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The Central Government declares the acquisition of land for the Wadsa – Gadchiroli New Rail line (49.50 KM) Project in Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra, and its absolute vesting in the Central Government, free from encumbrances, under Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 4418(E) on September 23, 2025, published in the Gazette of India on September 26, 2025, declaring the acquisition of land for the "Wadsa – Gadchiroli New Rail line (49.50 KM) Project" in Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra. This declaration is made by the Central Government under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), following the submission of a report by the Competent Authority. This action follows a previous notification, S.O. 2811(A) dated June 27, 2025 (published June 24, 2025), issued under Section 20A(1) of the said Act, which declared the intention to acquire the land for the project's execution, maintenance, management, and operation. The substance of the earlier notification was published in local newspapers, Sandhy Dainik (Gadchiroli Edition) on July 6, 2025, and Chaundeshwari darshan (Gadchiroli Edition) on July 5, 2025, as per Section 20A(4). Objections received were heard, and orders passed by the Competent Authority in terms of Section 20D. Upon publication of this notification, the specified land, detailed in the annexed Schedule across villages like Injewari, Akapur, Wadsa, Kurud, Ravi, Mullur, Armori, Palora, Thanegaon, and Deulgaon within Armori and Desaiganj Talukas, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. The Schedule provides specific acquisition areas, for instance, a total of 0.02 Ha in Injewari, 0.15 Ha in Akapur, 0.03 Ha in Wadsa, 0.05 Ha in Kurud, 0.10 Ha in Ravi, 0.07 Ha in Mullur, 0.09 Ha in Armori, 0.13 Ha in Palora, and 0.01 Ha in Thanegaon.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-04102025-266658 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4298] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025/ASVINA 4, 1947 6485 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SOUTH EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 23rd September, 2025 Notice under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 4418(E). Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway), number S.O. 2811 (A), dated the 27 June, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-ii, section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 24 June, 2025 and issued under sub-section (I) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (here in 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 “Wadsa – Gadchiroli New Rail line (49.50 KM) Project" in Gadchiroli District in the State of Maharashtra And whereas, the substance of the said notification has been published in the daily local newspapers, namely, Sandhy Dainik (Gadchiroli Edition) of dated 6 July, 2025 & Chaundeshwari darshan (Gadchiroli Edition) of dated 05 July, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act; And whereas, objections were received; Competent Authority has heard the objections and orders have been passed in terms of section 20 D of the said act; 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 structures, falling within the Special Railway Project namely, Wadsa - Gadchiroli new Rail line (49.50 Km) in Gadchiroli District in the State of Maharashtra :- Wadsa - Gadchiroli new Rail line +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | Sl. | Name of | Name | Name | Name of Account holder & | Survey | Category | Total area | Acquisition | | No. | District | of | of | Address | Number | of Land | as per | Area in | | | | Taluka | Village | | | holding | 7/12 | (H.R./Sq.M) | | | | | | | | | (Ha) | | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Armori | Injewari | Anusayabai Purushottam Sonwane | 79/1/3 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.01 | | | | | | & others 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | Vikas Pandurang Dhatrak & others | 26/2 | 1 | 0.78 | 0.01 | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | **Total** | | **0.02** | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Armori | Akapur | Hiraji Pandurang Banpurkar & | 29/1 | 1 | 0.22 | 0.015 | | | | | | others 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | **Total** | | **0.15** | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Desaiganj | Wadsa | Maroti Temple | 573/1 | 2 | 4.98 | 0.03 | | | | | | | | **Total** | | **0.03** | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Desaiganj | Kurud | Pundlik Padurang Dhomne | 449/1 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.02 | | 2 | | | | PundlikPadurang Dhomne | 449/3 | 2 | 0.10 | 0.03 | | | | | | | | **Total** | | **0.05** | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Armori | Ravi | Suresh Waman Marappa & other 1 | 62/2/1 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.10 | | | | | | | | **Total** | | **0.10** | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Armori | Mullur | Diwakar Sadaram Bankar & others 1 | 52/2 | Govt. | 0.38 | 0.07 | | | | | | | | **Total** | | **0.07** | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Armori | Armori | Krishna Ganesh Hedau & others 8 | 1170/3 | 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | | 2 | | | | Anjanabai Mahadev Kirme | 1491/2/1 | 1 | 0.35 | 0.08 | | | | | | | | **Total** | | **0.09** | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Armori | Palora | Saraswati Shamrao Nandanwar & | 103/1 | 1 | 0.36 | 0.10 | | | | | | others 18 | | | | | | 2 | | | | Baliram Vithoba Motghare | 23/2/1 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.03 | | | | | | | | **Total** | | **0.13** | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Armori | Thanegaon | Mahendra Lahanu Latte & others 7 | 276/1 | 1 | 1.37 | 0.01 | | | | | | | | **Total** | | **0.01** | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Armori | Deulgaon | Madhukar Jagan Narnaware & Other 2| 409/1 | Registry Completed by Direct Purchase | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. CAO/C/BSP/Wadsa-Gadchiroli/Gadchiroli District/Desaiganj/20E/1] ALOK TIWARI, Chief Admin. Officer (Const.) 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. AMIT KUMAR Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL JAISWAL Date: 2025.10.04 16:13:24 +05'30'

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