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The Central Government declares the acquisition of all rights in or over 1187.49 Hectares (approximately) or 2934.29 Acres (approximately) of land as specified in the appended Schedule, under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957).

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This notification, S.O. 16(E) issued by the Ministry of Coal on 2nd January, 2026, declares the acquisition of approximately 1187.49 Hectares (2934.29 Acres) of land and all rights over it, located in the Gauri Central Open Cast Mine, Ballarpur Area, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra. This acquisition is made under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957). This follows a previous notification, S.O. 3211(E), dated 14th July, 2025, also from the Ministry of Coal, which gave notice of the intention to acquire 1272.11 Hectares (3143.384 Acres) under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the same Act. The Central Government proceeded with this acquisition after considering a report from the competent authority, made in pursuance of section 8 of the Act, and after consulting the Government of Maharashtra. The acquired land encompasses various villages including Arvi, Khairgaon (Rith), Khamona, Mathara, Antargaon (Khurd), Muthara, Gauri, and Goigaon within Rajura Tahsil, Chandrapur District. The plan bearing number C-I(E)/III/JJJR/1025/1033, dated 09th October, 2025, for the area covered by this notification, can be inspected at the offices of the Collector, District Chandrapur; the Coal Controller, New Delhi; or the Head of Department or General Manager (Mining), Land and Revenue Department, Western Coalfields Limited, Nagpur.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03012026-269092 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 16] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026/PAUSHA 12, 1947 [F. No. 43015/12/2024-LAIR] MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd January, 2026 S.O. 16(E)-Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal, number S. O. 3211(E), dated the 14th July, 2025, issued under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), published in the Gazette of India, Part- II, Section- 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 15th July, 2025, the Central Government gave notice of its intention to acquire 1272.11 Hectares (approximately) or 3143.384 Acres (approximately) land and all rights in or over such land specified in the Schedule annexed to that notification; And, whereas, the competent authority in pursuance of section 8 of the said Act, has made his report to the Central Government; And, whereas, the Central Government after considering the aforesaid report and after consulting to the Government of Maharashtra, is satisfied that the lands measuring 1187.49 Hectares (approximately) or 2934.29 Acres (approximately) and all rights in or over such lands as specified in the Schedule appended hereto, should be acquired; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, (20 of 1957), the Central Government hereby declares that all rights in or over the land measuring 1187.49 Hectares (approximately) or 2934.29 Acres (approximately) as specified in the said Schedule are hereby acquired. The plan bearing number C-I(E)/III/JJJR/1025/1033, dated the 09th October, 2025 of the area covered by this notification may be inspected at the office of the Collector, District Chandrapur, or at the office of the Coal Controller, Scope Minar, 5th floor, Core-2, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi 110051 or at the office of the Head of Department or General Manager (Mining), Land and Revenue Department, Western Coalfields Limited, Coal Estate, Civil Lines, Nagpur 440001, Maharashtra. SCHEDULE Gauri Central Open Cast Mine, Ballarpur Area, District Chandrapur (Maharashtra) [Plan bearing number: C-I(E)/III/JJJR/1025/1033, dated the 09th October, 2025] All Rights: +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Tahsil | District | Description of land | Sub Total | Land already acquired but having surface | Sub Total | Total | Remarks | | No. | Village | | | | (Hectare) | rights only | (Hectares) | (Hectares) | | | | | | | Tenancy | Government | Forest | | Tenancy | Government | Forest | Railway | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | land | | | | +=====+============+==========+============+=========+============+========+============+=========+============+========+==========+============+============+============+ | 1 | Arvi | Rajura | Chandrapur | 21.80 | 4.80 | 0 | 26.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.60 | Part | +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ | 2 | Khairgaon | Rajura | Chandrapur | 111.68 | 16.80 | 0 | 128.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128.48 | Part | | | (Rith) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ | 3 | Khamona | Rajura | Chandrapur | 125.48 | 16.49 | 0 | 141.97 | 3.88 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.50 | 4.63 | 146.60 | Part | +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ | 4 | Mathara | Rajura | Chandrapur | 3.80 | 1.09 | 0 | 4.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.89 | Part | +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ | 5 | Antargaon | Rajura | Chandrapur | 45.67 | 2.22 | 0 | 47.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.89 | Part | | | (Khurd) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ | 6 | Muthara | Rajura | Chandrapur | 126.98 | 3.31 | 0 | 130.29 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 134.44 | Part | +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ | 7 | Gauri | Rajura | Chandrapur | 304 | 4.14 | 0 | 308.14 | 3.19 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 3.26 | 311.40 | Part | +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ | 8 | Goigaon | Rajura | Chandrapur | 363.48 | 11.07 | 0 | 374.55 | 10.29 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | 12.64 | 387.19 | Part | +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ | Total: | 1102.89 | 59.92 | 0 | 1162.81 | 21.51 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.50 | 24.68 | 1187.49 | | +-----+------------+----------+------------+---------+------------+--------+------------+---------+------------+--------+----------+------------+------------+------------+ Total Area: 1187.49 hectares (approximately) or 2934.29 acres (approximately) 1. Plot number within notification boundary in village Arvi: Tenancy Land: 164, 165, 166, 180. Government Land: 157, 158, 159, Road. 2. Plot number within notification boundary in village Khairgaon (Rith): Tenancy Land: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45 and 46. Government Land: 3 (Parampok), 5 (Gayran), 22 (Part), 44, Goathan-land, Road, Nallah. 3. Plot number within notification boundary in village Khamona: Tenancy Land: 9(Part), 10(Part), 12, 13(Part), 14(Part), 15(Part), 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26(Part), 27(Part), 28, 29, 30(Part), 31(Part), 32, 33(Part), 34(Part), 35(Part), 36(Part), 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50(Part), 51(Part), 52(Part), 53(Part), 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64(Part), 65(Part), 66(Part), 67(Part), 68(Part), 69(Part), 190(Part), 191 and 192(Part). Government Land: 11, 13(Part), 14(Part), 15(Part), Gayran 24, 26(Part), 27(Part), 30(Part), 31(Part), 33(Part), 34(Part), 35(Part), 36(Part), Road, Nallah. 4. Plot number within notification boundary in village Mathara: Tenancy Land: 133. Government Land: Nallah. 5. Plot number within notification boundary in village Antergaon (Khurd): Tenancy Land: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 38 and 39. Government Land: Road, Gaothan. 6. Plot number within notification boundary in village Muthara: Tenancy Land: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 250 and 251. Government Land: Road, Gaothan. 7. Plot number within notification boundary in village Gauri: Tenancy Land: 376, 377, 384(Part), 385 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 421(Part), 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 525, 526, 534, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542,543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555,556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575,576,577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586 and 587. Government Land: 421(Part), 533, 535, 536, Road, Nallah. 8. Plot number within notification boundary in village Goigaon: Tenancy Land: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125(Part), 127(Part), 128, 129, 130, 131,132(Part), 133(Part), 134(Part), 135(Part), 136(Part), 151, 152, 153, 154, 179, 180, 181, 182, 185,186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217 and 218. Government Land: 61(Gayran), 124 (Gayran), Gaothan, Road, Nallah. Boundary description: A - B: Line Starts from point 'A' on the common village boundary of village Gauri and Antargaon (khurd), passes toward North-east direction along Gauri Nala and meets point 'B' in village Gauri. B-C: Line Starts from point 'B', passes towards East Direction and meets Point 'C' in village Gauri. C-D: Line Starts from point 'C', passes towards South-east direction, and meet point 'D' in village Gauri. D - E: Line Starts from point 'D', passes towards South-east direction, and meet point 'E' in village Gauri. E - O: The line starts from point "E" passes towards South-east direction and meets at point "O" in village Gowari. O-P: The line starts from point "O" and passes towards East and meets point 'P' on the common village boundary of village Gauri and Mathara. P - Q: The line starts from point "P" and passes towards South direction along the common village boundary of village Gauri and Mathara, and meets point "Q". on the common village boundary of village Gauri and Mathara. Q-G: Line starts from point "Q", passes towards East direction along the Mathra Nalla, cross the Mathata Nalla and meets point "G" in village Mathra. G-R: Line starts from point "G", passes towards West direction along Mathara Nalla, than passes along outer- boundary of Plot number 133 towards South direction and meets point 'R' on the common village boundary of Mathara and Khairgaon (Rith). R - S: The line starts from point "R", passes in South-east direction along the common village boundary of Mathara and Khairgaon (Rith) and meets point "S". on the common village boundary of village Mathara and Khairgaon (Rith). S-T: Line starts from point "S" and passes towards South direction, crosses the common village boundary of Khairgaon (Rith) and Arvi and meets point "T" in village Arvi. T - I: Line starts from point "T" and passess towards South-west direction, crossed the common village boundary of village Arvi and Khairgaon (Rith), and meets point 'I' on the common village boundary of Khairgaon (Rith) and Khamona. I - U: Line starts from point "I" and passes towards west direction and meets point 'U' on the common village boundary of Khamona and Muthara. U - V: The line starts from point 'U', passes towards North direction and meets point 'V' on the common village boundary of Khamona and Muthara. V - W: Line starts from point "V" and passes towards in West and North direction / Outer boundary of Plot number 77 and meets point "W" in village Muthra. W - L: Line starts from point "W", passes towards West direction and meets point "L" in village Muthra. L - M: Line starts from point 'L' passes towards North direction along Nala and meets point 'M' in village Muthara. M - N: Line starts from point 'M', passes towards North direction along Nala, crosses the common village boundary of village Muthara and Antargaon (Khurd) and meets point 'N' in village Antargaon (khurd). N - A: Line starts from point 'N', along Nala passes towards North-East direction and meets point 'A' on common village boundary of village Antargaon (khurd) and Gauri. DR. MANIK CHANDRA PANDIT, Economic Adviser.

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