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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Special Railway Project in Palghar District, Maharashtra.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) issued Notification S.O. 3045(E) on July 2, 2025, published in the Gazette of India on July 9, 2025, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Special Railway Project in Palghar District, Maharashtra. This action is taken under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). Interested persons may object to the acquisition within thirty days of the notification's publication, submitting written objections to the Competent Authority, identified as the Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Surya Project, Dahanu, Palghar, Maharashtra. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing, and its order under sub-section (2) of section 20D of the Railways Act, 1989, will be final. Land plans and other details, including a specific parcel in Umbarpada Nandade Village, Palghar Taluka, Survey Number 9/C, with an area of 0.0160 Hectares, are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-10072025-264495 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2978] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025/ASHADHA 18, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd July, 2025 S.O. 3045(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20 A of the Railways 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, the brief description of which has been given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project, namely Western Dedicated Freight Corridor in the District of Palghar, in the State of Maharashtra, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; 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 (2) of section 20D of the said Act; Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Deputy Collector ( Land Acquisition), Surya Project, Dahanu, Palghar, Maharashtra in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof, and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by legal practitioner and may, after hearing such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections; Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 20 D 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 Special Railway Project, namely, Western Dedicated Freight Corridor in District Palghar in the State of Maharashtra. District Name - Palghar +-----+----------+----------+-------------------+---------------+------------------+ | Sr. | District | Taluka | Village | Survey Number | Area in Hectares | | No. | | | | | | +-----+----------+----------+-------------------+---------------+------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | +-----+----------+----------+-------------------+---------------+------------------+ | 1 | Palghar | Palghar | Umbarpada Nandade | 9/C | 0.0160 | +-----+----------+----------+-------------------+---------------+------------------+ [F. No. 2025/LML-II/12/1/WC/2501] PANKAJ TYAGI, 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 NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.07.10 14:12:53 +05'30'

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