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The Central Government, through the Ministry of Railways, notifies six specific projects as "special railway projects" under clause (37A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989, and simultaneously authorizes the Additional District Magistrate (LA), Uttar Dinajpur, as the "Competent Authority" under clause (7A) of Section 2 of the same Act for special railway projects in West Bengal and Bihar.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Northeast Frontier Railway), via Notification S.O. 4229 dated July 28, 2026, and published on July 30, 2026, exercised powers under clause (37A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), to declare six projects in the Katihar Division of West Bengal as "special railway projects." These projects involve the construction of 2 LANE Road Over Bridges (ROB) in lieu of specific Level Crossings (LC) at various kilometers, including locations like SURJA KAMAL-KANKI, GUNJARIA-ALUABARI, RAIGANJ-BAMANGRAM, and KALIYAGANJ-DALIMGAON. Concurrently, Notification S.O. 4230, also dated July 28, 2026, and effective from its publication on July 30, 2026, utilized powers under clause (7A) of Section 2 of the same Act to authorize the Additional District Magistrate (LA), Uttar Dinajpur, as the "Competent Authority." This authority is granted for special railway projects in West Bengal and Bihar, specifically relating to the Uttar Dinajpur district, for the public purpose of execution, maintenance, management, and operation of such projects. Both notifications were issued by RAM MURTI MEENA, Chief Project Manager/Gatishakti/Katihar (LA), and share the F. No. GSU/MISC/2026/9.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-04082026-275111 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4059] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026/SHRAVAN 8,1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Northeast Frontier Railway) NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 28th July, 2026 S.O. 4229.- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (37A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby notifies the following projects as special railway project, as mentioned in column (2) of the table below in the State mentioned in column (3) of the said table with effect from the date of publication of these notification in the Official Gazette. TABLE Special Railway Project +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | Sl. No. | Name of the Special Railway Project | State/UT | +=======+===========================================================================+=================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 1. | KATIHAR DIVISION: SURJA KAMAL-KANKI: Construction of 2 LANE ROB in lieu | West Bengal | | | of LC NO. - SK-337, AT KM 105/6-7, BETWEEN STATION SJKL-KKA | | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 2. | KATIHAR DIVISION: KANKI- SURJA KAMAL: Construction of 2 LANE ROB in lieu | West Bengal | | | of LC NO. - SK-338, AT KM 108/0-1, BETWEEN STATION KKA-SJKL | | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 3. | KATIHAR DIVISION: GUNJARIA-ALUABARI CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU | West Bengal | | | OFLC NO. SK 278, AT KM 57/7-8, CONNECTING ROAD HALKALBARI TO ISLAMPUR, WB | | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 4. | KATIHAR DIVISION: GUNJARIA-ALUABARI CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU | West Bengal | | | OF LC NO. SK 277, AT KM 57/0-1, CONNECTING ROAD SHITALLPUR TO ISLAMPUR, WB | | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 5 | KATIHAR DIVISION: RAIGANJ-BAMANGRAM CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU | West Bengal | | | OF LC NO BR-11, AT KM 22/1-2, BETWEEN STATION RAIGANJ (RGJ) TO BAMANGRAM | | | | (BMGR) | | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 6 | KATIHAR DIVISION: KALIYAGANJ-DALIMGAON CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU | West Bengal | | | OF LC NO. BR-22, AT KM 41/9-0, BETWEEN STATION KALIYAGANJ TO DALIMGAON | | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ [F. No. GSU/MISC/2026/9] RAM MURTI MEENA, Chief Project Manager/Gatishakti/Katihar (LA) NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 28th July, 2026 S.O. 4230.- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby authorise the officer mentioned in column (2) of the table below as "Competent Authority" to perform the functions as such authority under the said Act with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette in respect of the special railway project of in the State of West Bengal, Bihar relating to district Mentioned in Column (3) of the said table for the public purpose of execution maintenance, management and operation of such special Railway Project. TABLE +-------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | Sl. No. | Competent Authority | District | +=======+=============================================+=================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 1 | Additional District Magistrate (LA), Uttar | Uttar Dinajpur | | | Dinajpur | | +-------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------+ [F. No. GSU/MISC/2026/9] RAM MURTI MEENA, Chief Project Manager/Gatishakti/Katihar (LA) 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.

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