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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Gondia Balharshah (Chanda Fort) Doubling Special Railway Project under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 1166(E), dated 3rd March, 2026, and published on 5th March, 2026, to declare the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing the "Gondia Balharshah (Chanda Fort) Doubling (240 Km.)" Special Railway Project. This declaration is made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The land is located in Taluka Sindewahi, District Chandrapur, State of Maharashtra. Interested persons may raise objections to the acquisition within thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the official gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, identified as the Sub Divisional officer and Land Acquisition officer, Chimur, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra, who will provide an opportunity for hearing. Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 20D of the Railways Act, 1989, shall be final. The schedule details land to be acquired, with a grand total acquisition area of 0.756 Hectares, encompassing specific parcels in villages Sindewahi (0.435 Ha), Navegaon Loan (0.145 Ha), and Lonwahi (0.176 Ha), including various landholders and survey numbers. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-06032026-270695 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1114] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026/PHALGUNA 14, 1947 1603 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 3rd March, 2026 Notice Under Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 1166(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 Sindewahi, District Chandrapur, 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, Chimur, District Chandrapur, 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 Sindewahi, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra State under South East Central Railway. Name of District - Chandrapur Taluka - Sindewahi State - Maharashtra +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of land holder | Survey | Total Area | Acquisition | | No. | Village | | No. | as per | Area | | | | | | 7/12 | (in Ha.) | | | | | | (in Ha.) | | +=====+===========+=======================================================+========+============+==============+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 1 | Sindewahi | Avinash Vasudev Mohule, Pravin Vasudev Mohule, Shital | 52 | 0.60 | 0.022 | | | | Vasudev Mohule | | | | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 2 | Sindewahi | Revata Madhukar Borkar | 51 | 0.86 | 0.049 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 3 | Sindewahi | Mangala Maroti Therkar | 50 | 0.60 | 0.027 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 4 | Sindewahi | Vandana Dilip Borkar | 49 | 0.87 | 0.030 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 5 | Sindewahi | Dilip Dadaji Borkar | 48 | 0.80 | 0.023 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 6 | Sindewahi | Vinod Vitthal Borkar | 47 | 0.49 | 0.017 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 7 | Sindewahi | Sukhdev Vithal Borkar | 46 | 0.46 | 0.020 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 8 | Sindewahi | Dattu Jhingru Nikure, Vinod Jhingru Nikure, Sumitra | 190 | 0.10 | 0.056 | | | | Moreshwar Thakre, Indu Kailas Devhare, Soni Bhimrao | | | | | | | Thakre, Shantabai Jhingru Nikure | | | | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 9 | Sindewahi | Rajeshwar Ramaji Nikure, Prabhakar Ramaji Nikure, | 189 | 0.10 | 0.034 | | | | Dilip Ramaji Nikure, Ashok Ramaji Nikure, Sulochana | | | | | | | Gurudas Samarth, Subhash Ramaji Nikure, Yashoda | | | | | | | Ramaji Nikure. | | | | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 10 | Sindewahi | Sudhakar Vithoba Nikure | 188 | 0.10 | 0.027 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 11 | Sindewahi | Dattu Jhingru Nikure, Vinod Jhingru Nikure, Sumitra | 187 | 0.10 | 0.048 | | | | Moreshwar Thakre, Indu Kailas Devhare, Soni Bhimrao | | | | | | | Thakre, Shantabai Jhingru Nikure | | | | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 12 | Sindewahi | Manohar Sukhdev Thakre, Gyaneshwar Sukhdev Thakre | 186 | 0.40 | 0.051 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 13 | Sindewahi | Milind Ambadas Katkamwar | 183 | 0.44 | 0.016 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 14 | Sindewahi | Milind Ambadas Katkamwar | 182 | 1.24 | 0.010 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | 15 | Sindewahi | Milind Ambadas Katkamwar | 181 | 0.90 | 0.005 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ | Total | | | | | 0.435 | +-----+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+--------------+ +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | +=====+===============+=================================================================+========+========+========+ | 1 | Navegaon Loan | Parasram Kashinath Lenzhe | 49 | 1.54 | 0.041 | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | 2 | Navegaon Loan | Asha Girmaji Borkar, Nanaji Kavadu Jivatode, Ramji | 50 | 0.80 | 0.028 | | | | Kavadu Jivatode, Srihari Kavadu Jivatode, Modi Rama, | | | | | | | Karji Rama | | | | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | 3 | Navegaon Loan | Jagannath Gopal Biswas | 51 | 0.74 | 0.035 | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | 4 | Navegaon Loan | Devrao Bhaurao Jivatode, Usha Bhaurao Jivatode, | 52 | 0.72 | 0.041 | | | | Pramila Dhanraj Srirame | | | | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | Total | | | | | 0.145 | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ +-----+-----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | 1 | Lonwahi | Manohar Shamrao Pawar, Satish Manohar Pawar, Ranjana Omprakash | 80 | 1.98 | 0.020 | | | | Wankhede, Sushma Pravin Wankhede, Shubhangi Manoj Korde | | | | +-----+-----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | 2 | Lonwahi | Namdev Bapu Thakre, Rushiji Bapu Thakre, Anandabai Watu Mule, | 96 | 1.13 | 0.008 | | | | Gajanan Murlidhar Thakre, Ganesh Murlidhar Thakre, Ambabai | | | | | | | Bhaskar Kawle, Mukta Ashok Nagose, Bharti Suresh Khankure, Rajni | | | | | | | Nandeshwar Kolte, Manjulabai Murlidhar Thakre. | | | | +-----+-----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | 3 | Lonwahi | Dukru Sukru Dongarwar, Bajirao Sukru Dongarwar, Banabai Domdu | 118 | 0.28 | 0.031 | | | | Kodape | | | | +-----+-----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | 4 | Lonwahi | Vijay Devan Bharadkar, Manaswi Sanjay Bharadkar, Lochana Sanjay | 120/1 | 0.46 | 0.031 | | | | Bharadkar, Sanjana Sanjay Bharadkar | | | | +-----+-----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | 5 | Lonwahi | Ishwar Sitkura Ramteke, Devrao Sitkura Ramteke, Vimal Shankar | 153 | 0.27 | 0.086 | | | | Gedam, Kamal Gulab Meshram, Kalpana Dayalu Shende, Asha Arun | | | | | | | Meshram, Durga Rajkumar Meshram, Shashikala Bhagwan Ramteke | | | | +-----+-----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | Total | | | | | 0.176 | +-----+-----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ Grand Total : 0.756 Hac. [F. No. DCE/C/III/G/G-BPQ(CAF)/20A/2] MUDIT BHATNAGAR, Chief Administrative Officer (Con.) 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.03.06 12:47:32 +0530

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