Centre issued a gazette notification last week appointing sub-divisional officers and a relief and rehabilitation officer for acquisition of land for a 32km greenfield highway connecting to the proposed Vadhavan port.
For the highway, 571 hectares will be acquired. It will be connected to Mumbai-Vadodara expressway and Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. The port is to be built by reclaiming 1,448 hectares from the sea.
