Date: 2025-11-28Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of Notification in the Extraordinary Gazette of India under Rule 4(1) of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (ARUL) Rules, 1963 regarding declaration of Termination of Operations for Dahej Nagothane Liquid Ethane Pipeline (DNEPL).
**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas declares the termination dates of operations for the ethane pipeline laid by M/s Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited (REPL) in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. These dates are declared as per the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Lands) Rules, 1963. The notification is dated November 28, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authority:** The declaration is made by Anil Nathuram Sawant, Deputy Collector (Retired), authorized by the Government of India.
* **Legal Basis:** The declaration is made under Explanation 1 below sub-rule (1) of Rule 4 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Lands) Rules, 1963, and Section 2(a) of the Petroleum & Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962(50 of 1962).
* **Project:** The declaration pertains to the ethane pipeline project by M/s Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited (REPL) in Maharashtra.
* **Termination Dates:** Termination of operation dates are declared for lands acquired under Section 6(1) & 6(4) of The Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962, for the villages within the Karjat Taluk (district Raigad, Maharashtra).
* **Schedule:** The schedule lists the termination dates for operations in the mentioned villages. The villages are:
* Nikop, Mohili, Avasare, Birdole, Kondiwale, Dahiwali, Vanjarpada, Talavade Khurd, Pimploli Budruk, Vakas, Nasrapur, Salvad, Ganegaon Chincholi, Kadav, Markewadi, Wadwali, Bhatgaon, Vavloli, Bendase, Koshane, Sawargaon, Wanjle, Devulwadi, Haliwali, Bhisegaon, Nagurle, Tighar.
* **Publication:** The notification is published in the Official Gazette of India.
**Impact Analysis**
**M/s Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited (REPL)**
* **Impact:** REPL's operational rights on the specified lands will terminate on the declared dates.
* **Action Required:** REPL needs to plan and execute the cessation of operations on the identified land parcels as per the mentioned schedule in the Karjat Taluk (district Raigad, Maharashtra).
**Landowners in the specified villages**
* **Impact:** Landowners in the specified villages in Karjat Taluk, Raigad district, Maharashtra, will have operations of the ethane pipeline terminated on their land on the dates provided.
* **Action Required:** They should be aware of the termination dates and any implications for land use.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962: The central act authorizing the acquisition of land for petroleum and mineral pipelines, providing the legal framework for the notification.
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Lands) Rules, 1963: The rules framed under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Act, specifying procedures for land acquisition and right of user, referenced for compliance.
Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited (REPL): The company laying the ethane pipeline in Maharashtra, the beneficiary of the land acquisition notification.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The central ministry responsible for issuing the notification, exercising its authority under the Act.
Raigad: The district in Maharashtra where the land is being acquired for the ethane pipeline.