**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification under the National Highways Act, 1956, declaring its intention to acquire 4.5363 hectares of land for the development of NH-168G in Mahesana, Gujarat. The project involves widening, maintenance, and operation of the stretch from Km. 0 to Km. 7.5. Stakeholders must submit any written objections to the Competent Authority within 21 days of the notification's publication date (March 20, 2026).
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Provisions and Purpose**
* **Statutory Authority:** The notification is issued under Section 3A(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* **Public Purpose:** Land is required for building (widening/two-lane with paved shoulder/four-laning), maintenance, management, and operation of NH-168G.
* **Project Location:** The acquisition affects the stretch from Km. 0 to Km. 7.5 in the Mahesana district of Gujarat.
**Land Acquisition Details**
* **Total Area:** A total of 4.5363 hectares of land is slated for acquisition.
* **Affected Areas:** The land is situated in Mahesana Taluk across the villages of Deela, Uchapai, Lakhvad, Rampur (Kukas), and Kukas.
* **Land Types:** The schedule includes private agricultural and non-agricultural land, government "Padtar" land, "Gauchar" (village panchayat grazing land), and existing roads.
**Objection and Hearing Process**
* **Submission Deadline:** Any person interested in the land may object within 21 days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Formal Requirements:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, clearly stating the grounds for the objection.
* **Right to a Hearing:** Objectors will be given the opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Decision:** Following an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order allowing or disallowing the objections; this order is final under Section 3C(2) of the Act.
* **Public Inspection:** Detailed land plans and descriptions are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Private)**
**Impact**
Private individuals holding agricultural or non-agricultural land in the specified villages face the acquisition of their property for public infrastructure.
**Action Required**
Review the specific survey/plot numbers in the notification schedule. If they wish to object, they must submit a written statement to the Competent Authority within 21 days and prepare for a hearing.
**Government Entities and Village Panchayats**
**Impact**
Government-owned "Padtar" land, existing roads, and communal "Gauchar" (grazing) lands are included in the acquisition for the highway project.
**Action Required**
Coordinate with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to facilitate the transfer of land and update local land records.
**Competent Authority**
**Impact**
Tasked with the administrative and quasi-judicial responsibility of managing the acquisition process and resolving disputes.
**Action Required**
Make land plans available for public inspection, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and pass final orders on the validity of the objections.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is authorized to acquire land for the construction and maintenance of national highways.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for the development of national highways and the issuing authority for this land acquisition notification.
NH-168G: The specific national highway project for which land is being acquired for widening, maintenance, management, and operation.
District Mahesana, Gujarat: The central geographic location where the proposed land acquisition for the NH-168G highway project is taking place.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1387] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, माच ग20, 2026/फाल्ग नु 29, 1947 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 1387] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2026/PHALGUNA 29, 1947 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 19 माच,ग 2026
का.आ. 1452(अ)— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान
हो िाने के पश्चात ् दक गुिरात राज्य के महसे ाणा जिल े में NH-168G के दक.मी. 0 से दक.मी. 7.5 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 नीचे अनसु ूची में दिया गया है, ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपन े
आिय की घोषणा करती ह ै।
कोई भी व्यजक्त, िो उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध ह,ै उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3ग की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के उपयोग पर रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से इक्कीस दिन के भीतर अपनी
आपजत्त प्रकट कर सकेगा ।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सक्षम प्राजधकारी को जलजखत रूप म े प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी और उसम ें उसके आधार अजधकजित
दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप मे या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा सुने िाने का अवसर
िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सनु वाई के पश्चात ् तिा ऐसी और िााँच करन े के पश्चात्, यदि कोई हो, जिसे सक्षम प्राजधकारी
आवश्यक समझे, आििे द्वारा या तो आपजत्तयों को अनज्ञु ात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञु ात 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 अतं गतग 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 ै।
2026 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अनसु चू ी
गिु रात राज्य के महसे ाणा जिल ेम ेंNH-168G के दक.मी. 0 स ेदक.मी. 7.5 के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना रजहत
अिवा सरं चना सजहत भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: गुिरात जिल ेका नाम: महसे ाणा
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 (स्ट्िानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: महसे ाणा
गावं का नाम: डेला
1 356.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.0292 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0292
2 357 जनिी कृजष 0.0022 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0022
3 402 जनिी कृजष 0.0088 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0088
4 403.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.0139 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0139
5 405.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.0425 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0425
6 431 जनिी कृजष 0.0124 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0124
7 432.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.2889 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.2889
8 435 जनिी कृजष 0.0044 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0044
9 436 जनिी जबन खेती 0.2043 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.2043
10 442 जनिी कृजष 0.0061 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0061
11 456 जनिी कृजष 0.0009 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0009
12 458.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.1896 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1896
13 461.002 जनिी कृजष 0.0086 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0086
गावं का नाम: उचरपी
14 117 जनिी कृजष 0.0195 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0195
15 119 जनिी कृजष 0.0032 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0032
16 129 सरकारी पड़तर 0.0456 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0456
17 135.001 सरकारी पड़तर 0.1258 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1258
18 164 जनिी कृजष 0.0037 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0037
19 165 जनिी कृजष 0.0514 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0514
20 170 जनिी कृजष 0.014 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.014
21 171 जनिी कृजष 0.005 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.005
22 305 सरकारी रोड 0.0258 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0258
23 306 सरकारी पड़तर 0.024 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.024[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
गावं का नाम: लखावाड
24 1058 जनिी जबन खेती 0.0288 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0288
25 1060 जनिी कृजष 0.0311 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0311
26 1061 जनिी कृजष 0.0059 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0059
27 1062 जनिी कृजष 0.0007 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0007
28 1065.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.0716 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0716
29 1065.002 जनिी कृजष 0.0139 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0139
30 1104 जनिी कृजष 0.0083 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0083
31 1107 जनिी कृजष 0.0066 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0066
32 1108 जनिी कृजष 0.0513 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0513
33 1128.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.0444 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0444
34 313.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.2857 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.2857
35 317.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.1002 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1002
36 341.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.0149 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0149
37 361.001 जनिी जबन खेती 0.0173 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0173
38 362 जनिी कृजष 0.2852 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.2852
39 366 जनिी कृजष 0.1171 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1171
40 476 जनिी कृजष 0.0002 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0002
41 484 जनिी कृजष 0.0169 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0169
42 485 जनिी कृजष 0.0357 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0357
43 497 जनिी कृजष 0.0363 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0363
44 507 जनिी कृजष 0.0023 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0023
45 508 जनिी कृजष 0.0304 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0304
46 513 जनिी कृजष 0.0147 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0147
47 901 जनिी कृजष 0.017 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.017
गौचर (ग्राम
48 902 सरकारी 0.0004 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0004
पंचायत)
गौचर (ग्राम
49 903 सरकारी 0.0189 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0189
पंचायत)
50 972 जनिी कृजष 0.0021 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0021
51 981 जनिी कृजष 0.0134 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0134
52 982 जनिी कृजष 0.0197 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0197
53 990 जनिी कृजष 0.2491 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.24914 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
54 991 जनिी जबन खेती 0.1992 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1992
गावं का नाम: रामपरु ा (कुकस)
55 65 जनिी कृजष 0.0189 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0189
56 66 जनिी कृजष 0.0396 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0396
57 68 जनिी कृजष 0.0096 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0096
58 69 जनिी कृजष 0.0254 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0254
गावं का नाम: कुकास
59 121 जनिी कृजष 0.0504 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0504
60 124 जनिी कृजष 0.0318 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0318
61 127 जनिी कृजष 0.0365 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0365
62 141 जनिी कृजष 0.0936 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0936
63 240.002 जनिी जबन खेती 0.3809 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.3809
64 241.002 जनिी जबन खेती 0.3999 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.3999
65 244 जनिी कृजष 0.0252 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0252
66 247 जनिी कृजष 0.0006 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0006
67 248 जनिी कृजष 0.0009 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0009
68 249.003 जनिी कृजष 0.0991 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0991
69 294 जनिी कृजष 0.0077 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0077
70 295 जनिी कृजष 0.0268 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0268
71 303 जनिी कृजष 0.029 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.029
72 306 जनिी कृजष 0.0141 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0141
73 307 जनिी जबन खेती 0.0285 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0285
74 322 जनिी कृजष 0.0115 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0115
75 326 जनिी कृजष 0.1793 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1793
76 328 जनिी कृजष 0.1215 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.1215
77 389 जनिी कृजष 0.008 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.008
78 390 जनिी कृजष 0.0137 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0137
79 391 जनिी कृजष 0.0061 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0061
80 976 सरकारी रोड 0.0086 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0086
Total 4.5363
[फा. स.ं GJ/P/V/14/09/2022/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनिेिक[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th March, 2026
S.O. 1452(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-
168G in the stretch of land from Km. 0 to Km. 7.5 in the district of MAHESANA 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief Description of the land to be acquired with or without structures falling NH-168G in the stretch of land
from Km. 0 to Km. 7.5 in the district of MAHESANA in the state of GUJARAT
State: GUJARAT District: MAHESANA
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: Mahesana
Village: Deela
Non
1 356.001 Private 0.0292 (Hectare ) 0.0292
Agriculture
2 357 Private Agriculture 0.0022 (Hectare ) 0.0022
3 402 Private Agriculture 0.0088 (Hectare ) 0.0088
Non
4 403.001 Private 0.0139 (Hectare ) 0.0139
Agriculture
Non
5 405.001 Private 0.0425 (Hectare ) 0.0425
Agriculture
6 431 Private Agriculture 0.0124 (Hectare ) 0.0124
Non
7 432.001 Private 0.2889 (Hectare ) 0.2889
Agriculture
8 435 Private Agriculture 0.0044 (Hectare ) 0.0044
Non
9 436 Private 0.2043 (Hectare ) 0.2043
Agriculture
10 442 Private Agriculture 0.0061 (Hectare ) 0.0061
11 456 Private Agriculture 0.0009 (Hectare ) 0.0009
Non
12 458.001 Private 0.1896 (Hectare ) 0.1896
Agriculture
0.0086
13 461.002 Private Agriculture 0.0086 (Hectare )
Village: Uchapai6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
14 117 Private Agriculture 0.0195 (Hectare ) 0.0195
15 119 Private Agriculture 0.0032 (Hectare ) 0.0032
16 129 Government Padtar 0.0456 (Hectare ) 0.0456
17 135.001 Government Padtar 0.1258 (Hectare ) 0.1258
18 164 Private Agriculture 0.0037 (Hectare ) 0.0037
19 165 Private Agriculture 0.0514 (Hectare ) 0.0514
20 170 Private Agriculture 0.014 (Hectare ) 0.014
21 171 Private Agriculture 0.005 (Hectare ) 0.005
22 305 Government Road 0.0258 (Hectare ) 0.0258
23 306 Government Padtar 0.024 (Hectare ) 0.024
Village: Lakhvad
Non
24 1058 Private 0.0288 (Hectare ) 0.0288
Agriculture
25 1060 Private Agriculture 0.0311 (Hectare ) 0.0311
26 1061 Private Agriculture 0.0059 (Hectare ) 0.0059
27 1062 Private Agriculture 0.0007 (Hectare ) 0.0007
Non
28 1065.001 Private 0.0716 (Hectare ) 0.0716
Agriculture
29 1065.002 Private Agriculture 0.0139 (Hectare ) 0.0139
30 1104 Private Agriculture 0.0083 (Hectare ) 0.0083
31 1107 Private Agriculture 0.0066 (Hectare ) 0.0066
32 1108 Private Agriculture 0.0513 (Hectare ) 0.0513
Non
33 1128.001 Private 0.0444 (Hectare ) 0.0444
Agriculture
Non
34 313.001 Private 0.2857 (Hectare ) 0.2857
Agriculture
Non
35 317.001 Private 0.1002 (Hectare ) 0.1002
Agriculture
Non
36 341.001 Private 0.0149 (Hectare ) 0.0149
Agriculture
Non
37 361.001 Private 0.0173 (Hectare ) 0.0173
Agriculture
38 362 Private Agriculture 0.2852 (Hectare ) 0.2852
39 366 Private Agriculture 0.1171 (Hectare ) 0.1171
40 476 Private Agriculture 0.0002 (Hectare ) 0.0002
41 484 Private Agriculture 0.0169 (Hectare ) 0.0169
42 485 Private Agriculture 0.0357 (Hectare ) 0.0357
43 497 Private Agriculture 0.0363 (Hectare ) 0.0363
44 507 Private Agriculture 0.0023 (Hectare ) 0.0023
45 508 Private Agriculture 0.0304 (Hectare ) 0.0304
46 513 Private Agriculture 0.0147 (Hectare ) 0.0147
47 901 Private Agriculture 0.017 (Hectare ) 0.017
Gauchar (Gram
48 902 Government 0.0004 (Hectare ) 0.0004
Panchayat)
Gauchar (Gram
49 903 Government 0.0189 (Hectare ) 0.0189
Panchayat)
50 972 Private Agriculture 0.0021 (Hectare ) 0.0021[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
51 981 Private Agriculture 0.0134 (Hectare ) 0.0134
52 982 Private Agriculture 0.0197 (Hectare ) 0.0197
53 990 Private Agriculture 0.2491 (Hectare ) 0.2491
Non
54 991 Private 0.1992 (Hectare ) 0.1992
Agriculture
Village: Rampur (Kukas)
55 65 Private Agriculture 0.0189 (Hectare ) 0.0189
56 66 Private Agriculture 0.0396 (Hectare ) 0.0396
57 68 Private Agriculture 0.0096 (Hectare ) 0.0096
58 69 Private Agriculture 0.0254 (Hectare ) 0.0254
Village: Kukas
59 121 Private Agriculture 0.0504 (Hectare ) 0.0504
60 124 Private Agriculture 0.0318 (Hectare ) 0.0318
61 127 Private Agriculture 0.0365 (Hectare ) 0.0365
62 141 Private Agriculture 0.0936 (Hectare ) 0.0936
Non
63 240.002 Private 0.3809 (Hectare ) 0.3809
Agriculture
Non
64 241.002 Private 0.3999 (Hectare ) 0.3999
Agriculture
65 244 Private Agriculture 0.0252 (Hectare ) 0.0252
66 247 Private Agriculture 0.0006 (Hectare ) 0.0006
67 248 Private Agriculture 0.0009 (Hectare ) 0.0009
68 249.003 Private Agriculture 0.0991 (Hectare ) 0.0991
69 294 Private Agriculture 0.0077 (Hectare ) 0.0077
70 295 Private Agriculture 0.0268 (Hectare ) 0.0268
71 303 Private Agriculture 0.029 (Hectare ) 0.029
72 306 Private Agriculture 0.0141 (Hectare ) 0.0141
Non
73 307 Private 0.0285 (Hectare ) 0.0285
Agriculture
74 322 Private Agriculture 0.0115 (Hectare ) 0.0115
75 326 Private Agriculture 0.1793 (Hectare ) 0.1793
76 328 Private Agriculture 0.1215 (Hectare ) 0.1215
77 389 Private Agriculture 0.008 (Hectare ) 0.008
78 390 Private Agriculture 0.0137 (Hectare ) 0.0137
79 391 Private Agriculture 0.0061 (Hectare ) 0.0061
80 976 Government Road 0.0086 (Hectare ) 0.0086
Total 4.5363
[F. No. GJ/P/V/14/09/2022/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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