Land Acquisition Notification 3(A) has been issued for the construction of a new Aurangabad-Pune highway which will shorten the drive to two and a half hours. Acquisition must be done from seven villages in Aurangabad tehsil and 17 villages in Paithan tehsil. The 3(A) notice contains information on land acquisition, road spacing, and village names. The greenfield route is proposed under Bharatmala Phase-II.

Land acquisition will have to take place in three districts. Acquisition will take place from Pune in the first phase. The route will pass through the districts of Ahmednagar and Aurangabad and the responsibility for land acquisition rests with the appropriate authority. Deputy Collector Prabhoday Mule released the report. Land acquisition notice has been issued and will be completed in two tehsils.

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will construct the new highway at a cost of around Rs 100 billion. Alignment from Beed in Ahmednagar to Paithan has been completed. The vehicles will be able to travel at a speed of 140 km per hour on this route.

MSRDC officials held a meeting today regarding the land acquisition process, with NHAI, TLR and district administration staff.