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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the construction of the 4th line between Dadhapara-Bilaspur, a Special Railway Project, under Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 2172(E) on April 29, 2026, published in the Gazette on April 30, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a public purpose. This acquisition, exercised under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), is for the execution of a Special Railway Project: the construction of the 4th railway line, spanning 3.48 Km, between Dadhapara and Bilaspur in Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh. The land to be acquired, located in Village Tifra, Bilaspur Tehsil, Chhattisgarh, totals 0.369 Hectare, comprising both private and government land identified by specific Khasra/Plot Numbers (e.g., 1496, 1497/10, 1497/11, 1495/4, 1495/3, 1495/2, 1494, 1491/1). Any person interested in the land may raise objections within 30 days from the notification's publication date to the Competent Authority, specifically the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Belha, Chhattisgarh. Objections must be in writing, stating grounds, and the objector will be granted a hearing. The Competent Authority's order, made under sub-section (2) of Section 20D of the said Act, will be final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-02052026-272197 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2091] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026/VAISAKHA 10, 1948 3074 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 29th April, 2026 Notice Under Section 20A of the Railway Act,1989 S.O. 2172(E).β€”In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section(1) of section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land brief description of which is given in the schedule annexed hereto is required for the execution of Special Railway Project, namely construction of the 4th line between Dadhapara-Bilaspur (3.48 Km) of south East Central Railway of Bilaspur District in the state of Chhattisgarh, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may within a period of 30 days from the date of publication of this notification in the official gazette, raise objection to the acquisition of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Every objection shall be made to the Competent Authority namely Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Belha, Chhattisgarh, in writing and shall set out grounds thereof and the competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or through a 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 covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA). SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structure for the Special Railway Project namely construction of 4th line between Dadhapara-Bilaspur(3.48 Km) of south East Central Railway of Bilaspur District in the state of Chhattisgarh. Village-Tifra Name of District-Bilaspur (State-Chhattisgarh) +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ | SN | Tehsil | Name of Village | Khasra/Plot No. | Area(In Hectare) | Pvt land/ | | | | | | | Govt Land) | +====+========+=================+=================+==================+===============+ | 1 | Bilha | Tifra | 1496 | 0.012 | Pvt.Land | +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ | 2 | | | 1497/10 | 0.028 | Pvt.Land | +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ | 3 | | | 1497/11 | 0.048 | Pvt.Land | +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ | 4 | | | 1495/4 | 0.071 | Pvt.Land | +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ | 5 | | | 1495/3 | 0.049 | Pvt.Land | +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ | 6 | | | 1495/2 | 0.039 | Pvt.Land | +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ | 7 | | | 1494 | 0.050 | Pvt.Land | +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ | 8 | | | 1491/1 | 0.072 | Govt.Land | +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ | | | Total | | 0.369 Hectare | | +----+--------+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+---------------+ Grand Total- 0.369 Hectare. [F. No. DCE-II/Con/R/4th line/Dadhapara-Bilaspur/20A] MUDIT BHATNAGAR, Chief Administrative Officer (Const.)

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