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The Central Government gives notice of its intention to acquire 151.683 hectares of land under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, for the Baroud Expansion Open Cast Project.

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The Ministry of Coal, Government of India, issued Notification S.O. 2720(E) on June 18, 2025, announcing the Central Government's intention to acquire 151.683 hectares (approximately 374.81 acres) of land. This acquisition is made under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 of 1957), following the Central Government's satisfaction that coal is obtainable in the specified lands. This notification follows a previous one, S.O. 2728(E) dated June 21, 2023, which declared the intention to prospect for coal in approximately 196.302 hectares (485.06 acres) under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the same Act. The land to be acquired is located in the villages of Faguram, Bijari, Porda, and Rumkera within Gharghoda Tahsil, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh, and is intended for the Baroud Expansion Open Cast Project (10 MTY) of South Eastern Coalfields Limited. The total acquired land comprises 121.084 hectares of revenue land and 30.599 hectares of forest land. A plan bearing number SECL/BSP/GM(L&R)/Land/20 dated March 29, 2025, detailing the area, is available for inspection at the Collector, District Raigarh, the Coal Controller's Organization (Ministry of Coal, Delhi), or South Eastern Coalfields Limited (Bilaspur). Section 8 of the Act allows interested persons to object to the acquisition within thirty days to the competent authority, which is the Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organization, appointed under section 3 of the Act via Notification S.O. 905 dated March 20, 1987 (published April 4, 1987).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-19062025-263965 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2655] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025/JYAISTHA 28, 1947 MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th June, 2025 S.O. 2720(E). — Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal number S.O. 2728 (E), dated 21 June 2023 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 21 June 2023 issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 or 1957), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government gave notice of its intention to prospect for coal in 196.302 hectares (approximately) or 485.06 acres (approximately) of the land in the locality specified in the Schedule annexed to that 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 151.683 hectares (approximately) or 374.81 acres (approximately) as all rights in or over the said land described in the Schedule appended hereto: Note 1: The plan bearing number SECL/BSP/GM(L&R)/Land/20 dated the 29th March, 2025 of the area covered by this notification may be inspected in the office of the Collector, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) or in the office of the Coal Controller's Organization, Ministry of Coal, Scope Minar, 5th Floor, Core II, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi 110092 or in the office of the South Eastern Coalfields Limited (Revenue Section), Seepat Road, Bilaspur 495006, Chhattisgarh. Note 2: Attention is hereby invited to the provisions of section 8 of the said Act which provides as follows: "8. Objection 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 the 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 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. 905, dated the 20th March, 1987, published in Part II, Section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated the 4 April, 1987. SCHEDULE Baroud Expansion Open Cast Project (10 MTY), Raigarh Area, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh [Plan bearing number SECL/BSP/GM(L&R)/Land/20 dated the 29th March, 2025] All Rights: (A) Revenue Land: +----------+----------------+-----------+-----------+------------+--------------+--------------+----------+ | Serial | Name of | Patwari | Tahsil | District | State | Area | Remarks | | Number | village | Halkas | | | | (in Hectares)| | | | | number | | | | | | +----------+----------------+-----------+-----------+------------+--------------+--------------+----------+ | 1. | Faguram | 4102132 | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 56.155 | Part | | 2. | Bijari | 4102184 | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 31.725 | Part | | 3. | Porda | 4102191 | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 10.428 | Part | | 4. | Rumkera | 4102185 | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 22.776 | Part | +----------+----------------+-----------+-----------+------------+--------------+--------------+----------+ Total 121.084 hectares (approximately) or 299.20 Acres (approximately) (B) Forest Land: +----------+----------------+-----------+----------+-------------+--------------+--------------+----------+ | Serial | Name of village| Tahsil | District | State | Area (in | Remarks | | | Number | | | | | Hectares) | | | +----------+----------------+-----------+----------+-------------+--------------+--------------+----------+ | 1. | Faguram | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh| 11.000 | Part | | | 2. | Porda | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh| 19.599 | Part | | +----------+----------------+-----------+----------+-------------+--------------+--------------+----------+ Total 30.599 hectares (approximately) or 75.61 Acres (approximately) Grand Total (A + B): 151.683 hectares (approximately) or 374.81 Acres (approximately) 1. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Faguram (Part): 640, 648/1 gha, 648/1 jha, 670/1 ka, 670/1 kha, 672 to 675, 676/1 to 676/4, 677, 678/1, 678/2, 679/1 to 679/6, 680, 681(Part), 682, 683, 684/1, 684/2, 686/1, 686/2, {686/3 693/1}, 687/1, 687/2, 688/1 to 688/7, 689, 689/1, 689/2, 690 to 692, 693/1, 693/2, 694/1, 694/2, 701, 748/1 ka (Part), 764/1, 764/3 to 764/6, 764/8, 764/11, 764/12, 765/1, 765/2, 766/5, 769, 770, 771/1, 771/2, 772, 773/1, 773/2, 774 to 776, 777/1, 777/2, 778 to 780 (Part), 781/1, 781/2, 781/6, 782 to 784, 785/1 to 785/3, 832 (Part), 833/1, 833/2. 2. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Bijari (Part): 19/22, 19/26, 19/27, 38/7 to 38/10, 38/13, 38/16, 38/17, 38/19, 38/20, 38/21P, 38/22 to 38/34, 38/38, 38/41 to 38/44, 38/61 to 38/63, 38/74 to 38/79, 38/84, 55/4 to 55/7, 73/1 to 73/3, 74/1, 74/4, 114/3, 114/5. 3. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Porda (Part): 292, 293/1, 293/2, 294/3, 294/4, 355, 356/1 to 356/2, 419/1 (Part), 419/4, 419/9 to 419/11, 419/18, 419/20, 419/22, 419/24 to 419/26, 419/32, 419/35, 420/1, 420/3, 421. 4. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Rumkera (Part): 23/1 (Part), 23/4, 24/2 to 24/4, 25/1, 38/1 to 38/8, 39, 45/1, 45/2, 46, 47 (Part), 48/1, 88 (Part), 120/1 (Part), 120/8 to 120/11, 124/1 to 124/7, 128. Boundary Description: A-A1: Line starts from point 'A' and passes through Plot No. 748/1 K (Part) of vill- Faguram village towards South- West direction and meets at point 'A1'. A1-A2: Line starts from point 'A1' and passes through Plot No. 748/1K (Part) of vill- Faguram village towards West direction and meets at point 'A2'. A2-A3: Line starts from point 'A2' and passes through Plot No. 748/1K (Part) of vill- Faguram village towards North direction and meets at point 'A3'. A3-A: Line starts from point 'A3' and passes through Plot No. 748/1K (Part) of vill- Faguram village towards East direction and meets at point 'A'. B-B1: Line starts from point 'B' and passes through Plot No. 670/1K (Part) of vill- Faguram village towards North-East direction and meets at point 'B1'. B1-B2: Line starts from point 'B1' and passes through Plot No. 670/1K (Part) of vill- Faguram village towards South direction and meets at point 'B2'. B2-B3: Line starts from point 'B2' and passes through Plot No. 670/1K (Part) and 672 of vill-Faguram village towards North- East direction and meets at point 'B3'. B3-B4: Line starts from point 'B3' and passes through Plot No. 672, 673 and 670/1K (Part) of village Faguram village towards South- West direction and meets at point 'B4'. B4-B: Line starts from point 'B4' and passes through Plot No. 670/1K (Part) of vill- Faguram village towards North direction and meets at point 'B'. C-C1: Line starts from point 'C' and passes through Plot No. 681 (Part), 701, 690, 691 and 692 of vill- Faguram village towards East direction and meets at point 'C1'. C1-C2: Line starts from point 'C1' and passes through Plot No 692 and 693, 694/1&2 of vill- Faguram village towards South East direction and meets at point 'C2'. C2-C3: Line starts from point 'C2' and passes through Plot No. 694/1&2, 693, 686/2, 686/3, 686/1, 684, 648/1 GH, and 648/1 JH and vill- Faguram village towards South - West direction and meets at point 'C3'. C3-C4: Line starts from point 'C3' and passes through Plot No. 648/1 JH and 684 of vill- Faguram village towards West direction and meets at point 'C4'. C4-C5: Line starts from point 'C4' and passes through Plot No. 684, 682, 679, 677, of vill- Faguram village towards North- West direction and meets at point 'C5'. C5-C: Line starts from point 'C5' and passes through Plot No. 677, 676/3, 676/4, 674, 676/2, 680 and 681 (Part) of vill- Faguram village towards North-East direction and meets at point 'C1'. U-D: Line starts from point 'U' and passes through Plot No. 764P, 785/1, 785/2, 785/3, 781/1, 781/6, 780P, 832P Faguram village and Plot No. 38/7, 38/21P, 38/13, 38/19, 38/16 and 38/17 of Bijari village towards south-east direction and meets at point 'D' at Boundary of Bijari and Rumkera village. D-E: Line starts from point 'D' at the boundary of Bijari village and passes through 38/17, 38/16, 38/33 towards south direction boundary of Bijari village and meets at point 'E' at Boundary of Bijari village. E-F: Line starts from point 'E' at the boundary of Bijari village and passes through Plot No. 25/1 of Rumkera village towards north-east direction and meets at point 'F'. F-G: Line starts from point 'F' and passes through Plot No. 25/1, 24/2, 23/4, 23/1(P), 48/1,47P, 46,45/2,39,38, 88P, 124,120/1(P), 120/11, 120/10,120/9,120/8 and 128 of Rumkera village and Plot No 292, 419/1(P) of Porda village towards south-east direction and meets at point 'G'. G-H: Line starts from point 'G' and passes through Plot No 419/1(P), 420/3 of Porda village towards south-east direction and meets at point 'H'. H-I: Line starts from point 'H' and passes through Plot No. 420/1 and 419/1(P) of Porda village towards north-west direction and meets at point 'I'. I-J: Line starts from point 'I' and passes through Plot No. 419/1(P) Porda village towards north-east direction and meets at point 'J'. J-K: Line starts from point 'J' and passes through Plot No. 419/1(P) Porda village towards south-east direction and meets at point 'K'. K-L: Line starts from point 'K' and passes through Plot No. 419/1(P) Porda village towards east direction and meets at point 'L'. L-M: Line starts from point 'L' and passes through Plot No. 419/1(P), 419/32, 419/26, and 419/1(P) Porda village towards north-west direction and meets at point 'M'. M-N: Line starts from point 'M' and passes through Plot No. 419/1(P) Porda village towards east direction and meets at point 'N'. N-O: Line starts from point 'N' and passes through Plot No. 419/1(P), 419/26, 419/32 Porda village towards south-east direction and meets at point 'O'. O-P: Line starts from point 'O' and passes through Plot No. 419/1(P), 419/20, 419/22, 419/10, 419/4, 419/1(P), 293 Porda village, Plot No. 128, 120/8, 120/9, 120/10, 120/11, 120/1(P), 88P, 38,39,45/1, 46, 47P, 48/1,23/1, 24/4,25/1, of Rumkera village & Plot No 38/34,38/27,38/20,38/78, 38/77 Bijari village towards north-west direction and meets at point 'P' at Boundary of Bijari village. P-Q: Line starts from point 'P' boundary of Bijari village and passes through Plot No. 38/77, 38/10, 38/9 38/42 and 38/41 towards north direction and meets at point 'Q' at boundary of Bijari village. Q-R: Line starts from point 'Q' at boundary of Bijari village and passes through Plot No. 832P, Faguram village towards north-west direction and meets at point 'R'. R-S: Line starts from point 'R' and passes through Plot No 832P, 779, 832P, 774, of Faguram village towards south- west direction and meets at point 'S'. S-T: Line starts from point 'S' and passes through Plot No 832P, 833, 771, 640, 771, 781/1,770, 769 of Faguram village towards north-east direction and meets at point 'T'. T-U: Line starts from point 'T' and passes through Plot No785/1, 764, 765, 766/5 and 764, of Faguram village towards North -West direction and meets at point 'U'. AA-AB: Line starts from point 'AA' and passes through Plot No 19/26, of Bijari village towards north-east direction and meets at point 'AB'. AB-AC: Line starts from point 'AB' and passes through Plot No 19/26, 19/22, 73,74/4 of Bijari village towards north- east direction and meets at point 'AC'. AC-AD: Line starts from point 'AC' and passes through Plot No 74/4 of Bijari village towards north-east direction and meets at point 'AD'. AD-AE: Line starts from point 'AD' and passes through Plot No 74/4 Bijari village towards south-west direction and meets at point 'AE'. AE-AF: Line starts from point 'AE' and passes through Plot No 74/1 Bijari village towards east direction and meets at point 'AF'. AF-AG: Line starts from point 'AF' and passes through Plot No 74/1 Bijari village towards south-west direction and meets at point 'AG'. AG-AH: Line starts from point 'AG' and passes through Plot No 74/1, 74/4 and 73 Bijari village towards south-west direction and meets at point 'AH'. AH-AA: Line starts from point 'AH' and passes through Plot No 73, 19/22, 19/26, Bijari village towards north west direction and meets at initial point 'AA'. AI-AJ: Line starts from point 'AI' and passes through Plot No 55/5, 55/7, 55/4 of Bijari village towards north-east direction and meets at point 'AJ'. AJ-AK: Line starts from point 'AJ' and passes through Plot No. 55/4 Bijari village towards south direction and meets at point 'AK'. AK-AL: Line starts from point 'AK' and passes through Plot No. 55/4, 55/7, 55/5 of Bijari village towards south west direction and meets at point 'AL'. AL-AI: Line starts from point 'AL' and passes through Plot No 55/5, Bijari village towards north direction and meets at initial point 'AI'. AM-AN: Line starts from point 'AM' and passes through Plot No 19/27 of Bijari village towards north-east direction and meets at point 'AN'. AN-AO: Line starts from point 'AN' and passes through Plot No 19/27 Bijari village towards south-west direction and meets at point 'AO'. AO-AP: Line starts from point 'AO' and passes through Plot No 19/27 Bijari village towards west direction and meets at point 'AP'. AP-AM: Line starts from point 'AP' and passes through Plot No 19/27 Bijari village towards north east direction and meets at initial point 'AM'. AU-AV: Line starts from point 'AU' and passes through Plot No 38/32 of Bijari village towards east direction and meets at point 'AV'. AV-AW: Line starts from point 'AV' and passes through Plot No 38/32 of Bijari village towards south-west direction and meets at point 'AW'. AW-AU: Line starts from point 'AW' and passes through Plot No 38/32 of Bijari village towards north-west direction and meets at point Boundary of Bijari Village 'AU'. AX-AY: Line starts from point 'AX' and passes through Plot No 38/44, and 38/38 of Bijari village towards south- west direction and meets at point 'AY'. AY-AZ: Line starts from point 'AY' and passes through Plot No 38/38 of Bijari village towards west direction and meets at point 'AZ'. AZ-BA: Line starts from point 'AZ' and passes through Plot No 38/38 and 38/44 Bijari village towards north-east direction and meets at point 'BA'. BA-AX: Line starts from point 'BA' and passes through Plot No 38/44 Bijari village towards east direction and meets at initial point 'AX'. BB-BC: Line starts from point 'BB' and passes through Plot No 114/3 and 114/5 of Bijari village towards north-east direction and meets at point 'BC'. BC-BD: Line starts from point 'BC' and passes through Plot No 114/5 of Bijari village towards south direction and meets at point 'BD'. BD-BE: Line starts from point 'BD' and passes through Plot No 114/3 and 114/5 of Bijari village towards west direction and meets at point 'BE'. BE-BB: Line starts from point 'BE' and passes through Plot No 114/3 of Bijari village towards north direction and meets at initial point 'BB'. BF-BG: Line starts from point 'BF' and passes through Plot No 294/3, 294/4 of Porda village towards east direction and meets at point 'BG'. BG-BH: Line starts from point 'BG' and passes through Plot No 294/3, 294/4 of Porda village towards South direction and meets at point 'BH'. BH-BI: Line starts from point 'BH' and passes through Plot No 294/3 and 294/4 of Porda village towards west direction and meets at point 'BI'. BI-BF: Line starts from point 'BI' and passes through Plot No 294/3, 294/4 Porda village towards north direction and meets at initial point 'BF'. BQ-BR: Line starts from point 'BQ' and passes through Plot No 55/6 of Bijari village towards east direction and meets at point 'BR'. BR-BS: Line starts from point 'BR' and passes through Plot No 55/6 of Bijari village towards South direction and meets at point 'BS'. BS-BT: Line starts from point 'BS' and passes through Plot No 55/6 of Bijari village towards West direction and meets at point 'BT'. BT-BQ: Line starts from point 'BS' at Boundary of Bijari Village and passes through Plot No 55/6 of Bijari village towards North direction and meets at point 'BQ'. BU-BV: Line starts from point 'BU' of Bijari Village and passes through Plot No 38/43 of Bijari village towards East direction and meets at point 'BQ'. BV-BW: Line starts from point 'BV' of Bijari Village and passes through Plot No 38/43 of Bijari village towards South direction and meets at point 'BW'. BW-BX: Line starts from point 'BW' of Bijari Village and passes through Plot No 38/43 of Bijari village towards West direction and meets at point 'BX'. BX-BU: Line starts from point 'BX' of Bijari Village and passes through Plot No 38/43 of Bijari village towards North direction and meets at point 'BU'. BY-BZ: Line starts from point 'BY' of Porda Village and passes through Plot No 356 of Porda village towards East direction and meets at point 'BZ'. BZ-CA: Line starts from point 'BZ' of Porda Village and passes through Plot No 356, and 355 of Porda village towards North direction and meets at point 'CA'. CA-CB: Line starts from point 'CA' of Porda Village and passes through Plot No 355 and 356 of Porda village towards South direction and meets at point 'CB'. CB-CC: Line starts from point 'CB' of Porda Village and passes through Plot No 356 of Porda village towards West direction and meets at point 'CC'. CC-BY: Line starts from point 'CC' of Porda Village and passes through Plot No 356 of Porda village towards North direction and meets at point 'BY'. [F. No. 43015/3/2023-LAIR] SANJEEV KUMAR KASSI, Jt. Secy. 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 Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH Date: 2025.06.19 14:09:53 +05'30'

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