Date: 2026-07-30Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of Notification in the Gazette of India 3(1) of Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines Act, 1962 (50 of 1962), for acquisition of Right of User (ROU) in land for laying pipeline within Barmer Bhogat Crude Oil Pipeline Project in Balotra District, State of Rajasthan.
**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on July 30, 2026, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire the "right of user" in specific lands in District Balotra, Rajasthan. The acquisition is for a crude oil pipeline project connecting Barmer (Rajasthan) to Bhogat (Gujarat), executed by Vedanta Limited and ONGC. Stakeholders must submit any written objections within 21 days of the notification's public availability.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Overview and Authority**
* **Legal Basis:** The notification is issued under Section 3(1) of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962.
* **Project Scope:** Installation of a crude oil pipeline from Barmer (Rajasthan) to Bhogat (Gujarat) via Viramgam and Salaya.
* **Executing Entities:** The project is a joint venture between Vedanta Limited and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
**Land Acquisition Details**
* **Nature of Acquisition:** The government intends to acquire the "right of user" for land identified in the attached schedule for pipeline laying.
* **Geographic Focus:** The affected lands are located in the Balotra District of Rajasthan, specifically within the Sindhari and Gudamalani Tehsils.
* **Affected Villages:**
* Koshlu (Tehsil Sindhari)
* Kharva (Tehsil Gudamalani)
* Bharat Singh Chauhan Ki Dhani (Tehsil Gudamalani)
* Magha Ki Dhani (Tehsil Gudamalani)
* Maliyon Ki Dhani (Tehsil Gudamalani)
**Objection Process**
* **Timeline:** Any person interested in the land must file objections within 21 days from the date the notification is made available to the public.
* **Submission Format:** Objections must be submitted in writing.
* **Recipient:** Objections should be addressed to the Land Acquisition Officer Cum Competent Authority, O.N.G.C.L., CEIL, OALP- VEDANTA Barmer – Bhogat Pipeline Project, Collector Campus, Barmer, Rajasthan-344 001.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Villages of Koshlu, Kharva, Bharat Singh Chauhan Ki Dhani, Magha Ki Dhani, and Maliyon Ki Dhani)**
**Impact**
The Central Government intends to acquire the right to use the sub-soil of their land for laying a crude oil pipeline. This affects specific Khasra numbers detailed in the schedule.
**Action Required**
Affected parties should review the schedule to confirm if their property is listed. If they have objections to the acquisition or the laying of the pipeline, they must submit them in writing to the Competent Authority in Barmer within 21 days.
**Vedanta Limited and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)**
**Impact**
As the project proponents, they are authorized to proceed with the pipeline project subject to the completion of the legal acquisition process and resolution of objections.
**Action Required**
Coordinate with the Competent Authority to manage the acquisition process and address any formal objections raised by the public.
**Land Acquisition Officer / Competent Authority (Barmer, Rajasthan)**
**Impact**
Designated as the official recipient for legal objections regarding the Barmer-Bhogat Pipeline Project.
**Action Required**
Receive, process, and evaluate written objections submitted by stakeholders within the 21-day window.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in land) Act, 1962: The primary legal framework under which the Central Government exercises its power to acquire land use rights for pipeline projects.
Barmer (Rajasthan) to Bhogat (Gujarat) Crude Oil Pipeline Project: The specific infrastructure initiative for which land acquisition is being declared in the public interest.
Vedanta Limited: One of the primary commercial entities authorized to lay and operate the crude oil pipeline project.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC): A key government corporation involved in the implementation of the pipeline project alongside Vedanta Limited.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The central government ministry responsible for the oversight of the project and the issuance of this regulatory notification.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4053] नई दिल्ली, बिृ स्ट्प जतवार, िुलाई 30, 2026/श्रावण 8, 1948
No. 4053] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026/SHRAVAN 8, 1948
परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 30 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4223(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार को लोकजित म ें यि आवश्यक प्रतीत िोता ि ै दक बाड़मेर (रािस्ट्थान) स े
भोगत (गुिरात) तक वाया जवरमगाम और सलाया क्रूड ऑयल पाइपलाइन पररयोिना के अंतगतग वेिांता जलजमटेड और
ऑयल एण्ड नेचुरल गैस कारपोरेिन जलजमटेड के द्वारा पाइपलाइन जबछाई िानी चाजिए;
और केन्द्रीय सरकार को ऐसी पाइपलाइन जबछाने के प्रयोिन के जलए यि आवश्यक प्रतीत िोता ि ै दक ऐसी भूजम
म ें िो इस स े उपाबद्ध अनुसूची म ें वर्णगत ि ै और जिसम ें उक्त पाइपलाइन जबछाए िान े का प्रस्ट्ताव ि,ै उपयोग के अजधकार
का अिगन दकया िाए ;
अतः अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, पेरोजलयम और खजनि पाइपलाइन (भूजम म े उपयोग के अजधकार का अिगन)
अजधजनयम, 1962 (1962 का 50) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, उस भूजम म ें
उपयोग के अजधकार का अिगन करने के अपने आिय की घोषणा करती ि ै;
कोई व्यजक्त, िो उक्त अनुसूची म ें वर्णगत भूजम में जितबद्ध ि,ै उस तारीख स,े जिसको इस अजधसूचना स े युक्त भारत
के रािपत्र की प्रजतया ाँ साधारण िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी िाती ि,ै इक्कीस दिन के भीतर भूजम के नीच े पाइपलाइन
जबछाए िाने के जलए उसमें उपयोग के अजधकार के अिगन के सम्बन्द्ध म ें न्द्यायालय भूजम अवाजि अजधकारी कम सक्षम
प्राजधकारी, ओ.एन.िी.सी.एल, सीईआईएल (ओ.ए.एल.पी. - वेिान्द्ता) कायागलय, कलक्टर पररसर, बाड़मरे , रािस्ट्थान-
344001 को जलजखत रूप म ेंआक्षेप भेि सकेगा।
5876 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनुस ूची
जिला बालोतरा राज्य रािस्ट्थान
क्षेत्रफल
क्रम संख्या गांव का नाम तिसील खसरा संख्या
िक्े टेयर एयर वगग मीटर
1 कोिल ू जसणधरी 122 00 31 50
122/1 00 37 80
113 00 02 00
362/118 01 01 00
357/118 00 08 50
118/2 00 38 50
118/3 00 20 00
118/10 00 04 00
360/118 00 01 00
96 00 03 00
355/95 00 03 50
410/95 00 22 50
95/4 00 04 00
78 00 33 00
77 00 01 00
77/1 00 01 00
76/1 00 01 00
71 00 16 00
402/73 00 16 00
70 00 01 00[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
1 कोिलू (िारी.......) जसणधरी 243/1 00 09 00
243/2 00 01 00
241 00 25 50
381/46 01 01 50
231 00 03 00
344/223 00 31 50
379/343 00 43 50
439/378 00 02 50
440/378 00 52 50
426/210 00 44 50
209 01 68 00
201 00 88 50
2 खारवा गुड़ामालानी 491/75 00 13 50
491/43 00 78 50
533 00 64 50
523 00 10 00
491/40 00 25 00
522 00 65 50
521 00 42 50
3 भरत ससंि चैिान की ढाणी गुड़ामालानी 519 00 88 50
519/1 00 21 60
516 00 21 50
515 00 27 00
514 00 25 504 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3 भरत ससंि चैिान की ढाणी (िारी.......) गुड़ामालानी 766/544 00 02 00
4 मघा की ढाणी गुड़ामालानी 553 00 54 80
560/1 00 87 00
560/2 00 50 50
560 00 21 00
578/3 00 27 50
577/1 00 35 60
5 माजलयों की ढाणी गुड़ामालानी 545 00 88 50
[फा. स. ं इएक्सपीएल-13012(12)/176/2017-इएक्सपीएल-पीएनिी (ई-4916)]
रघुराम कृष्णा, अवर सजचव
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th July, 2026
S.O. 4223(E).— Whereas, it appears to the Central Government that it is necessary in the public interest to
lay Pipeline within Barmer (Rajasthan) to Bhogat (Gujarat) Crude Oil Pipeline Project by Vedanta Limited and Oil
and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
And whereas, it appears to the Central Government that for the purpose of laying such pipeline, it is
necessary to acquire the right of user in land under which the said pipeline is proposed to be laid and which is
described in the Schedule annexed hereto;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 3 of the Petroleum and
Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962), the Central Government hereby
declares its intention to acquire the right of user therein;
Any person interested in the land described in the said schedule may, within twenty–one days from the date
on which copies of Gazette of India containing this notification area made available to the General public, object in
writing to the acquisition of the right of user therein or laying of the pipeline under the land to Land Acquisition
Officer Cum Competent Authority, O.N.G.C.L., CEIL, OALP- VEDANTA Barmer – Bhogat Pipeline Project,
Collector Campus, Barmer, Rajasthan-344 001.
SCHEDULE
District:- Balotra State :- Rajasthan
Area
Sl. Name of the Village Tehsil Khasara No.
Hectare Are Sq.mtr.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Koshlu Sindhari 122 00 31 50
122/1 00 37 80
113 00 02 00[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
1 Koshlu (Cont…) Sindhari 362/118 01 01 00
357/118 00 08 50
118/2 00 38 50
118/3 00 20 00
118/10 00 04 00
360/118 00 01 00
96 00 03 00
355/95 00 03 50
410/95 00 22 50
95/4 00 04 00
78 00 33 00
77 00 01 00
77/1 00 01 00
76/1 00 01 00
71 00 16 00
402/73 00 16 00
70 00 01 00
243/1 00 09 00
243/2 00 01 00
241 00 25 50
381/46 01 01 50
231 00 03 00
344/223 00 31 50
379/343 00 43 50
439/378 00 02 50
440/378 00 52 50
426/210 00 44 50
209 01 68 00
201 00 88 50
2 Kharva Gudamalani 491/75 00 13 50
491/43 00 78 50
533 00 64 50
523 00 10 00
491/40 00 25 00
522 00 65 50
521 00 42 50
3 Bharat Singh Chauhan Ki Dhani Gudamalani 519 00 88 50
519/1 00 21 60
516 00 21 50
515 00 27 006 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3 Bharat Singh Chauhan Ki Dhani (Cont…) Gudamalani 514 00 25 50
766/544 00 02 00
4 Magha Ki Dhani Gudamalani 553 00 54 80
560/1 00 87 00
560/2 00 50 50
560 00 21 00
578/3 00 27 50
577/1 00 35 60
5 Maliyon Ki Dhani Gudamalani 545 00 88 50
[F. No. 18-5/2019-PP.II]
REGHURAM KRISHNA, Under Secy.
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