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The Central Government authorizes specific officers as 'Competent Authority' for the 'Aluabari Road - New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th Line' special railway project under Section 2(7A) of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, specifically the Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organisation), issued Notification S.O. 2380(E) on April 28, 2026, from Maligaon, published on May 9, 2026. In exercise of powers conferred by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government authorized specific officers as 'Competent Authority' for the special railway project 'Aluabari Road - New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th Line'. These authorities are responsible for performing functions under the Act for the public purpose of execution, maintenance, management, and operation of this project. The authorized officers include the District Land Acquisition Officer, Kishanganj (for Kishanganj district, Bihar), and the Additional District Magistrate (LA) for Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, and Uttar Dinajpur districts in West Bengal. This authorization is effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-11052026-272445 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2289] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026/VAISAKHA 19, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 28th April, 2026 S.O. 2380(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 of "Aluabari Road - New Jalpaiguri 3rd & 4th Line” in the State of Bihar & West Bengal relating to districts 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. | Competent Authority | District | State | | No. | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +=====+===========================================+===================+==============+ | 1 | District Land Acquisition Officer, Kishanganj | Kishanganj | Bihar | +-----+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | 2 | Additional District Magistrate (LA), Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri | West Bengal | +-----+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | 3 | Additional District Magistrate (LA), Darjeeling | Darjeeling | West Bengal | +-----+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | 4 | Additional District Magistrate (LA), Uttar Dinajpur | Uttar Dinajpur | West Bengal | +-----+-------------------------------------------+-------------------+--------------+ [F. No. W/207/CON/NJP/LAND/AUB-NJP 3rd & 4th Line] SANJEEV KUMAR, Chief Engineer/NJP Projects

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