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The Central Government gives notice of its intention to acquire 373.598 hectares (approximately) or 923.161 acres (approximately) of land and all rights in or over it, 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, Government of India, issued notification S.O. 5728(E) on December 9, 2025, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire approximately 373.598 hectares (923.161 acres) of land and all associated rights. This action is taken under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957). This follows an earlier notification, S.O. 3212(E) dated July 14, 2025, issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the same Act, which notified the intention to prospect for coal in the specified area. The land is designated for the Amalgamated Gondegaon -Ghatrohana Expansion Open Cast Mine, located in the Nagpur Area, District Nagpur (Maharashtra), specifically encompassing parts of Ghatrohana, Juni Kamptee, and Gondegaon villages within Parseoni Tahsil. The total land area comprises 242.963 hectares in Ghatrohana and 130.635 hectares in Juni Kamptee and Gondegaon, including tenancy, government, and MAHAGENCO lands. A plan of the area, bearing number C-I(E)/III/FR/0825/1031 dated August 7, 2025, is available for inspection at the offices of the Collector, District Nagpur; the Coal Controller, Ministry of Coal (Delhi 110092); or the General Manager, Western Coalfields Limited (Nagpur 440001). The notification also highlights provisions of section 8 of the Act, which allows interested persons to object to the acquisition within thirty days, and confirms the Coal Controller, Ministry of Coal, as the competent authority under section 3 of the Act, as per notification S.O. 2519 dated May 27, 1983.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-15122025-268500 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5540] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 19, 1947 MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th December,2025 S.O. 5728(E).- Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal number S. O. 3212(E), dated the 14th July, 2025 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 15th July, 2025, the Central Government gave notice of its intention to prospect for coal in 373.598 hectares (approximately) or 923.161 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 lands prescribed 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 373.598 hectares (approximately) or 923.161 acres (approximately) and all rights in or over the said land described in the Schedule appended hereto; Note 1: The plan bearing number C-I(E)/III/FR/0825/1031, dated the 7th August, 2025 of the area covered by this notification may be inspected in the office of the Collector, District Nagpur (Maharashtra) 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 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 Organization, Ministry of Coal, Scope Minar, 5th Floor, Core 2, 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) in the Gazette of India, dated the 11th June, 1983. SCHEDULE Amalgamated Gondegaon -Ghatrohana Expansion Open Cast Mine Nagpur Area, District Nagpur (Maharashtra) [Plan bearing number: C-I(E)/III/FR/0825/1031, dated the 7th August, 2025] Part-I All Rights: +-----+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | Sr. | Name of | Tahsil | District | Tenancy | Government | MAHAGENCO | Forest | Total (in | Remarks | | No. | Village | | | | | | | hectares) | | +-----+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | 1 | Ghatrohana | Parseoni | Nagpur | 232.371 | 10.592 | 0 | 0 | 242.963 | Part | +-----+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | Total | | | | 232.371 | 10.592 | 0 | 0 | 242.963 | | +-----+------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ Part-I 1. Plot number within notification boundary in village Ghatrohana: Tenancy Land: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32/1,32/2,32/3,32/4, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43A, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 70, 72, 73,73/2, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102/1, 122/2, 123 (123/1,123/2,123/3), 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 135 ( 135/1/1, 135/1/2, 135/1/4, 135/1/5, 135/1/6, 135/1/7, 135/1/8), 204. Government Land: 43/B, 44/2B, 44/3B, 44/4B, 44/5B, 72/1B, 73/1A2, 74/1B, 82/2, 51, 94, 97, 98, 56, Ghatrohana village Gaothan (Abadi) land, Road, Nalla. Part-II All Rights: +-----+--------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | Sr. | Name of | Tahsil | District | Tenancy | Government | MAHAGENCO | Forest | Total (in | Remarks | | No. | Village | | | | | | | hectars) | | +-----+--------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | 1 | Juni Kamptee | Parseoni | Nagpur | 104.670 | 9.931 | 0.820 | 0 | 115.421 | Part | | 2 | Gondegaon | Parseoni | Nagpur | 15.030 | 0.184 | 0 | 0 | 15.214 | Part | +-----+--------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | Total | | | | 119.700 | 10.115 | 0.820 | 0 | 130.635 | | +-----+--------------+----------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ Part-II 1. Plot number within notification boundary in village Juni Kmaptee: Tenancy Land: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46(P), 64, 65, 66, 67, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203(P), 210, 211, 268, 269, 270, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 313, 320, 321, 323, 326, 327, 338. Government Land: 12/2, 14, 18/2, 22/2, 24/2, 27/2, 37/2, 40/2, 67/2, Road, Nalla, Canal. 2. Plot number within notification boundary in village Gondegaon: Tenancy Land: 211, 212, 213, 329, 238. Government Land: Road, Nallah. Total Quantum of Land for Part - I & Part - II +------+-----+--------------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | Part | Sr. | Name of | Tahsil | District | Tenancy | Government | MAHAGENCO | Forest | Total (in | Remarks | | No. | | Village | | | | | | hectares) | | +------+-----+--------------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | I | 1 | Ghatrohana | Parseoni | Nagpur | 232.371 | 10.592 | 0 | 0 | 242.963 | Part | | +-----+--------------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | | Sub-total | | | 232.371 | 10.592 | 0 | 0 | 242.963 | | +------+-----+--------------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | II | 1 | Juni Kamptee | Parseoni | Nagpur | 104.670 | 9.931 | 0.820 | 0 | 115.421 | Part | | | 2 | Gondegaon | Parseoni | Nagpur | 15.030 | 0.184 | 0 | 0 | 15.214 | Part | | +-----+--------------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | | Sub-total | | | 119.700 | 10.115 | 0.820 | 0 | 130.635 | | +------+-----+--------------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ | Grand total | | | | 352.071 | 20.707 | 0.820 | 0 | 373.598 | | +------+-----+--------------+----------+----------+------------+-------------+--------+-----------------+----------+ Total area (Part I + Part II): 373.598 hectares (approximately) or 923.161 acres (approximately) Boundary Description: PART-I A-B: Line starts from point "A" at Ghatrohana Village passes towards North direction along with Pench River and Meets at point "B". B-C: Line starts from point "B" passes towards east direction and meets at point "C". C-D: Line starts from point "C" passes towards the South-East direction and meets at point "D". D-E: Line starts from point "D" at the common village boundary of Ghatrohana and Warada passes towards South direction and, meets at point "E". E-F: Line starts from point "E" passes towards North-West direction along with the outer boundary of already acquired land of Ghatrohana village and, meets point "F". F-G: Line starts from point "F" passes towards West direction along with the outer boundary of already acquired land of Ghatrohana village and meets at point "G". G-H: - Line starts from point "G" at passes North-West direction along with the outer boundary of already acquired land of Ghatrohana village and meets at point "H". H-I: Line starts from point "H" passes towards West direction along with the outer boundary of already acquired land of Ghatrohana village and, meets at point "I". I-J: Line starts from point "I" passes towards South-East direction and meets at point "J". J-K: Line starts from point "J" passes towards South direction along with outer boundary of already acquired land of Ghatrohana village, and meets at point "K". K-L: Line starts from point "K" passes towards South-West direction at meets at the point "L". L-A: Line starts from point "L" passes towards West direction, and meets at point "A" at Pench River Bank. PART-II M-N: Line starts from point "M" of Junikamptee village Passes towards the South-West direction along with the bank of Kanhan River, and meets at point "N". N-O: Line starts from point "N" of Junikamptee village which Passes towards the East Direction and, meets point "O". O-P: Line starts from point "O" of Junikamptee village, passes towards the South-East direction and meets at point "P". P-Q: Line starts from point "P" of Junikamptee Village passes towards South-East direction, and meets at point "Q". Q-R: Line starts from point "Q" of Junikamptee village passes towards South-East direction, and meets at point "R". R-S: Line starts from point "R" of Junikamptee village passes towards North-East direction, and meets at point "S". S-T: Line starts from point "S" of Junikamptee Village passes towards South-East direction, and meets at point "T". T-U: Line starts from point "T" at Junikamptee village passes towards South-East direction and meets at point "U". U-V: Line starts from point "U" at Junikamptee village passes towards east direction and meets at point "V". V-W: Line starts from point "V" at Junikamptee village passes towards East direction and at point "W". W-X: Line starts from point "W" at common boundary of village Junikamptee and Gondegaon passes towards south-east direction and, meets at point "X". X-Y: Line starts from point "X" at Gondegaon village passes towards East direction along road and meets at point "Y". Y-Z: Line starts from point "Y" at Gondegaon village passes towards North-East direction and meets at point "Z". Z-Z1: Line starts from point "Z" at Gondegaon village passes towards North-West direction and meets at point "Z1". Z1-Z2: Line starts from point "Z1" at Gondegaon village passes towards North-West direction, and meets at point "Z2". Z2-Z3: Line starts from point "Z2"at Gondegaon village passes towards North-West direction, and meets at point "Z3". Z3-Z4: Line starts from point "Z3" at Gondegaon village passes towards South direction, and meets at point "Z4". Z4-Z5: Line starts from point "Z4" at Gondegaon village and passes towards West direction along with boundary of Junikamptee village and, meets at point "Z5". Z5-Z6: Line starts from point "Z5" at Junikamptee village passes towards North direction, and meets at point "Z6". Z6-Z7: Line starts from point "Z6" at Junikamptee village passes towards west direction, and meets at point "Z7". Z7-Z8: Line starts from point "Z7" at Junikamptee village passes towards North-West direction and meets at point "Z8". Z8-M: Line starts from point "Z8"at Junikamptee village passes towards West direction, and meets at point "M". [F. No. 43015/7/2025-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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitaly signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA 16:00:22+05'30'

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