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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Special Railway Project in Mahesana District, Gujarat, under Sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on 20th February, 2026, as S.O. 1201(E), declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Special Railway Project in the Mahesana district of Gujarat. This action is exercised under Sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within thirty days from the notification's publication date, as per Sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the Act. Objections must be submitted in writing to the competent authority, identified as the Mahesana District Dy. Collector and Special Land Acquisition Office, Narmada Yojna, Kadi-1, Narmada Colony, Nanikadi road, Kadi, Mahesana, and Camp Office, Old Railway Area Officer Office, Pilajiganj, Mahesana, Gujarat. The competent authority will provide an opportunity for hearing, and its order under Sub-section (2) of Section 20D shall be final. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the aforesaid office. The attached Schedule provides a brief description of the land parcels, including Survey/Block Numbers and Area in Hectares, across villages like Moti Dau (e.g., Survey No. 614, 0.0110 Hectares; Survey No. 175, 0.1013 Hectares) and Jagudan (e.g., Survey No. 566, 0.1033 Hectares) within the Mahesana Taluka.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-09032026-270763 EXTRAORDINARY PART IIโ€”Section 3โ€”Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1149] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026/PHALGUNA 18, 1947 1655 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th February, 2026 S.O. 1201(E)-In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land,(to this notification) the brief description of which has been specified in the Schedule annexed is required for execution of Special Railway Project, namely, the Western Dedicated Fright Corridor in the district of Mahesana in the State of Gujarat, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; Whereas any person interested in the said land may, within a period of Thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette, raise objection, to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose, under Sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act. Whereas Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely, Mahesana District Dy. Collector and Special Land Acquisition Office, Narmada Yojna, Kadi-1, Narmada Colony, Nanikadi road, Kadi, Mahesana and Camp Office, Old Railway Area Officer Office, Pilajiganj, Mahesana, Gujarat in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the such competent authority shall give the objector and opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner and may after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the competent authority thinks necessary by order, either allow or disallow the objections; Whereas any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) of section-20D of the said Act, shall be final; The land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the competent authority. SCHEDULE Brief Description of the Land to be acquired with or without Structure for the special Railway Project, namely, Western Dedicated Freight Corridor in the State of Gujarat. Name of District: Mahesana +---------+----------------+-----------------+----------+------+------------------+ | Sr. No. | Name of Taluka | Name of Village | Survey/Block No. | Area in Hectares | +=========+================+=================+==========+======+==================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4)a | (4)b | (5) | +---------+----------------+-----------------+----------+------+------------------+ | 1 | Mahesana | Moti Dau | 614 | | 0.0110 | | 2 | | | 202 | | 0.0042 | | 3 | | | 200 | | 0.0060 | | 4 | | | 623 | | 0.0021 | | 5 | | | 624.001 | | 0.0130 | | 6 | | | 624.002 | | 0.0140 | | 7 | | | 193.001 | | 0.0090 | | 8 | | | 193.002 | | 0.0100 | | 9 | | | 185 | | 0.0064 | | 10 | | | 184 | | 0.0219 | | 11 | | | 174 | | 0.0210 | | 12 | | | 171 | | 0.0047 | | 13 | | | 170 | | 0.0009 | | 14 | | | 168 | | 0.0002 | | 15 | | | 109 | | 0.0419 | | 16 | | | 124 | | 0.0416 | | 17 | | | 125 | | 0.0377 | | 18 | | | 183 | | 0.0381 | | 19 | | | 725 | | 0.0127 | | 20 | | | 2022 | | 0.0013 | | 21 | | | 175 | | 0.1013 | | 22 | Mehsana | Jagudan | 566 | | 0.1033 | +---------+----------------+-----------------+----------+------+------------------+ [F. No. 2026/LML-II/12/1/WC/2510] B. K. JAIN, Executive Director (L &A) 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 NATI Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.03.09 16:10:27 +05'30'

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