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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for a Special Railway Project to upgrade the existing 1x25KV Traction System to 2x25KV OHE under Section 20(A) of the Railway Act, 1989.

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This notification, S.O. 4655(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (S.E.C. Railway) on October 07, 2025, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for public purpose. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 20(A) of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The land is required for a Special Railway Project involving the Up-gradation of existing 1x25KV Traction System to 2x25KV OHE with AT feeder arrangement across various sections including Jharsugda-Raigarh, Raigarh-Champa, Champa-Gevra Road, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur & Raipur-Lakholi over SEC Railway. The project aims to meet a 3000MT loading target in the states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. Any interested person may raise objections within 30 days from the official gazette publication date, in writing, to the competent authorities: Sub Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) Sakti, District-Sakti, Chhattisgarh, and Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) Simga, District-Balauda Bajar – Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh, as per Sub-section (1) of Section 20(D) of the said Act. The competent authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing, and their final order under Sub-section (2) of Section 20(D) shall be conclusive. The land plans are available for inspection at the competent authority's offices. The notification details land acquisition in District-Sakti (Village Sakreli, 0.032 Hectares) and District-Balauda Bazar - Bhatapara (Village Dhodha, 0.226 Hectares) in Chhattisgarh, totaling 0.258 Hectares to be acquired.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-15102025-266912 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025/ASVINA 21, 1947 6852 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (S.E.C. Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 07th October, 2025 Notification under Section 20 (A) of Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 4655(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 20(A) of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred 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 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 – Gevra Road, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda- Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur & Raipur-Lakholi sections over SEC Railway to meet 3000MT loading target in the state of Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra over SEC railway, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may within a period of 30 days from the date of publication of this notification in the official gazette, raise objection to the acquisition of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub Section (1) of Section 20 (D) of the said act. Every objection shall be made to the competent authority namely, Sub Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) Sakti, District-Sakti (Chhattsgarh) and Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Revenue) Simga, District-Balauda Bajar – Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh in writing and shall set out 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 20 (D) 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. Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the proposed 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- Gevra Road, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur & Raipur-Lakholi sections over SEC Railway to meet 3000MT loading target in the state of Chhatisgarh. District- Sakti State: Chhatisgarh +----+--------------+--------+---------+--------------------+----------------+---------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | SI. | SDM | Name of| Name | Nature of | Nature | Land | Total | Area to | Area to | | No. | (Rev.)/ | Tehsil | of | Ownership | of | khasra | Area | be | be | | | Competent | | Village | | Land | No. | (in | acquired | acquired | | | Authority | | | | | | Hec.) | (in | (in Hec.) | | | | | | | | | | SqM) | | +----+--------------+--------+---------+--------------------+----------------+---------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | +----+--------------+--------+---------+--------------------+----------------+---------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | | SDM (Rev) | | | Niji | Krishi | 1370/4 | 0.289 | 160 | 0.016 | | 1. | Sakti | Baradwar| Sakreli | | | | | | | | | (Distt. – | | | Niji | Krishi | 1369/12 | 0.283 | 160 | 0.016 | | | Sakti), | | | | | | | | | | | Chhatisgarh | | | Total | | | 0.572 | 320 | 0.032 | +----+--------------+--------+---------+--------------------+----------------+---------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | | District- Balauda Bazar - Bhatapara | State: Chhatisgarh | +----+--------------+--------+---------+--------------------+----------------+---------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | | SDM (Rev) | | | Bhumiswami | Krishi | 386 | 0.130 | 400 | 0.040 | | | Simga | | | | | | | | | | | (Distt. – | | | Bhumiswami | Krishi | 387 | 0.550 | 1210 | 0.121 | | 2. | Baluda | Simga | Dhodha | | | | | | | | | Bazar, | | | Bhumiswami | Krishi | 771 | 0.330 | 650 | 0.065 | | | Bhatapara), | | | | | | | | | | | Chhatisgarh | | | Total | | | 1.010 | 2260 | 0.226 | +----+--------------+--------+---------+--------------------+----------------+---------+-------------+---------------------+-------------------+ [F. No. CPM/Ele. /BSP/2x25KV OHE/Land Acquisition/20 A/1261] ALOK TIWARI, Chief Administrative 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. GORAKHA NATH Digitally signed by GORAKHA YADAVA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.10.15 09:39:48 +05'30'

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