**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on April 8, 2026, declares the Government’s intent to acquire land for the construction and maintenance of National Highway 160A in Palghar, Maharashtra. The project involves widening the Mokhada-Jawhar section (Km. 110/000 to Km. 156/000) to a two- or four-lane road. Affected parties must submit any objections to the Competent Authority within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Statutory Authority and Project Scope**
* **Legal Basis:** The notification is issued under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Purpose:** Land is required for the public purpose of building, maintaining, managing, and operating National Highway 160A.
* **Infrastructure Details:** Work includes widening and constructing two-lane or four-lane sections with paved shoulders.
**Geographic Specifications**
* **Location:** The acquisition targets the stretch from Km. 110/000 to Km. 156/000 in the Mokhada-Jawhar Section.
* **District:** Palghar, Maharashtra.
* **Specific Land Parcels:** The acquisition involves 1.7646 hectares of land in Village Kastwadi, Taluk Jawhar.
* **Land Type:** All listed parcels (Survey/Plot Nos. 2, 45, 5, 6, and 7) are identified as Government Forest land.
**Objection and Adjudication Process**
* **Submission Period:** Any person interested in the land must raise objections within 21 days from the date of publication.
* **Procedure:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Sub Divisional Officer, Jawhar, detailing the grounds for the objection.
* **Right to a Hearing:** Objectors will be given an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Decision:** After inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order to either allow or disallow the objections; this order shall be final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Persons Interested in the Land**
**Impact**
Parties with an interest in the specified plots in Village Kastwadi will have their land rights affected by the proposed acquisition for highway development.
**Action Required**
Must submit written objections to the Sub Divisional Officer, Jawhar, within the 21-day deadline if they wish to contest the acquisition.
**Stakeholder: Sub Divisional Officer (Competent Authority), Jawhar**
**Impact**
The officer is designated as the primary authority to manage the legal objections related to this acquisition.
**Action Required**
Must receive written objections, provide hearings to objectors or their legal representatives, conduct inquiries, and pass final orders on the validity of the objections.
**Stakeholder: Government Forest Department / State of Maharashtra**
**Impact**
As the land is currently classified as Government Forest, the state government will see 1.7646 hectares transferred for infrastructure use.
**Action Required**
Facilitate the inspection of land plans and details at the office of the Competent Authority and coordinate the transfer of the specified survey numbers (2, 45, 5, 6, 7).
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising powers to acquire land for public infrastructure.
National Highway 160A: The specific highway project (Mokhada-Jawhar Section) for which land is being acquired for widening, maintenance, and operation.
Sub Divisional Officer Jawhar: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving land acquisition objections and conducting hearings.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for the administration and notification of the national highway project.
Palghar, Maharashtra: The primary location (district and state) where the land acquisition and highway development are situated.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1735] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, अप्रलै 8, 2026/चत्रै 18, 1948
No. 1735] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026/CHAITRA 18, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 1803(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग अधिधियम १९५६ (१९५६ का ४८) (धजसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ्उक्त अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा ३क की उप-िारा (१) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह समािाि
हो जािे के पश्चात ्कक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के पालघर धजल ेम ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग१६०ए के कक.मी.११०/००० स ेकक.मी.१५६/०००
(मोखदा-जव्हार सक्े शि) तक के भखू डं का धिमाणग (चौडाकरि े ,पव्े ड शोल्डर सधहत २-लिे /४-लिे का बिाि,े आकद),
अिुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्िि और प्रचालि के लोक प्रयोजि के धलए वह भूधम अपेधक्षत ह ै धजसका संधक्षप्त वणगि िीच े अिुसूची म ें कदया
र्या ह,ै ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करिे के अपिे आशय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधियम की िारा ३र् की उपिारा (१) के अिीि पूवोक्त प्रयोजि
के धलए ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर् पर राजपत्र म ें इस अधिसूचिा के प्रकाशि की तारीख स े इक्कीस कदि के भीतर अपिी आपधत्त
प्रकट कर सकेर्ा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आक्षेप सक्षम प्राधिकारी, तथा उपधवभार्ीय अधिकारी जव्हार को धलधखत रूप म े ककया जायर्ा और
उसम ेंउसके आिार अधिकधथत ककए जाएंर्े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकता गको व्यधक्तर्त रूप म ेया ककसी धवधि व्यवसायी
द्वारा सुि े जाि े का अवसर दर्े ा और ऐसी आक्षपे ो की सुिवाई के पश्चात ् तथा ऐसी और जााँच करि े के पश्चात,् यकद कोई हो,
धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेश द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या अििज्ञु ात कर सकेर्ा ।
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा ३र् की उप-िारा (२) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम
होर्ा ।
2531 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अधिसूचिा के अंतर्गत आि ेवाली भूधम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राधिकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ेंउपलब्ि
ह ैंऔर उिका धहतबद्ध व्यधक्तयों द्वारा धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह ै।
अिसु चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के पालघर धजल ेम ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग१६०ए के कक.मी.११०/००० स े कक.मी.१५६/००० (मोखदा-जव्हार
सक्े शि) धलए अजिग की जाि े वाली सरं चिा रधहत अथवा सरं चिा सधहत भधू म का सधं क्षप्त धववरण.
राज्य का िाम: महाराष्ट्र धजल े का िाम: पालघर
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फल भूधम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्थािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: जव्हार
र्ावं का िाम: कासटवाडी
सरकारी
1 2 सरकारी 0.9838 (हक्े टेयर) 0.9838
फॉरेस्ट
सरकारी
2 45 सरकारी 0.0151 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0151
फॉरेस्ट
सरकारी
3 5 सरकारी 0.0212 (हक्े टेयर) 0.0212
फॉरेस्ट
सरकारी
4 6 सरकारी 0.281 (हक्े टेयर) 0.281
फॉरेस्ट
सरकारी
5 7 सरकारी 0.4635 (हक्े टेयर) 0.4635
फॉरेस्ट
Total 1.7646
[फा. स. ं RW/NH-12037/2/MAH-MISC-ZONE-IV/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th April, 2026
S.O. 1803(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways
Act,1956 (48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the
public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule below, is required for Construction of
(widening/Two lane/Four Lane with paved shoulder etc.) maintenance, management and operation of National
Highway 160A in the stretch of land from Km. 110/000 to Km. 156/000 (Mokhada-Jawhar Section) in the district
of Palghar in the state of Maharashtra
Any person interested in the said land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette, raise objections to the use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1)
of section 3C of the said Act.
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely Sub Divisional Officer Jawhar, in
writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being
heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further
enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either Allow or disallow the objections.
Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 3C of the said Act shall be final.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
The land plans and other details of the land to be covered under their notification are available and can be
inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure falling National Highway 160A within
the stretch of the land from Km. 110/000 to Km. 156/000 (Mokhada-Jawhar Section) in the district of Palghar
in the state of Maharashtra.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: PALGHAR
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Area
(in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Jawhar
Village: Kastwadi
1 2 Government Govt. Forest 0.9838 (Hectare) 0.9838
2 45 Government Govt. Forest 0.0151 (Hectare) 0.0151
3 5 Government Govt. Forest 0.0212 (Hectare) 0.0212
4 6 Government Govt. Forest 0.281 (Hectare) 0.281
5 7 Government Govt. Forest 0.4635 (Hectare) 0.4635
Total 1.7646
[F. No. RW/NH-12037/2/MAH-MISC-ZONE-IV/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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