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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-15072025-264676
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3141]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025/ASHADHA 24, 1947
MINISTRY OF COAL
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th July, 2025
S.O. 3211(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal
number S. O. 4263(E), dated the 30th 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), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 30th
September, 2024, the Central Government gave notice of its intention to prospect for coal in 1313.393
hectares (approximately) or 3245.394 acres (approximately) of the land in the locality specified in the
Schedule annexed to the said 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 1272.11 hectares
(approximately) or 3143.384 acres (approximately) and all rights in or over the said land specified in the
Schedule appended hereto.
Note 1: The plan bearing number C-I(E)/III/JJJR/0425/1028, dated the 12th April, 2025 comprising the area
covered by this notification may be inspected in the office of the Collector, District Chandrapur,
Maharashtra or in the office of the Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organisation, Ministry of Coal, Scope
Minar, 5th floor, Core II, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092 or in the office of the General Manager, Western
Coalfields Limited (Revenue Department), Coal Estate, Civil Lines, Nagpur- 440001, Maharashtra.
Note 2: Attention is hereby invited to the provisions of section 8 of the aforesaid 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 of 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 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 Organisation, 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. 2519, dated the 27th May, 1983,
published in Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated the 11th June, 1983.
SCHEDULE
Gauri Central Open Cast Mine
Ballarpur Area
District Chandrapur (Maharashtra)
[Plan bearing number: C-I(E)/III/JJJR/0425/1028, dated the 12th April, 2025]
All Rights:
+----+--------------+--------+-----------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------+------------+
| Sr. | Name of | Tahsil | District | Tenancy | Government| Forest | Sub | Tenancy | Government| Forest | Railway | Sub total | Total | Remark |
| No | Village | | | | | | total | | | | land | | (Ha.) | |
| | | | | | | | (Ha.) | | | | | | | |
+----+--------------+--------+-----------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------+------------+
| 1 | Arvi | Rajura | Chandrapur| 21.8 | 4.8 | 0 | 26.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.6 | Part |
| 2 | Khairgaon | Rajura | Chandrapur| 111.68 | 16.8 | 0 | 128.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128.48 | Part |
| | n (Rith) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Khamona | Rajura | Chandrapur| 125.48 | 16.49 | 0 | 141.97 | 3.88 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.63 | 146.6 | Part |
| 4 | Mathara | Rajura | Chandrapur| 3.8 | 1.09 | 0 | 4.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.89 | Part |
| 5 | Antargaon | Rajura | Chandrapur| 45.67 | 2.22 | 0 | 47.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.89 | Part |
| | (Khurd) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Muthara | Rajura | Chandrapur| 206.95 | 7.96 | 0 | 214.91 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 219.06 | Part |
| 7 | Gauri | Rajura | Chandrapur| 304 | 4.14 | 0 | 308.14 | 3.19 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 3.26 | 311.4 | Part |
| 8 | Goigaon | Rajura | Chandrapur| 363.48 | 11.07 | 0 | 374.55 | 10.29 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | 12.64 | 387.19 | Part |
+----+--------------+--------+-----------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------+------------+
| | Total | | | 1182.86 | 64.57 | 0 | 1247.43 | 21.51 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.5 | 24.68 | 1272.11 | |
+----+--------------+--------+-----------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------+------------+
Total Area: 1272.11 hectares (approximately) or 3143.38 acres (approximately)
1. Plot number within notification boundary in village Arvi:
Tenancy Land: 164, 165, 166, 180.
Government Land: 157, 158, 159, Road.
2. Plot number within notification boundary in village Khairgaon (Rith):
Tenancy Land:
1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45 and 46.
Government Land: 3 (Parampok), 5 (Gayran), 22 (Part), 44, Goathan-land, Road, Nallah.
3. Plot number within notification boundary in village Khamona:
Tenancy Land: 9 (Part), 10(Part),12, 13(Part), 14(Part), 15(Part), 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26(Part),
27(Part), 28, 29, 30(Part), 31(Part), 32, 33(Part), 34(Part), 35(Part), 36(Part), 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,
48, 49, 50(Part), 51(Part), 52(Part), 53(Part), 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64(Part), 65(Part), 66(Part), 67(Part),
68(Part), 69(Part), 190(Part), 191 and 192(Part)
Government Land: 11, 13(Part), 14(Part), 15(Part), Gayran 24, 26(Part), 27(Part), 30(Part), 31(Part), 33(Part),
34(Part), 35(Part), 36(Part), Road, Nallah
4. Plot number within notification boundary in village Mathara:
Tenancy Land: 133.
Government Land: Nallah.
5. Plot number within notification boundary in village Antergaon (Khurd):
Tenancy Land: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 38 and 39.
Government Land: Road, Gaothan.
6. Plot number within notification boundary in village Muthara:
Tenancy Land: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42,
43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73,
74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107,
108, 109, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 250 and 251.
Government Land: Road, Nallah, Gaothan
7. Plot number within notification boundary in village Gauri:
Tenancy Land: 376, 377, 384(Part), 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, 421(Part), 422, 423, 424,
425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447,
448, 449, 525, 526, 534, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542,543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555,
556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578,
579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586 and 587.
Government Land: 421(Part), 533, 535, 536, Road, Nallah.
8. Plot number within notification boundary in village Goigaon:
Tenancy Land: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 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, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62,
63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,
97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120,
121, 122, 123, 125(Part), 127(Part), 128, 129, 130, 131,132(Part), 133(Part), 134(Part), 135(Part), 136(Part), 151,
152, 153, 154, 179, 180, 181, 182, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201,
202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217 and 218.
Government Land: 61(Gayran), 124 (Gayran), Gaothan, Road, Nallah.
Boundary description:
A- B: Line starts from point 'A' on the common village boundary of village Gauri and Antargaon (Khurd), passes
towards North-east direction along Gauri Nallah and meets point 'B' in village Gauri.
B-C: Line starts from point 'B', passes towards East direction and meets Point 'C' in village Gauri.
C-D: Line starts from point 'C', passes towards South-east direction, and meets point 'D' in village Gauri.
D-E: Line starts from point 'D', passes towards South-east direction, and meets point 'E' in village Gauri.
E-F: Line starts from point 'E', passes towards South-east direction and meets
point 'F' on the common village boundary of village Gauri and Mathara.
F-G: Line starts from point 'F', passes towards South-east direction, cross the Mathara Nallah and meets point 'G’
in village Mathara.
G-H: Line starts from point G', passes towards South direction, crosses the common boundary of village Mathara,
Khairgaon (Rith), Khairgaon (Rith) and Arvi and meets point 'H' in village Arvi.
H-I: Line starts from point 'H', passes towards South-west direction, crosses the common village boundary of village
Arvi and Kairgaon (Rith) and meets point 'I' on the common village boundary of Khairgaon (Rith) and Khamona.
I-J: Line starts from point 'I', passes towards West direction, crosses the common
village boundary of Khamona and Muthra and meets point 'J' in village
Muthara near Nallah.
J-K: Line starts from point 'J', passes towards North direction along Nallah and meets point 'K' in village Muthara.
K-L: Line starts from point 'K', passes towards East direction and meets point 'L' in village Muthara.
L-M: Line starts from point 'L' passes towards North direction along Nala and meets point 'M' in village Muthara.
M-N: -Line starts from point 'M', passes towards North direction along Nala, crosses the common village boundary of
village Muthara and Antargao (Khurd) and meets point 'N' in village Antargaon (khurd).
N-A: - Line starts from point 'N', along Nala and meets point ‘A' on common village boundary of village Antargaon
(khurd) and Gauri.
[F. No. 43015/12/2024-LAIR]
BHABANI PRASAD PATI, Jt. Secy.