Appointment of Competent Authority for Land Acquisition(CALA) for Special Railway Project in the State of West Bengal.

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-05082026-275207 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4153] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026/SHRAVAN 13, 1948 6021 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northeast Frointier Railway] NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 4th August, 2026 S.O. 4329(E).—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 in the State of West Bengal relating to district mentioned in Column (3) for the Special Railway Projects mentioned in Column (4) 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 | Name of the Special Railway Project | +=======+===================================+==============+=====================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +-------+-----------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1 | Additional District Magistrate (LA),| Malda | 3rd & 4th Line between Malda Town to| | | Malda | | Kumedpur (62.104 km) | +-------+-----------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ | 2 | Additional District Magistrate | Malda | 3rd & 4th Line between Kumedpur to | | | (LA), Malda | | Alubari | | | | | (128.783 km) | +-------+-----------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ | 3 | Additional District Magistrate | Uttar | 3rd & 4th Line between Kumedpur to | | | (LA), Uttar Dinajpur | Dinajppur | Alubari | | | | | (128.783 km) | +-------+-----------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ Projects as mentioned in Column (4) of the table above have been declared as special railway project vide Gazette Notification No. CG-AS-E-15042026-271833 dated April 15th, 2026. [F. No. NFRCON-HQ/C0ENGG(LAND)/20/2026-DY.CE/CON-III/NJP/NFR] SURESH KUMAR SAPRA, Chief Administrative Officer/Con-III 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.