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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specific land for the 'Kashi Railway Station' project in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and its absolute vesting in the Central Government, in exercise of powers under the Railways Act, 1989.

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This notification, S.O. 5247(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (Northern Railway (Construction Organization)) on November 14, 2025, declares the acquisition of land in District-Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, for the "Kashi Railway Station" Railway Project. This declaration is made by the Central Government under sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). It follows an earlier notification, S.O. 2637(E), dated June 11, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated June 11, 2025, which expressed the intention to acquire the land under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the said Act. The substance of the intention notification was published in local newspapers, including "Hindustan Times" (English), on June 21, 2025, under sub-section (4) of section 20A, and 9 objections were received and resolved by the competent authority/Special Land Acquisition Officer. Subsequently, the competent authority submitted its report to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 20E. Upon publication of this notification, the land specified in the annexed Schedule, totaling 1.3550 hectares across villages Palang Shaheed, Bhadau, Kazzakpur, and Amarpur in Varanasi district, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the Kashi Railway Station project.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-18112025-267766 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5077] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025/KARTIKA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th November, 2025 S.O. 5247(E). Whereas as by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), number S.O. 2637(E), dated the 11 June, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 11 June, 2025 and issued under Sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (herein after referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of the Railway Project, namely, "Kashi Railway Station" in District- Varanasi in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Whereas, the substance of the said notification has been published in the daily local newspapers, namely, "Amar Ujala" (Hindi) and Hindustan Times (English), dated the 21 June, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act, 9 objection have been received solved by competent authority/Special Land Acquistion officer. Whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the competent authority has submitted its report to the Central Government. Now, therefore, upon receipt of the report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in the schedule annexed hereto shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose. Further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. 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 No. | Name of | Name of | Name of Village | Plot No. | Affected Plot | Type of | Nature of Land | Affected | Name of the Land Owner / | | | District | Tehsil | | | (Full/Part) | Land | | Area | Interested Persons | | | | | | | | | | (Hectare) | | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | 1 | Varanasi | Sadar | (1) Palang Shaheed | 26 | Part | Private /| Agriculture / Non- | 0.0920 | Shriniwas Bhagwan ji, Beni | | | | | | | | Govt. | Agriculture | | Gopal R/o Village, Devi ji, | | | | | | | | | | | Shri Laxman ji, Shri Janki ji | | | | | | | | | | | virajman Temple trusty, | | | | | | | | | | | Abadi, Nagar Mahapalika | | | | | | | | | | | Road | | | | | | 27 | Part | Private | Agriculture | 0.0592 | Shri Bhagwan ji, Shri Gopal | | | | | | | | | | | ji, Shri Devi ji, Shri Ram ji, | | | | | | | | | | | Shri Laxman ji, Shri Janki ji, | | | | | | | | | | | Ramanuj Swami ji, Shri | | | | | | | | | | | Prahlad ji, Shri Akshay ji, | | | | | | | | | | | Shri Sudarshan Swami ji, Shri | | | | | | | | | | | Chandrawati Swami ji, Durga | | | | | | | | | | | Prasad, Sukhnandan Prasad | | | | | | 28 | Full | Govt. | Non-Agriculture | 0.2100 | Banzer | | | | | | 29 | Part | Private | Non-Agriculture / | 0.2435 | Kabristan, Shriniwas | | | | | | | | | Agriculture | | Bhagwan ji, Beni Gopal R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Village, Devi ji, Shri Laxman | | | | | | | | | | | ji, Shri Janki ji virajman | | | | | | | | | | | Temple trusty | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | Total | | | | | | 0.6047 | | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | (2) Bhadau | 112 | Part | Govt. | Non-Agriculture | 0.0200 | Road | | | | | 113 | Part | Private | Agriculture | 0.0984 | Chameli W/o Badhu R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Konia City, Nandu S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Saroop, Pyare, Dulare, | | | | | | | | | | | Ramdhani, Rajnath, Bharat, | | | | | | | | | | | Vijay, Sanjay, Ravi S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Badhu, Chhotelal, Bodhnath | | | | | | | | | | | alias Bullu S/o Mithai R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Village, | | | | | | | | | | | Bhaiyyalal, | | | | | | | | | | | Kanhaiyalal, Vijay Kumar, | | | | | | | | | | | Harishchandra, | | | | | | | | | | | Santlal, | | | | | | | | | | | Rajkumar, Raju S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Lodhuram R/o 38/288 Konia | | | | | | | | | | | City Varanasi | | | | | 121 | Part | Private | Agriculture | 0.1094 | Pyare, Dulare, Ramdhani, | | | | | | | | | | | Rajnath, Bharat, Vijay, | | | | | | | | | | | Sanjay, Ravi S/o Badhu R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Kazzakpura, Chhotelal, | | | | | | | | | | | Bodhnath alias Bullu S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Mithai R/o Kazzakpura city | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi, Bablu alias Dinesh | | | | | | | | | | | Kumar S/o Nandu alias | | | | | | | | | | | Nandlal, Smt. Balli Devi W/o | | | | | | | | | | | Bablu alias Dinesh Kumar, | | | | | | | | | | | Vinod Kumar alias Vindu S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Nandlal, Champa Devi W/o | | | | | | | | | | | Vinod Kumar alias Vindulal | | | | | | | | | | | R/o H. No. 34/120 D.-8K | | | | | | | | | | | Teliyana Golgaddha city, | | | | | | | | | | | Smt. Usha Devi Sonkar W/o | | | | | | | | | | | Premchand Sonkar R/o | | | | | | | | | | | 39/278 laat bhairav saraiyya | | | | | | | | | | | city varanasi, Smt. Versha | | | | | | | | | | | Devi W/o Shailendra Kumar | | | | | | | | | | | R/o 36/49M-4 Kazzakpura | | | | | | | | | | | Panchetiya Kunwan ward | | | | | | | | | | | adampur, | | | | | | | | | | | Bhayyalal, | | | | | | | | | | | Kanhaiyyalal, Vijay Kumar, | | | | | | | | | | | Harishchandra, | | | | | | | | | | | Santlal, | | | | | | | | | | | Rajkumar, Raju S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Lodhuram R/o 38/288 konia | | | | | | | | | | | city varanasi, Saraswati | | | | | | | | | | | Sonkar W/o Shivkumar | | | | | | | | | | | Sonkar R/o 24 M.D. Road | | | | | | | | | | | Kolkatta, Smt. Kamli Devi | | | | | | | | | | | W/o Parasnath Maurya R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Kudila Jakhania Thana | | | | | | | | | | | Bhudkuda District Gazipur, | | | | | | | | | | | Satyanarayab Shastri S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Belbhadra Shastri R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Agustkunda City Varanasi | | | | | 122 | Part | Private | Agriculture | 0.0225 | Markandey S/o Sechan, Smt. | | | | | | | | | | | Chinta Devi W/o Sechan R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Hanuman Fatak, Smt. Sahdai | | | | | | | | | | | Devi W/o Ramkrit Yadav R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Mukeemganj Varanasi, Smt. | | | | | | | | | | | Renu Shrivastava W/o Arun | | | | | | | | | | | Kumar Shrivastava R/o 10/2 | | | | | | | | | | | Prahladghat city Varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Chandra Shekhar, Bharat Lal | | | | | | | | | | | S/o Munnilal R/o Village, | | | | | | | | | | | Smt. Kanti Devi W/o | | | | | | | | | | | Munnilal, Jagdish Kumar | | | | | | | | | | | Gupta S/o Durga Prasad R/o | | | | | | | | | | | A. 10/2 Mohalla Prahladghat | | | | | | | | | | | ward Adampur city Varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Brijmohan Upadhyay S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Parasnath Upadhyay R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Bhikha Chhapra Thana & | | | | | | | | | | | Tehsil Bairaiya, District | | | | | | | | | | | Baliya Present Add. A. 38/9-6 | | | | | | | | | | | konia satti adampur varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Chhedi Lal S/o Ramdas R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Hanuman Fatak city Varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Durga Prasad S/o Late Panna | | | | | | | | | | | Lal R/o A 10/2 Prahlad Ghat | | | | | | | | | | | city Varanasi, Rajesh Keshari | | | | | | | | | | | S/o Gulab Chandra Gupta R/o | | | | | | | | | | | H. No. A-15/5A Mohalla | | | | | | | | | | | Bhadau Ward Adampur City | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi, Jadawati Devi W/o | | | | | | | | | | | Dinanath R/o Gorakhpur, | | | | | | | | | | | Chhedi Lal S/o Ramdas R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Hanuman Fatak, Sadanand | | | | | | | | | | | Chaubey S/o Late Dinanath | | | | | | | | | | | Chaubey R/o Plot No. 122/1, | | | | | | | | | | | Konia, Palang City Varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Sechan S/o Ramdas R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Hanuman Fatak City, Nirmal | | | | | | | | | | | Niyogi S/o Chimai Niyogi | | | | | | | | | | | R/o H.No. 11/27 New | | | | | | | | | | | Mahadev Prahlad Ghat, | | | | | | | | | | | Harishchandra Upadhyay S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Kashinath Upadhyay R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Babuapur, Arjun Shukla S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Janki Shukla R/o Sirmani | | | | | | | | | | | Nagar Hardoi, Sechan S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Ramdas R/o Hanuman Fatak, | | | | | | | | | | | Jaishankar S/o Prabhunarayan | | | | | | | | | | | R/o Sai Per. Badbal Teh. | | | | | | | | | | | Chandauli, Sechan S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Ramdas R/o Hanuman Fatak | | | | | | | | | | | City, Sechan S/o Ramdas R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Hanuman Fatak, Jaishankar | | | | | | | | | | | Pandey S/o Prabhunarayan | | | | | | | | | | | Pandey R/o Sai Village | | | | | | | | | | | Chandauli, Kanhaiya, Pramod | | | | | | | | | | | Kumar Shukla, Vinod Kumar | | | | | | | | | | | Shukla S/o Late | | | | | | | | | | | Girishchandra Shukla R/o A- | | | | | | | | | | | 38/372 B.S. Konia Varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Sechan S/o Ramdas R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Hanuman Fatak, Arun Kumar | | | | | | | | | | | Singh, Arvind Singh, Anoop | | | | | | | | | | | Kumar Singh S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Manishankar Singh R/o A- | | | | | | | | | | | 38/312 Konia | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | 123 | Full | Private | Agriculture | 0.0040 | Sukkhu S/o Bhullan R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Village | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | Total | | | | | | 0.2543 | | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | (3) Kazzakpur | 346 | Part | Govt. / | Non-Agriculture / | 0.0240 | Banzer, Rambachan Prasad | | | | | | | | Private | Agriculture | | S/o Radheshyam R/o Village, | | | | | | | | | | | Vidhotsav D/o Pyare Lal R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Add. House No. A-38/50-B-2, | | | | | | | | | | | Mohalla Konia Ward | | | | | | | | | | | Adampur, City Varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Nandlal Maurya, Bholanath | | | | | | | | | | | Maurya S/o Late | | | | | | | | | | | Gaurishankar R/o A-38/50B | | | | | | | | | | | Kazzakpura Konia District | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi, Ramlakhan S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Ram Prasad R/o Muhalla | | | | | | | | | | | Nawabpurwa, Ramrati Devi | | | | | | | | | | | W/o Bholanath, Shyamsundar | | | | | | | | | | | Jaiswal, Kamlesh Kumar | | | | | | | | | | | Jaiswal, Vinod Kumar S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Bholanath R/o A-31/39 | | | | | | | | | | | nawapura Hanuman Fatak | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi, Sarkar Bahadur | | | | | | | | | | | Sadak Rail | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | 380 | Full | Govt. | Non-Agriculture | 0.0450 | Banzer | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | 381 | Part | Govt. | Non-Agriculture | 0.1020 | Banzer, Abaadi | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | 382 | Part | Private | Agriculture | 0.1450 | Pyare Lal, Radhelal, Rajendra | | | | | | | | | | | Prasad, Rajkumar S/o Dallu | | | | | | | | | | | R/o Village, Kailash Prasad, | | | | | | | | | | | Shivprasad S/o Vishwanath | | | | | | | | | | | Prasad, Markandey Prasad, | | | | | | | | | | | Madan Prasad S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Vishwanath Prasad, Sumita | | | | | | | | | | | Kesari W/o Pappu Kesari, | | | | | | | | | | | Vinay Kesari S/o Om Prakash | | | | | | | | | | | R/o Flat no. U. H-2 | | | | | | | | | | | Gangasagar Colony Varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Smt. Renu Devi W/o Dinesh | | | | | | | | | | | Chaudhary R/o 27-D | | | | | | | | | | | Malgodawn Railway Colony | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi, Ranju Devi W/o | | | | | | | | | | | Umesh Kumar R/o Village | | | | | | | | | | | Bhedia District Baksar Bihar, | | | | | | | | | | | Smt. Dharmawati Devi W/o | | | | | | | | | | | Ramjas Pandey R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Bhirgawan Post Chewari | | | | | | | | | | | District Kaimur Bhabhua | | | | | | | | | | | Bihar, Asha Devi W/o Keshav | | | | | | | | | | | Prasad Yadav R/o A. 38/9A- | | | | | | | | | | | 1K Konia Kazzakpura City | | | | | | | | | | | Nagar Nigam Ward Adampur | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi, Chunni Devi W/o | | | | | | | | | | | Late Ajeet Prasad, Arpit | | | | | | | | | | | Kumar Kushwaha S/o Late | | | | | | | | | | | Ajeet Prasad, Akansha | | | | | | | | | | | Kushwaha D/o Late Ajeet | | | | | | | | | | | Prasad R/o A/38/4 Konia | | | | | | | | | | | Kazzakpura Varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Anamika Singh D/o Deepak | | | | | | | | | | | Singh R/o H.No.A. 36/49 | | | | | | | | | | | R.G. Bhadau Chungi Ward | | | | | | | | | | | Adampur City Varanasi, | | | | | | | | | | | Shikha Swaroop Singh W/o | | | | | | | | | | | Pramod Kumar Singh R/o A- | | | | | | | | | | | 38/131A-14-3, Mohalla Konia | | | | | | | | | | | City Viranasi, Pramod Kumar | | | | | | | | | | | Singh S/o Panchu Gopal | | | | | | | | | | | Singh R/o R-9/A Garden Rich | | | | | | | | | | | Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, | | | | | | | | | | | Ranjana Devi W/o Late | | | | | | | | | | | Kanhaiya Lal, Anoop Kumar, | | | | | | | | | | | Anuj Kumar, Ravi Prakash | | | | | | | | | | | Kushwaha S/o Late Kanhaiya | | | | | | | | | | | Lal R/o A/38/4-K Konia | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi, Deepak Kumar | | | | | | | | | | | Yadav, Pawan Kumar Yadav | | | | | | | | | | | S/o Late Gopal Yadav R/o | | | | | | | | | | | 38/56 M Konia Kazzakpura | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi, Smt. Asha Devi | | | | | | | | | | | W/o Keshav Prasad R/o | | | | | | | | | | | H.No.K. 57/69 Nawabpura | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi, Shivnath S/o Mintu | | | | | | | | | | | R/o Konia | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | Total | | | | | | 0.3160 | | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | (4) Amarpur | 72 | Part | Private | Agriculture | 0.0020 | Amber Ali, Ibadat Ali, | | | | | | | | | | | Mubarak Ali S/o Nazbulhasan | | | | | | | | | | | R/o Dobipura, Roshan Ali, | | | | | | | | | | | Hasan Ali, Sarfar Raj Ali S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Late Masoom Ali, Amir | | | | | | | | | | | Abbas, Sagar Abbas S/o Late | | | | | | | | | | | Anwar Ali R/o J. 15/38 | | | | | | | | | | | Doshipura Varanasi | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | 73 | Part | Govt. | Non-Agriculture | 0.0338 | Banzer | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | 77 | Part | Private | Agriculture | 0.0163 | Abdul Aneej, Abdul Umeed, | | | | | | | | | | | Abdul Rasheed, Abdul Hafeej | | | | | | | | | | | S/o Wazi Mohd. Harun, | | | | | | | | | | | Abdul Manteen, | | | | | | | | | | | Anwarulhasan, Nurulhasan, | | | | | | | | | | | Maqboolhasan, Majibulhasan, | | | | | | | | | | | Mohd. Ayyub S/o Haji Mohd. | | | | | | | | | | | Farooq R/o Katesar City | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | 79 | Part | Private | Non-Agriculture / | 0.0816 | Kabristan, Amber Ali, Ibadat | | | | | | | | | Agriculture | | Ali, Masoom Ali, Mubarak | | | | | | | | | | | Ali S/o Nazbulhasan R/o | | | | | | | | | | | Dobipura, Amber Ali, Ibadat | | | | | | | | | | | Ali, Mubarak Ali S/o | | | | | | | | | | | Nazbulhasan R/o Dobipura, | | | | | | | | | | | Roshan Ali, Hasan Raza, | | | | | | | | | | | Sarfar Raj Ali S/o Late | | | | | | | | | | | Masoom Ali, Amir Abbas, | | | | | | | | | | | Sagar Abbas S/o Late Anwar | | | | | | | | | | | Ali R/o J. 15/38 Doshipura | | | | | | | | | | | Varanasi | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | 123 | Part | Govt. | Non-Agriculture | 0.0463 | Banzer | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | | Total | | | | | | 0.1800 | | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ | | Grand Total | | | | | | 1.3550 | | +--------+----------+---------+-----------------+---------+---------------+----------+-----------------------+-----------+------------------------------------+ [F.No. 190-W/Land/Kashi/BSB-I] 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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