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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specific land in Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh, for the Up-gradation of the existing 1x25KV Traction system to 2x25KV OHE with AT feeder arrangement for the South East Central Railway, and that this land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway) issued a Corrigendum, S.O. 4192(E), on July 29, 2026, under Section 20E of The Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). This notification follows an earlier declaration of intention to acquire land, S.O. 1572(E), dated March 23, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-ii, section 3, Sub-section (ii), issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the said Act. The purpose of the acquisition is for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of a Special Railway Project involving the Up-gradation of the existing 1x25KV Traction system to 2x25KV OHE with AT feeder arrangement across various sections including Jharsugda-Raigarh, Raigarh-Champa, Champa-Gevra Road, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur & Raipur-Loholi section over SEC Railway to meet a 3000MT loading target in the states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. The substance of the initial notification was published in local newspapers, including the Times of India (English), on April 9, 2026, under sub-section (4) of section 20A. No objections were received by the Competent Authority, which subsequently submitted its report to the Central Government. In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20E, the Central Government declares the land specified in the annexed Schedule to be acquired for the aforesaid purpose. Furthermore, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E, upon publication in the Official Gazette, the land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. The Schedule details land in Bilaspur District, Tehsil Bilaspur, specifically in Village Tifra, including private land totaling 0.2254 Hectare (Khasra Numbers 999 me se, 1484 me se, 1002/1 me se) and Government land totaling 0.2640 Hectare (Khasra Numbers 1486 me se, 1483 me se, 1480 me se, 1485 me se), resulting in a Grand Total of 0.4894 Hectare. The notification was signed by Mudit Bhatnagar, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-01082026-275088 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4022] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026/SHRAVAN 7,1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) CORRIGENDUM Bilaspur, the 29th July, 2026 NOTICE UNDER SECTION 20 E of THE RAILWAY ACT 1989 S.O. 4192(E).- Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway), number S.O. 1572 (E), dated 23rd March 2026 the published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-ii, section 3, Sub-section (ii), and issued under sub- section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (herein after referred as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the land in the schedule annexed to the said notification for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of the Special Railway Project namely "for Up-gradation of existing 1x25KV Traction system to 2x25KV OHE with AT feeder arrangement between Jharsugda-Raigarh, Raigarh-Champa, Champa-Gevra Road, Champa-Bilaspur. Tilda-Bilaspur. Tilda-Durg. Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur & Raipur- Lokholi section over SEC Railway to meet 3000MT loading target in the state of odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra Over SEC Railway. And whereas, the substance of the said notification has been published in the daily local newspapers, namely, Navbharat Hindi (Bilaspur Edition). Dainik Bhaskar Bilaspur (Hindi), Times of India (English) of dated 09-04-2026, under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act, And whereas, no objection has been received by the Competent Authority: And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Competent Authority has submitted its report to the Central Government. Now therefore, upon receipt of the report of the Competent Authority and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose. And further, in the pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Govt. hereby declares that on publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structure for the Special Railway Project namely "for Up-gradation of existing 1x25KV Traction system to 2x25KV OHE with AT feeder arrangement between Jharsugda- Raigarh, Raigarh-Champa, Champa-Gevra Road, Champa-Bilaspur. Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur & Raipur-Loholi section in Bilaspur District in the state of Chhattisgarh. District :- Bilaspur Tehsil:- Bilaspur Type of land:- Niji +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | S.N. | Tehsil | Name of | Khasra | Type of | Acquired Area | Name of land owner | | | | Village | Number | land | in Hectare | | +=====+==========+================+===============+============+===================+===================================+ | 1 | Bilaspur | Tifra | 999 me se | Padat | 0.1174 | Saurabh sindhu S/o veersen sindhu | +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2 | Bilaspur | Tifra | 1484 me se | Padat | 0.0440 | Ramlal Prajapati S/o Sohanlal | +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3 | Bilaspur | Tifra | 1002/1 me se | Padat | 0.0640 | Ramlal Prajapati S/o Sohanlal | +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | Total | | | | 0.2254 | | +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-----------------------------------+ Name of District :- Bilaspur Tehsil:- Bilaspur Type of land:- Government land +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | S.N. | Tehsil | Name of | Khasra | Type of | Acquired Area | Name of land owner| | | | Village | Number | land | in Hectare | | +=====+==========+================+===============+============+===================+===================+ | 1 | Bilaspur | Tifra | 1486 me se | - | 0.1340 | Government Land | +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | 2 | Bilaspur | Tifra | 1483 me se | - | 0.0240 | Government Land | +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | 3 | Bilaspur | Tifra | 1480 me se | - | 0.0050 | Government Land | +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | 4 | Bilaspur | Tifra | 1485 me se | - | 0.1010 | Government Land | +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | | Total | | | | 0.2640 | | +-----+----------+----------------+---------------+------------+-------------------+-------------------+ Grand Total: 0.4894 Hectare [F. No. CPM/Ele. /BSP/2x25KV OHE/Land Acquisition/20 E/2362] MUDIT BHATNAGAR, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction)

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