Question 1

What is the current status of the Nashik-Akkalkot expressway, including the Ahilyanagar section?

Accepted Answer

The CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approved the 374-km greenfield corridor on 31 December 2025 at ₹19,142 crore under the BOT model. Section 3A notifications cover roughly 90% of the land and Section 3D declarations around 80%. NHAI has floated construction tenders for both sections; bids were opened in March 2026.

Question 2

Which districts does the Ahilyanagar-Akkalkot section of the Surat-Chennai Expressway pass through?

Accepted Answer

The corridor passes through Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Beed, Dharashiv and Solapur districts in Maharashtra, as confirmed in the Cabinet approval statement from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Question 3

How does a Section 3A land acquisition notification affect a plot I want to buy near the NH-150C alignment?

Accepted Answer

Once Section 3A is published, the land is officially intended for government acquisition. If Section 3D follows, ownership vests with NHAI regardless of any sale that occurred after the notification date. Buyers do not inherit the compensation right.

Question 4

Can I buy land near the Surat-Chennai Expressway corridor in Ahilyanagar district?

Accepted Answer

Yes, land outside the notified acquisition strip is purchasable. Verify the survey number against the gazette notification for NH-150C at the Ahilyanagar district collector's office before proceeding. The 60-metre ROW defines what is inside the strip. To identify plots outside the acquisition strip faster, use 1acre's Premium map layer (https://1acre.in/subscribe) which overlays the NH-150C alignment, ROW boundary, and Section 3A notified zones directly on survey-number maps.

Question 5

What is the risk of buying a plot based on an unofficial expressway alignment map near this corridor?

Accepted Answer

Significant. Across India, including a documented Gujarat High Court case on the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway, fake or unverified alignment maps have been used to inflate land prices. Only the official gazette notification and NHAI-issued documents are authoritative for this Ahilyanagar Akkalkot expressway corridor.

Question 6

How do I verify whether my plot falls inside the Section 3A acquisition zone for this expressway?

Accepted Answer

Cross-reference the survey number with the gazette notifications published under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956 on the official NHAI portal or the Ahilyanagar district collector's land acquisition section. A local lawyer familiar with NH acquisition documents is the appropriate professional to engage.

Question 7

Is land near the Bharatmala Pariyojana corridor in Maharashtra a good long-term investment?

Accepted Answer

Near interchange nodes and outside the acquisition strip, the project's connectivity improvement is real. A 17-hour reduction in Surat-Chennai travel time has genuine logistics implications. However, construction has not started and the timeline is a minimum of three years from commencement of work.

Question 8

What happens to my land if a Section 3D declaration is issued after I purchase it?

Accepted Answer

The land vests in the government from the date of the Section 3D declaration. You may file for arbitration under Section 3G of the National Highways Act to dispute the compensation quantum, but you cannot block the acquisition itself on most grounds once Section 3D is issued.

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