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Notification under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire rights in coal-bearing land totalling approximately 1679.82 hectares across seven villages (including Kumunda, Parabeda and Mardahariharpur) in Angul district, Odisha, for prospecting and obtaining coal.

Detailed Summary

By notification S.O. 3116(E) dated 12 July 2023, the Ministry of Coal declared under section 4(1) of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957) its intention to acquire rights in or over land in Angul district, Odisha, where coal is likely to be found, for the purpose of searching for and obtaining coal. Persons interested in the land could object under section 5 within thirty days, stating if they wished to be heard; a copy of the notification and Schedule was sent to the State Government and District Collector with a direction under section 4(3) to give public notice locally. The Schedule specifies, village by village (including Kumunda, Parabeda and Mardahariharpur among seven villages/parts covering roughly 1679.82 hectares), exhaustive lists of khasra/plot numbers to be acquired, followed by a boundary-point description of the overall acquisition block. The notification is signed by Bhabani Prasad Pati, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal.

Full Text

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY CG-DL-E-13072023-247303 MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th July, 2023 S.O. 3116(E).—Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that coal is likely to be obtained in the areas specified in the Schedule below, situated in the District of Angul, State of Odisha, and considers it necessary to acquire the rights in or over the said land for the purpose of searching for and obtaining coal therein; Note 1.—The declaration of intention to acquire the land specified below has been made under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957). Note 2.—Any person interested in the said land may, within thirty days of the publication of this notification, object to the acquisition thereof under section 5 of the said Act. Note 3.—Any person referred to in Note 2 shall, if he wishes to be heard, state so specifically in his objection. Note 4.—A copy of this notification and of the Schedule has been sent to the State Government and to the Collector of the District, with a direction under section 4(3) that public notice of the substance of this notification be given at convenient places in the locality. Section 8 (explanatory note as extracted): Where any land in respect of which a notification has been published under section 4 is required for the purpose of prospecting for coal, the competent authority may, after the expiry of the objection period, authorise entry upon and prospecting of such land. SCHEDULE District: Angul, State: Odisha Columns: Village | Thana/Tahasil | District | Approximate area (in acres) | Remarks 1. Kumunda (part) | ... | Angul | ... | 2. Banabaspur (part) | ... | Angul | ... | 3. Parabeda (full) | ... | Angul | ... | 4. Mardahariharpur (full) | ... | Angul | ... | 5. Banabaspur (part) [continuation block] | ... | Angul | ... | 6. [village 6] | ... | Angul | ... | 7. [village 7] | ... | Angul | ... | Total area of Schedule: 1679.82 hectares (approx., as stated in the accompanying notification text) (1) Plot numbers to be acquired in village Kumunda (part): 1 to 649, 653 to 655, 657 to 949, 951 to 1223 [continuing series] ... 946/2119, 946/2119/2167, 962/1351, 964/1350, 970/1602, 971/1601 and 994/1883. (2) [Village 2 plot numbers - similarly extensive numeric series of khasra/plot numbers, format N or N/N, comma-separated, several hundred entries per village] (3) Plot numbers to be acquired in village Parabeda (full): 1 to 285, 1/339, 1/494, 1/495, 1/500, 1/501, 1/502, 1/517, 1/518, 1/519, 1/520, 1/521, 1/522, 1/523, 1/524, 1/525, 1/526, 1/527, 100/326, 103/288, 106/350, 107/305, 113/309, 114/294, 115/337, 115/574, 128/308, 128/466, 128/467, 128/468, 130/469, 130/470, 130/471, 130/579, 132/313, 135/426, 135/426/581, 135/474, 135/483, 135/513, 135/514, 135/515, 136/316, 138/314, 138/580, 144/382, 144/441, 145/443, 145/450, 145/558, 146/423, 149/408, 150/447, 151/407, 151/409, 151/410, 152/439, 153/392, 153/393, 154/448, 154/449, 154/452, 154/452/564, 154/453, 155/479, 155/496, 155/497, 155/498, 156/437, 156/438, 157/431, 157/433, 157/435, 158/424, 159/302, 159/454, 159/568, 159/569, 159/570, 159/571, 159/572, 159/578, 160/317, 160/411, 160/432, 160/434, 160/436, 161/343, 161/344, 162/429, 162/451, 162/475, 162/476, 162/477, 162/478, 162/489, 162/493, 163/353, 163/455, 163/456, 163/457, 163/458, 163/459, 163/460, 163/480, 163/481, 163/353/566, 163/353/567, 167/345, 169/581, 172/290, 180/300, 180/301, 180/490, 181/386, 181/399, 181/400, 182/346, 182/347, 182/348, 182/349, 183/306, 183/580, 184/341, 184/342, 184/362, 184/363, 184/364, 184/367, 184/371, 184/372, 184/375, 184/376, 184/389, 184/404, 184/419, 184/427, 184/428, 184/445, 184/484, 184/492, 184/499, 185/289, 186/287, 186/351, 186/383, 186/384, 186/385, 186/387, 186/388, 186/390, 186/391, 186/394, 186/395, 186/398, 186/401, 186/402, 186/405, 186/406, 186/412, 186/413, 186/414, 186/415, 186/416, 186/417, 186/418, 186/425, 186/430, 186/442, 186/482, 188/299, 190/297, 192/298, 192/312, 192/577, 194/311, 195/396, 195/397, 195/403, 195/446, 2/440, 2/528, 2/529, 2/530, 2/531, 2/532, 2/533, 2/534, 2/535, 2/536, 2/537, 2/538, 2/539, 2/540, 2/541, 200/295, 204/330, 206/331, 210/332, 214/333, 215/328, 233/420, 233/421, 233/422, 233/472, 233/473, 233/487, 234/485, 234/486, 234/488, 245/464, 245/465, 245/491, 27/511, 281/296, 3/291, 3/292, 3/368, 3/542, 3/543, 3/544, 3/545, 3/546, 3/547, 30/503, 31/504, 31/505, 31/506, 34/370, 34/512, 34/557, 341/374, 39/293, 39/554, 4/509, 44/329, 48/336, 48/462, 49/379, 53/318, 57/307, 59/303, 59/304, 59/582, 6/369, 6/548, 6/549, 6/550, 6/551, 6/552, 6/553, 62/327, 63/377, 63/380, 69/510, 7/507, 7/508, 74/463, 75/352, 75/354, 75/444, 75/559, 75/560, 75/561, 75/562, 78/338, 8/286, 81/322, 81/324, 81/365, 81/366, 81/366/565, 81/461, 81/563, 81/575, 85/335, 86/378, 86/378/573, 86/381, 88/323, 90/340 and 92/334. (4) Plot numbers acquired in village Mardahariharpur (full): [extensive numeric series of khasra numbers, format N or N/N, several hundred entries, e.g.] 3649/5914, 3660/6961, 3639/6054, 3669/6055, ... [continuing through the full village schedule] ... 5318/5922, 5332/6892, 5332/6892/6975, 5332/6893, 5334/6894, 5358/6411, 5358/6435, 5358/6446, 5358/6447 [series continues to end of village schedule] (5) Plot numbers to be acquired in village Banabaspur (part): [extensive numeric series matching pattern of village 4] Boundary description of the acquired area: [described by a series of lettered/numbered boundary points A, B, C ... tracing the perimeter of the coal-bearing block, as set out following the plot-number schedules] [F. No. as per Ministry of Coal records] BHABANI PRASAD PATI, Jt. Secy.

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