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The Central Government gives notice of its intention to acquire 530.71 hectares (approximately) or 1311.38 acres (approximately) of land and all rights over it, in the North Dhadu (Eastern Part) Coal Block, under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957.

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The Ministry of Coal, via Notification S.O. 5727(E) dated 9th December, 2025, notifies the Central Government's intention to acquire approximately 530.71 hectares (1311.38 acres) of land and all rights over it. This action is taken under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957), following satisfaction that coal is obtainable in a part of the land previously notified for prospecting. The earlier prospecting notification was S.O. 4245(E) dated 27th September, 2024, issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the same Act, which covered 546.59 hectares (1350.63 acres). The land now slated for acquisition is located in the North Dhadu (Eastern Part) Coal Block, North Karanpura Coal Field, within Balumath Tehsil, District Latehar, State Jharkhand, encompassing the villages of Gerenja, Bishunpur, Pindarkom, Marangloiya, and Bhaisadon, with specific plot numbers detailed in the appended Schedule. The official plan (NO. HQS&DN25113, dated 7th August, 2025) can be inspected at the offices of the Collector, District Latehar; the Coal Controller's Organization, Ministry of Coal, Delhi; or NTPC Mining Limited in Ranchi or New Delhi. The notification also highlights the provisions of section 8 of the Act, which allows any interested person to object to the acquisition within thirty days of the notification's issue to the competent authority, who is the Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organization, Ministry of Coal, as appointed vide S.O. 2228(E) dated 10th June, 2024.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-10122025-268399 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5539] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 19, 1947 MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th December, 2025 S.O. 5727(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal number S.O. 4245(E), dated the 27th September, 2024, 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), and published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 28th September, 2024, the Central Government give notice of its intention to prospect for coal in 546.59 hectares (approximately) or 1350.63 acres (approximately) of the land in the locality specified in the Schedule annexed to that notification; And whereas the Central Government is satisfied that coal is obtainable in a part of the said land specified 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 530.71 hectares (approximately) or 1311.38 acres (approximately) and all rights in or over the said land specified in the Schedule appended hereto; Note 1: The plan bearing NO. HQS&DN25113, dated the 7th August, 2025 of the area covered by this notification may be inspected in the office of the Collector, District Latehar (Jharkhand) or in the office of the Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organization, Ministry of Coal, Scope Minar, 5th Floor, Core II, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi 110092 or in the office of the "Chief Executive Officer", NTPC Mining Limited, Ginni Plaza, Station road, Post Office- Chutia, District- Ranchi-834001, Jharkhand or NTPC Bhawan, Core 7, Scope Complex, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003. 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 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 the 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, Coal Controller's Organization, Ministry of Coal, Scope Minar, 5th Floor, Core II, 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. 2228(E), dated the 10th June, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii), dated the 11th June, 2024. SCHEDULE North Dhadu (Eastern Part) Coal Block North Karanpura Coal Field (Anchal or tehsil-Balumath, District Latehar, State Jharkhand) [Plan bearing number HQS&DN25113, dated the 7th August, 2025] All Rights: +--------+-----------+-------+-------+-----------+------------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------+ | Serial | Mouja or | Thana | Halka | Land | Land | District | Area (in | Area (in | Remarks | | Number | Village | number| number| Revenue | Revenue | Forest | acre) | Hectare) | | | | Name | | | Officer | Officer | Officer | | | | | | | | | Certified | Certified | Certified | | | | | | | | | Tenancy | GM Land | Forest | | | | | | | | | Land (in | (GMKhas+ | Land (in | | | | | | | | | acre) | GMJJ+ | acre) | | | | | | | | | | GMAam) | | | | | | | | | | | (in acre) | | | | | +--------+-----------+-------+-------+-----------+------------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------+ | 1 | Gerenja | 214 | 12 | 230.88 | 151.89 | 326.62 | 709.39 | 287.09 | Part | | 2 | Bishunpur | 223 | 12 | 165.97 | 177.40 | 54.79 | 398.16 | 161.13 | Part | | 3 | Pindarkom | 217 | 12 | 35.38 | 8.91 | 142.16 | 186.45 | 75.46 | Part | | 4 | Marangloiya| 222 | 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.38 | 12.38 | 5.01 | Part | | 5 | Bhaisadon | 213 | 12 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 2.02 | Part | +--------+-----------+-------+-------+-----------+------------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------+ | Total Area (Approximately) | | | 432.23 | 343.20 | 535.95 | 1311.38 | 530.71 | | +--------+-----------+-------+-------+-----------+------------+-----------+----------+-----------+-----------+ Total Area = 530.71 hectares (Approximately) or 1311.38 acres (Approximately) RS plot numbers as per Government of Jharkhand Land Revenue and CS plot as per Government of Jharkhand Forest Department Records 1. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Gerenja: Revenue land (Revisional Survey plot) 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330,331, 332, 333, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408,409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 433, 441, 444, 445, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 535, 536, 540, 822, 826, 827, 829, 830, 831, 832, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 839, 840, 841, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 860, 861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949, 950, 951, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 972, 973, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018,1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1169, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219, 1220, 1221, 1222, 1223, 1224, 1225,1228, 1229, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1347, 1348, 1349, 1350, 1351, 1352, 1353, 1354, 1355, 1356, 1357, 1358, 1359, 1360, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1364, 1365, 1366, 1367, 1368, 1369, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1375, 1376, 1377, 1378, 1379, 1380, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1387, 1388, 1389, 1390, 1391, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1397, 1398, 1399, 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1415, 1416, 1417, 1418, 1419, 1420, 1421, 1422, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1436, 1437, 1438, 1439, 1440, 1441, 1442, 1443, 1444, 1446, 1447, 1448, 1449, 1450, 1451, 1452, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457, 1458, 1459, 1460, 1461, 1462, 1463, 1464, 1465, 1466, 1467, 1468, 1469, 1470, 1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477, 1478, 1479, 1480, 1484, 1485, 1486, 1489, 1490 268P, 285P, 291P, 328P, 334P, 335P, 336P, 339P, 352P, 367P, 368P, 369P, 373P, 374P, 375P, 431P, 432P, 434P, 435P, 439P, 440P, 443P, 446P, 450P, 496P, 506P, 509P, 527P, 528P, 534P, 537P, 538P, 539P, 541P, 542P, 550P, 560P, 603P, 821P, 823P, 824P, 825P, 828P, 1159P, 1165P, 1166P, 1167P, 1168P, 1226P, 1227P, 1230P, 1235P, 1243P, 1273P, 1304P, 1305P, 1307P, 1445P, 1487P and Forest land (Revisional Survey / Cadastral Survey plot) 1334 (CS plot-817,905P), 1338(CS plot-907), 1339(CS plot -816), 1340(CS plot -815), 1341(CS plot -883), 1342(CS plot -882), 1481(CS plot -881), 1482(CS plot -884), 1483(CS plot -890), 1335P (CS plot -813P, 814P, 906) and 1337P (CS plot -908P). 2. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Bishunpur: Revenue land (Revisional Survey plot) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 87, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 410, 411, 412, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419 52P, 53P, 54P, 55P, 63P, 66P, 67P, 85P, 86P, 88P, 91P, 188P, 191P, 192P, 198P, 200P, 201P, 339P, 353P, 354P, 355P, 356P, 372P, 373P, 374P, 375P, 376P, 377P, 381P, 382P, 407P, 408P, 409P, 413P, 420P, 421P, 422P, 424P Forest land (Revisional Survey / Cadastral Survey plot) 8(CS plot-1), 203(CS plot-59), 202P(CS plot-231P), 204P(CS plot-200P), Unknown RS(CS plot-62) 3. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Pidarkom: Revenue land (Revisional Survey plot) 625, 626, 627, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 659, 660, 661, 665, 621P, 622P, 623P, 662P, 666P, 667P, 678P Forest land (Revisional Survey / Cadastral Survey plot) 628(CS plot-425P, 426P), 658 (CS plot-454P, 460P), 624P(CS plot-425P), 663P (CS plot-460P), 664P (CS plot-455P, 467P), 710P(CS plot-535P), 711P (CS plot-536P), 712P (CS plot-537P), 1151P(CS plot-623P), 1152P(CS plot-624P) and 1153P(CS plot-628P). 4. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Marangloiya: Forest land (Revisional Survey / Cadastral Survey plot) 1P(CS plot-1P), 2(CS plot-1P), 3P(CS plot-1P) 5. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Bhaisadon: Revenue land (Revisional Survey / Cadastral Survey plot) 24P, 185P, 187P, 188P, 547P, 548P, 1101P, 1110P, 1101/1168P Boundary description: 1. Line A1-A2: The line starts from point Al located in Village Pindarkom in North East direction of coal block, moving in North West direction passing through village Pindarkom and reaches point A2 located in village Pindarkom. 2. Line A2-A3: The line starts from point A2 located in Village Pindarkom moving in South West direction reaches to point A3 Located in Gerenja Village. 3. Line A3-A4: The line starts from point A3 located in Gerenja Village moving in South West direction to point A4 Located in Gerenja Village. 4. Line A4-A5: The line starts from point A4 located in Gerenja Village moving in South West direction to point A5 located in Gerenja Village. 5. Line A5-A6: The line starts from point A5 located in Gerenja Village moving in South direction to point A6 located in Bhaisadon Village. 6. Line A6-A7: The line starts from point A6 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in South East direction to point A7 located in Bhaisadon Village. 7. Line A7-A8: The line starts from point A7 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in South East direction to point A8 located in Bhaisadon Village. 8. Line A8-A9: The line starts from point A8 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in South East direction to point A9 located in Bhaisadon Village. 9. Line A9-A10: The line starts from point A9 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in South East direction to point A10 located in Gerenja Village. 10. Line A10-A11: The line starts from point A10 located in Gerenja Village moving in North East direction to point A11 located in Bhaisadon Village. 11. Line A11-A12: The line starts from point A11 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in North East direction to point A12 located in Gerenja Village. 12. Line A12-A13: The line starts from point A12 located in Gerenja Village moving in South East direction to point A13 located in Bhaisadon Village. 13. Line A13-A14: The line starts from point A13 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in due East direction to point no. A14 located in Bhaisadon Village. 14. Line A14-A15: The line starts from point A14 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in South East direction to point A15 located in Bhaisadon Village. 15. Line A15-A16: The line starts from point A15 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in due South direction to point A16 located in Bhaisadon Village. 16. Line A16-A17: The line starts from point A16 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in South East direction to point A17 located in Bhaisadon Village. 17. Line A17-A18: The line starts from point A17 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in due East direction to point A18 located in Garenja Village. 18. Line A18-A19: The line starts from point A18 located in Garenja Village moving in South East direction to point A19 located in Garenja Village. 19. Line A19-A20: The line starts from point A19 located in Garenja Village moving in South East direction to point A20 located in Bhaisadon Village. 20. Line A20-A21: The line starts from point A20 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in South East direction to point A21 located in Garenja Village. 21. Line A21-A22: The line starts from point A21 located in Garenja Village moving in due South direction to point no. A22 located in Garenja Village. 22. Line A22-A23: The line starts from point A22 located in Garenja Village moving in South West direction to point A23 located in Bhaisadon Village. 23. Line A23-A24: The line starts from point A23 located in Bhaisadon Village moving in South West direction to point A24 located in Gerenja Village. 24. Line A24-A25: The line starts from point A24 located in Garenja Village moving in South East direction to point A25 located in Gerenja Village. 25. Line A25-A26: The line starts from point A25 located in Garenja Village moving in South East direction to point A26 located in Bishunpur Village. 26. Line A26-A27: The line starts from point A26 located in Bishunpur Village moving in North East direction to point A27 located in Bishunpur Village. 27. Line A27-A28: The line starts from point A27 located in Bishunpur Village moving in due East direction to point no. A28 located in Bishunpur Village. 28. Line A28-A29: The line starts from point A28 located in Bishunpur Village moving in North East direction to point A29 located in Marangloiya Village. 29. Line A29-A1: The line starts from point A29 located in Marangloiya Village moving in due North direction to point Al located in Pindarkom Village. [F. No. 43015/13/2024-LAIR] Dr. MANIK CHANDRA PANDIT, Economic Adviser 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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