**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways issued a notification on July 29, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire 6.7817 hectares of land for the development of NH-160A in Palghar, Maharashtra. The project involves the widening and maintenance of the stretch from Km. 156/000 to Km. 217/210. Interested parties must submit any objections in writing to the Competent Authority within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Scope and Purpose**
* Land acquisition is required for building (widening to 2-lane/4-lane with paved shoulders), maintaining, managing, and operating NH-160A.
* The project covers the stretch from Km. 156/000 to Km. 217/210 within the Palghar district of Maharashtra.
* **Legal Provisions and Authority**
* The notification is issued under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The designated Competent Authority is the Deputy Collector LA Surya Project, Dahanu.
* Land plans and specific details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
* **Objection Procedures**
* Any person interested in the land may object to its use for the specified purpose within 21 days.
* Objections must be submitted in writing, stating the grounds for the objection.
* The Competent Authority will provide the objector an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* Orders passed by the Competent Authority regarding objections are considered final.
* **Land Schedule Details**
* **Total Area:** 6.7817 Hectares.
* **Locations:** The acquisition affects land in the villages of Shelavali and Chahade within the Palghar Taluk.
* **Land Types:** The schedule includes both private and government-owned land, classified as agricultural, non-agricultural, or "Govt/Agriculture."
**Impact Analysis**
**Private Landowners in Shelavali and Chahade**
**Impact**
Landowners will lose possession of various plots (agricultural and non-agricultural) to the Central Government for infrastructure development.
**Action Required**
Must inspect the detailed land plans at the Competent Authority’s office and submit any written objections within 21 days if they wish to contest the acquisition.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
**Impact**
The Ministry initiates the formal process to secure the necessary land for the expansion and operation of the National Highway 160A.
**Action Required**
Must ensure the Competent Authority hears all objections and follows the legal mandates of the National Highways Act, 1956, before proceeding with the project.
**Competent Authority (Deputy Collector LA Surya Project, Dahanu)**
**Impact**
The authority is tasked with managing the legal dispute resolution and inspection process for the land acquisition.
**Action Required**
Must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and issue final orders regarding the validity of objections.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to acquire land for the development and maintenance of national highways.
NH-160A: The specific National Highway stretch (Km. 156/000 to Km. 217/210) designated for building, widening, and maintenance under this notification.
Palghar district, Maharashtra: The central geographical location where the land acquisition is being carried out for the highway project.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The issuing central ministry responsible for the management, operation, and development of national highways.
Dy. Collector LA Surya Project Dahanu: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving and hearing objections regarding the land acquisition process.
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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.ं 4041] नई दिल्ली, बुधवार, िुलाई 29, 2026/श्रावण 7, 1948
No. 4041] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026/SHRAVAN 7, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 िुलाई, 2026
का.आ. 4211(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के पालघर जिले म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग 160-अ के दक.मी. 156/000 स े दक.मी.
217/210 तक के भू-खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लेन का बनाना आदि), अनुरक्षण, प्रबन्द्धन
और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीच े अनुसचू ी म ें दिया गया ह,ै ऐसी भूजम
का अिगन करन ेके अपन ेआिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी, अर्ागत ् उपजिल्हाजधकारी (भुसंपािन) सुयाग प्रकल्प, डहाणू को जलजखत रूप
मे प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजर्त दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप
मे या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात ् तर्ा ऐसी और िााँच
5838 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
करन े के पश्चात,् यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आिेि द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनुज्ञात कर
सकेगा या अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा ।
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई भी आिेि
अंजतम होगा ।
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगतग आने वाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय म ें
उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के पालघर जिले म ें राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग 160-अ के दक.मी. 156/000 स े दक.मी. 217/210 के जलए
अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत अर्वा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: पालघर
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे फल भजू म का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्ट्र्ानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: पालघर
गावं का नाम: िळे वाली
1 14 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0004 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0004
2 15 जनिी कृजषक 0.0344 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0344
3 17 जनिी कृजषक 0.0142 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0142
4 18/1/1 जनिी कृजषक 0.005 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.005
5 18/2 जनिी कृजषक 0.0166 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0166
6 23 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0101 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0101
7 27/1 जनिी कृजषक 0.0711 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0711
8 31 जनिी कृजषक 0.0238 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0238
9 33 जनिी कृजषक 0.015 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.015
10 43/2 जनिी कृजषक 0.0726 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0726
11 44/1/A जनिी कृजषक 0.2823 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.2823
12 44/1/B जनिी कृजषक 0.065 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.065
13 44/1/C जनिी कृजषक 0.09 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.09
14 44/2 जनिी कृजषक 0.01 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.01
15 51 जनिी कृजषक 0.0483 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0483
16 55 सरकारी सरकार 0.1051 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1051
17 58/1 जनिी कृजषक 0.0075 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0075
18 58/2 जनिी अकृजषक 0.0029 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0029[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
19 59/A/2 जनिी कृजषक 0.0375 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0375
20 59/B जनिी कृजषक 0.035 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.035
21 60/A/C जनिी कृजषक 0.0144 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0144
22 61 सरकारी सरकार 1.7451 (हक्े टेयर ) 1.7451
गावं का नाम: चहाडे
23 228 जनिी सरकार/कृजषक 0.1226 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1226
24 232 जनिी कृजषक 0.085 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.085
25 233 सरकारी सरकार/कृजषक 2.9046 (हक्े टेयर ) 2.9046
26 235 जनिी कृजषक 0.0915 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0915
27 245 सरकारी सरकार 0.0375 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0375
28 246 जनिी कृजषक 0.05 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.05
29 247 जनिी कृजषक 0.0095 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0095
30 256 जनिी कृजषक 0.0065 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0065
31 258 जनिी कृजषक 0.014 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.014
32 266 जनिी कृजषक 0.0355 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0355
33 267 जनिी सरकार/कृजषक 0.05 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.05
34 273 सरकारी सरकार 0.0651 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0651
35 276/A जनिी कृजषक 0.0384 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0384
36 280 जनिी कृजषक 0.0283 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0283
37 281 जनिी कृजषक 0.033 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.033
38 282A 282B जनिी कृजषक 0.0762 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0762
39 290 जनिी कृजषक 0.0031 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0031
40 292 जनिी कृजषक 0.0215 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0215
41 294 जनिी सरकार/कृजषक 0.1245 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.1245
42 295 जनिी कृजषक 0.239 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.239
43 296 जनिी कृजषक 0.0011 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0011
44 299 जनिी कृजषक 0.005 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.005
45 301 जनिी कृजषक 0.0335 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0335
Total 6.7817
[फा. स.ं NH-inprinciple-MHR-2016-17-1011 NH-inprinciple-MHR-2016-17-1011/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th July, 2026
S.O. 4211(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 NH-160A in
the stretch of land from Km. 156/000 to Km. 217/210 in the district of PALGHAR in the state of
MAHARASHTRA, 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, Dy. Collector LA Surya Project
Dahanu 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling Under NH-160A in the stretch of land
from Km. 156/000 to Km. 217/210 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: Palghar
Village: SHELAVALI
1 14 Private Non Agriculture 0.0004 (Hectare ) 0.0004
2 15 Private Agriculture 0.0344 (Hectare ) 0.0344
3 17 Private Agriculture 0.0142 (Hectare ) 0.0142
4 18/1/1 Private Agriculture 0.005 (Hectare ) 0.005
5 18/2 Private Agriculture 0.0166 (Hectare ) 0.0166
6 23 Private Non Agriculture 0.0101 (Hectare ) 0.0101
7 27/1 Private Agriculture 0.0711 (Hectare ) 0.0711
8 31 Private Agriculture 0.0238 (Hectare ) 0.0238
9 33 Private Agriculture 0.015 (Hectare ) 0.015
10 43/2 Private Agriculture 0.0726 (Hectare ) 0.0726
11 44/1/A Private Agriculture 0.2823 (Hectare ) 0.2823
12 44/1/B Private Agriculture 0.065 (Hectare ) 0.065
13 44/1/C Private Agriculture 0.09 (Hectare ) 0.09
14 44/2 Private Agriculture 0.01 (Hectare ) 0.01
15 51 Private Agriculture 0.0483 (Hectare ) 0.0483
16 55 Government Government 0.1051 (Hectare ) 0.1051
17 58/1 Private Agriculture 0.0075 (Hectare ) 0.0075[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
18 58/2 Private Non Agriculture 0.0029 (Hectare ) 0.0029
19 59/A/2 Private Agriculture 0.0375 (Hectare ) 0.0375
20 59/B Private Agriculture 0.035 (Hectare ) 0.035
21 60/A/C Private Agriculture 0.0144 (Hectare ) 0.0144
22 61 Government Government 1.7451 (Hectare ) 1.7451
Village: Chahade
23 228 Private Govt/Agriculture 0.1226 (Hectare ) 0.1226
24 232 Private Agriculture 0.085 (Hectare ) 0.085
25 233 Government Govt/Agriculture 2.9046 (Hectare ) 2.9046
26 235 Private Agriculture 0.0915 (Hectare ) 0.0915
27 245 Government Government 0.0375 (Hectare ) 0.0375
28 246 Private Agriculture 0.05 (Hectare ) 0.05
29 247 Private Agriculture 0.0095 (Hectare ) 0.0095
30 256 Private Agriculture 0.0065 (Hectare ) 0.0065
31 258 Private Agriculture 0.014 (Hectare ) 0.014
32 266 Private Agriculture 0.0355 (Hectare ) 0.0355
33 267 Private Govt/Agriculture 0.05 (Hectare ) 0.05
34 273 Government Government 0.0651 (Hectare ) 0.0651
35 276/A Private Agriculture 0.0384 (Hectare ) 0.0384
36 280 Private Agriculture 0.0283 (Hectare ) 0.0283
37 281 Private Agriculture 0.033 (Hectare ) 0.033
38 282A 282B Private Agriculture 0.0762 (Hectare ) 0.0762
39 290 Private Agriculture 0.0031 (Hectare ) 0.0031
40 292 Private Agriculture 0.0215 (Hectare ) 0.0215
41 294 Private Govt/Agriculture 0.1245 (Hectare ) 0.1245
42 295 Private Agriculture 0.239 (Hectare ) 0.239
43 296 Private Agriculture 0.0011 (Hectare ) 0.0011
44 299 Private Agriculture 0.005 (Hectare ) 0.005
45 301 Private Agriculture 0.0335 (Hectare ) 0.0335
Total 6.7817
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