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The Central Government gives notice of its intention to prospect for coal from land described in the Schedule annexed to this notification, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957.

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The Ministry of Coal issued Notification S.O. 1251(E) on 10th March, 2026, announcing the Central Government's intention to prospect for coal from land located in the SAKHIGOPAL-B KAKURHI COAL BLOCK, Angul District, Odisha. This action is taken under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957). A plan, bearing number HQS&DN24127 dated August, 2024, detailing the area can be inspected at the offices of the Chief General Manager (Exploration Division), Central Mine Planning and Design Institute, Ranchi; the Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organization, Delhi; or the Collector and District Magistrate, Angul, Odisha. Persons interested in the land may claim compensation under section 6 for damage caused by actions taken under sub-section (3) of section 4, or under sub-section (1) or (4) of section 13 for prospecting or mining licenses ceasing to have effect. Claims, including documents showing expenditure, must be delivered to the Collector and District Magistrate, Angul, Odisha, within ninety days from the notification's publication date. The Schedule lists 22 villages in Talcher Tehsil, Angul District, Odisha, with a total approximate area of 651.697 hectares. The provisional boundary description is Latitude: 20°57'40"N - 20°59'19"N and Longitude: 85°13'10" E - 85°15'23" E. The notification was issued by Dr. MANIK CHANDRA PANDIT, Economic Adviser, under F. No. 43015/8/2025-LAIR.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13032026-270925 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1199] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2026/PHALGUNA 20, 1947 MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th March, 2026 S.O. 1251(E).—Whereas, it appears to the Central Government that coal is likely to be obtained from the land in the locality described in the Schedule annexed hereto; And, whereas, the plan bearing number HQS&DN24127, August, 2024, containing details of the area of land described in the said Schedule may be inspected at the office of the Chief General Manager (Exploration Division), Central Mine Planning and Design Institute, Gondwana Palace, Kanke Road, Ranchi 834008, Jharkhand or at the office of the Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organization, Ministry of Coal, Scope Minar, 5th floor, Core-2, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi 110092 or at the office of the Collector and District Magistrate, Angul, Odisha. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by 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), the Central Government hereby gives notice of its intention to prospect for coal from land described in the said Schedule; Any persons interested in the land described in the said Schedule may - (i) claim compensation under section 6 of the said Act for any damage caused or likely to be caused by any action taken under sub-section (3) of section 4 of the said Act; or (ii) claim compensation under sub-section (1) of section 13 of the said Act in respect of prospecting license ceasing to have effect or under sub-section (4) of section 13 of the said Act for mining lease ceasing to have effect and deliver all maps, charts and other documents relating to the aforesaid land to show the expenditure incurred in respect of items specified in clauses (i) to (iv) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the said Act, to the officer of the Collector and District Magistrate, Angul, Odisha within a period of ninety days from the date of publication of this notification. SCHEDULE SAKHIGOPAL-B KAKURHI COAL BLOCK, ANGUL DISTRICT, ODISHA (Plan bearing number HQS&DN24127, August, 2024] +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------+---------+----------+----------------------------------+---------+ | Sl. No.| Name of the Village | Patwari Circle number / Thana number | Tahsil | District | Area in hectares (approximately) | Remarks | +========+=====================+====================================+=========+==========+==================================+=========+ | 1 | Dasharathipur | 24 | Talcher | Angul | 4.032 | Partial | | 2 | Balijodi | 162 | Talcher | Angul | 19.047 | Fully | | 3 | Barnali | 165 | Talcher | Angul | 3.419 | Fully | | 4 | Bherubanian | 166 | Talcher | Angul | 9.286 | Fully | | 5 | Biharipur | 168 | Talcher | Angul | 69.900 | Fully | | 6 | Birabarapali | 172 | Talcher | Angul | 8.102 | Partial | | 7 | Gunthabaha | 164 | Talcher | Angul | 9.486 | Fully | | 8 | Hariharpur | 160 | Talcher | Angul | 15.749 | Fully | | 9 | Jharanli | 159 | Talcher | Angul | 7.348 | Fully | | 10 | Kakudi | 161 | Talcher | Angul | 59.013 | Fully | | 11 | Kankili | 156 | Talcher | Angul | 175.820 | Partial | | 12 | Kauchinali | 163 | Talcher | Angul | 5.096 | Fully | | 13 | Ketlandpur | 169 | Talcher | Angul | 24.879 | Fully | | 14 | Kosthapas | 158 | Talcher | Angul | 7.466 | Fully | | 15 | Kishorpal | 171 | Talcher | Angul | 73.332 | Fully | | 16 | Mahulapa (ka) | 174 | Talcher | Angul | 11.080 | Fully | | 17 | Mahulapa (kha) | 173 | Talcher | Angul | 13.543 | Fully | | 18 | Telibahala | 157 | Talcher | Angul | 3.193 | Fully | | 19 | Mituani | 155 | Talcher | Angul | 16.673 | Partial | | 20 | Nijgartown | 175 | Talcher | Angul | 41.630 | Partial | | 21 | Pramodprasad | 170 | Talcher | Angul | 54.601 | Partial | | 22 | Ramachandrapur | 167 | Talcher | Angul | 19.002 | Fully | +--------+---------------------+------------------------------------+---------+----------+----------------------------------+---------+ Total area : 652 hectares 651.697 Boundary description: Latitude: 20°57'40"N - 20°59'19"N (Provisional) Longitude: 85°13'10" E - 85°15'23" E (Provisional) [F. No. 43015/8/2025-LAIR] Dr. MANIK CHANDRA PANDIT, Economic Adviser.

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