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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified lands for the purpose of constructing a Road Over Bridge on the Howrah – Visakhapatnam Main Line in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 4960(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (South Coast Railway) on 5th September, 2026, and published on 8th September, 2026, declares the Central Government's decision to acquire specific lands under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The acquisition is for the Special Railway Project titled "Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-352 at Km 654/11-13 between Baruva (BAV) – Mandasa Rd. (MMS)(Baruva Yard) on the Howrah – Visakhapatnam Main Line of Visakhapatnam Division (Erstwhile Khurda Road Division)" in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. This declaration follows an earlier notification, S.O.1527(E) dated 24th March, 2026, published on 27th March, 2026, by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organization) under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the said Act, which expressed the intention to acquire the land. The substance of the prior notification was published in "Andhra Jyothi" on 02nd July, 2026, and "The Times Of India" on 18th April, 2026, as per sub-section (4) of Section 20A. No objections were received within the stipulated 30-day period by the Competent Authority, which subsequently submitted its report to the Central Government. Upon publication of this notification in the official Gazette, the identified lands, encompassing 3.80 acres in total (2.60 acres Government land, 0.57 acres Private Dry land, and 0.63 acres Private Manavari land) across Korlam and Palavalasa villages in Sompeta Mandal, will vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AP-E-14092026-276157 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4770] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026/BHADRA 17, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South Coast Railway) (ROAD SAFETY PROJECTS) NOTIFICATION Visakhapatnam, the 5th September, 2026 NOTICE UNDER SECTION 20E OF THE RAILWAY ACT, 1989 S.O. 4960(E). - Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organization), Notification number, S.O.1527(E). dated 24th March, 2026 published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section-3 Sub-section (ii), dated 27th March, 2026 (herein after referred to as the said notification) and issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (herein after referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declares its intention to acquire the land specified in the schedule annexed to the said notification for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project, namely, "Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-352 at Km 654/11-13 between Baruva (BAV) – Mandasa Rd. (MMS)(Baruva Yard) on the Howrah – Visakhapatnam Main Line of Visakhapatnam Division (Erstwhile Khurda Road Division)” in the Srikakulam district state of Andhra Pradesh. And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily local newspapers namely "Andhra Jyothi" in Telugu (Srikakulam Edition) on dated 02nd July, 2026 and “The Times Of India" in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 18th April, 2026 under sub- section (4) of section 20A of the said Act And whereas, no objection has been received from any person by the competent authority within the stipulated period of 30 days under section 20A of the said act; And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Competent Authority has submitted its report to the Central Government. Now therefore, upon receipt of the report of the Competent Authority, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the lands specified in the schedule annexed here to shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose; And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that on publication of the notification in the official Gazette, the land specified in the schedule annexed here to shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway Project, namely “Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML- 352 at Km 654/11-13 between Baruva (BAV) – Mandasa Rd. (MMS)(Baruva Yard) on the Howrah – Visakhapatnam Main Line of Visakhapatnam Division (Erstwhile Khurda Road Division)" in the Srikakulam district state of Andhra Pradesh. The details of the Private lands in Korlam village of Sompeta Mandal covered under Section 20E are furnished below: +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | SI. | Name | Mother | New | Acquired | Classification | Name of the | Trees | Structures | | No | of the | LPM | LPM | extent in | | Pattadar/Enjoyer | if | if any | | | Village | | No | Ac. | | | any | | +=====+============+===========+=========+===================+===================+===================================+===============+=================+ | 1 | Korlam | 797 | 2320 | 0.01 | Dry | Ratnala Eswara rao/ | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Dharmarao | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 2 | Korlam | 801 | 2324 | 0.28 | Dry | Bammidi Manikanta | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | /Nageswara Rao | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 3 | Korlam | 802 | 2326 | 0.03 | Dry | Karunandihi Mahapatro/ | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Ramanarayana | | | | | | | | | | Mahapatro | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 4 | Korlam | 2256 | 2328 | 0.01 | Dry | Bangaru Venkata Rao/ | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Barikayya | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 5 | Korlam | 2257 | 2330 | 0.01 | Dry | Bangaru Bharatamma | Nil | Nil | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 6 | Korlam | 1155 | 2317 | 0.01 | Dry | Bangaru Lokanadham/ | Nil | House | | | | | | | | Late Jaddayya | | Compound | | | | | | | | | | Wall | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 7 | Korlam | 1183 | 2318 | 0.01 | Dry | Bangaru Mohana | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Rao/Saradhi | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 8 | Korlam | 1184 | 2332 | 0.06 | Dry | Bangaru Rupamma/ | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Late Dillirao | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 9 | Korlam | 1185 | 2314 | 0.02 | Dry | Purushottam Behara/ | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Ramachandra Behara | | | | | | | | | | late | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 10 | Korlam | 1190 | 2313 | 0.01 | Dry | Laxmi Behara/ | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Giridhar Behara | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 11 | Korlam | 1192 | 2311 | 0.01 | Dry | Devendra | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Behara/Domburu Behara | | | | | | | | | | Late | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | | Total | | | 0.46 | | | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ The details of Government lands in Korlam Village, Sompeta Mandal: +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | SI. | Name of | Mother | New | Acquired | Classification | Name of the | Trees | Structures | | No | the | LPM | LPM | extent in | | Pattadar/ | if any | if any | | | Village | | No | Ac. | | Enjoyer | | | +=====+============+===========+=========+===================+===================+===================================+===============+=================+ | 1 | Korlam | 518 | 2343 | 0.06 | Poramboke | Jatiya Rahadari | Nil | Nil | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 2 | Korlam | 803 | 2346 | 0.06 | Poramboke | Gayalu | Nil | Nil | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 3 | Korlam | 806 | 2349 | 0.28 | Poramboke | Rail margham | Nil | Nil | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 4 | Korlam | 1152 | 2340 | 0.09 | Poramboke | Road | Nil | Nil | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 5 | Korlam | 1153 | 2338 | 0.04 | Poramboke | Govt school | Nil | Compound | | | | | | | | | | wall | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 6 | Korlam | 1177 | 2334 | 1.65 | Poramboke | Cheruvu | Nil | Hanuman | | | | | | | | | | Statue | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | | Total | | | 2.18 | | | | | +-----+------------+-----------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ The details of the Private lands in Palavalasa village of Sompeta Mandal covered under Section 20E are furnished below: +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | SI. | Name of | Survey | New SY | Acquired | Classification | Name of the | Trees if | Structures | | No | the | number | No(After | extent in | | Enjoyer/Pattadar | any | if any | | | Village | | sub | Ac. | | | | | | | | | division | | | | | | | | | | work) | | | | | | +=====+============+=========+====================+===================+===================+===================================+===============+=================+ | 1 | Palavalasa | 33-16B | 33-16B1 | 0.01 | Manavari | Rangala | Teak - 02 | Nil | | | | | | | | Tammarao | | | | | | | | | | Mukundulu | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 2 | Palavalasa | 33-17B | 33-17B1 | 0.01 | Manavari | Rangala Tatayya | Teak - 02 | Nil | | | | | | | | Polayya | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 3 | Palavalasa | 33-18B | 33-18B | 0.01 | Dry | Battini | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Vallabharao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 4 | Palavalasa | 33-19 | 33-19A | 0.01 | Manavari | Rangala | Coconut-2 | Nil | | | | | | | | Tammarao | | | | | | | | | | Mukundulu | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 5 | Palavalasa | 33-23 | 33-23A | 0.02 | Manavari | Palavalasa | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 6 | Palavalasa | 33-24 | 33-24 | 0.01 | Dry | Palavalasa | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 7 | Palavalasa | 33-25 | 33-25A | 0.01 | Dry | Palavalasa | Coconut-2 | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 8 | Palavalasa | 33-36B | 33-36B1 | 0.02 | Dry | Palavalasa | Coconut -2 | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | Teak- 3 | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 9 | Palavalasa | 33-37 | 33-37A | 0.05 | Manavari | Palavalasa | Teak - 03 | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 10 | Palavalasa | 33-39 | 33-39A | 0.01 | Manavari | Palavalasa | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 11 | Palavalasa | 33-40 | 33-40A | 0.04 | Manavari | Palavalasa | Coconut-2 | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | Teak -3 | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 12 | Palavalasa | 33-41B | 33-41B2 | 0.07 | Manavari | Palavalasa | Teak-3 | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 13 | Palavalasa | 33-41B | 33-41B4 | 0.01 | Manavari | Palavalasa | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 14 | Palavalasa | 33-42B | 33-42B2 | 0.06 | Manavari | Erothu Gopamma | Coconut 3 | Nil | | | | | | | | W/o Jaggarao | Teak- 3 | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 15 | Palavalasa | 33-43 | 33-43 | 0.05 | Manavari | Palavalasa | Coconut -4 | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | Teak-2 | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 16 | Palavalasa | 33-44B | 33-44B1 | 0.12 | Manavari | Palavalasa | Coconut-7 | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | Teak - 3 | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 17 | Palavalasa | 33-47B | 33-47B | 0.01 | Dry | Palavalasa | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Jayapradha | | | | | | | | | | W/o Prabhakara | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 18 | Palavalasa | 34-15 | 34-15B | 0.17 | Manavari | Rabuddi | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Buchhayya | | | | | | | | | | Narayana | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | 19 | Palavalasa | 34-16 | 34-16A | 0.05 | Dry | Karunanidhi | Nil | Nil | | | | | | | | Mahapatro W/o | | | | | | | | | | Ramanarayana | | | | | | | | | | mahapatro | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ | | Total | | | 0.74 | | | | | +-----+------------+---------+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+ The details of Government lands in Palavalasa Village, Sompeta Mandal: +-------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------------+ | Sl.No | Name of | SURVEY | New SY No | Acquired | Classification | Name of the | | | the | NUMBER | (After sub | extent in Ac. | | Enjoyer/Pattadar | | | Village | | division work) | | | | +=======+============+================+==========================+===================+===================+===========================+ | 1 | Palavalasa | 33-1A | 33-1A1 | 0.42 | Poramboke | NH 16 ROAD | +-------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------------+ | | Total | | | 0.42 | | | +-------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------------+ Abstract +-------+------------+----------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------------------+ | Sl.No | Name of the| Government | Private land | Total Acquired | | | Village | land | Wet | Dry | Manavari | land extent | +=======+============+================+===========+===========+==========+========================+ | 1 | Korlam | 2.18 | 0 | 0.46 | 0 | 2.64 | +-------+------------+----------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------------------+ | 2 | Palavalasa | 0.42 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.63 | 1.16 | +-------+------------+----------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------------------+ | | Total | 2.60 | 0 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 3.80 | +-------+------------+----------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------------------------+ [F. No. SCoR/CAO/CON/RSP/VSKP/ML-352/ROB/20E] Ch. VIJAYAKUMAR, Dy. CE/C/I/VSKP Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. KUMER CHAND MEENA

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