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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Sivok-Rangpo New BG Rail Line Special Railway Project in Darjeeling District, West Bengal, under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organisation), issued Notification S.O. 4578(E) on 7th October, 2025, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire approximately 0.931 acre (0.37652 hectare) of land in Darjeeling District, West Bengal. This acquisition, exercised under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), is for the public purpose of constructing an Approach Road from N.H. 10 to Tunnel No. 4 and 5 for the Sivok-Rangpo New BG Rail Line Special Railway Project. Any person interested in the land may raise objections within thirty days from the notification's publication date to the Competent Authority, namely, the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Darjeeling, West Bengal, as per sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing, stating the grounds, and the objector will be granted an opportunity of being heard. The Competent Authority's order on such objections, made under sub-section (2) of Section 20D, shall be final. The acquired land is located in Mouza Rongchong Khas Mahal, J.L. No: 30, Rangli-Rangliot, Darjeeling, West Bengal, and includes specific portions of LR/RS Plot Nos. 121/74 (0.540 acre), 123/79 (0.297 acre), and 129/87 (0.094 acre). Land plans and details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The notification is signed by Shivram Meena, Competent Authority for the Sivok-Rangpo New BG Rail Line Project and Dy. Chief Engineer/Construction.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-08102025-266784 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4450] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025/ASVINA 15, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 7th October, 2025 S.O. 4578(E).β€”In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, an area of land measuring more or less 0.931 acre (0.37652 hectare), the brief description of which has been given in the Schedule annexed hereto, is required for construction of Approach Road from N.H. 10 to Tunnel No. 4 and 5 for the execution of the Special Railway Project, namely, Sivok-Rangpo New BG Rail Line Darjeeling District in the state of West Bengal, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; Any person interested in the said land may, within 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 Competent Authority, namely, Special Land Acquisition Officer, Darjeeling, West Bengal in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof 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 objection; Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of Section 20D of the said Act shall be final; The land plans and other details of the land so covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority. SCHEDULE Brief Description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the proposed Special Railway Project of Sivok-Rangpo New BG Rail Line Darjeeling District in the state of West Bengal furnished herein under: Name of Mouza – Rongchong Khas Mahal, J.L. No: 30, Rangli-Rangliot, District: Darjeeling, State: West Bengal. LR/RS Plot No. in Full: Nil. LR/RS Plot No. in Part: +--------+-------+-------+---------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | Sl. No | LR | RS | Specific Portion of | Area to be acquired | | | | | | the Plot | Acre | Hectare | +--------+-------+-------+---------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | 1 | 121 | 74 | Middle | 0.540 | 0.21870 | | 2 | 123 | 79 | Middle | 0.297 | 0.12011 | | 3 | 129 | 87 | Northern | 0.094 | 0.03801 | +--------+-------+-------+---------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ [F. No. W/207/CON/Sivok-Rangpo/Land/T4-T5 Access Road] SHIVRAM MEENA, Competent Authority Sivok-Rangpo New BG Rail Line Project and Dy. Chief Engineer/Construction 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 Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR Date: 2005.10.08 22:45:58 +0530

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