**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, declaring the intention to acquire land in the Akola district of Maharashtra for the purpose of building (widening/two lane with paved shoulder/four laning etc), maintenance, management, and operation of National Highway No.161-G from Km 0/000 to Km. 42/100. Interested parties have 21 days from the date of publication (December 8, 2025) to raise objections.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Notification:**
* The Central Government intends to acquire land in Akola district, Maharashtra, for the NH-161-G project.
* The land is required for building, maintenance, management, and operation of the highway.
* **Affected Area:**
* The land acquisition affects the stretch from Km 0/000 to Km 42/100 of NH-161-G.
* **Objection Process:**
* Interested parties can raise objections within 21 days of the notification's publication (December 8, 2025).
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Sub Divisional Officer Balapur (Competent Authority) with grounds for the objection.
* The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing and may either allow or disallow the objections. The decision is final.
* **Land Details:**
* Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
* The schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, land type, and area (in hectares).
* The listed land is located in villages of Hingana, Digras Khu, Babulgaon, and Deulgaon, under Taluk Patur, District Akola, State Maharashtra.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Landowners/Interested Parties**
* **Impact:** Loss of land (either with or without structures) due to acquisition for the highway project. Potential impact on livelihoods if the land is used for agriculture or other income-generating activities.
* **Action Required:** If affected, landowners have the right to raise objections to the land acquisition within 21 days of the notification's publication (December 8, 2025) by submitting a written objection to the Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Officer Balapur).
**Stakeholder: Competent Authority (Sub Divisional Officer Balapur)**
* **Impact:** Responsibility for managing and processing objections related to the land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** Review and consider all objections, provide hearings to objectors, and make a final decision on whether to allow or disallow the objections.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways**
* **Impact:** Responsible for overseeing the land acquisition process and ensuring it complies with the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the land acquisition is carried out according to legal procedures, including providing due process for objections.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary law enabling land acquisition for national highway development.
Maharashtra: The state where the land acquisition is taking place.
National Highway No. 161-G: The specific highway project that necessitates the land acquisition.
Akola: District in Maharashtra where land is acquired for National Highway No. 161-G
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the highway project.
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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.ं 5467] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, दिसम् बर 8, 2025/अग्रहायण 17, 1947
No. 5467] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 17, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 8 दिसम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 5655(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 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 जाि े के पश्चात ् कक महाराष्ट्र राज्य के अकोला धजल े म ेंराष्ट्रीय राजमार् ग सख्ं या १६१-जी, के कक.मी. ०/००० स े कक.मी
४२/१०० तक के भखू डं का धिमाणग (चौडाकरि,ेपव्े ड शोल्डर सधहत दो लिे /चार लिे का बिाि,े आकद)अिरु क्षण, 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 उप-िारा (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
8226 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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 ।
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 ग संख्या १६१-जी के कक.मी. ०/००० स े कक.मी. ४२ /१०० के धलए
अजगि की जाि े वाली सरं चिा रधहत अथवा संरचिा सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त 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: पातरु
र्ावं का िाम: हहर्ं णा
1 147 धिजी कृधषक 0.111 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.111
2 148 धिजी कृधषक 0.21 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.21
3 25 धिजी कृधषक 0.002 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.002
4 26 धिजी कृधषक 0.081 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.081
5 27 धिजी कृधषक 0.018 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.018
6 6 धिजी कृधषक 0.073 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.073
र्ावं का िाम: कदग्रस ख.ु
7 10 धिजी कृधषक 0.027 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.027
8 59 धिजी कृधषक 0.003 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.003
9 62 धिजी कृधषक 0.018 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.018
10 68 धिजी कृधषक 0.031 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.031
र्ावं का िाम: बाभळू र्ाव,
11 84 धिजी कृधषक 0.024 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.024
12 9 सरकारी अकृधषक 0.004 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.004
र्ावं का िाम: दऊे ळर्ाव
13 249 धिजी कृधषक 0.011 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.011[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
14 254 धिजी कृधषक 0.011 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.011
15 259 धिजी कृधषक 0.075 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.075
16 271 धिजी कृधषक 0.028 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.028
17 279 धिजी कृधषक 0.025 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.025
18 7 धिजी कृधषक 0.077 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.077
Total 0.829
[फा. स. ं RW/NH-12014/135/2024-MAH/Zone-IV/3A3]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th December, 2025
S.O. 5655(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.161-G in the stretch of land from Km 0/000 to Km. 42/100 in the district of Akolain 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, 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, the Sub Divisional 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.
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 NH-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 Number Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Patur
Village: Hingana
1 147 Private Agriculture 0.111 (Hectare ) 0.111
2 148 Private Agriculture 0.21 (Hectare ) 0.21
3 25 Private Agriculture 0.002 (Hectare ) 0.002
4 26 Private Agriculture 0.081 (Hectare ) 0.0814 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
5 27 Private Agriculture 0.018 (Hectare ) 0.018
6 6 Private Agriculture 0.073 (Hectare ) 0.073
Village: Digras khu.
7 10 Private Agriculture 0.027 (Hectare ) 0.027
8 59 Private Agriculture 0.003 (Hectare ) 0.003
9 62 Private Agriculture 0.018 (Hectare ) 0.018
10 68 Private Agriculture 0.031 (Hectare ) 0.031
Village: Babhulgaon
11 84 Private Agriculture 0.024 (Hectare ) 0.024
Non-
12 9 Government 0.004 (Hectare ) 0.004
Agriculture
Village: Deulgaon
13 249 Private Agriculture 0.011 (Hectare ) 0.011
14 254 Private Agriculture 0.011 (Hectare ) 0.011
15 259 Private Agriculture 0.075 (Hectare ) 0.075
16 271 Private Agriculture 0.028 (Hectare ) 0.028
17 279 Private Agriculture 0.025 (Hectare ) 0.025
18 7 Private Agriculture 0.077 (Hectare ) 0.077
Total 0.829
[F. No. RW/NH-12014/135/2024-MAH/Zone-IV/3A3]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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