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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified lands for a Special Railway Project and their absolute vesting in the Central Government, free from encumbrances, under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, Government of India (South East Central Railway), issued Notification S.O. 3059(E) on June 2, 2026, published on June 12, 2026, declaring the acquisition of land under sub-section (1) of Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). This follows a previous declaration of intention to acquire land via notification number 1507, dated March 25, 2026, under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the said Act, for a Special Railway Project involving the Up-gradation of the existing 1x25KV Traction System to 2x25KV OHE with AT feeder arrangement across various sections including Jharsugda-Raigarh, Raigarh-Champa, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur, Raipur-Lakholi, and Durg-Darekasa over the SEC Railway. This project aims to meet a 3000MT loading target in the states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. The substance of the Section 20A notification was published in daily newspapers, including Hitvada (English), on April 9, 2026. No objections were received within the stipulated time and were disposed of by the Competent Authority under Section 20D. Upon receipt of the Competent Authority's report, the Central Government now declares that the specified lands, totaling 0.4894 Hectares in Bilaspur District, Bilaspur Tehsil (comprising 0.2254 Hectares of private land and 0.2640 Hectares of government land, including plots in Tifra village), shall be acquired and, upon publication of this notification, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances, as per sub-section (2) of Section 20E of the Act. The notification was signed by MUDIT BHATNAGAR, Chief Administrative Officer/Con.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-15062026-273455 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3 (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2953] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026/JYAISTHA 22, 1948 4287 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (South East Central Railway) Bilaspur, the 2nd June, 2026 NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 20 E of THE RAILWAY ACT 1989 S.O. 3059(E).β€”Whereas by the notification of the Government of India, In the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) number 1507, dated the 25 March 2026 published in the Gazzette of India (Extra-Ordinary) Part-II section 3 sub section (ii), hereinafter referred to as the said notification) under subsection (1) of 20A of the railway act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the 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 for Up-gradation of existing 1x25KV Traction System to 2x25KV OHE with AT feeder arrangement between Jharsugda- Raigarh, Raigarh-Champa, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur, Raipur-Lakholi, Durg- Darekasa sections over SEC Railway to meet 3000MT loading target in the state of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra over SEC railway. And, whereas the substance of the said notification 20 A was published as per section 20A sub section (4) in the daily Newspapers Nav Bharat (Hindi), Nai Duniya(Hindi), Hitvada (English) on dated 09/04/2026 and whereas, no objection was received within the set time period and disposed of by the Competent Authority under section 20D of the said Act; and, whereas, in pursuance of subsection (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 20E of the said act 1989, the central Government hereby declares that the lands specified in the schedule annexed hereto shall 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. Name of District :- Bilaspur Tehsil:- Bilaspur Type of land:- Private land +------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ | S. No. | Name of Village | Khasra / Plot No. | Area (in Hect.)| +======+===================+===================+================+ | 1 | Tifra | 999 | 0.1174 | +------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ | 2 | | 1484 | 0.0440 | +------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ | 3 | | 1002 | 0.0640 | +------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ Total: 0.2254 Hect. Name of District :- Bilaspur Tehsil :- Bilaspur Type of land:- Govt. land +------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ | S.N. | Name of Village | Khasra / Plot No. | Area (in Hect.)| +======+===================+===================+================+ | 1 | Tifra | 1486 | 0.1340 | +------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ | 2 | | 1483 | 0.0240 | +------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ | 3 | | 1480 | 0.0050 | +------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ | 4 | | 1485 | 0.1010 | +------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ Total: 0.2640 Hect. Grand Total: 0.4894 Hect. [F. No. CPM/Ele. /BSP/2x25KV OHE/Land Acquisition/20E/2201] 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. Digitally signed by KUMER CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.06.15 16:35:39 +05'30'

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