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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified land in Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra, for the Wadsa Gadchiroli New Rail line (49.50 KM) Project and its absolute vesting in the Central Government, following the procedures under Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 4111(E) on July 22, 2026, declaring the acquisition of land for the "Wadsa Gadchiroli New Rail line (49.50 KM) Project" in Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra. This declaration is made under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). This action follows the Central Government's initial intention to acquire the land, which was declared via Notification S.O. 220 (A) dated January 7, 2026 (published January 16, 2026), under Section 20A(1) of the said Act. The substance of this intention notification was published in the local newspapers, Mahasagar (Gadchiroli Edition) and Chaundeshwari darshan (Gadchiroli Edition), both on February 24, 2026, in compliance with Section 20A(4). Objections received were heard by the Competent Authority, and orders were subsequently passed in terms of Section 20D. The Competent Authority then submitted its report to the Central Government under Section 20E(1). Upon receiving this report, the Central Government now declares that the land described in the annexed Schedule, which includes a total acquisition area of 1060.85 Sqm in Wadsa village and 1575.76 Sqm in Nainpur village, both within Desaiganj Taluka, Gadchiroli District, shall be acquired for the aforementioned railway project. Furthermore, upon publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the specified land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances, as per Section 20E(2). 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-29072026-274931 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3941] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 27, 2026/SHRAVAN 5, 1948 [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South East Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Bilaspur, the 22nd July, 2026 Notice under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 4111(E). - Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Railways (South East Central Railway), number S.O. 220 (A), dated the 7 January, 2026 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-ii, section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 16 January, 2026 and issued under sub-section (I) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (here in after referred as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the land in the schedule annexed to the said notification for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of the Special Railway Project namely “Wadsa Gadchiroli New Rail line (49.50 KM) Project" in Gadchiroli District in the State of Maharashtra. And whereas, the substance of the said notification has been published in the daily local newspapers, namely, Mahasagar (Gadchiroli Edition) of dated 24th February, 2026 & Chaundeshwari darshan (Gadchiroli Edition) of dated 24th February, 2026 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act; And whereas, objections were received; Competent Authority has heard the objections and orders have been passed in terms of section 20 D of the said act; And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Competent Authority has submitted its report to the Central Government. Now therefore, upon receipt of the report of the Competent Authority and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose. And further, in the pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Govt. hereby declares that on publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway Project namely, Wadsa - Gadchiroli new Rail line (49.50Km) in Gadchiroli District in the State of Maharashtra :- +----+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------------------------+---------------+------------+--------------+--------------+ | Sl.| Name of | Name of | Name | Name of Account | Survey | Total | Acquisition | Balance | | No.| District | Taluka | of | holder & Address | Number | area as | Area in | Area in | | | | | Village | | | per | (Sqm.) | (Sqm) | | | | | | | | 7/12 | | | | | | | | | | (Sqm) | | | +====+============+===========+=========+===================================+===============+============+==============+==============+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Desaiganj | Wadsa | Nilkanth Ganpat | 182/3 | 1059.92 | 47.74 | 1012.18 | | | | | | Popate & other 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | Alok Radheshyam | 179/2/11 | 339.10 | 51.18 | 287.92 | | | | | | Waghmare | | | | | | 3 | | | | Prakash Kanhyalal | 179/2/10 | 158.25 | 48.49 | 109.76 | | | | | | Udasi | | | | | | 4 | | | | Mo. Iqbal A. Sattar | 179/2/8 | 150.00 | 37.85 | 112.15 | | | | | | Motiwala | | | | | | 5 | | | | Sarita Narhari | 179/2/7 | 152.50 | 26.56 | 125.94 | | | | | | Hadge | | | | | | 6 | | | | Satish Govindrao | 179/2/6 | 155.00 | 24.31 | 130.69 | | | | | | Weladi | | | | | | 7 | | | | Dhanpal Mukhruji | 179/2/5 | 157.50 | 32.15 | 125.35 | | | | | | Urkude | | | | | | 8 | | | | Mo. Hanif Haji | 179/2/4 | 162.50 | 46.96 | 115.54 | | | | | | Sattar Jada & other 1 | | | | | | 9 | | | | Eknath Chintaman | 179/2/3 | 162.50 | 49.30 | 113.20 | | | | | | Pilare & other 1 | | | | | | 10 | | | | Indrajeet Yashwant | 179/2/2 | 152.50 | 38.99 | 113.51 | | | | | | Pilare | | | | | | 11 | | | | Anis Ahemad Mohd. | 179/2/1 | 331.45 | 26.48 | 304.97 | | | | | | Shafi Sheikh & other 2 | | | | | | 12 | | | | Chandradeep Ramaji | 182/2 | 4459.28 | 74.92 | 4384.36 | | | | | | Taywade & other 1 | | | | | | 13 | | | | Nilkanth Ganpat | 182/1/v/1 | 1645.00 | 203.05 | 1441.95 | | | | | | Popate | | | | | | 14 | | | | Babita Vinodkumar | 183/35 | 273.95 | 124.78 | 149.17 | | | | | | Kukreja | | | | | | 15 | | | | Rajesh Ganeshmal | 183/36 | 280.00 | 92.46 | 187.54 | | | | | | Kukreja | | | | | | 16 | | | | Bhagchandra | 183/5 | 315.95 | 33.46 | 282.49 | | | | | | Isarmal Tahlani & other 1 | | | | | | 17 | | | | Surendrakumar | 183/4 | 336.00 | 39.26 | 296.74 | | | | | | Harishkumar Kukreja & other 1 | | | | | | 18 | | | | Ramesh Thumakram | 183/3 | 336.00 | 39.97 | 296.03 | | | | | | Bharane | | | | | | 19 | | | | Sunanda Arvind | 183/2 | 336.00 | 22.94 | 313.06 | | | | | | Sahare | | | | | +----+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------------------------+---------------+------------+--------------+--------------+ | Total | 1060.85 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ Village- Nainpur +----+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------------------------+---------------+------------+--------------+--------------+ | Sl.| Name of | Name of | Name | Name of Account | Survey | Total | Acquisition | Balance | | No.| District | Taluka | of | holder & Address | Number | area as | Area in | Area in | | | | | Village | | | per | (Sqm) | (Sqm) | | | | | | | | 7/12 | | | | | | | | | | (Sqm) | | | +====+============+===========+=========+===================================+===============+============+==============+==============+ | 1 | Gadchiroli | Desaiganj | Nainpur | Priya Kishan | 168/169/655/6 | 151.45 | 41.71 | 109.74 | | 2 | | | | Rekha | 167/2/3 | 383.76 | 149.73 | 234.03 | | | | | | Gurumukhadas Nagdeve & other 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | Kishan Lilaram | 167/3/1 | 378.70 | 125.62 | 253.08 | | | | | | Nagdeve & other 1 | | | | | | 4 | | | | Kishan Lilaram | 167/3/2 | 386.85 | 104.39 | 282.46 | | | | | | Nagdeve & other 1 | | | | | | 5 | | | | Kishan Lilaram | 167/3/3 | 367.50 | 88.16 | 279.34 | | | | | | Nagdeve & other 1 | | | | | | 6 | | | | Kishan Lilaram | 167/3/4 | 358.12 | 75.58 | 282.54 | | | | | | Nagdeve & other 1 | | | | | | 7 | | | | Kishan Lilaram | 167/3/5 | 346.87 | 62.35 | 284.52 | | | | | | Nagdeve & other 1 | | | | | | 8 | | | | Kishan Lilaram | 167/3/6 | 617.43 | 93.65 | 523.78 | | | | | | Nagdeve & other 1 | | | | | | 9 | | | | Priya Kishan | 168/169/655/5 | 150.00 | 58.58 | 91.42 | | | | | | Nagdeve | | | | | | 10 | | | | Vicky Shankardas | 168/169/655/4 | 150.00 | 57.86 | 92.14 | | | | | | Khatri | | | | | | 11 | | | | Rakesh Sajandas | 168/169/655/3 | 150.00 | 56.69 | 93.31 | | | | | | Wadhwani | | | | | | 12 | | | | Ramlal Sajandas | 168/169/655/2 | 150.00 | 61.03 | 88.97 | | | | | | Wadhwani | | | | | | 13 | | | | Chandan Rekhalal | 168/169/655/1 | 150.00 | 61.32 | 88.68 | | | | | | Chaudhari | | | | | | 14 | | | | Warsa Mask Madarsa | 167/1 | 5000.00 | 273.07 | 4726.93 | | | | | | A. Arabia & Kabrasthan Trust | | | | | | | | | | Desaiganj R.No. 17C | | | | | | 15 | | | | Rekha | 167/2/1 | 474.32 | 130.12 | 344.20 | | | | | | Gurumukhadas Nagdeve & other 1 | | | | | | 16 | | | | Rekha | 167/2/2 | 454.97 | 135.90 | 319.07 | | | | | | Gurumukhadas Nagdeve & other 1 | | | | | +----+------------+-----------+---------+-----------------------------------+---------------+------------+--------------+--------------+ | Total | 1575.76 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ [F. No. CAO/C/BSP/Wadsa-Gadchiroli/Gadchiroli District/Desaiganj/20E/4] MUDIT BHATNAGAR, Chief Administrative Officer (Con)

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