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The Central Government, through the Ministry of Railways (Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organization)), notifies the Kishanganj - Jalalgarh New Line project as a Special Railway Project under clause (37A) of section 2 of the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, specifically its Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organization), issued Notification S.O. 4218 from Maligaon on July 28, 2026. In exercise of powers conferred by clause (37A) of section 2 of the Railway Act, 1989 (as amended by the Railway Amendment Act, 2008), the Central Government hereby notifies the project named 'Kishanganj - Jalalgarh New line' as a Special railway project. This project spans 51.632 Km and is located in the states of Bihar and West Bengal. The notification takes effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, which was July 30, 2026. The notification was signed by Hitendra Goyal, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction-2.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-04082026-275094 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4048] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026/SHRAVAN 8,1948 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 28th July, 2026 S.O. 4218.—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (37A) of section 2 of the Railway Act, 1989 (Railway Amendment Act, 2008), the Central Government, hereby notifies the following project as Special railway projects, as mentioned in column (2) of the table below in the states mentioned in column (3) of the said table, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. TABLE Special Railway Project +--------+------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | Sl. No. | Name of Project | States/UT | +========+====================================+=======================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +--------+------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | 1 | Kishanganj - Jalalgarh New line (51.632 Km) | Bihar and West Bengal | +--------+------------------------------------+-----------------------+ [F. No. W/207/CON/NJP/LAND/KNE-JAG] HITENDRA GOYAL, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction-2

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