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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the 'Chord Line Connecting MFJ (NER)-JNU-MGWN Bypassing JNU (Jaunpur Jn.) 1.5 Km' special railway project in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Central Government, through the Ministry of Railways (Northern Railway (Construction Organization)), issued Notification S.O. 479(E) on January 29, 2026, published on February 2, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing, maintaining, managing, and operating the special railway project, 'Chord Line Connecting MFJ (NER)-JNU-MGWN Bypassing JNU (Jaunpur Jn.) 1.5 Km'. This action is exercised under the powers conferred by Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), as amended by the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008. The land is located in the villages of Purshottampur urf Pandeypur and Shahdaudpur urf Kakorgahna in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Interested persons have 30 days from the notification's publication date to object to the acquisition, submitting written objections to the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Varanasi, stating the grounds and their interest; the competent authority will provide a hearing and issue a final order. The Schedule details the required land as an additional area for previously acquired khasras, totaling 0.1475 Hectares in Shahdaudpur urf Kakorgahna (comprising Khasra Nos. 987, 988, 989, 991, 992, 1001) and 0.0060 Hectares in Purshottampur urf Pandeypur (comprising Khasra Nos. 79, 78), both in Jaunpur sadar Tehsil.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02022026-269778 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 450] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026/MAGHA 13, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th January, 2026 S.O. 479(E).- The Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20A (1) of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), as amended by the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008, hereby declares its intention to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed hereto for the public purpose, namely for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the special railway project, โ€œChord Line Connecting MFJ (NER)-JNU-MGWN Bypassing JNU (Jaunpur Jn.) 1.5 Km" in the village Purshottampur urf pandeypur & shdaudpur urf kakorgahna of district Jaunpur in the state of UP. Any person interested in the said land may, within 30 days from the date of publication of this notification, object to the acquisition of the land for the purposes mentioned above, as provided under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989. Every objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely the Special Land Acquisition Officer, varanasi. District varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in writing, and shall state the grounds of objection and the interest of the objector in the land. The competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and May, after hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry, if any, as it thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections. Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 shall be final. The land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available in the office of the competent authority for inspection by the interested persons. SCHEDULE A brief description of the land in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh state required for the special railway project, "Chord Line Connecting MFJ (NER)-JNU-MGWN Bypassing JNU (Jaunpur Jn.) 1.5 Km"including or excluding structures: This is additional area for those khasras whose land acquisition has been done previously. +-----+------------+--------------+-----------------------+-------------------+---------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of | Name of Village | Survey/Khasra No. | Area (in | | No. | District | Tehsil | | | Hectares) | +=====+============+==============+=======================+===================+===============+ | 1 | Jaunpur | Jaunpur sadar| Shahdaudpur urf | | | | | | | Kakorgahna | | | +-----+------------+--------------+-----------------------+-------------------+---------------+ | | | | | 987 | 0.0351 | | | | | | 988 | 0.0321 | | | | | | 989 | 0.017 | | | | | | 991 | 0.0467 | | | | | | 992 | 0.0012 | | | | | | 1001 | 0.0154 | +-----+------------+--------------+-----------------------+-------------------+---------------+ | | | | Total | | 0.1475 | +-----+------------+--------------+-----------------------+-------------------+---------------+ +-----+------------+--------------+--------------------------+-------------------+---------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of | Name of Village | Survey/Khasra No. | Area (in | | No. | District | Tehsil | | | Hectares) | +=====+============+==============+==========================+===================+===============+ | 2 | Jaunpur | Jaunpur sadar| Purshottampur urf | | | | | | | Pandeypur | | | +-----+------------+--------------+--------------------------+-------------------+---------------+ | | | | | 79 | 0.0040 | | | | | | 78 | 0.0020 | +-----+------------+--------------+--------------------------+-------------------+---------------+ | | | | Total | | 0.0060 | +-----+------------+--------------+--------------------------+-------------------+---------------+ [F. No. 190-W/Land/JNU and SHG] SHYAM SINGH, Chief Administrative Officer/Const.-II 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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