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The Central Government declares the acquisition of land for the public purpose of constructing a new 13.77 km railway line between Chapri and Charhi Stations in Jharkhand, under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 4084(E) on September 2, 2025, published in the Official Gazette on September 9, 2025, declaring the acquisition of land for the construction of a new 13.77 km railway line connecting Chapri and Charhi Stations in Jharkhand. This action is taken by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (Act No. 24 of 1989). The project falls under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway and is located in Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. Interested persons may raise objections regarding the land acquisition and use within thirty days from the notification's publication date, as per sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be submitted in writing to the competent authority, the Land Acquisition Officer, Hazaribagh, who will provide an opportunity for a hearing. The land to be acquired totals approximately 195.9929 Acres (79.31725 Hectares) across various villages and talukas within Hazaribagh district, including Chapri (Barkagaon Taluka), Basadih (Churchu Taluka), Hendegada (Churchu Taluka), and Indra (Churchu Taluka), comprising both non-private (Forest/Government) and private (Raiyati) land.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-BR-E-10092025-266046 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3969] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025/BHADRA 18, 1947 5978 GI/2025 (1) [F. No. L.No. DCE/Con/BRKA/LA/Charhi- Chapri] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Mahendrughat, Patna, 2nd September, 2025 S.O. 4084(E).— Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (Act No. 24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), after being satisfied, declares that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is provided in the Schedule annexed hereto, is required for the purpose of construction of a new railway line (13.77 km) between Chapri and Charhi Stations in the State of Jharkhand, and the same shall be acquired. Any person interested in the said land may, within thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objections under sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act regarding the acquisition and use of such land for the above purpose. Every such objection shall be made in writing to the competent authority, Hazaribagh, State of Jharkhand, stating the grounds thereof, and the competent authority shall provide the objector an opportunity of being heard, either personally or through a legal practitioner. After hearing all such objections and making such further inquiry, if any, as the competent authority thinks necessary, it shall, by order, either allow or disallow the objections. Every such objection shall be addressed in writing to the competent authority, i.e., the Land Acquisition Officer, Hazaribagh, stating the grounds thereof, and the competent authority shall provide the objector an opportunity of being heard, either personally or through a legal practitioner. After hearing all such objections and making such further inquiry, if any, as the competent authority deems necessary, it shall, by order, either allow or disallow the objections. Schedule "New Railway Line between Chapri-Charhi Station (13.77 Km)" This project under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway is located in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of | Khata | Plot/Survey | Affected | Type of | Nature of | Acquired | Acquired | Category | | No. | Village | Taluka | No. | No. | Plot | Land | Land | Area (in | Area (in | | | | | | | | | | | Acres) | Hectares) | | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | 1 | | | 1 | 309 | Partial | Forest | | 6.77660 | 2.7425 | Non-Private| | 2 | Chapri/23 | Barkagaon| 1 | 306 | Partial | Forest | | 8.26020 | 3.3429 | Non-Private| | 3 | | | 1 | 305 | Partial | Forest | | 5.60710 | 2.2692 | Non-Private| +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | | | | | | | | Total | 20.64390 | 8.3545 | | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ Schedule "New Railway Line between Chapri-Charhi Station (13.77 Km)" This project under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway is located in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of | Khata | Plot/Survey | Affected | Type of | Nature of | Acquired | Acquired | Category | | No. | Village | Taluka | No. | No. | Plot | Land | Land | Area (in | Area (in | | | | | | | | | | | Acres) | Hectares) | | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | 1 | | | 1 | 643 | Partial | Government| Forest | 15.07290 | 6.0999 | Non- | | | | | | | | | | | | Private | | 2 | | | 25 | 625 | Partial | Private | | 0.70870 | 0.2868 | Raiyati | | 3 | Basadih/23| Churchu | 25 | 626 | Partial | Private | | 0.01800 | 0.0073 | Raiyati | | 4 | | | 25 | 624 | Partial | Private | | 0.47270 | 0.1913 | Raiyati | | 5 | | | 25 | 623 | Partial | Private | | 0.35800 | 0.1449 | Raiyati | | 6 | | | 25 | 622 | Full | Private | | 0.11000 | 0.0445 | Raiyati | | 7 | | | 1 | 621 | Partial | Government| Forest | 5.32940 | 2.1568 | Non- | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | Private | | 8 | | | 1 | 565 | Partial | Government| Forest | 8.94290 | 3.6191 | Non- | | | | | | | | | | | | Private | | 9 | | | 1 | 64 | Partial | Government| Forest | 9.67610 | 3.9159 | Non- | | | | | | | | | | | | Private | | 10 | | | 5 | 88 | Partial | Private | | 0.02130 | 0.0086 | Raiyati | | 11 | | | 9 | 87 | Partial | Private | | 0.10800 | 0.0437 | Raiyati | | 12 | | | 7 | 74 | Partial | Private | | 0.12580 | 0.0509 | Raiyati | | 13 | | | 7 | 73 | Partial | Private | | 0.24290 | 0.0983 | Raiyati | | 14 | | | 7 | 75 | Partial | Private | | 0.01330 | 0.0054 | Raiyati | | 15 | | | 7 | 72 | Partial | Private | | 0.00400 | 0.0016 | Raiyati | | 16 | | | 122 | 71 | Partial | Private | | 0.00370 | 0.0015 | Raiyati | | 17 | | | 122 | 70 | Partial | Private | | 0.00270 | 0.0011 | Raiyati | | 18 | | | 7 | 69 | Partial | Private | | 0.64070 | 0.2593 | Raiyati | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | | | | | | | | Total | 41.85110 | 16.9369 | | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ Schedule "New Railway Line between Chapri-Charhi Station (13.77 Km)" This project under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway is located in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of | Khata | Plot/Survey | Affected | Type of | Nature of | Acquired | Acquired | Category | | No. | Village | Taluka | No. | No. | Plot | Land | Land | Area (in | Area (in | | | | | | | | | | | Acres) | Hectares) | | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | 1 | | | 61 | 531 | Partial | Government| Forest | 16.99410 | 6.8774 | Non- | | | | | | | | | | | | Private | | 2 | | | 61 | 87 | Partial | Government| Forest | 2.24610 | 0.9090 | Non- | | | Hendegada | Churchu | | | | | | | | Private | | 3 | /25 | | 11 | 137 | Partial | Private | | 0.07140 | 0.0289 | Raiyati | | 4 | | | 61 | 80 | Partial | Government| Forest | 30.76550 | 12.4506 | Non- | | | | | | | | | | | | Private | | 5 | | | 61 | 4 | Partial | Government| Forest | 35.47760 | 14.3576 | Non- | | | | | | | | | | | | Private | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | | | | | | | | Total | 85.55470 | 34.6235 | | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ Schedule "New Railway Line between Chapri-Charhi Station (13.77 Km)" This project under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway is located in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state. +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of | Khata | Plot/Survey | Affected | Type of | Nature of | Acquired | Acquired | Category | | No. | Village | Taluka | No. | No. | Plot | Land | Land | Area (in | Area (in | | | | | | | | | | | Acres) | Hectares) | | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | 1 | | | 1 | 102 | Partial | Government| Forest | 47.07980 | 19.0529 | Non- | | | | | | | | | | | | Private | | 2 | | | 74 | 67 | Partial | Private | | 0.19620 | 0.0794 | Raiyati | | 3 | | | 74 | 68 | Full | Private | | 0.16000 | 0.0648 | Raiyati | | 4 | Indra/61 | Churchu | 74 | 69 | Full | Private | | 0.11000 | 0.0445 | Raiyati | | 5 | | | 74 | 70 | Full | Private | | 0.16000 | 0.0648 | Raiyati | | 6 | | | 74 | 71 | Full | Private | | 0.08250 | 0.0334 | Raiyati | | 7 | | | 74 | 72 | Partial | Private | | 0.02100 | 0.0085 | Raiyati | | 8 | | | 74 | 73 | Partial | Private | | 0.00690 | 0.0028 | Raiyati | | 9 | | | 1 | 861/1459 | Partial | Government| | 0.12680 | 0.0513 | Non- | | | | | | | | | | | | Private | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ | | | | | | | | Total | 47.94320 | 19.40235 | | +-----+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------------+------------------+------------+ [F. No. L.No. DCE/Con/BRKA/LA/Charhi- Chapri] RAMASHRAY PANDEY, Chief Administrative Officer (Const./South) 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: 2025.09.10 15:16:21 +05'30'

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