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Notification under Section 7(1) of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 declaring intention to acquire coal-bearing land in Nagpur District, Maharashtra.

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The Ministry of Coal, via notification S.O. 582(E) dated 9th February 2024 (New Delhi), records that an earlier notification S.O. 4119(E) dated 19th September 2023, issued under sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957), had given notice of intention to prospect for coal on approximately 161.74 hectares (399.659 acres) of land in Nagpur District, Maharashtra. Having become satisfied that coal is obtainable in part of that land, the Central Government, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the said Act, now gives notice of intention to acquire the land and all rights therein for the Makardhokra-I Expansion Opencast Mine, Umrer Area, per plan number C-I(E)/III/FUR/1223/1006 dated 22nd December 2023. Objections under Section 8 of the Act may be filed within thirty days to the competent authority, the Coal Controller (Scope Minar, 5th Floor, Core-2, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092), appointed vide notification S.O. 2519 dated 27th May 1983. The Schedule identifies land across four villages in Umrer Tahsil, Nagpur District - Kanwa (7.44 hectares), Katara (15.31 hectares), Bopeshwar (73.87 hectares), and Ganpawli (65.12 hectares) - comprising tenancy, government, forest, and railway land totalling 161.74 hectares, inspectable at the offices of the Collector, District Nagpur, the Coal Controller, or the General Manager, Western Coalfields Limited (Revenue Department), Nagpur. The notification is signed by Bhabani Prasad Pati, Joint Secretary (File No. 43015/12/2023-LAIR).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-09022024-251966 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 552] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024/MAGHA 20, 1945 MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th February, 2024 S.O. 582(E).-Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal number S.O. 4119 (E), dated the 19th September, 2023 issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 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, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii), dated the 19th September, 2023, the Central Government gave notice of its intention to prospect for coal in 161.74 hectares (approximately) or 399.659 acres (approximately) of the lands 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 prescribed in the Schedule appended to this notification; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby gives notice of its intention to acquire the land measuring 161.74 hectares (approximately) or 399.659 acres (approximately) and all rights in or over the said lands described in the Schedule appended hereto; Note 1: The plan bearing number C-I(E)/III/FUR/1223/1006, dated the 22nd December, 2023 of the area covered by this notification may be inspected in the office of the Collector, District Nagpur (Maharashtra) or in the office of the Coal Controller, Scope Minar, 5th Floor, Core-2, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092 or in the office of the General Manager, Western Coalfields Limited (Revenue Department), Coal Estate, Civil Lines, Nagpur, (Maharashtra)-440001. Note 2: Attention is hereby invited to the provisions of section 8 of the said Act which provides as follows:- "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 purposes 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, Scope Minar, 5th Floor, Core-2, 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. 2519, dated the 27th May, 1983, published in Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated the 11th June, 1983. SCHEDULE Makardhokra- I Expansion Opencast Mine Umrer Area District Nagpur (Maharashtra) [Plan bearing number C-I(E)/III/FUR/1223/1006, dated the 22nd December, 2023] All Rights: +-----+--------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+ | Sl. | Name of | Patwari Circle | Tahsil | District | Tenancy | Government| Forest | Railway | Total (in hectares) | Remarks | | No. | Village | number | | | | | | | | | +=====+==============+=====================+==========+==========+===========+===========+==========+===========+=======================+===========+ | 1. | Kanwa | 22 | Umrer | Nagpur | 5.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.01 | 7.44 | Part | +-----+--------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+ | 2. | Katara | 22 | Umrer | Nagpur | 5.28 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 9.33 | 15.31 | Part | +-----+--------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+ | 3. | Bopeshwar | 17 | Umrer | Nagpur | 73.79 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 73.87 | Part | +-----+--------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+ | 4. | Ganpawli | 17 | Umrer | Nagpur | 58.28 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 5.49 | 65.12 | Part | +-----+--------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+ | | Total: | | | | 142.78 | 2.13 | 0.00 | 16.83 | 161.74 | | +-----+--------------+---------------------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------+ Total Area: 161.74 hectares (approximately) or 399.659 acres (approximately) 1. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Kanwa: Tenancy land: 125,126, 127 and 200 . Railway land: 132(Part). 2. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Katara: Tenancy land :20, 21, 22, 23 and 24. Government Land: Road. Railway land: 5. 3. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Bopeshwar: Tenancy land: 32(Part), 43, 44, 45,46, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76. Government land: Nallah. 4. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Ganpawli: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33 (Part), 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 54, 55 and 56. Government Land: Road. Railway land: 50. Boundary description : A-B: Line starts from point 'A' in village Bopeshwar, passes in East direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 43, then passes in North-East direction, crosses Nallah and meets at point 'B'. B-C: Line starts from point 'B', passes in East direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 46, 57, 56 and 55 and meets at point 'C' on the common village boundary of village Bopeshwar and Ganpawli. C-D: Line starts from point 'C', passes in South direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 55 and meets at point 'D' on the common village boundary of village Bopeshwar and Ganpawli. D-E: Line starts from point 'D', passes in East direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 25 and 21, and meets at point 'E' in village Ganpawli. E-F: Line starts from point 'E', passes in South direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 21, 22 and 23 and meets at point 'F'. F-G: Line starts from point 'F', passes in East direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 28 and meets at point 'G'. G-H: Line starts from point 'G', passes in South direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 28 and 30 and meets at point 'H'. H-I: Line starts from point 'H', passes in East direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 33 and meets at point 'I'. I-J: Line starts from point 'I', passes in South direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 33 and meets at point 'J' on the common village boundary of village Ganpawali and Kanwa. J-K: Line starts from point 'J' passes in East direction along outer boundary of Plot Number 125,126 and 127 and meets at point 'K' on the common village boundary of village Ganpawli and Kanwa. K-L: Line starts from point 'K' passes in South direction, enters Kanwa village along the outer boundary of Plot Number 127 and meets at point ‘L' in village Kanwa. L-M: Line starts from point 'L' passes in South direction crossing railway track and meets at point 'M'. M-N: Line starts from point 'M' in Kanwa village, passes in West direction along the outer boundary of railway land, enters Ganpawli village, passes in West direction along the outer boundary of Railway land and then passes in North direction and meets at point 'N' on the common village boundary of village Ganpawli and Katara. N-O: Line starts from point 'N', passes in West direction along the outer boundary of Railway land and meets at point 'O' in village Katara. O-P: Line starts from point 'O', passes in West direction along the outer boundary of Railway land and meets at point 'P'. P-Q: Line starts from point 'P', passes in North direction crossing the Railway track and meets at point 'Q’. Q-R: Line starts from point 'Q', passes in East direction along the outer boundary of Railway land and meets at point 'R' in village Katara. R-S: Line starts from point 'R', passes in North direction, crossing road along outer boundary of Plot Number 24 and 20, then enters in Bopeshwar village and passes in North direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 72 and 73 and meets at point 'S' in village Bopeshwar. S-T: Line starts from point 'S', passes in West direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 76 and meets at point 'T'. T-U: Line starts from point 'T', passes in North direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 76 and 75, then passes in West direction along outer boundary of Plot Number 32 and meets at point 'U'. U-V: Line starts from point 'U', passes in North direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 32, 45 and 44, then passes in West direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 43 and meets at point 'V'. V-A: Line starts from point 'V', passes in North direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 43 and meets at point 'A' in village Bopeshwar. [No. 43015/12/2023-LAIR ] BHABANI PRASAD PATI, Jt. Secy. 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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