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The Central Government, through the Ministry of Railways (Northeast Frontier Railway), issues two notifications to declare specific projects in Bihar as special railway projects under S.O. 1950(E) and to authorize District Land Acquisition Officers as Competent Authorities for these projects under S.O. 1951(E), both effective from their publication date.

Detailed Summary

On April 16, 2026, the Ministry of Railways (Northeast Frontier Railway) issued two notifications. S.O. 1950(E), exercising powers under clause (37A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), declared eight specific proposals for the construction of 2-lane Road Over Bridges (ROB) in lieu of existing Level Crossings (LC) across various kilometers and stations in Bihar as 'special railway projects'. These projects include LC No. KJ-46 at KM 70/7-8, LC No. KJ-56 at KM 85/8-9, LC No. KJ-58 at KM 88/8-9, LC No. KJ-63 at KM 94/2-3, LC No. KJ-72 at KM 104/4-5, LC No. SK-247 at KM 43/9-44/0, LC No. KJ-43 at KM 66/2-3, and LC No. KJ-69 at KM 100/0-1. Concurrently, S.O. 1951(E), utilizing powers under clause (7A) of Section 2 of the same Act, authorized the District Land Acquisition Officer, Araria (for Araria district) and the District Land Acquisition Officer, Kishanganj (for Kishanganj district) as 'Competent Authority' to perform functions under the Act for these special railway projects in Bihar, specifically for the public purpose of their execution, maintenance, management, and operation. Both notifications are effective from their date of publication in the Official Gazette and were signed by Ram Murti Meena, Chief Project Manager/Gatishakti/Katihar (LA).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-20042026-271914 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1880] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026/CHAITRA 30, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Northeast Frontier Railway) NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 16th April, 2026 S.O. 1950(E).β€” 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. | PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU OF | Bihar | | | LC NO. - KJ-46, AT KM 70/7-8, BETWEEN STATION ARR TO | | | | SMH | | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | 2. | PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU OF | Bihar | | | LC NO. - KJ-56, AT KM 85/8-9, BETWEEN STATION SMH TO | | | | FBG. | | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | 3. | PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU OF | Bihar | | | LC NO. - KJ-58, AT KM 88/8-9, BETWEEN STATION SMH TO | | | | FBG. | | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | 4. | PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU OF | Bihar | | | LC NO. - KJ-63, AT KM 94/2-3, BETWEEN STATION SMH TO | | | | FBG. | | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | 5 | PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU OF | Bihar | | | LC NO. - KJ-72, AT KM 104/4-5, BETWEEN STATION BTF TO | | | | JBN. | | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | 6 | PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU OF | Bihar | | | LC NO. - SK-247, AT KM 43/9-44/0, BETWEEN STATION ADQ- | | | | GAGA | | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | 7 | PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 2 LANE ROB IN LIEU OF | Bihar | | | LC NO.- KJ-43, AT KM 66/2-3, BETWEEN STATION KSY TO ARR | | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | 8 | PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROB IN LIEU OF LC NO. - | Bihar | | | KJ-69, AT KM 100/0 1, BETWEEN STATION FBG TO BTF. | | +-------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ [F. No. GSU/MISC/2026/5] RAM MURTI MEENA, Chief Project Manager/Gatishakti/Katihar (LA) NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 16th April, 2026 S.O. 1951(E). β€” 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 β€œCompetent 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 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 | District Land Acquisition Officer, Araria | Araria | +---------+-----------------------------------------+--------------+ | 2 | District Land Acquisition Officer, Kishanganj | Kishanganj | +---------+-----------------------------------------+--------------+ [F. No. GSU/MISC/2026/5] RAM MURTI MEENA, Chief Project Manager/Gatishakti/Katihar (LA)

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