**Executive Summary**
This statutory notification, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on April 22, 2026, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire private agricultural land for the widening and maintenance of National Highway 60 (NH60) in Pune, Maharashtra. The acquisition covers a stretch from Km 12.19 to Km 42 to facilitate 2-lane or 4-lane expansion with paved shoulders. Affected parties must submit any objections in writing to the Deputy Collector, Pune, within 21 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Authority and Purpose**
* The notification is issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956.
* The land is required for a "public purpose," specifically the building, widening, maintenance, management, and operation of NH60.
* The project involves upgrading the stretch to a 2-lane or 4-lane configuration with paved shoulders.
**Scope of Acquisition**
* **Location:** The project is located in the Khed Taluk of Pune District, Maharashtra.
* **Target Villages:** Land is being acquired across two villages: Santoshnagar and Chakan.
* **Land Type:** All specified plots are private agricultural land.
* **Total Area:** The total land area designated for acquisition is 0.0833 hectares.
**Objection and Hearing Process**
* **Deadline:** Objections must be submitted within 21 days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Submission:** Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, identified as the Deputy Collector, Pune.
* **Due Process:** Objectors will be given an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality:** Following an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order allowing or disallowing objections; this order is deemed final under section 3C(2) of the Act.
* **Inspection:** Detailed land plans and additional information are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Villages of Santoshnagar and Chakan)**
**Impact**
Private owners of the ten specified survey plots will have their agricultural land acquired by the government for infrastructure development.
**Action Required**
Review the specific survey/plot numbers listed in the Schedule. If they wish to object to the acquisition, they must submit a written statement to the Deputy Collector, Pune, within 21 days.
**Competent Authority (Deputy Collector, Pune)**
**Impact**
Assigned as the primary officer responsible for managing the local acquisition process, including dispute resolution.
**Action Required**
Maintain land plans for public inspection, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Ministry of Road Transport and Highways / Central Government**
**Impact**
The notification initiates the legal process to secure land necessary for the NH60 expansion project.
**Action Required**
Oversee the progression of the acquisition following the objection period to begin construction and maintenance activities on the specified stretch.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The legal authority under which the Central Government is exercising powers to acquire land for public purposes.
NH60: The specific National Highway project (stretch from Km 12.19 to Km 42) for which the land is being acquired for widening and maintenance.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary central ministry responsible for the notification and management of the national highway project.
Pune, Maharashtra: The central location (district and state) where the land acquisition is applicable.
Deputy Collector, Pune: The designated Competent Authority responsible for hearing objections and conducting 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.ं 1959] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अप्रलै 23, 2026/विै ाख 3, 1948
No. 1959] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026/VAISAKHA 3, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 22 अप्रलै , 2026
का.आ. 2032(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 महाराष्ट्र राज्य के पुणे धजल े म ें NH60 के कक.मी. 12.19 स े कक.मी.42 (411001) तक के भू-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 प्राधिकारी, अर्ागत ् धडप्टी कलेक्टर पणु े को धलधखत रूप म ेप्रस्तुत की जाएर्ी और उसम ें
उसके आिार अधिकधर्त ककए जाएंर्े और सक्षम प्राधिकारी, आपधत्तकता गको व्यधक्तर्त रूप म ेया ककसी धवधिक पेशेवर द्वारा
2877 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सुिे जािे का अवसर देर्ा और ऐसी आपधत्तयों की सुिवाई के पश्चात ्तर्ा ऐसी और जााँच करि ेके पश्चात,् यकद कोई हो, धजस े
सक्षम प्राधिकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेश 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 ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के पणु े धजले म ेंNH60 के कक.मी. 12.19 से कक.मी.42 के धलए अजगि की जािे वाली संरचिा रधहत अर्वा
संरचिा सधहत भूधम का संधक्षप्त धववरण
राज्य का िाम: महाराष्ट्र धजल े का िाम: पणु े
क्रधमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूधम का प्रकार भूधम की प्रकृधत भूधम का क्षत्रे फल भूधम का क्षत्रे फल
सख्ं या (स्र्ािीय इकाई) (हक्े टेयर)
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का िाम: खडे
र्ावं का िाम: सतं ोषिर्र
1 25 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0036 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0036
2 316 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0106 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0106
3 318 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.001 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.001
4 319 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0041 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0041
5 321 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0072 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0072
र्ावं का िाम: चाकण
6 2485 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0306 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0306
7 492 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0035 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0035
8 493 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0046 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0046
9 494 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0034 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0034
10 495 धिजी एग्रीकल्चर 0.0147 (हक्े टेयर ) 0.0147
Total 0.0833
[फा. स. ं NH-12014/9/2013-MAH-P-6/3A]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd April, 2026
S.O. 2032(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 NH60 in the
stretch of land from Km. 12.19 to Km. 42 in the district of PUNE 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, Deputy Collector Pune 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 NH60 in the stretch of land from
Km. 12.19 to Km. 42 (District Collector Office A wing Ground Floor Pune) in the district of PUNE in the state of
MAHARASHTRA
State: MAHARASHTRA District: PUNE
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Type of Land Nature of Area Area
Number Land (in Local Unit) (in Hectares)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: KHED
Village: Santoshnagar
1 25 Private Agriculture 0.0036 (Hectare ) 0.0036
2 316 Private Agriculture 0.0106 (Hectare ) 0.0106
3 318 Private Agriculture 0.001 (Hectare ) 0.001
4 319 Private Agriculture 0.0041 (Hectare ) 0.0041
5 321 Private Agriculture 0.0072 (Hectare ) 0.0072
Village: Chakan
6 2485 Private Agriculture 0.0306 (Hectare ) 0.0306
7 492 Private Agriculture 0.0035 (Hectare ) 0.0035
8 493 Private Agriculture 0.0046 (Hectare ) 0.0046
9 494 Private Agriculture 0.0034 (Hectare ) 0.0034
10 495 Private Agriculture 0.0147 (Hectare ) 0.0147
Total 0.0833
[F. No. NH-12014/9/2013-MAH-P-6/3A]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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