**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, dated April 20, 2026, regarding the intent to acquire land for the development of NH51 in Surendranagar, Gujarat. The acquisition is for the purpose of widening, maintaining, and operating the highway stretch from Km. 38.2 to Km. 85.118. Interested parties must submit any objections to the Competent Authority within twenty-one days from the date of this publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Legal Authority and Purpose**
* The Central Government is exercising powers under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* Land is required for public purposes, specifically for building (widening to two-lane with paved shoulder or four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH51.
* **Scope of Acquisition**
* The project covers the stretch from Km. 38.2 to Km. 85.118 in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat.
* A total of 5.8139 hectares of land is identified for acquisition across the Taluk of Dhrangadhra.
* The affected villages include Jegadva, Navalgadh, Prathugadh, and Dhrangadhra.
* The land types consist of both private and government-owned plots, classified as either agricultural or non-agricultural.
* **Objection and Hearing Process**
* Any person interested in the identified land may object to its use for the specified purpose within 21 days of this notification.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority and must clearly state the grounds for the objection.
* The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* Following an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order to allow or disallow the objections; these orders are final.
* **Access to Information**
* Detailed land plans and further specifics regarding the acquisition are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Owners of the 14 identified survey/plot numbers will have their land (totaling 5.8139 hectares) acquired by the government. This includes both private individuals and government entities holding agricultural and non-agricultural land.
**Action Required**
Impacted parties should inspect the land plans at the office of the Competent Authority. If they wish to contest the acquisition, they must submit a written objection stating their grounds within 21 days of the notification.
**Competent Authority**
**Impact**
The authority is designated to manage the legal process of land acquisition, including the handling of public grievances and legal disputes related to the specified plots.
**Action Required**
The authority must receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, perform necessary inquiries, and pass final orders to allow or disallow objections under Section 3C(2) of the Act.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / Central Government**
**Impact**
The Ministry is authorized to proceed with the infrastructure development of NH51 once the acquisition process is finalized.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the availability of land plans for public inspection and proceed with the project's maintenance and management phases following the resolution of objections.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the administration of the highway project.
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation providing the legal framework for the Central Government to acquire land for the development and maintenance of national highways.
National Highway 51 (NH51): The specific highway project involving the widening and maintenance of the stretch from Km. 38.2 to Km. 85.118, which necessitates the land acquisition.
Surendranagar, Gujarat: The specific district and state where the land parcels targeted for acquisition are located, defining the geographical scope of the notification.
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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.ं 1888] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, अप्रैल 20, 2026/चत्रै 30, 1948
No. 1888] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026/CHAITRA 30, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 1959(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार् गअधिधियम 1956 (1956 का 48) (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 र्ुजरात राज्य के सुरेंरिर्र धजले म ें NH51 के कक.मी. 38.2 स े कक.मी.85.118 तक के भ-ू खण्ड के धिमाणग
(चौड़ीकरण/पेव्ड शोल्डर सधहत 2-लेि/4-लेि का बिािा 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 करि े के अपि े आशय की
घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यधक्त, जो उक्त भूधम म ें धहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (1) 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 आपधत्त सक्षम प्राधिकारीको धलधखत रूप म ेप्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी और उसम ेंउसके आिार अधिकधित ककए
जाएंर्े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकता गको व्यधक्तर्त रूप म ेया ककसी धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा सुि ेजािे का अवसर दर्े ा और
2786 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात ् तिा ऐसी और जााँच करि े के पश्चात,् यकद कोई हो, धजसे सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक
समझे, आदशे द्वारा या तो आपधत्तयों को अिुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा या अििुज्ञात कर सकेर्ा ।
उक्त अधिधियम की िारा 3र् की उप-िारा (2) 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 ी
र्ुजरात राज्य के सुरेंरिर्र धजले म ेंNH51 के कक.मी. 38.2 स े कक.मी.85.118 के धलए अजगि की जाि े वाली संरचिा
रधहत अिवा संरचिा सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धववरण
राज्य का िाम: र्जु रात धजल े का िाम: सरु ेंरिर्र
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फल भूधम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्िािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: िरार्ं ध्रा
र्ावं का िाम: जर्डवा
िॉि
1 562 धिजी 0.0147 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0147
एग्रीकल्चर
र्ावं का िाम: िवलर्ढ़
2 144 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0305 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0305
िॉि
3 529 सरकारी 0.005 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.005
एग्रीकल्चर
4 558 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.2536 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.2536
िॉि
5 993 सरकारी 0.0027 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0027
एग्रीकल्चर
र्ावं का िाम: प्रािर्ढ़
6 321 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0129 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0129
र्ावं का िाम: िरंर्ािरा
िॉि
7 1557/p सरकारी 3.3402 (हक्े टेयर ) 3.3402
एग्रीकल्चर
8 186 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.5734 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.5734
9 187 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0787 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0787[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
10 247/p2 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.6312 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.6312
िॉि
11 253/p1 धिजी 0.0217 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0217
एग्रीकल्चर
िॉि
12 260 सरकारी 0.3425 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.3425
एग्रीकल्चर
13 266 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.4214 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.4214
िॉि
14 267 सरकारी 0.0854 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0854
एग्रीकल्चर
Total 5.8139
[फा. स. ं 06/2019/GJ/ZONE-V/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th April, 2026
S.O. 1959(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 NH51 in the
stretch of land from Km. 38.2 to Km. 85.118 in the district of SURENDRANAGAR 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, 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 structures falling NH51 in the stretch of land from
Km. 38.2 to Km. 85.118 in the district of SURENDRANAGAR in the state of GUJARAT
State: GUJARAT District: SURENDRANAGAR
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: Dhrangadhra
Village: Jegadva
Non
1 562 Private 0.0147 (Hectare ) 0.0147
Agriculture
Village: Navalgadh
2 144 Private Agriculture 0.0305 (Hectare ) 0.0305
Non
3 529 Government 0.005 (Hectare ) 0.005
Agriculture
4 558 Private Agriculture 0.2536 (Hectare ) 0.2536
Non
5 993 Government 0.0027 (Hectare ) 0.0027
Agriculture
Village: Prathugadh
6 321 Private Agriculture 0.0129 (Hectare ) 0.0129
Village: Dhrangadhra
Non
7 1557/p Government 3.3402 (Hectare ) 3.3402
Agriculture
8 186 Private Agriculture 0.5734 (Hectare ) 0.5734
9 187 Private Agriculture 0.0787 (Hectare ) 0.0787
10 247/p2 Private Agriculture 0.6312 (Hectare ) 0.6312
Non
11 253/p1 Private 0.0217 (Hectare ) 0.0217
Agriculture
Non
12 260 Government 0.3425 (Hectare ) 0.3425
Agriculture
13 266 Private Agriculture 0.4214 (Hectare ) 0.4214
Non
14 267 Government 0.0854 (Hectare ) 0.0854
Agriculture
Total 5.8139
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