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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Dharamjaigarh To Korba (62 Km) Special Railway project in Chhattisgarh, under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 2579(E) on May 19, 2026, published in the Gazette of India on May 20, 2026. This notification, under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 89), declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing the Dharamjaigarh to Korba (62 Km) Special Railway project in the state of Chhattisgarh. The land, with or without structure, is specifically for the Dharamjaigarh to Korba New Rail Line Project (62 Km) within Korba District. Any person interested in the land may raise objections within 30 days of the notification's publication under sub-section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, identified as the Additional Collector, Korba, Collectorate office, Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing, and its order made under sub-section (2) of section 20D shall be final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The annexed Schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, detailing specific Khasra numbers and areas in Hectares across villages including Akharapali, Urga, Devermal, Patadi, and Tilkeja within Korba District, totaling 2.968 Hectares. The notification is signed by Mudit Bhatnagar, Chief Administrative Officer (Con.).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-22052026-272761 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2487] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026/VAISAKHA 30, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 19th May, 2026 Notice under Section 20 A of the Railways Act 1989 S.O. 2579(E).—In exercise of Powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act 1989 (24 of 89) (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 Dharamjaigarh To Korba (62 Km) in the state of Chhattisgarh, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of 30 days for 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 20D of the said act; Every objection shall be made to the competent Authority, namely, Additional Collector, Korba, Collectorate office, Korba, Chhattisgarh in writing, and shall set out ground 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 structure, for the Special Railway project, namely, Dharamjaigarh to Korba New Rail Line Project (62 Km) (for Korba District) in the State of Chhattisgarh. (Supplementary-III) +----------------------------------+----------------------------------+ | Name of District : Korba | Name of District : Korba | | Name of Tahsil: Korba | Name of Tahsil: Korba | +-----+------------+---------+-----+-----+------------+---------+-----+ | No. | Name of | Khasra | Area| No. | Name of | Khasra | Area| | | Village | No. | (in | | Village | No. | (in | | | | | Hect)| | | | Hect)| +=====+============+=========+=====+=====+============+=========+=====+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | +-----+------------+---------+-----+-----+------------+---------+-----+ | | | 534/2 | 0.204| | | 573/8 | 0.020| | | | 534/4 | | | | | | | | | 534/1 | 0.382| | | 573/7 | 0.081| | | | 581/1 | | | | 573/9 | 0.025| | 1 | Akharapali | 582/2 | 0.020| 1 | Akharapali | 573/5 | 0.052| | | | 580/3 | 0.089| | | 525/1 | 0.015| | | | 580/5 | 0.069| | | 525/3 | 0.069| | | | 580/4 | 0.073| | | 525/5 | 0.012| | | | 573/3 | 0.032| | | | | | | | 1359/1 | 0.032| | | 1103/1 | 0.080| | | | 1389 | | | | 1268/15 | 0.024| | | | 1390/1 | 0.105| | | 1160 | | | | | 1392/1 | | | | 1161 | 0.526| | | | 1397/1 | 0.004| | | 1210 | | | 2 | Urga | 1274/1 | 0.043| 2 | Urga | 1211 | 0.129| | | | 1274/2 | 0.085| | | 844/1/?k| 0.030| | | | 1219 | 0.016| | | 850/1 | 0.026| | | | 1115/1 | 0.012| | | 850/2 | 0.024| | | | 1096/3 | 0.024| | | 1116/2 | 0.008| | | | 1096/7 | 0.024| | | | | | | | 745/10 | 0.040| | | 746/12 | 0.013| | | | 739/6 | 0.076| | | 814/1 | 0.028| | 3 | Devermal | 746/14 | 0.024| 3 | Devermal | 814/2 | 0.012| | | | 746/2 | 0.048| | | 746/4 | 0.064| | 4 | Patadi | 637/1 | 0.061| 4 | Patadi | 1020/11 | 0.065| | 5 | Tilkeja | 26/2 | 0.202| | | | | +-----+------------+---------+-----+-----+------------+---------+-----+ Total :- 2.968 Hectare [F. No. CAO/C/BSP/Dharamjaigarh-Korba/5] MUDIT BHATNAGAR, Chief Administrative Officer (Con.)

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