Date: 2026-06-23Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of Notification in the Gazette of India 3(1) of the PMP Act, 1962 (50 of 1962) for acquisition of Right of User (RoU) in land for laying underground pipeline from JLRA 179 TO SNND 141 in the State of Gujarat
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued this notification on June 22, 2026, to declare the government's intention to acquire the "Right of User" in specific lands in Mehsana, Gujarat. This acquisition is required for laying a crude oil and gas pipeline by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) from JLRA#179 to SNND#141. Stakeholders have a strict deadline of 21 days from the date of the Gazette's public availability to file written objections.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Purpose**
* **Statutory Authority:** The notification is issued under Section 3(1) of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962.
* **Public Interest:** The Central Government has determined that the pipeline project is necessary for the public interest to transport crude oil and gas.
* **Scope of Acquisition:** The government intends to acquire only the "Right of User" in the land, not the full ownership of the land itself.
**Project Details and Location**
* **Operator:** The pipeline will be laid and managed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
* **Route:** The project connects JLRA#179 to SNND#141.
* **Affected Areas:** The land is situated in the Kadi Taluka of Mehsana District, Gujarat, specifically covering various survey and block numbers in the villages of Thol and Sedfa.
**Objection Process**
* **Eligibility:** Any person interested in the land described in the notification schedule may object to the acquisition.
* **Timeline:** Written objections must be submitted within 21 days from the date the notification is made available to the public.
* **Filing Location:** Objections must be sent to the Competent Authority, ONGC (Ahmedabad Asset), located at the IIIrd Floor, Avani Bhavan, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad-380005.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Thol and Sedfa Villages)**
**Impact**
The government intends to acquire the right to use the subsoil of their land to lay and maintain petroleum pipelines. This may restrict certain activities on the surface of the designated survey numbers.
**Action Required**
Affected individuals must review the land schedule (Survey/Block numbers) provided in the Gazette. If they wish to oppose the acquisition, they must submit a written objection to the Competent Authority within the 21-day window.
**Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)**
**Impact**
ONGC is the designated entity responsible for laying the pipeline. The notification facilitates the legal process required for them to access the necessary land.
**Action Required**
The Competent Authority at ONGC must receive, process, and address any written objections filed by the public regarding the acquisition.
**Central Government / Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas**
**Impact**
The Ministry acts as the regulatory body overseeing the acquisition process to ensure national energy infrastructure development.
**Action Required**
Ensure the notification is widely published and that the legal requirements for land acquisition under the 1962 Act are strictly followed.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962: The primary legislation under which the Central Government declares its intention to acquire the right of user in land for laying pipelines.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC): The public sector undertaking responsible for laying the crude oil/gas pipeline and the designated authority for receiving land-related objections.
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The central ministry issuing the notification to facilitate the acquisition of land rights for petroleum infrastructure.
Mehsana, Gujarat: The central location (specifically Taluka Kadi and villages Thol and Sedfa) where the land acquisition for the pipeline is applicable.
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.ं 3226] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िनू 23, 2026/आषाढ 2, 1948
No. 3226] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026/ASHADHA 2, 1948
परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गसै मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3359(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार को लोकजित म ें यि आवश्यक प्रतीत िोता ि ै दक कच्चा तेल/गैस पररविन
के जलए िएे लआरए-179 स े एसएनएनडी-141 तक ऑयल एण्ड नेचुरल गैस कॉपोरेिन जलजमटेड, द्वारा एक पाइपलाइन
जिछाई िानी चाजिए;
और केन्द्रीय सरकार को ऐसी पाइपलाइन जिछान ेके प्रयोिन के जलए यि आवश्यक प्रतीत िोता ि ैदक ऐसी भूजम म ें
िो इस से उपािद्ध अनुसूची में वर्णित ि,ै जिसमें उक्त पाइपलाइन जिछाई िाने का प्रस्ट्ताव ि,ै उपयोग के अजधकार का अिनि
दकया िाय;
अतः अि, केन्द्रीय सरकार, पेरोजलयम और खजनि पाइपलाइन (भूजम म ेंउपयोग के अजधकार का अिनि ) अजधजनयम,
1962 (1962 का 50) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, उस भूजम में उपयोग के अजधकार
का अििन करन े के अपन े आिय की घोषणा करती ि;ै
कोई व्यजक्त, िो उक्त अनुसूची में वर्णित भूजम में जितिद्ध ि,ै उस तारीख से जिसको इस अजधसूचना से यक्तु भारत
के रािपत्र की प्रजतयााँ साधारण िनता को उपलब्ध करा िी िाती ि,ै 21 दिन के भीतर भूजम के नीच े पाइपलाइन जिछाई
िाने के जलए उसम ेंउपयोग के अजधकार के अिनि के सम्िन्द्ध म ेंसक्षम प्राजधकारी, ऑयल एण्ड नचे ुरल गैस कॉपोरेिन जलजमटेड,
(अिमिािाि ऐसेट), मुख्य सरकारी अजधकारी (जनयंत्रण एवं प्रिंधन) का कायािलय, तीसरी मंजिल, अवनी भवन, चांिखडे ा,
अिमिािाि (गुिरात-380005) को जलजखत रूप म ेंआक्षेप भेि सकेगा।
4635 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनसु चू ी
क्षत्रे फल
क्रमाकं गावाँ का नाम सव ेन/ंब्लॉक न ं
िक्े टेयर एयर वग िमीटर
1 2 3 4 5 6
िएे लआरए-179 स ेएसएनएनडी-141
तालकु ा : कडी जिला : मिसे ाणा राज्य : गिु रात
2169 00 01 91
2200 00 06 55
2199 00 10 61
2201 तलाि 00 00 01
2212 00 03 19
2211 00 05 32
2210 00 06 43
2209 00 10 18
2310 00 01 13
2309 00 05 15
2308 00 00 64
2304 00 11 63
2303 00 00 16
2305 00 00 76
थॉल
2301 00 04 39
1
2283 00 14 54
2282 00 10 26
2281 00 10 53
2280 00 05 79
2278 00 04 16
2277 00 07 73
2323 एस.एस.एन.एल. 00 02 14
2489 00 01 67
2490 00 10 97
2491 00 11 53
2493 00 07 36[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2495 00 01 54
2494 00 11 10
2472 एस.एस.एन.एल. 00 00 79
141 00 09 13
130 00 04 26
131 00 17 38
132 00 07 96
2 सेडफा 128 00 11 95
127 00 10 63
119 00 07 03
125 00 07 73
120 00 03 52
[फा. स. ं इएक्सपीएल -13011(26)/6/2026-इएक्सपीएल-पीएनिी (ई-56551)]
रघुराम कृष्णा, अवर सजचव
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd June, 2026
S.O. 3359(E).—Whereas, it appears to the Central Government that it is necessary in the public interest that
JLRA#179 TO SNND#141 in Gujarat State should be laid by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
And whereas, it appears to the Central Government that for the purpose of laying the said 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 the 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 the Gazette of India containing this notification are made available to the general public, object in
writing to the acquisition of the right of user therein for laying of the pipeline under the land to Competent Authority,
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited., (Ahmedabad Asset), Office of the CGM (C&M), IIIrd Floor, Avani
Bhavan,Chandkheda, Ahmedabad-Asset-380005 (Gujarat)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Acquired Area
Sl.No. Name of the Village Survey/Block No.
Hectare Are Sq.Mt.
1 2 3 4 5 6
JLRA#179 TO SNND#141
Taluka : Kadi District : Mehsana State: Gujarat
00 01 91
2169
00 06 55
2200
00 10 61
2199
00 00 01
2201 Pond
00 03 19
2212
00 05 32
2211
00 06 43
2210
00 10 18
2209
00 01 13
2310
00 05 15
2309
00 00 64
2308
00 11 63
2304
00 00 16
2303
1 Thol 00 00 76
2305
00 04 39
2301
00 14 54
2283
00 10 26
2282
00 10 53
2281
00 05 79
2280
00 04 16
2278
00 07 73
2277
00 02 14
2323 S.S.N.L.
00 01 67
2489
00 10 97
2490
00 11 53
2491
00 07 36
2493
00 01 54
2495[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
00 11 10
2494
00 00 79
2472 S.S.N.L.
141 00 09 13
130 00 04 26
131 00 17 38
2 Sedfa 132 00 07 96
128 00 11 95
127 00 10 63
119 00 07 03
Sedfa 125 00 07 73
(Contd……) 120 00 03 52
[F. No. Expl-13011(26)/6/2026-EXPL-PNG (E-56551)]
REGHURAM KRISHNA, Under Secy.
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