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This notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the "Gondia – Balharshah (Chanda Fort) Doubling (240 Km.)" Special Railway Project under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Central Government, through the Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway), issued Notification S.O. 2171(E) on April 30, 2026, from Bilaspur, declaring its intention to acquire land for the "Gondia – Balharshah (Chanda Fort) Doubling (240 Km.)" Special Railway Project. This declaration is made under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), as the land is required for a public purpose. The specified land is located in the Taluka of Arjuni Morgaon, District Gondia, State of Maharashtra. 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, raise objections to the acquisition under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the Railways Act, 1989. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, identified as the Sub Divisional officer and Land Acquisition officer, Arjuni Morgaon, District Gondia, Maharashtra, stating the grounds thereof. The Competent Authority shall provide an opportunity for a hearing, either in person or through a legal practitioner, and their final order on objections, issued under sub-section (2) of section 20D, will be conclusive. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The schedule details land to be acquired, including villages such as Sukli (0.0535 Ha), Arjuni (0.0299 Ha), Wadegaon/Rly. (0.0563 Ha), and Tavshi Khurd (0.0560 Ha), totaling a Grand Total of 0.1957 Hectares. The notification is signed by Mudit Bhatnagar, Chief Administrative Officer (Const.).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-02052026-272210 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2090] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026/VAISAKHA 10, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 30th April, 2026 Notice Under Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 2171(E).- In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to 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 “Gondia – Balharshah (Chanda Fort) Doubling (240 Km.)” in the Taluka of Arjuni Morgaon, District Gondia, State of Maharashtra, 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, raise objection to the acquisition for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority namely, Sub Divisional officer and Land Acquisition officer, Arjuni Morgaon, District Gondia, Maharashtra 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 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. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures for the Special Railway Project namely "Gondia - Balharshah (Chanda Fort) Doubling (240 Km.)" in Taluka Arjuni Morgaon, District Gondia, Maharashtra State under South East Central Railway. Name of District - Gondia Taluka - Arjuni Morgaon State - Maharashtra +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of land holder | Survey | Total Area as | Acquisition | | No. | Village | | No. | per 7/12 | Area | | | | | | (in Ha.) | (in Ha.) | +=====+=============+========================================================================+=========+===============+===============+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ | 1 | Sukli | Jageshwar Narayan Ande, Tikaram Narayan Ande, Tejram Narayan Ande, | 82 | 0.20 | 0.0535 | | | | Diksha Shivcharan Ande, Naresh Patiram Bhoyar, Bhaskar Patiram | | | | | | | Bhoyar, Rekha Ramesh Raut, Lila Shivcharan Ande, Vanita | | | | | | | Bharatchand Rane, Subhangi Shivcharan Ande, Yadorao Narayan Ande | | | | +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ | | | | | Total | 0.0535 | +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ | 1 | Arjuni | 1. Mukul Jaiprakash Paliwal, Krishnakumar Ramesh Paliwal, Deepa | 263 | 0.52 | 0.0299 | | | | Vijay Tanwani, Vijay Rajkumar Tanwani | | | | | | | 2. Shivnarayan Amarchand Paliwal | | | | | | | 3. Alka Punekar Meshram | | | | | | | 4. Kishori Rajesh Donode | | | | | | | 5. Motiram Tulshiram Dhangaye | | | | | | | 6. Motiram Tulshiram Dhangaye | | | | | | | 7. Bhojram Tejram Logde | | | | | | | 8. Bhojram Tejram Logde | | | | | | | 9. Patiram Kevalram Shivankar | | | | +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ | | | | | Total | 0.0299 | +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ | 1 | Wadegaon/Rly.| Shrikrishna Sitaram Waghdhare, Asaram Sitaram Waghdhare, Gopichand | 59 | 0.30 | 0.0563 | | | | Sitaram Waghdhare, रामचंद्र Sitaram Waghdhare, Shanta Sitaram | | | | | | | Waghdhare, Ananda Sitaram Waghdhare, Mahaneda Sitaram Waghdhare, | | | | | | | Sarjabai Sitaram Waghdhare (topical area). | | | | +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ | | | | | Total | 0.0563 | +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ | 1 | Tavshi Khurd| Laxmikant Narayan Madavi | 16 | 0.40 | 0.0560 | +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ | | | | | Total | 0.0560 | +-----+-------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+---------------+---------------+ Grand Total : 0.1957 Hac. [F. No. DCE/C/III/G/G-BPQ(CAF)/20A/7] MUDIT BHATNAGAR, Chief Administrative Officer (Const.)

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