**Executive Summary**
This notification (S.O. 3403(E)), issued on June 24, 2026, by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, declares the final acquisition of land for the construction, management, and operation of a Toll Plaza on NH160A (Km. 110 to Km. 156) in Palghar, Maharashtra. Following the resolution of objections under Section 3-C of the National Highway Act, 1956, the specified land vests absolutely in the Central Government. The acquisition covers a total of 0.0336 hectares in the village of Jawhar.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Legal Authorization and Declaration**
* The Central Government has exercised its powers under Section 3D(1) of the National Highway Act, 1956, to acquire the land.
* This follows previous intent notifications published in late 2025 and early 2026, as well as public notices in the "Dainik Nav Shakti" and "The Free Press Journal."
* **Project Purpose and Location**
* **Purpose:** The land is acquired specifically for the maintenance, management, and operation of a Toll Plaza on the Mokhada-Jawhar stretch.
* **Highway:** NH160A, covering the stretch from Km. 110 to Km. 156.
* **Geography:** Located in Village Jawhar, Taluk Jawhar, District Palghar, Maharashtra.
* **Vesting of Land**
* In accordance with Section 3D(2) of the Act, the land specified in the schedule vests entirely in the Central Government.
* The land is now held by the government free from all encumbrances.
* **Technical Land Details**
* **Total Area:** 0.0336 Hectares.
* **Land Type:** All plots are categorized as "Private" and "Agricultural."
* **Survey Numbers:** Plot No. 132 (0.0015 ha), Plot No. 216 (0.0209 ha), and Plot No. 96 (0.0112 ha).
**Impact Analysis**
**Central Government (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways)**
**Impact**
The Ministry gains absolute legal ownership and possession of the specified 0.0336 hectares of land. The land is now clear for infrastructure development.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must initiate the planned construction and operational management of the Toll Plaza facilities on the acquired stretch.
**Land Owners and Interested Persons (e.g., Bipin Dahyalal Sawla, Nirmala Janardhan Khade, and others listed in the Schedule)**
**Impact**
Private ownership rights are officially terminated as the land is now vested in the government. All previous encumbrances on these land parcels are dissolved.
**Action Required**
Affected owners must surrender the land as per the notification and follow established legal channels for the determination and receipt of compensation under the National Highway Act, 1956.
Key Entities Referenced
National Highways Act, 1956: The primary legal framework under which the Central Government exercises its authority to acquire land for the development and maintenance of national highways.
National Highway 160A (NH160A): The specific highway stretch (Km 110 to Km 156) identified for land acquisition to facilitate construction, maintenance, and operation of a toll plaza.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central ministry responsible for issuing this notification and overseeing the infrastructure project.
Palghar, Maharashtra: The primary location, including the Mokhada-Jawhar stretch, where the land acquisition and highway development are 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
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3269] नई दिल्ली बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िनू 25, 2026/ आषाढ 4, 1948
No. 3269] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026/ ASHADHA 4, 1948
सड़क पररवहन और रािमाग गमत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 24 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3403(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 रािमागग मंत्रालय की अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ. S.O. 5261(E). तारीख 18/11/2025, S.O. 328(E).
तारीख 21/01/2026, िो भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, उपखडं (ii) म ें प्रकाजित की गई थी, द्वारा
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के पालघर जिले म ें NH160A के दक.मी. 110 स े दक.मी.156 (मोखाडा-िव्हार)तक के भूखण्ड पर टोल
प्लािा के जनमागण, अनरु क्षण, प्रबंधन और प्रचालन के जलए उस अजधसूचना स े उपाबद्ध अनुसूची म ें 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 "22/11/2025 को
“िैजनक नव िजक्त”, 22/11/2025 को “ ि फ्री प्रेस िनलग ” " म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था;
और उक्त अजधसूचना का सार उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3क की उपधारा (3) के अधीन तारीख "27/05/2026 को
“िैजनक नव िजक्त”, 28/05/2026 को “ ि फ्री प्रेस िनलग ” " म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया था;
4710 GI/2026 (1)2 THEGAZETTEOFINDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
िबदक सक्षम प्राजधकारी को धारा 3-ग के तहत िायर आपजि प्राप्त हुई ह,ै जिस पर जवचार दकया गया ह ै और
उसका उजचत रूप स ेजनपटान दकया गया;
और सक्षम प्राजधकारी न े 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 ररपोटग प्राप्त हो िान े पर और उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ
की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रिि िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक उक्त अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम का
पूवोक्त प्रयोिन के जलए अिनग दकया िाना चाजहए ;
और अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 3घ की उपधारा (2) के अनुसरण म ें यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक
इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन पर, उक्त अनुसूची म ें जवजनर्िगष्ट भूजम सभी जवल्लगं मों स े मुक्त होकर आत्यजन्द्तक रूप
स े केन्द्रीय सरकार म ें जनजहत हो िाएगी ।
अनसु चू ी
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के पालघर जिल ेम ेंNH160A के दक.मी. 110 स े दक.मी. 156 के जलए अिनग की िान े वाली सरं चना सजहत
अथवा सरं चना रजहत जववरण।
राज्य का नाम: महाराष्ट्र जिल ेका नाम: पालघर
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: िव्हार
गावं का नाम: िव्हार
1 १३२ जनिी कृजष 0.0015 जबजपन डाहयालाल
सावला
132/1
2 २१६ जनिी कृजष 0.0209 जनमगला िनािनग खािे,
पांडुरंग िगन्नाथ गोरे,
बाळकृष्ण िगन्नाथ
गोरे, भारती रमेि
मुकणे, रेखा ईश्वर
गोंिके, केिव हनुमंत
गोरे, दिपक हनुमंत
गोरे, जवलास िगन्नाथ
गोरे, जमरा िगन्नाथ
गोरे भारती रमिे
मुकणे, रेखा ईश्वर[भागII—खण् ड3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
गोंिके, केिव हनुमंत
गोरे, दिपक हनुमंत
गोरे, जनमलग ा िनािगन
खािे, पांडुरंग िगन्नाथ
गोरे, बाळकृष्ण
िगन्नाथ गोरे, जवलास
िगन्नाथ गोरे, जमरा
िगन्नाथ गोरे रेखा
ईश्वर गोंिके, मीरा
िगन्नाथ गोरे, जवलास
िगन्नाथ गोरे, पांडुरंग
िगन्नाथ गोरे,
बाळकृष्ण िगन्नाथ
गोरे, भारती रमेि
मुकणे जनमलग ा िनािगन
खािे, दिपक हनुमंत
गोरे, केिव हनुमंत
गोरे. श्रीं गरुु िेव
बहुद्देजिय सामाजिक
संस्ट्था िव्हार तफे
संचालक, श्रीम. प्रजमला
औिंबु र कोकड गणेि
मधुकर गोरे, जवमल
मधुकर गोरे.
216
3 ९६ जनिी कृजष 0.0112 जवक्रम रामा गोरे, कुसुम
कांजतलाल मेहता
96/1
Total 0.0336
[फा.स.ं RW/NH-12037/2/MAH-MISC-ZONE-IV/3D]
िेख अमीनखान, जनििे क
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 24th June, 2026
S.O. 3403(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, S.O. 5261(E). Dated:18/11/2025, S.O. 328(E). Dated:21/01/2026 , 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 to4 THEGAZETTEOFINDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for construction of Toll Plaza Maintenance,
management and operation of NH160A in the stretch of land from Km. 110 to Km. 156 (Mokhada-Jawhar) in the
district of PALGHAR in the state of MAHARASHTRA
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “DAINIK NAV SHAKTI” dated
22/11/2025, “THE FREE PRESS JOURNAL” dated 22/11/2025; under sub-section (3) of section 3A of the said Act;
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in “DAINIK NAV SHAKTI” dated
27/05/2026, “THE FREE PRESS JOURNAL” dated 28/05/2026; 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 NH160A in the stretch
of land from Km. 110 to Km. 156 in the district of PALGHAR in the state of MAHARASHTRA
State: MAHARASHTRA District: PALGHAR
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: Jawhar
Village: Jawhar
1 132 Private Agricultural 0.0015 Bipin Dahyalal Sawla
132/1
2 216 Private Agriculture 0.0209 Nirmala Janardhan
Khade, Pandurang
Jagannath Gore,
Balkrishna Jagannath
Gore, Bharti Ramesh
Mukne, Rekha Ishwar
Gondke, Keshav
Hanumant Gore,
Deepak Hanumant
Gore, Vilas Jagannath
Gore, Mira Jagannath
Gore Bharti Ramesh
Mukne, Rekha Ishwar
Gondke, Keshav
Hanumant Gore,
Deepak Hanumant
Gore, Nirmala
Janardhan Khade,
Pandurang Jagannath
Gore, Balkrishna
Jagannath Gore, Vilas
Jagannath Gore,
Meera Jagannath Gore[भागII—खण् ड3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Rekha Ishwar
Gondake, Meera
Jagannath Gore, Vilas
Jagannath Gore,
Pandurang Jagannath
Gore, Balkrishna
Jagannath Gore, Bharti
Ramesh Mukne
Nirmala Janardhan
Khade, Deepak
Hanumant Gore,
Keshav Hanumant
Gore. Shri Gurudev
Multipurpose Social
Society Jawhar
Director, Shri. Pramila
Audumbar Kokad
Ganesh Madhukar
Gore, Vimal
Madhukar Gore
216
3 96 Private Agricultural 0.0112 Vikram Rama Gore,
Kusum Kantilal Mehta
96/1
Total 0.0336
[F. No. RW/NH-12037/2/MAH-MISC-ZONE-IV/3D]
SHAIKH AMINKHAN, Director
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