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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the "Gondia Balharshah (Chanda Fort) Doubling (240 Km.)" Special Railway Project in Maharashtra.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 1768(E) dated April 7, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway), declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the "Gondia Balharshah (Chanda Fort) Doubling (240 Km.)" Special Railway Project. Exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government has identified land in the Taluka of Desaiganj, District Gadchiroli, State of Maharashtra, as required for public purpose. Interested persons may raise objections to the acquisition within thirty days from the notification's publication date, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, specifically the Sub Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Desaiganj, District Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, who will provide a hearing opportunity. The Competent Authority's order under sub-section (2) of section 20D will be final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The schedule details land acquisition across villages Amgaon, Naveen Ladj, Wadsa, and Nainpur, totaling 2.040 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-08042026-271626 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1700] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026/CHAITRA 17, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 7th April, 2026 (Notice under Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989) S.O. 1768(E).β€” 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 β€œGondia Balharshah (Chanda Fort) Doubling (240 Km.)" in the Taluka of Desaiganj, District Gadchiroli, 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, Desaiganj, District Gadchiroli, 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 Desaiganj, District Gadchiroli, Maharashtra State under South East Central Railway. Name of District - Gadchiroli Taluka - Desaiganj State - Maharashtra +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of land holder | Survey No. | Total Area | Acquisition | | No. | Village | | | as per 7/12 | Area | | | | | | (in Ha.) | (in Ha.) | +=====+===============+===================================+============+=================+================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | 1 | Amgaon | Gyaneshwar Vaman Nikam and others 1 | 905/2 | 0.81 | 0.480 | | 2 | Amgaon | Vishwanath Devaji Dumbe and others 1 | 906/2 | 0.42 | 0.100 | | 3 | Amgaon | Shevantabai j. Shravan Bodele | 903/2 | 1.60 | 0.380 | | 4 | Amgaon | Suchitra J. Khemraj Kachhwa and others 1 | 900 | 1.09 | 0.090 | | 5 | Amgaon | Govinda Harbaji Bagmare and 12 Others | 1077 | 1.21 | 0.130 | | 6 | Amgaon | Bhagwan Shravan Bodele and 2 others | 1076 | 1.46 | 0.090 | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | | | Total | | | 1.270 | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of land holder | Survey No. | Total Area | Acquisition | | No. | Village | | | as per 7/12 | Area | | | | | | (in Ha.) | (in Ha.) | +=====+===============+===================================+============+=================+================+ | 1 | Naveen Ladj | Shamrao Devrao Raut and others 4 | 18 | 1.250 | 0.090 | | 2 | Naveen Ladj | Navlaji Raghunath Kolhe and others 1 | 19 | 1.360 | 0.060 | | 3 | Naveen Ladj | Chandrashekhar Dadaji Borkar and others 1 | 45 | 1.320 | 0.000 | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | | | Total | | | 0.150 | +-----+---------------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ +-----+---------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of land holder | Survey No. | Total Area | Acquisition | | No. | Village | | | as per 7/12 | Area | | | | | | (in Ha.) | (in Ha.) | +=====+=========+===================================+============+=================+================+ | 1 | Wadsa | Deepak Keshavrao Vidhaate, | 181/1 | 0.14 | 0.050 | | | | Omkar Asaramji Patre | | | | +-----+---------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | 2 | Wadsa | Atmaprakash Kishan Nagdeve | 181/2 | | 0.060 | +-----+---------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | 3 | Wadsa | Manohar Kisanji Dange | 180/1 | 0.018 | 0.050 | +-----+---------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | | | Total | | | 0.160 | +-----+---------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ +-----+---------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of land holder | Survey No. | Total Area | Acquisition | | No. | Village | | | as per 7/12 | Area | | | | | | (in Ha.) | (in Ha.) | +=====+=========+===================================+============+=================+================+ | 1 | Nainpur | Sawaldas Jaikimal Nagdeve | 172 | 0.586 | 0.460 | +-----+---------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ | | | Total | | | 0.460 | +-----+---------+-----------------------------------+------------+-----------------+----------------+ Grand Total: 2.040 Hac. [F. No. DCE/C/III/G/G-BPQ(CAF)/20A/] MUDIT BHATNAGAR, Chief Administrative Officer (Const.)

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