save gazettes, add notes, and get email alerts for keywords you care about.

Sign Up Free