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The Ministry of Railways authorizes specific officers to perform the functions of 'Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA)' under Section 2(7A) and 'Arbitrator' under Section 20F(6) of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008) for railway projects, specifically the 'New BG Line between Rama Mandi-Sadda Singhwala via Talwandi Sabo (35.907 Km)'.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, specifically the Northern Railway (Construction Organization), issued two notifications on May 6, 2026, both effective from their publication date in the Official Gazette. Notification S.O. 2235(E), exercising powers under clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008), authorizes Sub-Divisional Magistrates of Mansa, Maur (Bathinda District), and Talwandi Sabo (Bathinda District) to act as the 'Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA)' for the 'Construction of New BG Line between Rama Mandi-Sadda Singhwala via Talwandi Sabo (35.907 Km)' project in the Mansa and Bathinda Districts of Punjab. Concurrently, Notification S.O. 2236(E), exercising powers under clause (6) of section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008), authorizes the Deputy Commissioners of Mansa (Mansa District, Punjab) and Bathinda (Bathinda District) to perform the functions of 'Arbitrator' for the same railway project, which spans Mansa and Bathinda Districts in Punjab. Both notifications pertain to the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the specified railway project and were signed by Shailesh Kumar Mishra, Chief Administrative Officer/Const.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06052026-272276 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2148] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026/VAISAKHA 16, 1948 3150 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th May, 2026 S.O. 2235(E).β€” In exercise of the power conferred by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008), the Central Government hereby authorizes the Officer mentioned in column (2) of the table below to perform the functions of the β€œCompetent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA)" in respect of Railway Project as mentioned in column (5) of the table, for execution,maintenance ,management and operation in the District mentioned in column (3) and the state mentioned in column (4) of the said table, with effect from the date of this notification in the Official Gazette. Table +-----+-------------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Sr. | Competent Authority | District | State | Name of project | | No. | | | | | +=====+=====================================+===========+=========+=================================================+ | 1 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Mansa | Mansa | | | +-----+-------------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Maur | Bathinda | Punjab | Construction of "New BG Line between Rama | | | | | | Mandi-Sadda Singhwala via Talwandi Sabo | | | | | | (35.907 Km)". | +-----+-------------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Talwandi | Bathinda | | | | | Sabo | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------+-----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 190-W/Land/UMB/Rama Mandi-Sadda Singhwala] SHAILESH KUMAR MISHRA, Chief Administrative Officer/Const. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th May, 2026 S.O. 2236(E).β€” In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (6) of section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008), the Central Government hereby authorizes the Officer mentioned in column (2) of the table below to perform the functions of the "Arbitrator" in respect of 'Railway Project' as mentioned in column (5) of the table, for execution, maintenance, management and operation in the District mentioned in column (3) and the state mentioned in column (4) of the said table, with effect from the date of this notification in the Official Gazette. Table +-----+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------+ | Sr. | Arbitrator | District | State | Name of project | | No. | | | | | +=====+=====================================+==========+=========+=================================================+ | 1 | Deputy Commissioner, Mansa | Mansa | Punjab | Construction of "New BG Line between Rama | | | | | | Mandi-Sadda Singhwala via Talwandi Sabo | | | | | | (35.907 Km)". | +-----+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Deputy Commissioner, Bathinda | Bathinda | | | +-----+-------------------------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 190-W/Land/UMB/Rama Mandi-Sadda Singhwala] SHAILESH KUMAR MISHRA, Chief Administrative Officer/Const. 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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