Date: 2025-12-08Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Notification in the Gazette of India 3(1) of the PMP Act, 1962 for acquisition of Right of User (RoU) in Land for laying underground Pipelines from 8 Inch Diameter Oil Dispatch Line from Jambusar GGS to Dabka GGS in the State of Gujarat.
**Executive Summary**
This document, a notification from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India, outlines the government's intention to acquire the right of user for land in specific villages in Gujarat. This is to facilitate the laying of an 8" diameter Oil Dispatch Line by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) from Jambusar GGS to Dabka GGS. Interested parties have 21 days from the date the notification is made available to the public to submit objections to ONGC.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose:** To acquire the right of user (ROU) on land for laying an oil pipeline.
* **Project:** Laying of an 8" Oil Dispatch Line for crude oil/gas/water transportation.
* **Implementing Agency:** Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
* **Location:** The pipeline will run from Jambusar GGS to Dabka GGS, passing through specified land parcels in the following villages, all within the Padra Taluka, Vadodara District, Gujarat:
* Masar
* Gametha
* Gavasad
* **Land Details:** A detailed schedule lists the specific survey/block numbers and corresponding areas (in Hectare, Are, and Square Meters) of the land parcels affected in each village.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Any person with an interest in the listed land can submit written objections to the acquisition to the Competent Authority (ONGC, Ankleshwar) within 21 days of the notification being made available to the public.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Landowners/Interested Parties**
* **Impact:** The document notifies landowners and other parties with an interest in the specified land parcels about the government's intention to acquire the right of user for laying a pipeline. This impacts their ability to use the land as they see fit.
* **Action Required:** Landowners and interested parties who object to the acquisition must submit their objections in writing to the Competent Authority (ONGC, Ankleshwar) within 21 days of the notification being made available to the public.
**Stakeholder: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)**
* **Impact:** ONGC is authorized to proceed with laying the 8" oil dispatch line between Jambusar GGS and Dabka GGS. They are also the designated authority for receiving and addressing objections from landowners.
* **Action Required:** ONGC needs to receive and address any objections regarding the acquisition within 21 days, and proceed with the project.
**Stakeholder: Central Government**
* **Impact:** The Central Government is exercising its powers under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 to facilitate the project.
* **Action Required:** No action required.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962: Act under which the central government declares its intention to acquire the right of user for laying pipelines.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited: The entity laying the crude oil/gas/water pipeline.
Gujarat: The state where the pipeline passes through.
Jambusar GGS: Starting point of the oil dispatch line.
Dabka GGS: Ending point of the oil dispatch line.