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The Central Government declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of specified land in District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, for a Special Railway Project under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989.

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This notification, S.O. 3364(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway) on June 19, 2026, declares the acquisition of land under sub-section (1) of Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), and its absolute vesting in the Central Government free from encumbrances under sub-section (2) of the same section. This action follows the Central Government's earlier intention to acquire land, declared via Notification number 2097 dated May 17, 2026, published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) 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 various sections over South East Central Railway, specifically Jharsugda-Raigarh, Raigarh-Champa, Champa-Bilaspur, Tilda-Bilaspur, Tilda-Durg, Mundikota-Nagpur, Bilaspur-Pendra Road-Anuppur, Raipur-Lakholi, and Durg-Darekasa. 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 Central Cronicle (English), on May 17, 2026, and no objections were received or were disposed of by the Competent Authority under Section 20D. The Competent Authority subsequently submitted its report to the Central Government under Section 20E(1). The acquired land, totaling 2.146 Hectares out of a total area of 2.568 Hectares, is located in Muralipali village, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh, with specific Khasra numbers and areas detailed in the annexed schedule.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-CG-E-24062026-273802 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3231] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2026/ASHADHA 2, 1948 4647 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 19th June, 2026 NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 20 E of THE RAILWAY ACT 1989 S.O. 3364(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India, In the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) number 2097 dated the 17 May 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 Naneen kadam (Hindi), Haribhoomi ( Hindi), Central Cronicle (English) on 17/05/2026 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. Details of land for which 20(E) is proposed to be issued: - District - Raigarh State - Chhattisgarh +-----+-----------------------+----------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+------------+------------+----------------+----------------+ | S.N.| SDM (Rev.)/ Competent | Name of Tehsil | Name of Village | Bhumi swami ka naam | Nature of | Khasra no. | Total area | Acquired Area | | | Authority | | | | land | | (in Hec) | (in Hec) | +-----+-----------------------+----------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+------------+------------+----------------+----------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | +=====+=======================+================+=======================+===================================+============+============+================+================+ | | | | | Kaushal, Rupa pita Jailal, | Krishi | 311 | 0.061 | 0.061 | | | | | | Panchmati pati Jailal | Krishi | 317/6 | 0.033 | 0.033 | | | | | | | Krishi | 318/4 | 0.052 | 0.052 | | | | | | Nand Kumar pita Mahpat | Krishi | 312/1 | 0.012 | 0.012 | | | | | | Shankar pita Lekhram | Krishi | 312/2 | 0.012 | 0.012 | | | | | | Sahaniram, Kewda, Nankidaee | Krishi | 313/1 | 0.028 | 0.028 | | | | | | pita Buddhu | Krishi | 313/3 | 0.045 | 0.045 | | | | | | Ganeshram, Umashankar, | Krishi | 313/2 | 0.040 | 0.040 | | | | | | Samaru pita Nankiram. | | | | | | | | | | Naunibai pati Nankiram | | | | | | | | | | Vijay kumar, Bhuwaneshwari, | Krishi | 316 | 0.081 | 0.081 | | | | | | Santoshi pita Paitram, | | | | | | | | | | Tejkumari pati Paitram | | | | | | 1 | SDM | Raigarh | Muralipali | Virendra kumar, Umesh kumar | Krishi | 317/1 | 0.049 | 0.049 | | | (Rev) | | | pita Banshilal, Tarabai pati | | | | | | | Raigarh | | | Banshilal | | | | | | | (Distt. - | | | | Krishi | 317/2 | 0.024 | 0.024 | | | Raigarh), | | | Hemkumar pita Sundarlal | Krishi | 340/2 | 0.126 | 0.126 | | | | | | | Krishi | 340/4 | 0.121 | 0.121 | | | | | | | Krishi | 341/1 | 0.081 | 0.081 | | | | | | | Krishi | 342 | 0.154 | 0.068 | | | | | | Kriparam, Rupa pita Jailal, | Krishi | 317/3 | 0.032 | 0.032 | | | | | | Panchmati pati Jailal | Krishi | 318/3 | 0.052 | 0.052 | | | | | | Nilambar, Rooplal pita | Krishi | 317/4 | 0.121 | 0.121 | | | | | | Balmukund | Krishi | 317/5 | 0.053 | 0.053 | | | | | | Parasram pita nathuram | Krishi | 318/1 | 0.074 | 0.074 | | | | | | | Krishi | 336/2 | 0.219 | 0.121 | | | | | | Sukhlal pita Radheyshyam | Krishi | 337 | 0.069 | 0.036 | | | | | | Rajesh kumar pita Prahlad | Krishi | 334/1 | 0.109 | 0.010 | | | | | | Anjana, Vandana, Sanjana pita | Krishi | 338/2 | 0.231 | 0.125 | | | | | | Mohitlal | Krishi | 339 | 0.219 | 0.219 | | | | | | Manbodh pita Sundarlal | Krishi | 341/2 | 0.081 | 0.081 | | | | | | Netram pita Ramlal, Taravati | Krishi | 343/1 | 0.093 | 0.093 | | | | | | pati Ramlal | | | | | | | | | | Chhatar singh, Kishanchandra | Krishi | 343/2 | 0.073 | 0.073 | | | | | | pita Hiralal, Padam Kunwar | | | | | | | | | | pati Hiralal | | | | | | | | | | Bhawanishankar Purushottam | Krishi | 340/1 | 0.134 | 0.134 | | | | | | pita Shishupal, Aalekhmati pati | | | | | | | | | | Shishupal | Krishi | 340/3 | 0.089 | 0.089 | +-----+-----------------------+----------------+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+------------+------------+----------------+----------------+ | Total | 2.568 | 2.146 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+----------------+ [F. No. CPM/Ele. /BSP/2x25KV OHE/Land Acquisition/20 E /2256] 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. BHABAJIT DEKAA

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