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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified land for a Special Railway Project and vests it absolutely in the Central Government, free from encumbrances, under Section 20E of The Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

This notification (S.O. 948(E)) issued by the Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway) on February 20, 2026, declares the acquisition of land under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 20E of The Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). This follows a previous declaration of intention to acquire land by the Central Government, published as notification number 5762, dated January 08, 2026, in the Gazette of India (Extra-Ordinary) Part-II section 3 sub section (ii), under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the said Act. The land is being acquired for a Special Railway Project involving the Up-gradation of the existing 1x25KV Traction System to 2x25KV OHE with AT feeder arrangement across sections including Jharsugda-Raigarh, Raigarh-Champa, Champa-Gevraroad, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur & Raipur-Lakholi over the South East Central Railway. This project aims to meet a 3000 MT loading target in the states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. The substance of the Section 20A notification was published in daily newspapers, including the Times of India (English) edition, dated January 08, 2026. No objections were received within the stipulated time and were disposed of by the Competent Authority under Section 20D of The Railways Act, 1989. Following the Competent Authority's report submitted under sub-section (1) of Section 20E, the Central Government now declares the specified lands in the annexed schedule are acquired and, upon publication of this notification, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. For instance, land in Urga village, Korba Tehsil, Korba District, Chhattisgarh, with Khasra No. 233/1, is being acquired (0.153 Hectares out of a total 0.926 Hectares) for agricultural purposes.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-23022026-270410 No. 904] EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, MONDAY, 23 FEBRUARY, 2026/PHALGUNA 4, 1947 1299 GI/2026 [F. No. CPM/Ele. /BSP/2x25KV OHE/Land Acquisition/20E/1723] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 20th February, 2026 NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 20 E of THE RAILWAY ACT 1989 S.O. 948(E).-Whereas by the notification of the Government of India, In the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) number 5762, dated 08 January 2026, published in the Gazette 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-Gevraroad, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur & Raipur-Lakholi sections over SEC Railway to meet 3000 MT 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 place wise Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi), Navbharat (Hindi), Times of India(English) edition dated 08.01.2026 and whereas, No objections were received within the set time period and disposed of by the Competent Authority under section 20 D 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 20 E 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 20 E 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. The Details of land for which 20 (E) is proposed to be issued: +-------+----------------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+-------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Sl.No.| SDM (Rev.)/ | District- Korba | Patwari | Nature of ownership | State- Chhattisgarh | Total | Area to | | | Competent Authority | Name of | Name of | halka | | Nature of | Land | area | be acquired | | | | Tehsil | Village | No. | | land | khasra no. | (in Hec) | (in Hec) | +-------+----------------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+-------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | +=======+==================================+=========+=========+=================+=====================================+===============+===============+================+================+ | 1. | SDM (Rev) Korba | Korba | Urga | P.H.No. 27 | Satpal singh pita Pratap singh, | Krishi | 233/1 | 0.926 | 0.153 | | | (Distt. - Korba), | | | | Jagatpal singh pita Pratap singh, | | | | | | | Chhattisgarh | | | | Bhagatpal singh pita Pratap singh, | | | | | | | | | | | Samaarin Bai bewa Pratap singh | | | | | | | | | | | Purshottam singh Pita Sidar singh | | | | | | | | | | | Gayatri Bai pita sidar singh | | | | | | | | | | | Harinam singh pita Nirmal singh | | | | | | | | | | | Hargobind singh pita jamidaar singh | | | | | | | | | | | Tulsi pita Jamidar singh | | | | | | | | | | | Komal singh pita Balihaar singh | | | | | | | | | | | Vedprakash pita Balihaar singh | | | | | | | | | | | Dhaneshwari Kanwar pita Balihaar | | | | | | | | | | | singh | | | | | | | | | | | Tiharin bai pati Balihaar singh | | | | | | | | | | | Snehal, Priyanshu, Divyansh pita | | | | | | | | | | | Ghanshyam | | | | | | | | | | | Nisha kanwar pati Ghanshyam | | | | | +-------+----------------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+-------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ | Total | | | | | | | | 0.926 | 0.153 | +-------+----------------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+-------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+ [F. No. CPM/Ele. /BSP/2x25KV OHE/Land Acquisition/20E/1723] VIJAY KUMAR SAHU, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction 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.

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