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The Central Government authorizes specific officers to perform the functions of "Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA)" and "Arbitrator" for the construction of the 3rd Railway line between Jalandhar Cantt. and Jammu Tawi.

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The Ministry of Railways (Northern Railway (Construction Organization)) issued two notifications on September 3, 2026, both effective from their publication date in the Official Gazette. Notification S.O. 4893(E), utilizing powers granted by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (as amended in 2008), authorizes the Assistant Commissioner Revenue for Kathua, Samba, and Jammu districts in Jammu & Kashmir to serve as the "Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA)". Concurrently, Notification S.O. 4894(E), under clause (6) of section 20F of the same Act, designates the Deputy Commissioner for Kathua, Samba, and Jammu districts in Jammu & Kashmir to act as "Arbitrator". Both authorizations pertain to the "Construction of 3rd Railway line Between Jalandhar Cantt.-Jammu Tawi (210.750 Kms.) in Firozpur Division and Jammu Division of Northern Railway" for the purpose of land acquisition. The land acquisition covers specific districts: Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, and Pathankot in Punjab; Kathua, Samba, and Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir; and Kangra in Himachal Pradesh. Both notifications bear the file number F. No. 190-W/Land/JUC/3rd Line JUC-JAT and are signed by SHAILESH KUMAR MISHRA, Chief Administrative Officer/Const.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-07092026-276040 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4705] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2026/BHADRA 12, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd September, 2026 S.O. 4893(E). 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 “Competent 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 (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 | Assistant Commissioner | Kathua | | "Construction of 3rd Railway line | | | Revenue, Kathua | | | Between Jalandhar Cantt.-Jammu Tawi | | | | | | (210.750 Kms.) in Firozpur Division and | | | | | Jammu & | Jammu Division of Northern Railway" for | | 2 | Assistant Commissioner | Samba | Kashmir | acquisition of land in districts Jalandhar, | | | Revenue, Samba | | | Hoshiarpur and Pathankot of the State Punjab | | | | | | districts kathua,Samba and Jammu of the | | | | | | state Jammu and Kashmir, and district | | 3 | Assistant Commissioner | Jammu | | Kangra of the State of Himachal Pradesh. | | | Revenue, Jammu | | | | +-----+-------------------------------+----------+---------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 190-W/Land/JUC/3rd Line JUC-JAT] SHAILESH KUMAR MISHRA, Chief Administrative Officer/Const. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd September, 2026 S.O. 4894(E).— 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(3) and state mentioned in column (4) of the said table, with effect from the date of this notification in the Official Gazette. Table +--------+--------------------------+----------+---------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sr. No. | Arbitrator | District | State | Name of project | +========+==========================+==========+===============+====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | 1 | Deputy Commissioner, | Kathua | | "Construction of 3rd Railway line | | | Kathua | | | Between Jalandhar Cantt.-Jammu Tawi | | | | | | (210.750 Kms.) in Firozpur Division and | | | | | Jammu & | Jammu Division of Northern Railway" for | | 2 | Deputy Commissioner, | Samba | Kashmir | acquisition of land in districts Jalandhar, | | | Samba | | | Hoshiarpur and Pathankot of the State Punjab | | | | | | districts kathua,Samba and Jammu of the | | | | | | state Jammu and Kashmir, and district | | 3 | Deputy Commissioner, | Jammu | | Kangra of the State of Himachal Pradesh. | | | Jammu | | | | +--------+--------------------------+----------+---------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 190-W/Land/JUC/3rd Line JUC-JAT] 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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