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The Central Government notifies specific railway projects of Lucknow division of Northern Railway as "Special Railway Projects" for land acquisition under the powers conferred by Clause (37A) of Section 2 of The Railway (Amendment) Act-2008.

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The Ministry of Railways, specifically the Northern Railway (Construction Organization), issued Notification S.O. 2997(E) on 10th June, 2026, in New Delhi. This notification, exercising powers under Clause (37A) of Section 2 of The Railway (Amendment) Act-2008, designates several projects of the Lucknow division of Northern Railway as "Special Railway Projects." These projects are for the purpose of land acquisition to provide national infrastructure for public use, effective from the date of publication in the official gazette. The notified projects include: a) Provision of 2-lane Road Over Bridge (ROB) along with Road Under Bridge (RUB) at Railway Cost in lieu of Level Crossing (LC) no. 16/SPL at KM 843.844 on the Sultanpur-Zafrabad section; b) Provision of 2-lane ROB along with RUB at Railway Cost in lieu of LC no. 21/SPL at KM 852.959 on the Sultanpur-Zafrabad section; c) Provision of RUB in lieu of LC no. 15/C (789.928), 17C (792.550), 19/C (796.201), 20/C (797.754), 22/C (800.303) on the Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Raebareli-Lucknow section; d) Provision of RUB in lieu of LC no. 33/C (818.946), 37/C (825.718), 38/C (827.110), 39/C (828.397) & 40/C (829.760) on the Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Raebareli-Lucknow section; and e) Provision of RUB in lieu of LC no. 32C(JLL-SIQ), 35C(SIQ-ZBD), 36C (SIQ-ZBD) in the BSB-ZBD section under ADEN/JNU. The land acquisition will take place in the Districts of Varanasi, Jaunpur, and Bhadohi in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The notification was signed by SHYAM SINGH, Chief Administrative Officer/Const.-II, and bears File No. 190-W/Land/BSB-II/ROB-RUB.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-13062026-273432 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2899] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026/JYAISHTHA 21, 1948 4222 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th June, 2026 S.O. 2997(E). In exercise of the power conferred by Clause (37A) of Section 2 of The Railway (Amendment) Act-2008, the Central Government hereby notifies the following projects of Lucknow division of Northern Railway: a) Provision of 2-lane ROB along with RUB (at Railway Cost) in lieu of LC no. 16/SPL at KM 843.844 on Sultanpur- Zafrabad section of Lucknow Division on Northern Railway. b) Provision of 2-lane ROB along with RUB (at Railway Cost) in lieu of LC no. 21/SPL at KM 852.959 on Sultanpur- Zafrabad section of Lucknow Division on Northern Railway. c) Provision of RUB in lieu of LC no. 15/C (789.928), 17C (792.550), 19/C (796.201), 20/C (797.754), 22/C (800.303) Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Raebareli-Lucknow section. d) Varanasi- Pratapgarh-Raebareli-Lucknow: Provision of RUB in lieu of LC no. 33/C (818.946), 37/C (825.718), 38/C (827.110), 39/C (828.397) & 40/C (829.760) on Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Raebareli-Lucknow Section. e) Provision of RUB in lieu of LC no. 32C(JLL-SIQ), 35C(SIQ-ZBD), 36C (SIQ-ZBD) in BSB-ZBD section under ADEN/JNU as "Special Railway Projects" for acquisition of land in Districts Varanasi, Jaunpur and Bhadohi of the State Uttar Pradesh, for providing national infrastructure for a public purpose with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the official gazette. [F. No. 190-W/Land/BSB-II/ROB-RUB] SHYAM SINGH, Chief Administrative Officer/Const.-II 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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