Publication of notification in Part II of Section 3 sub section (ii) of the extraordinary Gazette of India under, clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989(24 of 1989).

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-AS-E-21082026-275643 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4426] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2026/SHRAVAN 29, 1948 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Maligaon, the 20th August, 2026 S.O. 4606(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 authorize 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 “Kishanganj – Jalalgarh New line (51.632 Km)” in the States 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. No. | Competent Authority | District | State | +--------+------------------------------------------+---------------+--------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +--------+------------------------------------------+---------------+--------------+ | 1 | District Land Acquisition Officer, Kishanganj | Kishanganj | Bihar | +--------+------------------------------------------+---------------+--------------+ | 2 | District Land Acquisition Officer, Purnea | Purnea | Bihar | +--------+------------------------------------------+---------------+--------------+ | 3 | District Land Acquisition Officer, Araria | Araria | Bihar | +--------+------------------------------------------+---------------+--------------+ | 4 | Additional District Magistrate (LA), Uttar Dinajpur | Uttar Dinajpur | West Bengal | +--------+------------------------------------------+---------------+--------------+ [F. No. W/207/CON/NJP/LAND/KNE-JAG/1] HITENDRA GOYAL, Chief Administrative Officer/CON-2 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.