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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02032026-270616 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1003] NEW DELHI, WENDESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026/PHALGUNA 6, 1947 1376 GI/2026 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] Note 2: Attention is hereby invited to the provisions of section 8 of the aforesaid Act which provides as under: - "8. Objections to acquisition. - (1) Any person interested in any land in respect of which a notification under section 7 has been issued may, within thirty days of the issue of the notification, object to the acquisition of the whole or any part of the land or of any rights in or over such land. Explanation:.- It shall not be an objection within the meaning of this section for any person to say that he himself desires to undertake mining operations in the land for the production of coal and that such operations should not be undertaken by the Central Government or by any other person. (2) Every objection under sub-section (1) shall be made to the competent authority in writing, and the competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard either in person or by a legal practitioner and shall, after hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry, if any, as he thinks necessary, either make a report in respect of the land which has been notified under sub-section (1) of section 7 or of rights in or over such land, or make different reports in respect of different parcels of such land or of rights in or over such land, to the Central Government, containing his recommendations on the objections, together with the record of proceedings held by him, for the decision of that Government. (3) For the purpose of this section, a person shall be deemed to be interested in land who would be entitled to claim an interest in compensation if the land or any rights in or over such land were acquired under this Act." Note 3: The Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organisation, Ministry of Coal, SCOPE MINAR, 5th Floor, Core – II, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi - 110092 has been appointed by the Central Government as the competent authority under section 3 of the said Act, vide notification number S.O. 2518 dated the 27th May, 1983 published in Part II, Section - 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated the 11th June, 1983. Block - A: Block - B: 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] Block - C: Block - D: Block - E: Block - F: Boundary Description: [F. No. 43015/4/2025-LAIR ] Dr. MANIK CHANDRA PANDIT, Economic Adviser. MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd February, 2026 S.O. 959(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal number S. O. 2838 (E), dated the 24th June, 2025 issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 24th June, 2025, the Central Government gave notice of its intention to prospect for coal in 489.34 acres (approximately) or 198.04 hectares (approximately) of the land in the locality specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification; And whereas, the Central Government is satisfied that coal is obtainable in a part of the said lands specified in the schedule appended to this notification. Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957), the Central Government hereby gives notice of its intention to acquire the land measuring 489.34 acres (approximately) or 198.04 hectares (approximately) and all rights in or over the said land as described in the schedule appended hereto; Note 1: The Plan bearing number REV/06/2025 dated the 22nd October, 2025 of the area covered by this notification may be inspected in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Latehar and Chatra (Jharkhand) or at the office of the Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organization, Ministry of Coal, SCOPE MINAR, 5th Floor, Core – II, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi – 110092 or at the office of the General Manager, Magadh Sanghmitra Area, District Latehar and Chatra, Jharkhand or General Manager (Land and Revenue), Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, Ranchi-834001 or General Manager (Exploration Division), Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited, Gondwana Palace, Kanke Road, Ranchi-834008. Note 2: Attention is hereby invited to the provisions of section 8 of the aforesaid Act which provides as under: - "8. Objections to acquisition. - (1) Any person interested in any land in respect of which a notification under section 7 has been issued may, within thirty days of the issue of the notification, object to the acquisition of the whole or any part of the land or of any rights in or over such land. Explanation:.- It shall not be an objection within the meaning of this section for any person to say that he himself desires to undertake mining operations in the land for the production of coal and that such operations should not be undertaken by the Central Government or by any other person. (2) Every objection under sub-section (1) shall be made to the competent authority in writing, and the competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard either in person or by a legal practitioner and shall, after hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry, if any, as he thinks necessary, either make a report in respect of the land which has been notified under sub-section (1) of section 7 or of rights in or over such land, or make different reports in respect of different parcels of such land or of rights in or over such land, to the Central Government, containing his recommendations on the objections, together with the record of proceedings held by him, for the decision of that Government. (3) For the purpose of this section, a person shall be deemed to be interested in land who would be entitled to claim an interest in compensation if the land or any rights in or over such land were acquired under this Act." Note 3: The Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organisation, Ministry of Coal, SCOPE MINAR, 5th Floor, Core – II, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi - 110092 has been appointed by the Central Government as the competent authority under section 3 of the said Act, vide notification number S.O. 2518 dated the 27th May, 1983 published in Part II, Section - 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated the 11th June, 1983. 7 SCHEDULE SANGHMITRA OCP EXPANSION DISTRICT – LATEHAR and CHATRA (JHARKHAND) [Plan bearing number REV/06/2025 dated the 22nd October, 2025] All rights: Block | Sl. No. | Village | Thana No. | Thana | District | Area Under acquisition | Remarks | | | | | | Acre | Hectare | A | 1 | Manatu | 50 | Balumath | Latehar | 23.48 | 9.50 | Part | 2 | Banwar | 51 | Balumath | Latehar | 81.16 | 32.85 | Part | 3 | Charra / Chedra | 54 | Balumath | Latehar | 0.91 | 0.37 | Part A | Sum | | | | | 105.55 | 42.72 | B | 1 | Banalat | 49 | Balumath | Latehar | 86.85 | 35.15 | Part | 2 | Banwar | 51 | Balumath | Latehar | 135.28 | 54.75 | Part | 3 | Manatu | 50 | Balumath | Latehar | 9.91 | 4.01 | Part | 4 | Chamatu | 56 | Balumath | Latehar | 2.40 | 0.97 | Part | 5 | Charra/Chedra | 54 | Balumath | Latehar | 62.16 | 25.16 | Part | 6 | Phulbasia | 58 | Balumath | Latehar | 0.03 | 0.01 | Part | 7 | Kurlonga | 26 | Tandwa | Chatra | 78.10 | 31.61 | Part B | Sum | | | | | 374.73 | 151.66 | C | 1 | Kurlonga | 26 | Tandwa | Chatra | 3.13 | 1.27 | Part D | 1 | Saradhu | 29 | Tandwa | Chatra | 1.84 | 0.74 | Part E | 1 | Hechabalia | 30 | Tandwa | Chatra | 3.42 | 1.38 | Part F | 1 | Banalat | 49 | Balumath | Latehar | 0.67 | 0.27 | Part Total Area (A+B+C+D+E+F) | | | | | 489.34 Acres (Approximately) | 198.04 Hectares (Approximately) | Details of plots under acquisition for Sanghmitra OCP Expansion: Block - A: 1. Village - Manatu: Plot No. 783(P) and 784P (P). 2. Village Banwar: Plot No.233(P), 236(P), 287(P), 288(P), 289(P), 290, 291(P), 292(P), 293(P), 295(P), 296(P), 297(P), 298(P), 299(P), 392(P), 394(P),453,454(P), 455, 456, 457, 458, 292/675(P) and 293/676(P). 3. Village - Charra/Chedra: Plot No. 1372 (P) Block - B: 1. Village - Banalat: Plot No. – 841(P), 889(P), 890(P), 891(P), 892(P), 893(P), 894(P), 895, 896(P), 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947(P), 948(P), 949, 950, 904/962 and 896/978(P). 2. Village - Banwar: Plot No. 292(P), 293(P), 297(P), 302(P), 303, 304(P), 306(P), 307, 308, 309(P), 310(P), 311(P), 313(P), 314(P), 316(P), 317(P), 319(P), 322(P), 323(P), 324(P), 325(P), 326(P), 327(P), 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335(P), 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389(P), 390, 391, 392(P), 393, 394(P), 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406(P), 407, 408, 409(P), 410(P), 411, 8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] 412(P), 413(P), 414, 415, 416, 417(P), 418(P), 419, 420(P), 421, 422, 423(P), 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429(P), 430, 431(P), 432, 433, 434(P), 435(P), 437, 438(P), 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453(P), 458(P), 459, 460, 461(P), 478(P), 583(P), 586(P), 587, 588, 589(P), 590(P), 431/654, 461/664(P), 587/671(P), 587/672(P), 589/673(P), 589/674(P), 293/676(P) and 461/677(P). 3. Village - Manatu: Plot No. 784(P), 808(P), and 2476(P). 4. Village - Chamatu: Plot No. 1(P), 12(P), 13(P), 15(P), 16(P), 17(P), 18(P), 19, 20(P), 21, 22(P), 23(P), 24(P), 25(P), 26, 27(P), 29(P), 45(P), and 2446(P). 5. Village Charra/Chedra: Plot No. 1372(P), 1387, 1389(P), 1396(P), 1400(P), 1401(P), 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1415, 1416(P), 1420(P), 1421(P), 1449(P), 1452(P), 1453 and 1454. 6. Village - Phulbasia: Plot No. 429(P) and 2977(P). 7. Village - Kurlonga: Plot No. 384(P), 390, 391, 392(P), 398(P), 399, 400(P), 401(P) and 402(P). Block - C: 1. Village - Kurlonga: Plot No. 373(P), 374(P), 375, 376(P), 403, 404(P), 405(P), 422(P) and 470(P). Block - D: 1. Village - Saradhu: Plot No. 343, 405, 411, 877, 894, 895, 896, 971, 975, 978 and 976. Block - E: 1. Village - Hechabalia: Plot No. 1, 4 and 14. Block - F: 1. Village - Banalat: Plot No. 242, 243, 245 and 246. Boundary Description: Block | Boundary Line | Boundary Description A | A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-A6-A7-A8-A9-A1 | Line starts from point A1 in plot no 784 of village Manatu and passes through plot no 783 in village Mantu, plot no 456, 233, 236, 293, point A2 and A3 in plot no 287, plot no 288, 289, 291, point A4 in plot no 293, point A5 in plot no 392, plot no 675, 297, 296, 295 of village Banwar, point A6 in plot no1372 village Charra, plot no 295, 297, 299, 298, point A7 and A8 in plot no 292, plot no 392, 293, 676, 454, point A9 in plot no 394, plot no 453, 458 of village Banwar, plot no 784 in village Manatu and meets at starting point A1 B | B1-B2-B3-B4-B5-B6-B7-B8-B9-B10-B11-B12-B13-B14-B15-B16-B17-B18-B19-B20-B21-B22-B23-B24-B25-B26-B27-B28-B1 | Line starts from point B1 of plot no 784 of village Manatu and passes through plot no 459 in village Banwar, 452, 458, 453, point B2 in plot no 394, plot no 443, 393, 676, 293, 392, 389, 388, 292, point B3 in plot no 306, plot no 309, point B4 in plot no 304, plot no 302, 297, 314 in village Banwar, point B5 in plot no 1372 village Charra, plot no 314, 297, 314, 311, 297, 310, 297, 314, 313, 316, 317, 327, 319, 326, 324, 326, 323, 322 in village Banwar, point B6 plot no 1401, plot no 1400, 1396, 1389, 1387, 1421, 1420, 1416, point B7 in plot no 1449, plot no 1452, point B8 in plot no 1453 in village Charra, plot No 2977, point B9 in plot no 429 in phulbasiya, point B10 in plot no 1 village Chamatu, plot no 919 in village Banalat, 916, 920, point B11 in plot no 921, 923 common boundary of village Banalat and Chamatu, plot no 12 in village Chamatu, point B12 in plot no 13, plot no 15, 16, 17, 18, point B13, plot no 22, 23, 25, 24, point B14 in plot no 27, point B15 in plot no 29, point B16 in plot no 45 in village Chamatu, point B17 in plot no 400 villge Kurlonga,point B18 and B19 in plot no 402, Point B20 in plot no 401, 384, 398, 392, 390 in village kurlonga, point B21 in plot no 948 village Banalat, Plot No 947, 948,889, 890, 891, 893, 892, 896, 978, 896, 841 in village Banalat, plot no 590, 589, 673, point B22 in plot no 674, plot no 673, 589, point B23 in plot no 586, plot no 583, point B24 in plot no 322, plot no 326, 324, 325, 326, 297, 406, 409, 403, 410, 412, 413, 417, 418, 420, 423, 429, 431, point B25 in plot no 654, plot no 434, 435, 437, 438, 441, 478, point B26 in common boundary plot no 664 and 677, 461 in village Banwar, point B27 in plot no 808 village Manatu, point B28 in plot no 2476 in village Manatu and meets at starting point B1 9 C | C1-C2-C3-C4-C5-C1 | Line starts from Point C1 in plot no 376 of village Kurlonga and passes through plot no 375, point C2 in plot no 375, plot no 374, 422, Point C3 in Plot no 403, Point C4 and C5 in plot no 470, Plot No 405, 404, 422, 373, 376 of village Kurlonga and meets at starting point C1, D | D1-D2-D3-D4-D5-D6-D7-D8-D9-D10-D11-D12-D13-D14-D15-D1 | Line starts from point D1 in Village - Saradhu and passes through Common Boundary of Plot no 342 and 343(Under Acquisition), Point D2, Plot no 344, 404, Point D3, Common Boundary Of Plot No 406 and 405(Under Acquisition), Plot No 406, 412, Point D4, Common Boundary of plot no 412 and 411(Under Acquisition), 424 and 411, 410 and 411, 410, 406 and 897, point D5, Common Boundary of plot no 406 and 896(Under Acquisition), 406 and 895(Under Acquisition), 406 and 894(Under Acquisition), plot no 899, 893, 892, 875, point D6, Common Boundary of plot no 875 and 877(Under Acquisition), 877 and 876, 877 and 875, point D7, plot no 878, 880, 881, 875, 891, 892, 899, point D8, Common Boundary of plot no 894 and 899, 895 and 899, 896 and 899,Common Boundary of plot no 897 and 898, plot no 974, 406, point D9, Common Boundary of plot no 405 and 974, 404 and 974, point D10, Common Boundary of plot no 974 and 975(Under Acquisition), 973 and 975, 973 and 976 (Under Acquisition), point D11, plot no 977, point D12, Common Boundary of plot no 978(Under Acquisition) and 977, 977, point D13, Common Boundary of plot no 972 and 971(Under Acquisition), 979, 980, 987, 988, 991, 992, point D14, Common Boundary of plot no 343 and 992, point D15, Common Boundary of plot no 343 and 993, 342 and 343 and meets at starting point D1, E | E1-E2-E3-E4-E5-E6-E7-E8-E9-E10-E11-E1 | Line starts from point E1 in village of Hechabalia and passes through Common boundary of plot no 5 and 4 (Under acquisition), point E2, E3, point E3, E4, E5, E6 common boundary of plot no 74 and 1 (Under Acquisition), Point E7 common boundary of plot no 3 and 14 (Under Acquisition), point E8, common boundary of plot no 14 and 15, point-E9, common boundary of plot no 14 and 16, 14 and 11, 14 and 12, 14 and 13 point E 10, common boundary of plot no 1 and 3, point E11 common boundary of plot no 4 and 8, 4 and 7 and meets at starting point E1, F | F1-F2-F3-F4-F5-F6-F1 | Line starts from point F1in village Banalat and passes through Common Boundary of plot no 241 and 246 (Under acquisition), 241 and 245 (Under acquisition), point F2, Common Boundary of plot no 241 and 245, 241 and 242 (Under acquisition), point F3, Common Boundary of plot no 240 and 242, 240 and 243 (Under acquisition), point F4,Common Boundary of plot no 243 and 244, 244 and 245, 244 and 246, point F5, Common Boundary of plot no 246 and 247, point F6, Common Boundary of plot no 246 and 247 and meets at starting point F1, [F. No. 43015/4/2025-LAIR ] Dr. MANIK CHANDRA PANDIT, Economic Adviser. 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.03.02 15:34:15 +05'30'