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Declares the acquisition and vesting of specific lands in Chhattisgarh for upgrading the railway traction system under the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

This notification from the Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway), dated 16th February, 2025, issued under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989, declares the acquisition of land specified in the annexed schedule for a Special Railway Project. The project involves upgrading the existing 1x25KV Traction System to a 2x25KV OHE with AT feeder arrangement on various sections over South East Central Railway (including Jharsugda-Raigarh, Raigarh-Champa, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur, and Raipur-Lakholi) to meet the 3000MT loading target in Chhattisgarh. Following the declaration of intention to acquire land via notification S.O. 559 (A) dated 31st January, 2025 under Section 20A(1) of the Act, publication in newspapers, and disposal of matters under Section 20D without objections, the Central Government, upon receiving the Competent Authority's report under Section 20E(1), declares that the specified lands shall be acquired and, further, that upon publication of this notification, these lands shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The schedule details land parcels totaling 0.656 Hectare in Sarbahra (Pendra Road Tehsil) and Lokhandi (Sakri Tehsil).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-22042025-262585 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1776] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025/VAISHAKHA 01, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 16th February, 2025 Notification under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 1809(E).― Whereas by the notification of the Government of India, In the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) number S.O. 559 (A), dated the 31 January 2025, published in the Gazzette of India (Extra- Ordinary) Part-II section 3 sub section (ii), hereinafter referred toas 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 sections over SEC Railway to meet 3000MT loading target in the state of Chhattisgarh 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 Navbharat (Hindi), Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi), Bilaspur Edition on. 15.02.2025 and Times of India (English) Raipur Edition on 15.02.2025. and whereas, No objections were 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. TABLE +-----+----------+----------------------------+-----------+-----------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Sr. | Name | Sub | Name of | Nature of | Nature | Land | Area of | Name of Land | | No. | of | Divisional | Village | ownership | of land | khasra | proposed | Owner | | | Tehsil | Magistrate | | | | no. | land | | | | | (Rev.)/ | | | | | acquisition | | | | | Competent | | | | | (in hectare) | | | | | Authority | | | | | | | +-----+----------+----------------------------+-----------+-----------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | +=====+==========+============================+===========+=================+============+=================+=====================+=======================================+ | 1. | Pendra | Pendraroad | Sarbahra | Trust | parti | 15/1 | 0.640 | Gaurishankar | | | Road | (Distt- | | | | | | mahadev | | | | Gaurella- | | | | | | mandir Trust | | | | Pendra- | | | | | | (Collector | | | | Marwahi) | | | | | | administrator) | +-----+----------+----------------------------+-----------+-----------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------------------------+ | 2. | Sakri | Kota (Distt- | Lokhandi | Private. | krishi | 104/1 | 0.016 | Bhagwat father | | | | Bilaspur) | | | | | | Chaitram | +-----+----------+----------------------------+-----------+-----------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | Total | 0.656 | | +-----+----------+----------------------------+-----------+-----------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | Total Area | - 0.656 Hectare | | +-----+----------+----------------------------+-----------+-----------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------+---------------------------------------+ [F. No. CPM/Ele./BSP/2x25KV OHE/Land Acquisition/20E/720] ALOK TIWARI, Chief Administrative Officer/Con.

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