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The Central Government, through the Ministry of Railways, declares its intention to acquire 3.6074 acres of land in Sitamarhi District, Bihar, for the 'Narkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur Doubling Project of East Central Railway' under Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (East Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 3976(E) on July 8, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing, maintaining, managing, and operating the 'Narkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur Doubling Project of East Central Railway'. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The land to be acquired, located in the Sitamarhi district of Bihar, totals 3.6074 acres and includes private and government land across three villages: Madhopur Raushan (1.376 acres), Devna Bujurg (1.5222 acres), and Rampur Saidpur Runni (0.7092 acres). Interested persons may raise objections to the 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 District Land Acquisition Officer, Sitamarhi, Bihar, who will provide an opportunity for hearing. Any order issued by the competent authority under sub-section (2) of Section 20D shall be final, and land plans are available for inspection at the competent authority's office.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-BR-E-23072026-274691 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3806] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026/ASHADHA 30, 1948 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] [F. No. ECR/CAO/C/N/NKE-RXL-SMI-DBG & SMI-MFP/DL/3] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Patna, the 8th July, 2026 S.O. 3976(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the schedule below, is required for execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project namely, “Narkatiaganj- Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur Doubling Project of East Central Railway", in the district of Sitamarhi in the State of Bihar, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may, within thirty days form 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 20D of the said Act. Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority land acquisition officer namely, District Land Acquisition Officer, Sitamarhi, Bihar 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 section 20D of the said Act shall be final. The land plans and other details of the land to be acquired 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 structures for Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi doubling section of “Narkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur Doubling Project” in the district of Sitamarhi in state of Bihar. +--------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Vill-Madhopur Raushan | Revenue Thana No.-357 | Circle-Dumra | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | Sl. No. | Plot No. | Type of land| Nature of land | Area of land (in acres)| +=========+==========+=============+=============================+=======================+ | 1 | 1145 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.0694 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 2 | 1155 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.2751 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 3 | 1169 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.0056 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 4 | 1170 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.0032 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 5 | 1168 | Private | Residential-A | 0.1945 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 6 | 1166 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.0105 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 7 | 1167 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.1011 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 8 | 1157 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.1471 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 9 | 1200 | Private | Residential-A | 0.107 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 10 | 1143 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.0015 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 11 | 1164 | Government | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.1873 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 12 | 1159 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.0086 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 13 | 1156 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.2302 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 14 | 1199 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.0349 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | | Total- | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | 1.376 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+ +--------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Vill-Devna Bujurg | Revenue Thana No.-88 | Circle-Runnisaidpur | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | Sl. No. | Plot No. | Type of land| Nature of land | Area of land (in acres)| +=========+==========+=============+=============================+=======================+ | 1 | 153 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.0334 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 2 | 151 | Private | Residential-B | 0.6822 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 3 | 529 | Private | Residential-B | 0.0119 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 4 | 534 | Private | Residential-B | 0.1532 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 5 | 2289 | Private | Residential-B | 0.2471 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 6 | 150 | Private | Devasthan | 0.0441 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 7 | 531 | Government | Road | 0.0456 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 8 | 533 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.2662 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 9 | 530 | Government | Road | 0.0385 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | | Total- | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | 1.5222 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+ +--------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Vill-Rampur Saidpur Runni| Revenue Thana No.-218 | Circle-Runnisaidpur | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | Sl. No. | Plot No. | Type of land| Nature of land | Area of land (in acres)| +=========+==========+=============+=============================+=======================+ | 1 | 9520 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.1089 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 2 | 9519 | Private | Dhanhar-1/Bhith-1/Class-1 | 0.3936 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | 3 | 9516 | Government | River | 0.2067 | +---------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+ | | Total- | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | 0.7092 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | Grand Total- | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+ | | 3.6074 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+ [F.No. ECR/CAO/C/N/NKE-RXL-SMI-DBG & SMI-MFP/DL/3] SHAILENDRA PRASAD, CAO/Con/North 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.

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