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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the "Aluabari Road – New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th B.G. Line" Special Railway Project in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railway Amendment Act, 2008.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organisation)) issued Notification S.O. 3657(E) on July 6, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the "Aluabari Road – New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th B.G. Line" Special Railway Project. This action is taken under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railway Amendment Act, 2008, for the public purpose of execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the said project in the Darjeeling district, West Bengal. Interested persons have 30 days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette to raise objections to the acquisition, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the Act. Objections must be submitted in writing to the District Magistrate, Darjeeling, at their office during office hours, stating the grounds thereof. The Competent Authority shall provide an opportunity for a hearing, either in person or by legal practitioner, and may, after inquiry, allow or disallow the objections. Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 20D of the said Act shall be final. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the offices of the Competent Authority. The notification details land acquisition across several Mouzas in Darjeeling District: Bara Pathuram (approx. 2.8202 acres / 1.1413 hectares), Rangapani (approx. 7.0927 acres / 2.8703 hectares), Bansgaon Chakla - 1 (approx. 0.8090 acres / 0.3274 hectares), Bansgaon Chakla - 2 (approx. 2.2672 acres / 0.9175 hectares), Leusipakuri (approx. 0.8019 acres / 0.3245 hectares), Chhota Pathuram (approx. 0.9852 acres / 0.3987 hectares), Nirmal (approx. 3.2265 acres / 1.3057 hectares), Banshgaon (approx. 1.0448 acres / 0.4228 hectares), Bhushibhita (approx. 0.0143 acres / 0.0058 hectares), Nembutary (approx. 0.1418 acres / 0.0574 hectares), Mahipal (approx. 0.6161 acres / 0.24935 hectares), and Paschim Bansgaon Kismat (approx. 0.8532 acres / 0.3453 hectares). The total area to be acquired in Darjeeling District is approximately 20.6729 acres (8.36605 hectares).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-06072026-274202 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3496] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026/ASHADHA 15, 1948 5059 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 6th July, 2026 S.O. 3657(E). — In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railway Amendment Act, 2008, the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the Schedule annexed here to, is required for execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project namely "Aluabari Road – New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th B.G. Line" in the district of Darjeeling, in the state of West Bengal hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. [F. No. W/207/CON/NJP/LAND/AUB-NJP (3rd & 4th Line)/3] SANJEEV KUMAR, CE/CON/NJP Project Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of 30 (thirty) days, from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Every such objection shall be made to the respective Competent Authority, viz. District Magistrate Darjeeling at his office, in office hours in writing and shall set out the grounds there of, and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections. Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 20D of the said Act shall be final in this regard. The land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid offices of the Competent Authority. Mouza wise Schedule of Land in Darjeeling District +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | SI. | Name of | Name of Police | Name of | J.L. | L.R. Plot | Area to be Acquired | Area to be Acquired | | No. | District | Station | Mouza | No. | No. | (Acre) | (Hectare) | +=====+============+====================+===========================+==========+=============+=======================+========================+ | 1 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Bara Pathuram | 77 | 982 | 0.0007 | 0.0003 | | | | | | | 984 | 0.0025 | 0.0010 | | | | | | | 985 | 0.1656 | 0.0670 | | | | | | | 986 | 0.2352 | 0.0952 | | | | | | | 987 | 0.1497 | 0.0606 | | | | | | | 988 | 0.3642 | 0.1474 | | | | | | | 989 | 0.1982 | 0.0802 | | | | | | | 990 | 0.3324 | 0.1345 | | | | | | | 991 | 0.2498 | 0.1011 | | | | | | | 992 | 0.0529 | 0.0214 | | | | | | | 993 | 0.0682 | 0.0276 | | | | | | | 999 | 1.0008 | 0.4050 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN BARAPATHURAM MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 2.8202 | 1.1413 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 2 | Darjeeling | Naxalbari | Rangapani | 105 | 594 | 0.0660 | 0.0267 | | | | | | | 595 | 0.9620 | 0.3893 | | | | | | | 598 | 0.7991 | 0.3234 | | | | | | | 599 | 0.0232 | 0.0094 | | | | | | | 750 | 0.1189 | 0.0481 | | | | | | | 753 | 0.3501 | 0.1417 | | | | | | | 759 | 0.1105 | 0.0447 | | | | | | | 760 | 0.1006 | 0.0407 | | | | | | | 761 | 0.3000 | 0.1214 | | | | | | | 762 | 0.1400 | 0.0567 | | | | | | | 763 | 0.0709 | 0.0287 | | | | | | | 764 | 0.2414 | 0.0977 | | | | | | | 765 | 0.4520 | 0.1829 | | | | | | | 769 | 0.0015 | 0.0006 | | | | | | | 770 | 0.2200 | 0.0890 | | | | | | | 771 | 0.2753 | 0.1114 | | | | | | | 777 | 0.2506 | 0.1014 | | | | | | | 778 | 0.1396 | 0.0565 | | | | | | | 779 | 0.1000 | 0.0405 | | | | | | | 780 | 0.4011 | 0.1623 | | | | | | | 787 | 0.0017 | 0.0007 | | | | | | | 788 | 0.3138 | 0.1270 | | | | | | | 793 | 0.0452 | 0.0183 | | | | | | | 798 | 0.0665 | 0.0269 | | | | | | | 799 | 0.1011 | 0.0409 | | | | | | | 807 | 0.0005 | 0.0002 | | | | | | | 808 | 0.1324 | 0.0536 | | | | | | | 809 | 0.1806 | 0.0731 | | | | | | | 810 | 0.0892 | 0.0361 | | | | | | | 811 | 0.0700 | 0.0283 | | | | | | | 1042 | 0.1688 | 0.0683 | | | | | | | 1043 | 0.1119 | 0.0453 | | | | | | | 1044 | 0.2128 | 0.0861 | | | | | | | 1045 | 0.4754 | 0.1924 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN RANGAPANI MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 7.0927 | 2.8703 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 3 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Bansgaon Chakla - 1 | 111 | 401 | 0.3235 | 0.1309 | | | | | | | 428 | 0.0188 | 0.0076 | | | | | | | 429 | 0.0670 | 0.0271 | | | | | | | 431 | 0.0277 | 0.0112 | | | | | | | 432 | 0.0815 | 0.0330 | | | | | | | 433 | 0.0141 | 0.0057 | | | | | | | 434 | 0.0089 | 0.0036 | | | | | | | 484 | 0.0185 | 0.0075 | | | | | | | 485 | 0.0521 | 0.0211 | | | | | | | 486 | 0.0408 | 0.0165 | | | | | | | 487 | 0.0205 | 0.0083 | | | | | | | 492 | 0.0474 | 0.0192 | | | | | | | 532 | 0.0882 | 0.0357 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN BANSGAON CHAKLA-1 MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 0.8090 | 0.3274 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 4 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Bansgaon Chakla - 2 | 111 | 854 | 0.2869 | 0.1161 | | | | | | | 856 | 0.3615 | 0.1463 | | | | | | | 857 | 0.2352 | 0.0952 | | | | | | | 920 | 0.0109 | 0.0044 | | | | | | | 921 | 0.0366 | 0.0148 | | | | | | | 922 | 0.0492 | 0.0199 | | | | | | | 924 | 0.0507 | 0.0205 | | | | | | | 925 | 0.0210 | 0.0085 | | | | | | | 926 | 0.0571 | 0.0231 | | | | | | | 927 | 0.0086 | 0.0035 | | | | | | | 1465 | 0.0178 | 0.0072 | | | | | | | 1466 | 0.0040 | 0.0016 | | | | | | | 1688 | 0.3044 | 0.1232 | | | | | | | 1689 | 0.0900 | 0.0364 | | | | | | | 1690 | 0.1200 | 0.0486 | | | | | | | 1691 | 0.1438 | 0.0582 | | | | | | | 1694 | 0.0062 | 0.0025 | | | | | | | 1695 | 0.3548 | 0.1436 | | | | | | | 1697 | 0.1085 | 0.0439 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN BANSGAON CHAKLA-2 MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 2.2672 | 0.9175 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 5 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Leusipakuri | 84 | 469 | 0.0200 | 0.0081 | | | | | | | 470 | 0.0524 | 0.0212 | | | | | | | 471 | 0.0393 | 0.0159 | | | | | | | 536 | 0.0756 | 0.0306 | | | | | | | 537 | 0.0655 | 0.0265 | | | | | | | 543 | 0.0200 | 0.0081 | | | | | | | 546 | 0.0781 | 0.0316 | | | | | | | 551 | 0.0717 | 0.0290 | | | | | | | 569 | 0.1152 | 0.0466 | | | | | | | 576 | 0.0689 | 0.0279 | | | | | | | 577 | 0.0121 | 0.0049 | | | | | | | 578 | 0.0652 | 0.0264 | | | | | | | 580 | 0.0707 | 0.0286 | | | | | | | 573/1865 | 0.0472 | 0.0191 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN LEUSIPAKURI MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 0.8019 | 0.3245 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 6 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Chhota Pathuram | 78 | 1232 | 0.0442 | 0.0179 | | | | | | | 1233 | 0.0351 | 0.0142 | | | | | | | 1234 | 0.0175 | 0.0071 | | | | | | | 1323 | 0.0608 | 0.0246 | | | | | | | 1328 | 0.0479 | 0.0194 | | | | | | | 1329 | 0.0546 | 0.0221 | | | | | | | 1330 | 0.0358 | 0.0145 | | | | | | | 1331 | 0.0702 | 0.0284 | | | | | | | 1332 | 0.0692 | 0.0280 | | | | | | | 1337 | 0.0783 | 0.0317 | | | | | | | 1338 | 0.0514 | 0.0208 | | | | | | | 1339 | 0.0124 | 0.0050 | | | | | | | 1411 | 0.1055 | 0.0427 | | | | | | | 1412 | 0.0783 | 0.0317 | | | | | | | 1231/1729 | 0.1357 | 0.0549 | | | | | | | 1410/1742 | 0.0882 | 0.0357 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN CHHOTA PATHURAM MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 0.9852 | 0.3987 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 7 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Nirmal | 73 | 56 | 0.0803 | 0.0325 | | | | | | | 57 | 0.0339 | 0.0137 | | | | | | | 58 | 0.5367 | 0.2172 | | | | | | | 64 | 0.1287 | 0.0521 | | | | | | | 65 | 1.0823 | 0.4380 | | | | | | | 66 | 0.0302 | 0.0122 | | | | | | | 67 | 0.2419 | 0.0979 | | | | | | | 68 | 0.0262 | 0.0106 | | | | | | | 240 | 0.0237 | 0.0096 | | | | | | | 241 | 0.1097 | 0.0444 | | | | | | | 242 | 0.1515 | 0.0613 | | | | | | | 498 | 0.0015 | 0.0006 | | | | | | | 499 | 0.0811 | 0.0328 | | | | | | | 500 | 0.3694 | 0.1495 | | | | | | | 502 | 0.0272 | 0.0110 | | | | | | | 503 | 0.0452 | 0.0183 | | | | | | | 506 | 0.0665 | 0.0269 | | | | | | | 507 | 0.0311 | 0.0126 | | | | | | | 508 | 0.0947 | 0.0383 | | | | | | | 509 | 0.0183 | 0.0074 | | | | | | | 510 | 0.0096 | 0.0039 | | | | | | | 517 | 0.0022 | 0.0009 | | | | | | | 536 | 0.0042 | 0.0017 | | | | | | | 537 | 0.0111 | 0.0045 | | | | | | | 543 | 0.0193 | 0.0078 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN NIRMAL MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 3.2265 | 1.3057 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 8 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Banshgaon | 110 | 333 | 0.0497 | 0.0201 | | | | | | | 334 | 0.0578 | 0.0234 | | | | | | | 337 | 0.1710 | 0.0692 | | | | | | | 338 | 0.1134 | 0.0459 | | | | | | | 345 | 0.0292 | 0.0118 | | | | | | | 346 | 0.0062 | 0.0025 | | | | | | | 374 | 0.1722 | 0.0697 | | | | | | | 375 | 0.0904 | 0.0366 | | | | | | | 376 | 0.1025 | 0.0415 | | | | | | | 377 | 0.0435 | 0.0176 | | | | | | | 399 | 0.0230 | 0.0093 | | | | | | | 400 | 0.0934 | 0.0378 | | | | | | | 401 | 0.0200 | 0.0081 | | | | | | | 402 | 0.0116 | 0.0047 | | | | | | | 403 | 0.0405 | 0.0164 | | | | | | | 420 | 0.0175 | 0.0071 | | | | | | | 421 | 0.0027 | 0.0011 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN BANSHGAON MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 1.0448 | 0.4228 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 9 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Bhushibhita | 71 | 695 | 0.0143 | 0.0058 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN BHUSHUBHITA MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 0.0143 | 0.0058 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 10 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Nembutary | 86 | 480 | 0.0556 | 0.0225 | | | | | | | 613 | 0.0778 | 0.0315 | | | | | | | 650 | 0.0084 | 0.0034 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN NEMBUTARY MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 0.1418 | 0.0574 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 11 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Mahipal | 88 | 9 | 0.1124 | 0.0455 | | | | | | | 11 | 0.0193 | 0.0078 | | | | | | | 12 | 0.0129 | 0.0052 | | | | | | | 13 | 0.0205 | 0.0083 | | | | | | | 15 | 0.0250 | 0.0101 | | | | | | | 16 | 0.0151 | 0.0061 | | | | | | | 17 | 0.0136 | 0.0055 | | | | | | | 18 | 0.0193 | 0.0078 | | | | | | | 20 | 0.0143 | 0.0058 | | | | | | | 21 | 0.0148 | 0.0060 | | | | | | | 22 | 0.0007 | 0.0003 | | | | | | | 34 | 0.0006 | 0.00025 | | | | | | | 92 | 0.0259 | 0.0105 | | | | | | | 93 | 0.0114 | 0.0046 | | | | | | | 94 | 0.0146 | 0.0059 | | | | | | | 95 | 0.0457 | 0.0185 | | | | | | | 96 | 0.0158 | 0.0064 | | | | | | | 113 | 0.1497 | 0.0606 | | | | | | | 114 | 0.0845 | 0.0342 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN MAHIPAL MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 0.6161 | 0.24935 | +-----+------------+--------------------+---------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | 12 | Darjeeling | Phansidewa | Paschim Bansgaon Kismat | 99 | 1977 | 0.0035 | 0.0014 | | | | | | | 1978 | 0.0082 | 0.0033 | | | | | | | 1980 | 0.0504 | 0.0204 | | | | | | | 1981 | 0.0343 | 0.0139 | | | | | | | 1982 | 0.0390 | 0.0158 | | | | | | | 2244 | 0.0296 | 0.0120 | | | | | | | 2245 | 0.0210 | 0.0085 | | | | | | | 2246 | 0.0321 | 0.0130 | | | | | | | 2247 | 0.0272 | 0.0110 | | | | | | | 2248 | 0.0378 | 0.0153 | | | | | | | 2249 | 0.0600 | 0.0243 | | | | | | | 2250 | 0.0200 | 0.0081 | | | | | | | 2251 | 0.3062 | 0.1239 | | | | | | | 2252 | 0.0262 | 0.0106 | | | | | | | 2253 | 0.0516 | 0.0209 | | | | | | | 2254 | 0.0166 | 0.0067 | | | | | | | 2261 | 0.0205 | 0.0083 | | | | | | | 2262 | 0.0245 | 0.0099 | | | | | | | 2263 | 0.0445 | 0.0180 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN PASCHIM BANSGAON KISMAT MOUZA (MORE OR LESS) | 0.8532 | 0.3453 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ | TOTAL AREA IN DARJEELING DISTRICT (MORE OR LESS) | 20.6729 | 8.36605 | +-----+------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+ 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. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2006-07-06 23:29:35+0530

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