**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification declaring the Central Government’s intention to acquire land for the widening, maintenance, and operation of NH56 in Navsari, Gujarat. This acquisition concerns land from Km. 291.1 to Km. 328, specifically targeting agricultural plots in Bartad(Kha) village. Stakeholders have a 21-day deadline from the date of publication (June 16, 2026) to file any objections with the designated Competent Authority.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Framework and Purpose**
* The notification is issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The land is required for public purposes, including the building (widening to 2-lane with paved shoulder or 4-lane), maintenance, management, and operation of NH56.
**Geographical Scope**
* The affected area is located in the State of Gujarat, District Navsari, Taluk Vansda.
* The specific stretch of land spans from Km. 291.1 to Km. 328.
* Acquisition targets four specific survey numbers in Village Bartad(Kha): 789 (Old 625/1), 790 (Old 625/2), 791 (Old 627/1), and 793 (Old 626).
**Land Specifications**
* All identified plots are classified as private agricultural land.
* The total area marked for acquisition in this notification is 0.0783 hectares.
* Detailed land plans 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 of the notification's publication.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Prant Officer, Vansda, 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 issued by the Competent Authority following such inquiries are considered final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholders: Private Landowners (Village Bartad(Kha))**
**Impact**
Owners of the four specified survey numbers will have their private agricultural land acquired by the government for highway development.
**Action Required**
Interested parties must submit any objections in writing to the Prant Officer, Vansda, within 21 days of June 16, 2026. They may also visit the office of the Competent Authority to inspect detailed land plans.
**Stakeholders: Competent Authority (Prant Officer, Vansda)**
**Impact**
The officer is designated as the authority responsible for the acquisition process at the local level, including public transparency and dispute resolution.
**Action Required**
The authority must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive written objections, conduct hearings, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Stakeholders: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / Central Government**
**Impact**
The government gains the legal intent to possess land required to upgrade NH56 into a 2-lane or 4-lane highway.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must proceed with the acquisition process following the 21-day objection period and subsequent rulings by the Competent Authority.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is authorized to acquire land for the development and maintenance of national highways.
NH56: The specific National Highway project for which land is being acquired in the Navsari district for widening, maintenance, and management.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for the notification and oversight of national highway infrastructure development.
Navsari, Gujarat: The primary geographic location where the land acquisition for the NH56 project is applicable.
Prant Officer, Vansda: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving and hearing objections regarding the intended land acquisition.
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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.ं 3055] नई दिल्ली, मंगलवार, िनू 16, 2026/ज् यष्े ठ 26, 1948
No. 3055] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026/JYAISTHA 26, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 16 िनू , 2026
का.आ. 3177(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, राष्ट्रीय रािमागग अजधजनयम 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात ्
उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान हो िान े
के पश्चात् दक गुिरात राज्य के नवसारी जिले में NH56 के दक.मी. 291.1 से दक.मी.328 (तालुका सेवा सिन, प्रथम तल,
वांसिा, टीए-वांसिा) तक के भ-ू खण्ड के जनमागण (चौड़ीकरण/पव्े ड िोल्डर सजहत 2-लेन/4-लने का बनाना आदि), अनरु क्षण,
प्रबन्द्धन और प्रचालन के लोक प्रयोिन के जलए वह भूजम अपेजक्षत ह ै जिसका संजक्षप्त वणगन नीचे अनुसूची में दिया गया है,
ऐसी भूजम का अिगन करन े के अपने 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, अथागत ्प्रांत आदिसर वांसिा को जलजखत रूप मे प्रस्ट्ततु की िाएगी और उसम ें
उसके आधार अजधकजथत दकए िाएंगे और सक्षम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताग को व्यजक्तगत रूप मे या दकसी जवजधक पेिेवर द्वारा
4419 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सुने िाने का अवसर िेगा और ऐसी आपजत्तयों की सुनवाई के पश्चात् तथा ऐसी और िााँच करन ेके पश्चात्, यदि कोई हो, जिस े
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 अंतगगत आन ेवाली भूजम के रेखांक और अन्द्य ब्यौरे सक्षम प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायागलय में उपलब्ध
ह ैंऔर उनका जहतबद्ध व्यजक्तयों द्वारा जनरीक्षण दकया िा सकता ह ै।
अनसु चू ी
गुिरात राज्य के नवसारी जिल ेमें NH56 के दक.मी. 291.1 से दक.मी.328 के जलए अिगन की िाने वाली संरचना रजहत
अथवा संरचना सजहत भूजम का संजक्षप्त जववरण
राज्य का नाम: गुिरात जिल ेका नाम: नवसारी
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भजू म का प्रकार भजू म की प्रकृजत भजू म का क्षत्रे िल भजू म का क्षत्रे िल
सख्ं या (स्ट्थानीय इकाई) (हेक्टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालुक का नाम: वासं िा
गावं का नाम: बारताड (खा)
789 (Old Survey
1 जनिी कृजष 0.0096 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0096
Number 625/1)
790 (Old Survey
2 जनिी कृजष 0.0029 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0029
Number 625/2)
791 (Old Survey
3 जनिी कृजष 0.0449 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0449
Number 627/1)
793 (Old Survey
4 जनिी कृजष 0.0209 (हेक्टेयर ) 0.0209
Number 626)
Total 0.0783
[िा. स. ं Bodeli-Vapi-2022/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th June, 2026
S.O. 3177(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 NH56 in the
stretch of land from Km. 291.1 to Km. 328 (Taluka Seva Sadan, 1st Floor, Vansda, TA-Vansda) in the district of
NAVSARI in the state of GUJARAT, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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, Vansda 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 NH56 in the stretch of land from Km.
291.1 to Km. 328 (Taluka Seva Sadan, 1st Floor, Vansda, TA-Vansda) in the district of NAVSARI in the state of
GUJARAT
State: GUJARAT District: NAVSARI
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: Vansda
Village: Bartad(Kha)
789 (Old Survey
1 Private Agriculture 0.0096 (Hectare ) 0.0096
Number 625/1)
790 (Old Survey
2 Private Agriculture 0.0029 (Hectare ) 0.0029
Number 625/2)
791 (Old Survey
3 Private Agriculture 0.0449 (Hectare ) 0.0449
Number 627/1)
793 (Old Survey
4 Private Agriculture 0.0209 (Hectare ) 0.0209
Number 626)
Total 0.0783
[F. No. Bodeli-Vapi-2022/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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