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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
Executive Summary The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued notification S.O. 4522(E) declaring the final acquisition of 0.026 hectares of land in Gir Somnath, Gujarat, for NH 351K. This follows the initial intent notified on September 23, 2025, and the subsequent resolution of public objections. Effective August 14, 2026, the specified land vests absolutely in the Central Government for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a Toll Plaza.
Key Points / Main Content
Statutory Authority and Scope
- The declaration is made under Section 3D of the National Highways Act, 1956, following the submission of reports by the Competent Authority.
- The acquisition covers the stretch of National Highway 351K from Km. 82.093 to Km. 102.284.
- The purpose of the acquisition is the construction, maintenance, management, and operation of a Toll Plaza.
Procedural Compliance
- The substance of the initial acquisition intention (S.O. 4298(E)) was published in The Indian Express and Divya Bhaskar Rajkot on October 8, 2025.
- Objections filed under Section 3C of the Act were received, considered, and settled by the Competent Authority prior to this final declaration.
Land Vesting and Legal Status
- With the publication of this notification, the land described in the Schedule vests absolutely in the Central Government.
- The land is acquired "free from all encumbrances."
Acquisition Schedule Details
- Location: District Gir Somnath, Taluk Una, covering the villages of Bhacha, Kansari, and Una.
- Land Type: Includes both Government waste land (0.0128 hectares) and private agricultural land (0.0132 hectares).
- Total Area: 0.026 hectares across five specific survey/plot numbers.
Impact Analysis
Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) Impact The Government gains absolute legal ownership and encumbrance-free possession of the specified land. Action Required Proceed with the planned construction and management of Toll Plaza facilities on the acquired stretch of NH 351K.
Landowners and Interested Persons Impact Private owners (including Shree Bhacha Gram Panchayat and individuals such as Shree Kalabhai Naranbhai Dangodar and Shri Mahmadfaruk Hasanbai Patel) lose their rights, titles, and interests in the specified plots. Action Required Surrender possession of the land to the Central Government and follow prescribed legal channels for compensation as per the National Highways Act.
Competent Authority Impact The authority has successfully completed the inquiry and objection-handling phase under Sections 3C and 3D(1). Action Required Oversee the physical transfer of land and facilitate the determination and disbursement of compensation to affected parties.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highway Act, 1956: The primary legislation under which sections 3A and 3D are invoked to authorize the acquisition of land for national highway development.
NH 351K: The specific national highway stretch (Km. 82.093 to Km. 102.284) identified for the construction of a toll plaza and related maintenance operations.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The primary central ministry responsible for overseeing the highway project and issuing the land acquisition notification.
Gir Somnath, Gujarat: The central location in the state of Gujarat where the land acquisition and infrastructure project are specifically situated.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4342] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 14, 2026/श्रावण 23, 1948
No. 4342] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026/SHRAVAN 23, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 14 अगस्ट् त, 2026
का.आ. 4522(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार ने, राष्ट्रीय रािमाग ग अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का 48) (जिसे इसम ें इसके
पश्चात ्उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 3क की उपधारा (1) के अधीन िारी की गई भारत सरकार के सड़क पररवहन
और रािमाग ग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ. 4298(E) तारीख 23/09/2025, िो भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण,
भाग II, खण्ड 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गई थी, द्वारा गिु रात राज्य के जगर सोमनाथ जिले में NH 351K के दक.मी.
82.093 स े दक.मी.102.284 तक के भूखण्ड पर टोल प्लािा के जनमाणग , अनुरक्षण, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन के जलए उस
अजधसूचना से उपाबद्ध अनुसूची में जवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम का अिनग करने के अपने आिय की घोषणा की थी ;
और उक्त अजधसूचना का सार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3क की उपधारा (3) के अधीन तारीख ,ि इंजडयन एक्सप्रसे ,
दिनाकं 8 अक्टूबर 2025, दिव्य भास्ट्कर रािकोट, दिनाकं 8 अक्टूबर 2025 म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था
िबदक सक्षम प्राजधकारी को धारा 3-ग के तहत िायर आपजि प्राप्त हुई ह,ै जिस पर जवचार दकया गया ह ैऔर उसका
उजचत रूप से जनपटान दकया गया;
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी ने उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (1) के अनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय सरकार को अपनी
ररपोटग िे िी ह ै;
अतः अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी की उक्त ररपाटे प्राप्त हो िान े पर और उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ
की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रिि िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ैदक उक्त अनुसूची में जवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम का पूवोक्त
प्रयोिन के जलए अिगन दकया िाना चाजहए ;
6302 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
और अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (2) के अनुसरण में यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक
इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ेंप्रकािन पर, उक्त अनुसूची में जवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम सभी जवल्लगं मों से मुक्त होकर आत्यजन्द्तक रूप स े
केन्द्रीय सरकार म ेंजनजहत हो िाएगी ।
अनसु चू ी
गिु रात राज्य के जगर सोमनाथ जिल ेम ें NH 351K के दक.मी. 82.093 स ेदक.मी.102.284 के जलए अिनग की िान ेवाली
सरं चना सजहत अथवा सरं चना रजहत जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: गिु रात जिल े का नाम: जगर सोमनाथ
क्रजमक सवक्षे ण सख्ं या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत भूजम का क्षत्रे फल भस्ट्ू वामी/ जहतबद्ध
सख्ं या (हक्े टेयर म)ें व्यजक्तयों का नाम
1 2 3 4 5 6
तालकु का नाम: उन
गावं का नाम: भाचा
1 10 मीन सरकारी पडतर 0.0128 श्री भाचा ग्राम पंचायत
10P2
गावं का नाम: कंसारी
2 131 मीन जनिी कृजष 0.0026 श्री कालाभाई
नारणभाई डांगोिर
131/P4 plote no
34
3 131 मीन जनिी कृजष 0.0082 श्री कालाभाई
नारणभाई डांगोिर
131/P4 sarvajanik
plot
4 131 मीन जनिी कृजष 0.0001 श्री कालाभाई
नारणभाई डांगोिर
131/P4 Antarik
Rasto
गावं का नाम: उना
5 171 मीन जनिी कृजष 0.0023 श्री महमिफारुक
हसनभाई पटेल
171/P1
Total 0.026
[फा. स. ं GJ/LA/351K/24/2024-25/3D ]
िे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 14th August, 2026
S.O. 4522(E) .— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways, 4298(E) Dated:23/09/2025 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part
II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) issued under sub-section (1) of section 3A of the National Highway Act, 1956
(48 of 1956) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire
the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for construction of Toll Plaza Maintenance,
management and operation of NH 351K in the stretch of land from Km. 82.093 to Km. 102.284 in the
district of GIR SOMNATH in the state of GUJARAT
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in The Indian Express Date
8 October 2025 Divya. Bhaskar Rajkot Date 8 Octobar 2025 under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the
said Act;
And whereas the Competent Authority has received objections filed under Section 3-C, considered
and settled the same appropriately;
And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the competent authority
has submitted its report to the Central Government;
Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority and in exercise of the
powers conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government hereby
declares that the land specified in the said Schedule should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose;
And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 3D of the said Act, the Central Government
hereby declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the said
Schedule shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the NH
351K in the stretch of land from Km. 82.093 to Km. 102.284in the district of GIR SOMNATH in the
state of GUJARAT
State: GUJARAT District: GIR SOMNATH
Sl. No. Survey/Plot Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area Name of Land
(in Hectares) Owner/Interested
Person
1 2 3 4 5 6
Taluk: Una
Village: Bhacha
1 10 Min Government Waste Land 0.0128 Shree Bhacha Gram
Panchayat
10P2
Village: Kansari
2 131 Min Private Agriculture 0.0026 Shree Kalabhai
Naranbhai Dangodar
131/P4 plote no 34
3 131 Min Private Agriculture 0.0082 Shree Kalabhai
Naranbhai Dangodar
131/P4 sarvajanik
plot
4 131 Min Private Agriculture 0.0001 Shree Kalabhai
Naranbhai Dangodar
1 31/P4 Antarik Rasto
Village: Una4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
5 171 Min Private Agriculture 0.0023 Shri Mahmadfaruk
Hasanbhai Patel
171/P1
Total 0.026
[F. No. GJ/LA/351K/24/2024-25/3D ]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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