**Executive Summary**
This document, published on February 27, 2026, is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. It declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for public purposes, specifically for the building, maintenance, management, and operation of NH56 in Gujarat. Affected individuals have twenty-one days from the publication date to submit objections to the Competent Authority.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Intent:** The Central Government intends to acquire land in the Valsad district of Gujarat for the development and operation of NH56.
* **Project Scope:** The acquisition is for the stretch of NH56 from Km 665.686 to Km 710.470, covering a length of 44.784 km. This includes widening, adding paved shoulders, and general maintenance, management, and operation.
* **Objection Period:** Any interested person can submit objections within twenty-one days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Objection Submission:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, Prant Officer, Pardi, outlining the grounds for objection.
* **Hearing and Decision:** The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for objectors to be heard, either in person or through a legal representative, and will issue a final order allowing or disallowing objections.
* **Order Finality:** Any order passed by the Competent Authority regarding objections is final.
* **Land Plans Availability:** Land plans and other details of the land to be acquired are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Landowners/Interested Parties**
* **Impact:** These individuals will be directly affected by the proposed land acquisition, potentially losing ownership or use of their property.
* **Action Required:** Submit written objections to the Competent Authority within twenty-one days of the notification's publication, stating the grounds for objection. They can also inspect land plans at the Competent Authority's office.
* **Competent Authority (Prant Officer, Pardi)**
* **Impact:** This authority is responsible for receiving and adjudicating objections related to the land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** Review written objections, provide a hearing to objectors, conduct further inquiries if necessary, and issue a final order on the objections. They are also responsible for making land plans available for inspection.
* **Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** This ministry is initiating the land acquisition process for the infrastructure development of NH56.
* **Action Required:** Oversee the process, ensure compliance with the National Highways Act, and proceed with the acquisition based on the Competent Authority's decisions.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the land acquisition is being conducted.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The government ministry issuing the notification for land acquisition.
Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956: The specific legal provision granting powers for land acquisition for national highways.
Section 3C of the National Highways Act, 1956: The specific legal provision related to objections and hearing process for land acquisition.
NH56: The specific National Highway project for which land is being acquired.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1018] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, फरवरी 27, 2026/फाल्ग नु 8, 1947
No. 1018] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026/PHALGUNA 8, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 27 फरवरी, 2026
का.आ. 1062(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग अधिधियम, 1956 (48 of 1956) (धजसे आर्े उक्त एक्ट
कहा जाएर्ा) के सेक्शि 3A के सब-सेक्शि (1) द्वारा दी र्ई शधक्तयों का इस्तेमाल करते हुए, केंर सरकार, यह माििे के बाद
कक पधललक मकसद के धलए, ज़मीि, धजसका छोटा लयौरा िीच ेशेड्यलू म ेंकदया र्या ह,ै NH56 के ककमी 665.686 स ेककमी
710.470 तक के धहस्स े म ेंबिािे (चौडा करिे/पक्के शोल्डर के साथ दो लेि वर्ैरह), मेंटेिेंस, मैिेजमेंट और ऑपरेशि के धलए
ज़रूरी ह।ै (लंबाई-44.784) र्जु रात राज्य के वलसाड धजल े म,ें ऐसी ज़मीि अधिग्रधहत का अपिा इरादा बताता ह।ै
उक्त भूधम म ेंरुधच रखि े वाला कोई भी व्यधक्त, इस िोटटकिकेशि के ऑकिधशयल र्जट म ेंपधललकेशि की तारीख स े
इक्कीस कदिों के भीतर, उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3C की उप-िारा (1) के तहत उपरोक्त उद्दश्े य के धलए ऐसी भूधम के उपयोर्
पर आपधि कर सकता ह।ै
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपधि सक्षम प्राधिकारी, यािी, प्रांत अधिकारी, पारडी को धलधखत रूप म ेंकी जाएर्ी और उसम ेंउसके
आिार बताए जाएर्ं े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी आपधि करिे वाले को व्यधक्तर्त रूप स े या ककसी कािूिी व्यवसायी द्वारा सुिे
1477 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
जािे का अवसर देर्ा, और ऐसी सभी आपधियों को सुििे के बाद और यकद कोई और जांच आवश्यक हो, तो सक्षम प्राधिकारी
द्वारा आवश्यक समझे जािे पर, आदशे द्वारा, आपधियों को स्वीकार या अस्वीकार कर सकता ह।ै
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3C की उप-िारा (2) के तहत सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा कदया र्या कोई भी आदशे अंधतम
होर्ा।
इस िोटटकिकेशि के तहत अधिग्रधहत की जाि ेवाली भूधम के भूधम प्लाि और अन्द्य धववरण उपललि ह ैंऔर इच्छुक
व्यधक्त द्वारा सक्षम प्राधिकारी के उपरोक्त कायागलय म ेंउिका धिरीक्षण ककया जा सकता ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
र्ुजरात राज्य के वलसाड धजल ेम ें खािपुर-करवड राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 56 पर, ककमी 665.686 स े ककमी 710. 470
(लंबाई 44.784) के भूधम खडं म,ें संरचिा के साथ या धबिा, अधिग्रधहत की जािे वाली भूधम का संधक्षप्त धववरण।
राज्य का िाम: र्जु रात धजल े का िाम: वलसाड
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे िल भूधम का क्षत्रे िल
सख्ं या (स्थािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: पारडी
र्ावं का िाम: धचवल
465 (Old Survey
1 सरकारी रोड 2.2122 (हक्े टेयर ) 2.2122
Number 9002)
505 (Old Survey
2 धिजी कृधि 0.0013 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0013
Number 151)
तालकु का िाम: वापी
र्ावं का िाम: कराया
140 (Old Survey
3 सरकारी रोड 8.6321 (हक्े टेयर ) 8.6321
Number 9001)
227 (Old Survey
4 सरकारी रोड 0.0062 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0062
Number 9022)
638 (Old Survey
5 सरकारी रोड 0.23 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.23
Number9013)
776 (Old Survey
6 सरकारी रोड 0.0291 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0291
Number 9009)
807 (Old Survey
7 सरकारी रोड 0.0291 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0291
Number 9020)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
815 (Old Survey
8 सरकारी िहर 0.0291 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0291
Number 9004)
र्ावं का िाम: दर्े ाम
9 Road सरकारी रोड 8.0021 (हक्े टेयर ) 8.0021
र्ावं का िाम: करवड
1142 (Old Survey
10 Number धिजी कृधि 0.155 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.155
716/1/P1)
11 Road सरकारी रोड 0.587 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.587
Total 19.9132
[फा. स. ं Bodeli-Vapi-2022/3A2]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th February, 2026
S.O. 1062(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 etc..), maintenance, management and operation of NH56 in the stretch of land
from Km 665.686 to Km 710.470 (Length-44.784) in the district of VALSAD in the state of GUJARAT, hereby declares
its intention to acquire such land.
Any person interested in the said land may, within twenty-one days from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette, object 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, Prant Officer. Pardi 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.
The land plans and other details of the land to be acquired under their notification are available and can be
inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the Land to be Acquired with or without Structure, on Khanpur-Karwad National Highway 56
Falling in the Stretch of Land from Km. 665.686 to Km. 710.470 (Length 44.784) in the District of Valsad in the State
of Gujarat.
State: GUJARAT District: VALSAD
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Pardi
Village: Chival
465 (Old Survey
1 Government Road 2.2122 (Hectare ) 2.2122
Number 9002)
505 (Old Survey
2 Private Agriculture 0.0013 (Hectare ) 0.0013
Number 151)
Taluk: VAPI
Village: Karaya
140 (Old Survey
3 Government Road 8.6321 (Hectare ) 8.6321
Number 9001)
227 (Old Survey
4 Government Road 0.0062 (Hectare ) 0.0062
Number 9022)
638 (Old Survey
5 Government Road 0.23 (Hectare ) 0.23
Number9013)
776 (Old Survey
6 Government Road 0.0291 (Hectare ) 0.0291
Number 9009)
807 (Old Survey
7 Government Road 0.0291 (Hectare ) 0.0291
Number 9020)
815 (Old Survey
8 Government Canal 0.0291 (Hectare ) 0.0291
Number 9004)
Village: Degam
9 Road Government Road 8.0021 (Hectare ) 8.0021
Village: Karwad
1142 (Old Survey
10 Private Agriculture 0.155 (Hectare ) 0.155
Number 716/1/P1)
11 Road Government Road 0.587 (Hectare ) 0.587
Total 19.9132
[F. No. Bodeli-Vapi-2022/3A2]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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