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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 Kalimpong District, West Bengal, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, through Notification S.O. 3803(E) dated 12th August, 2025, issued from Maligaon, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing the Sivok-Rangpo New BG Rail Line Special Railway project in Kalimpong District, West Bengal. This declaration is made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). Interested persons may raise objections to this acquisition within thirty days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be submitted in writing to the competent authority, namely, the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Kalimpong, West Bengal, who will provide an opportunity for hearing. The competent authority's order regarding the objections, made under sub-section (2) of Section 20D, shall be final. Details of the land, including plot/survey numbers and areas (e.g., Plot 713 with 0.0192 Hectares, Plot 714 with 0.0041 Hectares, up to Plot 617 with 0.0257 Hectares, all within Kalimpong Khasmahal Mouza, Kalimpong Thana), are available for inspection at the competent authority's office.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-21082025-265575 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025/SHRAVANA 28, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [N. F. Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 12th August, 2025 S.O. 3803(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(1) of Section 20Aof the Railway Act, 1989(24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that forthe public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has been given in the Schedule annexed hereto, is required for the execution of the Special Railway project, namely, Sivok-Rangpo New BG Rail Line Kalimpong District in the state of West Bengal, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; Any person interested in the said land may, withinThirty 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, Kalimpong, 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 objections; Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) of Section20D of the said Act shall be final; 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 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 Kalimpong District in the state of West Bengal. Name of the District- Kalimpong +---------+--------------------+---------------------+-----------------+--------------+ | Sl. No. | Name of Thana/No | Name of Mouza | Plot/Survey No. | Area (Hect) | +---------+--------------------+---------------------+-----------------+--------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +---------+--------------------+---------------------+-----------------+--------------+ | (1) | Kalimpong | Kalimpong Khasmahal | 713 | 0.0192 | | | | | 714 | 0.0041 | | | | | 715 | 0.0257 | | | | | 702 | 0.017 | | | | | 703 | 0.0636 | | | | | 663 | 0.0404 | | | | | 664 | 0.1401 | | | | | 665 | 0.00642 | | | | | 667 | 0.0106 | | | | | 669 | 0.0552 | | | | | 613 | 0.02988 | | | | | 614 | 0.0302 | | | | | 615 | 0.0469 | | | | | 616 | 0.0424 | | | | | 617 | 0.0257 | +---------+--------------------+---------------------+-----------------+--------------+ [F. No. W/207/CON/Sivok-Rangpo/Land] SHIVRAM MEENA, Dy. Chief Engineer/Con/NJP 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.08.21 11:39:37 +05'30'

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