Regarding Publication of Section 20A in Gazette notification regarding acquisition of land under Railway Amendment Act 2008 in connection with Construction of Special Railway Project Eastern Dedicated Freight Coridor in Gomoh to PradhanKhanta section in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand state.

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-BR-E-08052026-272326 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2160] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026/VAISAKHA 16, 1948 3163 GI/2026 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] [F. No. DCE/Con/W/DFCCIL/21/Land-Matter/Khesmi] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (East Central Railway ) NOTIFICATION Patna, the 6th May, 2026 S.O. 2249(E). -The Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act, being satisfied that the land, as brief description of which is set out in the Schedule annexed hereto, is required to be acquired for public purpose at Mauza Khesmi, Circle- Topchanchi, District - Dhanbad in Jharkhand State for "Special Railway Project- Eastern Dedicated Freight Coridor" in connection with construction of Gomoh to Pradhan-Khanta section. The land left over under acquisition, which is required to be affected for construction, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, object 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 in writing to the Competent Authority, that is, the District Land Acquisition Officer, Dhanbad and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give an opportunity of being heard to the objector either in person or through a legal practitioner and After hearing all such objections and making such further inquiry, if any, as the competent authority may consider necessary, he may, by order, either allow or disallow the objections. SCHEDULE-20A Sl. No. | Name of District | Name of Circle | Name of Mauja | Thana No. | Plot No. | Affected Status | Acquired Area in Acre | Acquired Area in Hectare 1 | Dhanbad | Topchanchi | Khesmi | 24 | 502 | Part | 0.2300 | 0.0931 [F. No. DCE/Con/W/DFCCIL/21/Land-Matter/Khesmi] SHAILENDRA PRASAD, Chief Administrative Officer/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 Date: 2026.05.08 21:22:55+0530