**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways announcing the intention to acquire land for the widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 161G in Akola district, Maharashtra. Affected individuals have twenty-one days from the publication date, February 27, 2026, to submit objections.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose of Land Acquisition:** To acquire land for the widening, maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No. 161G.
* **Location:** The land is located in the Akola district of Maharashtra, specifically in the stretch from Km 0/000 to Km 42/100.
* **Legal Basis:** The acquisition is being carried out under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Objection Period:** Interested individuals have twenty-one days from the publication date (February 27, 2026) to raise objections.
* **Objection Submission:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, Sub Divisional Officer, Balapur.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for objectors to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Orders:** Any order issued by the Competent Authority regarding objections is final.
* **Availability of Information:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Interested Individuals/Landowners**
* **Impact:** Their land may be acquired for the development of National Highway No. 161G. They may face the prospect of displacement and changes to their property.
* **Action Required:** Submit written objections to the Sub Divisional Officer, Balapur, within twenty-one days of February 27, 2026, stating the grounds for their objection. They should also inspect the available land plans and details.
**Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Officer, Balapur)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for receiving and processing objections, conducting hearings, and making final orders regarding land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** Review all submitted objections, provide hearings to objectors, conduct necessary inquiries, and issue orders to allow or disallow objections. Ensure land plans and details are available for inspection.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary law under which this land acquisition is being conducted.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry issuing the notification for land acquisition.
Akola: The district in Maharashtra where the land acquisition is taking place.
National Highway No. 161G: The specific national highway project for which land is being acquired.
Sub Divisional Officer Balapur: The Competent Authority responsible for receiving objections regarding the land acquisition.
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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.ं 1021] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, फरवरी 27, 2026/फाल्ग नु 8, 1947
No. 1021] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026/PHALGUNA 8, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 27 फरवरी, 2026
का.आ. 1065(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग अधिधियम १९५६ (१९५६ का ४८) (धजसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अधिधियम कहा र्या ह)ै की िारा 3क की उप-िारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त शधक्तयों का प्रयोर् करते हुए, यह समािाि
हो जाि े के पश्चात ् कक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के अकोला धजल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग सख्ं या १६१जी के कक.मी.०/००० स े
कक.मी.४२/१०० 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 िीचे अिुसूची म ें कदया र्या ह,ै
ऐसी भूधम का अजगि करि े 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 बाळापरु 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 ।
1480 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा ३र् की उप-िारा (२) के अिीि सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा ककया र्या कोई भी आदेश अंधतम
होर्ा ।
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 अकोला धजल ेम ेराष्ट्रीय राजमार् गसख्ं या १६१जी के कक.मी.०/००० स ेकक.मी.४२/१०० के 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: अकोला
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: बाळापरू
र्ावं का िाम: धभकुंडखडे
1 2 धिजी कृधषक 0.07 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.07
2 3 धिजी कृधषक 0.588 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.588
3 4 धिजी कृधषक 0.086 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.086
Total 0.744
[फा. स.ं RW/NH-12014/135/2024-MAH/Zone-IV/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th February, 2026
S.O. 1065(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 Building (widening/Two lane with paved shoulder/four laning, etc) maintenance,
management and operation of National Highway No. 161G in the stretch of land from Km 0/000 to Km
42/100 in the district of Akola 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 Divisonal Officer
Balapur, 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
No.161G within the stretch of the land from Km 0/000 to Km 42/100 in the district of Akola in the
state of Maharashtra.
State: MAHARASHTRA District: AKOLA
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Balapur
Village: Bhikundkhed
1 2 Private Agriculture 0.07 (Hectare ) 0.07
2 3 Private Agriculture 0.588 (Hectare ) 0.588
3 4 Private Agriculture 0.086 (Hectare ) 0.086
Total 0.744
[F. No. RW/NH-12014/135/2024-MAH/Zone-IV/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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