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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the construction of the proposed Kashi Railway Station in District-Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, under the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Northern Railways (Construction Organization)), vide Notification S.O. 2637(E) dated 11th June, 2025, and published in the Official Gazette on June 13, 2025, has declared the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of constructing the proposed Kashi Railway Station in District-Varanasi, State of Uttar Pradesh. This declaration is made in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). Any person interested in the said land may, within thirty days from the date of publication of this notification, raise objections to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the competent authority, namely, the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The competent authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing, either in person or by legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all objections and making further inquiry, allow or disallow the objections by order. Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) of Section 20D of the said Act shall be final. The land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the competent authority. The Schedule annexed to the notification provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, totaling 1.5091 Hectare, across villages Palang Shaheed (0.6047 Hectare), Bhadau (0.2873 Hectare), Kazzakpur (0.4371 Hectare), and Amarpur (0.1800 Hectare) in Tehsil Sadar, District Varanasi.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-16062025-263888 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2573] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025/JYAISHTHA 23, 1947 3873 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northern Railways (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th June, 2025 S.O.. 2637(E). In exercise of he powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has been given in the Schedule annexed hereto, is required for construction of proposed "Kashi Railway Station" in District-Varanasi in the State of Uttar Pradesh, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may, within thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely, Special Land Acquistion officer, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the competent authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections. Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) of section 20D of the said Act shall be final. The land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the competent authority. SCHEDULE Brief Description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, falling within the proposed construction of Kashi Railway Station in District-Varanasi in the State of Uttar Pradesh +-----+-----------+--------+-------------------+-----------+---------------+---------------+ | SI | Name of | Name of| Name of Village | Plot No. | Affected Plot | Affected Area | | No. | District | Tehsil | | | (Full/Part) | (Hectare) | +-----+-----------+--------+-------------------+-----------+---------------+---------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +=====+===========+========+===================+===========+===============+===============+ | 1 | Varanasi | Sadar | (1) Palang Shaheed| 26 | Part | 0.0920 | | | | | | 27 | Part | 0.0592 | | | | | | 28 | Full | 0.2100 | | | | | | 29 | Part | 0.2435 | | | | | | | Total | 0.6047 | | | | | (2) Bhadau | 112 | Part | 0.0200 | | | | | | 113 | Part | 0.0984 | | | | | | 101 | Part | 0.0112 | | | | | | 121 | Part | 0.1312 | | | | | | 122 | Part | 0.0225 | | | | | | 123 | Full | 0.0040 | | | | | | | Total | 0.2873 | | | | | (3) Kazzakpur | 329 | Part | 0.0160 | | | | | | 346 | Part | 0.0240 | | | | | | 379 | Part | 0.0028 | | | | | | 380 | Full | 0.0450 | | | | | | 381 | Part | 0.1020 | | | | | | 382 | Part | 0.2473 | | | | | | | Total | 0.4371 | | | | | (4) Amarpur | 72 | Part | 0.0020 | | | | | | 73 | Part | 0.0338 | | | | | | 77 | Part | 0.0163 | | | | | | 79 | Part | 0.0816 | | | | | | 123 | Part | 0.0463 | | | | | | | Total | 0.1800 | +-----+-----------+--------+-------------------+-----------+---------------+---------------+ | | | | | | Grand Total | 1.5091 | +-----+-----------+--------+-------------------+-----------+---------------+---------------+ [F. No. 190-W/Land/Kashi/BSB-I] SHYAM SINGH, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction-II

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