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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified lands for the execution of a Special Railway Project under Section 20E(1) and (2) of the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (S. E. C. Railway) issued Notification S.O. 559(E) on February 3, 2026, declaring the acquisition of lands for a Special Railway Project. This follows the Central Government's earlier intention to acquire land, as published in Notification No. 4773 dated October 29, 2025, under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The project involves the construction of a Chord line between Ex-Garda and Robertson to avoid Kharsia for loaded trains traveling towards Raigarh from CERL, spanning 6.42 km for the South East Central Railway. The substance of the initial notification was published in daily newspapers Haribhumi, Times of India, and Naveen Kadam on November 8, 2025. Objections received were resolved by the CAO Cum SDIV Kharsia. Upon receipt of the Competent Authority's report, and in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government declared the lands specified in the annexed schedule are to be acquired. Furthermore, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of Section 20E, the Central Government declares that upon publication of this notification, the specified lands shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. The total area of acquisition is 26.566 Hectares, encompassing lands in Villages Kunkuni, ChhoteDumarpali, Rajghata, Nawagaon, Chonda, and Banipathar, all located in Tahsil Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.). The notification was signed by VIJAY KUMAR SAHU, Chief Administrative Officer (Con.).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-07022026-269919 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 530] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026/MAGHA 15, 1947 808 GI/2026 Grand Total – 26.566 Hect. [F. No. DCE/C/II/BSP/IMP-141/20E] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (S. E. C. Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 3rd February, 2026 Notification under Section 20E of the Railways Act 1989 S.O. 559(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) Notification No. 4773 dated 29.10.2025 published in the Gazette of India Ordinary Part-II, Section 3, Sub section (ii) (hereinafter referred to as said notification) under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (herein after referred to as said Act), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the land specified in the schedule annexed to the said notification for execution of Special Railway Project, namely, Chord line between Ex-Garda to Robertson to avoid Kharsia for loaded trains going towards Raigarh from CERL (6.42 km) of South East Central Railway. And whereas the substance of the notification under sub-section (1), under sub section (4) of section: 20A of the said act was published in the daily newspapers Haribhumi, Times of India and Naveen Kadam on dated: on 08.11.2025 respectively; Whereas some objections were received and solved by CAO Cum SDIV Kharsia in the stipulated period from the land losers to the Competent Authority and whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Competent Authority has submitted his report to the Central Government. Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the Competent Authority, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of the Section 20 (E) of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the lands specified in the schedule annexed hereto should be acquired for the aforesaid purpose, and further in pursuance of sub-section (2) of Section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that on publication of this 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,Chord line between Ex-Gurda to Robertson to avoid Kharsia for loaded trains going towards Raigarh from CERL (6.42 km) of South East Central Railway. Village – Kunkuni, Tahsil – Kharsia, District – Raigarh (C.G.) +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | SN | Khasra | Area of Acquisition (Hectare) | +=====+===================================+=============================+ | 1 | 250/3 | 0.008 | | 2 | 1512 | 0.039 | | 3 | 251/1 252 | 0.059 | | 4 | 251/2 | 0.183 | | 5 | 253 | 0.216 | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | Total | 0.505 | +-----+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ Village – ChhoteDumarpali, Tahsil – Kharsia, District – Raigarh (C.G.) +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | SN | Khasra | Area of Acquisition (Hectare) | +=====+==========+=============================+ | 1 | 280/1 | 0.072 | | 2 | 282/2 | 0.085 | | 3 | 282/3 | 0.085 | | 4 | 282/5 | 0.367 | | 5 | 286/2 | 0.036 | | 6 | 289/1 | 0.009 | | 7 | 288/1 | 0.126 | | 8 | 288/2 | 0.101 | | 9 | 293/3 | 0.005 | | 10 | 294/1 | 0.061 | | 11 | 294/1 | 0.060 | | 12 | 294/2 | 0.065 | | 13 | 296/1 | 0.060 | | 14 | 297 | 0.011 | | 15 | 305 | 0.121 | | 16 | 309 | 0.041 | | 17 | 310/1 | 0.020 | | 18 | 310/2 | 0.011 | | 19 | 310/3 | 0.011 | | 20 | 310/4 | 0.011 | | 21 | 310/5 | 0.012 | | 22 | 315/1 | 0.015 | | 23 | 315/2 | 0.028 | | 24 | 315/3 | 0.006 | | 25 | 315/4 | 0.183 | | 26 | 316 | 0.102 | | 27 | 317 | 0.331 | | 28 | 279 | 0.190 | | 29 | 280/2 | 0.145 | | 30 | 283 | 0.202 | | 31 | 284/2 | 0.025 | | 32 | 284/1 | 0.101 | | 33 | 287 | 0.113 | | 34 | 311 | 0.018 | | 35 | 295 | 0.177 | | 36 | 296/2 | 0.127 | | 37 | 304 | 0.107 | | 38 | 306 | 0.165 | | 39 | 312/8 | 0.008 | | 40 | 282/4 | 0.214 | | 41 | 307 | 0.115 | | 42 | 318 | 0.150 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | | Total | 3.892 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ Village - Rajghata, Tahsil – Kharsia, District – Raigarh (C.G.) +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | SN | Khasra | Area of Acquisition (Hectare) | +=====+==========+=============================+ | 1 | 83/1/क | 0.259 | | 2 | 90/1 | 0.046 | | 3 | 103/3 | 0.142 | | 4 | 91/1/ख | 0.061 | | 5 | 91/1/ग | 0.020 | | 6 | 91/1/घ | 0.167 | | 7 | 92/1 | 0.153 | | 8 | 92/2/2 | 0.340 | | 9 | 94 | 0.129 | | 10 | 95/1 | 0.014 | | 11 | 103/1 | 0.065 | | 12 | 95/2 | 0.024 | | 13 | 96/2 | 0.072 | | 14 | 101/2 | 0.008 | | 15 | 109/5 | 0.029 | | 16 | 133/1 | 0.028 | | 17 | 96/3 | 0.070 | | 18 | 101/3 | 0.029 | | 19 | 148/3 | 0.057 | | 20 | 151/2 | 0.117 | | 21 | 152/2 | 0.049 | | 22 | 154 | 0.006 | | 23 | 433/2 | 0.006 | | 24 | 96/7 | 0.101 | | 25 | 101/7 | 0.105 | | 26 | 148/4 | 0.057 | | 27 | 151/3 | 0.061 | | 28 | 152/1 | 0.073 | | 29 | 433/1 | 0.008 | | 30 | 101/4 | 0.138 | | 31 | 148/1 | 0.056 | | 32 | 151/1 | 0.101 | | 33 | 101/5 | 0.048 | | 34 | 101/6 | 0.218 | | 35 | 103/2 | 0.182 | | 36 | 128/1/ग | 0.117 | | 37 | 128/2 | 0.075 | | 38 | 129/2 | 0.084 | | 39 | 135/1 | 0.036 | | 40 | 139/1/क | 0.029 | | 41 | 140 | 0.137 | | 42 | 128/1/क | 0.110 | | 43 | 150 | 0.020 | | 44 | 153 | 0.055 | | 45 | 459/1 | 0.028 | | 46 | 129/3 | 0.105 | | 47 | 134/1 | 0.140 | | 48 | 381 | 0.122 | | 49 | 134/2 | 0.242 | | 50 | 136 | 0.113 | | 51 | 429 | 0.053 | | 52 | 141 | 0.002 | | 53 | 147 | 0.070 | | 54 | 380/2 | 0.093 | | 55 | 148/2 | 0.061 | | 56 | 378/2 | 0.210 | | 57 | 379 | 0.085 | | 58 | 424/2 | 0.030 | | 59 | 380/1 | 0.036 | | 60 | 393/1/क | 0.061 | | 61 | 393/2 | 0.097 | | 62 | 394 | 0.086 | | 63 | 383/1 | 0.008 | | 64 | 383/2 | 0.057 | | 65 | 393/1/ख/1| 0.101 | | 66 | 393/1/ख/2| 0.101 | | 67 | 393/1/ग | 0.181 | | 68 | 393/3 | 0.072 | | 69 | 410 | 0.230 | | 70 | 411 | 0.437 | | 71 | 414 | 0.077 | | 72 | 426 | 0.101 | | 73 | 441/2 | 0.074 | | 74 | 412 | 0.002 | | 75 | 415 | 0.231 | | 76 | 441/1 | 0.035 | | 77 | 423/2 | 0.004 | | 78 | 424/3 | 0.024 | | 79 | 425/1 | 0.016 | | 80 | 428/1 | 0.049 | | 81 | 430 | 0.109 | | 82 | 423/1 | 0.012 | | 83 | 425/2 | 0.068 | | 84 | 428/2 | 0.081 | | 85 | 456/2 | 0.024 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | | Total | 7.430 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ Village - Nawagaon, Tahsil – Kharsia, District – Raigarh (C.G.) +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | SN | Khasra | Area of Acquisition (Hectare) | +=====+==========+=============================+ | 1 | 14/6 | 0.275 | | 2 | 225/4 | 0.106 | | 3 | 229/5 | 0.161 | | 4 | 12/3/ख | 0.016 | | 5 | 225/2 | 0.093 | | 6 | 223/1 | 0.011 | | 7 | 177/1 | 0.123 | | 8 | 225/3 | 0.021 | | 9 | 177/2 | 0.122 | | 10 | 175/2 | 0.001 | | 11 | 226/2 | 0.012 | | 12 | 9/7 | 0.019 | | 13 | 225/1 | 0.052 | | 14 | 226/1 | 0.140 | | 15 | 14/11 | 0.024 | | 16 | 14/7 | 0.121 | | 17 | 45/15 | 0.035 | | 18 | 12/4 | 0.105 | | 19 | 14/8 | 0.052 | | 20 | 36/2/2 | 0.379 | | 21 | 14/1/ख | 0.026 | | 22 | 14/3/ख | 0.058 | | 23 | 12/7/2 | 0.018 | | 24 | 39/2/1/ख | 0.034 | | 25 | 14/3/क | 0.058 | | 26 | 229/10 | 0.105 | | 27 | 277/2/3 | 0.227 | | 28 | 224/2 | 0.166 | | 29 | 12/5 | 0.049 | | 30 | 14/2/ख | 0.165 | | 31 | 204/2 | 0.063 | | 32 | 216/3 | 0.035 | | 33 | 215 | 0.012 | | 34 | 12/2 | 0.004 | | 35 | 45/12 | 0.089 | | 36 | 217 | 0.154 | | 37 | 37/2 | 0.032 | | 38 | 176 | 0.037 | | 39 | 168/3 | 0.008 | | 40 | 225/5 | 0.104 | | 41 | 229/8 | 0.109 | | 42 | 42/2 | 0.061 | | 43 | 218/4 | 0.001 | | 44 | 14/2/ग | 0.062 | | 45 | 14/2/घ | 0.062 | | 46 | 42/3 | 0.040 | | 47 | 229/4 | 0.032 | | 48 | 277/2/1 | 0.053 | | 49 | 277/2/2 | 0.154 | | 50 | 14/1/ग | 0.026 | | 51 | 14/3/ग | 0.058 | | 52 | 12/7/3 | 0.018 | | 53 | 39/2/1/ग | 0.033 | | 54 | 45/30 | 0.155 | | 55 | 45/21 | 0.049 | | 56 | 45/28 | 0.050 | | 57 | 45/29 | 0.111 | | 58 | 14/2/क/1 | 0.056 | | 59 | 36/2/1/ग | 0.372 | | 60 | 280/5 | 0.142 | | 61 | 218/1 | 0.045 | | 62 | 42/1 | 0.138 | | 63 | 219 | 0.062 | | 64 | 231/3 | 0.016 | | 65 | 213 | 0.028 | | 66 | 231/1 | 0.016 | | 67 | 200/1 | 0.209 | | 68 | 14/1/क | 0.022 | | 69 | 12/7/1 | 0.018 | | 70 | 39/2/1/क | 0.034 | | 71 | 229/2 | 0.190 | | 72 | 199/1 | 0.028 | | 73 | 273/1 | 0.059 | | 74 | 279/1 | 0.032 | | 75 | 279/4 | 0.073 | | 76 | 39/3 | 0.008 | | 77 | 274 | 0.005 | | 78 | 279/2 | 0.061 | | 79 | 279/5 | 0.061 | | 80 | 279/7 | 0.041 | | 81 | 216/2 | 0.049 | | 82 | 279/3 | 0.103 | | 83 | 279/6 | 0.019 | | 84 | 279/8 | 0.065 | | 85 | 231/2 | 0.016 | | 86 | 45/27 | 0.077 | | 87 | 12/9 | 0.004 | | 88 | 230/2 | 0.222 | | 89 | 200/2 | 0.104 | | 90 | 200/3 | 0.104 | | 91 | 12/6 | 0.007 | | 92 | 39/1 40 | 0.505 | | 93 | 41 | 0.039 | | 94 | 199/2 | 0.091 | | 95 | 168/2 | 0.153 | | 96 | 43 | 0.202 | | 97 | 44 | 0.097 | | 98 | 45/4 | 0.305 | | 99 | 201 | 0.196 | | 100 | 202 | 0.040 | | 101 | 203 | 0.102 | | 102 | 36/2/1/क | 0.193 | | 103 | 12/3/क | 0.012 | | 104 | 45/3 | 0.006 | | 105 | 24/6 25 | 0.223 | | 106 | 273/2 | 0.097 | | 107 | 280/3 | 0.405 | | 108 | 267/1 | 0.013 | | 109 | 218/2 | 0.307 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | | Total | 9.858 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ Village - Chonda, Tahsil – Kharsia, District – Raigarh (C.G.) +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | SN | Khasra | Area of Acquisition (Hectare) | +=====+==========+=============================+ | 1 | 411/1 | 0.024 | | 2 | 603/2 | 0.017 | | 3 | 605/2/क | 0.097 | | 4 | 605/2/ख | 0.070 | | 5 | 624/1 | 0.255 | | 6 | 625/1 | 0.278 | | 7 | 625/2 | 0.107 | | 8 | 582/3 | 0.126 | | 9 | 637/1 | 0.295 | | 10 | 637/3 | 0.057 | | 11 | 630/1 | 0.128 | | 12 | 635/1 | 0.128 | | 13 | 628/1 | 0.037 | | 14 | 630/2 | 0.128 | | 15 | 635/2 | 0.128 | | 16 | 628/2 | 0.038 | | 17 | 630/3 | 0.128 | | 18 | 635/3 | 0.128 | | 19 | 628/3 | 0.038 | | 20 | 626/1/ख | 0.027 | | 21 | 626/1/ग | 0.027 | | 22 | 626/1/घ | 0.026 | | 23 | 626/1/ड | 0.026 | | 24 | 588/4 | 0.176 | | 25 | 587 | 0.150 | | 26 | 588/2 | 0.130 | | 27 | 586/2 | 0.055 | | 28 | 623/1 | 0.113 | | 29 | 631 | 0.484 | | 30 | 636 | 0.240 | | 31 | 629 | 0.069 | | 32 | 627 | 0.057 | | 33 | 632 | 0.319 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | | Total | 4.106 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ Village – Banipathar, Tahsil – Kharsia, District – Raigarh (C.G.) +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | SN | Khasra | Area of Acquisition (Hectare) | +=====+==========+=============================+ | 1 | 42/1 | 0.045 | | 2 | 47/2/1 | 0.024 | | 3 | 43/1 | 0.028 | | 4 | 43/2 | 0.073 | | 5 | 43/3 | 0.039 | | 6 | 46 | 0.004 | | 7 | 44 | 0.030 | | 8 | 20/1 | 0.048 | | 9 | 14/1/1 | 0.055 | | 10 | 45 | 0.008 | | 11 | 23/1 | 0.049 | | 12 | 13/3 | 0.023 | | 13 | 13/1 | 0.049 | | 14 | 13/2 | 0.057 | | 15 | 12/2 | 0.045 | | 16 | 23/4 | 0.070 | | 17 | 24/2 | 0.081 | | 18 | 5/2/1 | 0.047 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ | | Total | 0.775 | +-----+----------+-----------------------------+ Grand Total – 26.566 Hect. [F. No. DCE/C/II/BSP/IMP-141/20E] VIJAY KUMAR SAHU, 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. Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH GORAKHA NATH YADAVA YADAVA Date: 2026.02.07 11:37:04 +05'30'

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