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Notifies intention to acquire 773.2987 hectares of land in Chandrapur, Maharashtra for coal mining under Coal Bearing Areas Act.

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The Ministry of Coal, Government of India, issues a notification under Section 7(1) of the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957, declaring the intention to acquire approximately 773.2987 hectares (or 1910.821 acres) of land for coal mining purposes. This follows an earlier notification for prospecting in the same area, now deemed coal-bearing. The land is situated in the Ballarpur area of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, encompassing parts of villages Sakhari, Hirapur, Chincholi (Khurd), Gauri, and Antargaon (Khurd), as detailed in the appended schedule with plot numbers and land classifications. The notification specifies a 30-day period for interested parties to file objections to the acquisition with the Coal Controller, designated as the competent authority. The schedule also provides precise boundary descriptions for the land intended for acquisition.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20032025-261734 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1232] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025/PHALGUNA 27, 1946 MINISTRY OF COAL NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th March, 2025 S.O. 1245(E). Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal number S. O. 4264(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) and 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 773.2987 hectares (approximately) or 1910.821 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 773.2987 hectares (approximately) or 1910.821 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/JJJR/1224/1023, dated the 19th December, 2024 of 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 Organization, Ministry of Coal, Scope Minar, 5th floor, Core 2, 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 purpose 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) of the Gazette of India, dated the 11th June, 1983. SCHEDULE Amalgamated Gauri Pauni Expansion Open Cast Mine Ballarpur Area District Chandrapur, Maharashtra [Plan bearing number: C-I(E)/III/JJJR/1224/1023, dated the 19th December, 2024] All Rights: +----+----------+---------+------------+-----------+------------+---------+------------+ | Sr.| Name of | Tahsil | District | Tenancy | Government | Forest | Total (in | | No.| Village | | | | | | hectare) | +====+==========+=========+============+===========+============+=========+============+ | 1. | Sakhari | Rajura | Chandrapur | 10.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.17 | +----+----------+---------+------------+-----------+------------+---------+------------+ | 2. | Hirapur | Rajura | Chandrapur | 24.36 | 2.99 | 0.00 | 27.35 | +----+----------+---------+------------+-----------+------------+---------+------------+ | 3. | Chincholi| Rajura | Chandrapur | 589.8987 | 44.28 | 0.00 | 634.1787 | | |(Khurd) | | | | | | | +----+----------+---------+------------+-----------+------------+---------+------------+ | 4. | Gauri | Rajura | Chandrapur | 44.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.28 | +----+----------+---------+------------+-----------+------------+---------+------------+ | 5. | Antargaon| Rajura | Chandrapur | 55.34 | 1.98 | 0.00 | 57.32 | | |(Khurd) | | | | | | | +----+----------+---------+------------+-----------+------------+---------+------------+ | | Sub Total| | | 724.0487 | 49.25 | 0.00 | 773.2987 | +----+----------+---------+------------+-----------+------------+---------+------------+ Remarks +----+----------+ | Sr.| | | No.| | +====+==========+ | 1. | Part | +----+----------+ | 2. | Part | +----+----------+ | 3. | Part | | | | +----+----------+ | 4. | Part | +----+----------+ | 5. | Part | | | | +----+----------+ | | | +----+----------+ Total Area: 773.2987 hectares (approximately) or 1910.821 acres (approximately) 1. Plot number within notification boundary in village Sakhari: Tenancy Land of village Sakhari: 81, 82, 83, 84, 85. 2. Plot number within notification boundary in village Hirapur: Tenancy Land of village Hirapur: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29. Government Land of village Hirapur: 28. 3. Plot number within notification boundary in village Chincholi (Khurd): Tenancy Land of village Chincholi (Khurd): 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23(Part), 24(Part), 25(Part), 71, 72, 73, 74, 75,76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 136, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158 (Part), 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 179, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 277, 278, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 313 (Part), 314,315, 317 (Part), 318, 319, 320, 321, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327,328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348. Government Land of village Chincholi (Khurd): 2, 5, 70, 105, 158(Part), 290, 313(Part),316, 317(Part), 322, 337, 349, Nallah, Gaonthan, Road. 4. Plot number within notification boundary in village Gauri: Tenancy Land of village Gauri: 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 602, 603, 604,605(Part), 606, 607, 608, 609. 5. Plot number within notification boundary in village Antargaon (Khurd): Tenancy Land of village Antargaon (Khurd): 12, 13, 14, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168. Government Land of village Antargaon (Khurd): 11. BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: PART-I: A - B: Line starts from Point 'A' near already acquired land for Pauni-II Expn. OC Mine of village Sakhari, passes in East direction through the outer boundary of Plot Numbers 81, 82, 83, 84 & 85 of village Sakhari and meets Point 'B' on the common village boundary of village Sakhari & Pauni. B-C: Line starts from Point 'B', passes in South direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 85 of village Sakhari and the already acquired land for Gauri-Pauni Expn. OCM and meets Point 'C' on the common village boundary of village Sakhari & Pauni. C-D: Line starts from Point 'C', passes in West direction along outer boundary of Plot Numbers 85, 84, 83, 82 & 81 of village Sakhari and the already acquired land for Pauni-II Expn. OCM and meets Point 'D' in village Sakhari. D - A: Line starts from Point 'D', passes in North direction along the outer boundary of Plot Number 81 of village Sakhari and the already acquired land for Pauni-II Expn. OCM and meets Point 'A' in village Sakhari. PART-II: E-F: Line starts from Point 'E' on the common village boundary of Hirapur and Sakhari, passes in East direction along the outer boundary of Plot Numbers 18 & 27 of village Hirapur and the outer boundary of already acquired land for Pauni -II Expansion OC Mine and meets Point 'F' on the common village boundary of Sakhari, Hirapur & Chincholi (Khurd). F-G: Line starts from Point 'F', passes in East direction along the outer boundary of already acquired land for Pauni -II Expansion OC Mine and meets Point ‘G' on the common village boundary of village Sakhri and Chincholi (Khurd). G-H: Line starts from Point 'G', passes in East direction along the outer boundary of already acquired land for Gauri-Pauni Expansion OC Mine and meets Point 'H' on the common village boundary of Chincholi (Khurd) and Gauri. H-I: Line starts from Point 'H', passes along the outer boundary of already acquired land for Gauri-Pauni Expansion OC Mine and meets Point 'I', on outer boundary of Plot Number 594 of village Gauri near western edge of Gauri Nala. I-J: Line starts from Point 'I', passes along outer edges of Gauri Nala in South-west direction and meets Point ‘J' on the common village boundary of village Gauri and Antergaon Khurd. J-K: Line starts from Point 'J', passes along outer edge of Gauri Nala in village Antergaon Khurd and meets Point 'K' at the outer boundary of Plot No. 168 of village Antergaon Khurd. K-L: Line starts from Point 'K', passes along the outer boundary of Plot Numbers 168, 158 of village Antargaon (Khurd) in West direction, crosses the common village boundary of Antargaon (Khurd) and Chincholi (Khurd) and meets Point ‘L', near Chincholi Nala. L-M: Line starts from Point ‘L', passes in North West direction, cross the Pauni Nala & road and meets Point 'M' in village Chincholi Khurd. M-N: Line starts from Point 'M', passes along the outer boundary of Plot Numbers 265, 267, 277, 278 in North West direction and meets Point ‘N', in village Chincholi Khurd. N-O: Line starts from Point 'N', passes in West direction, crosses the common village boundary of Chincholi (Khurd) & Hirapur and meets Point 'O' in village Hirapur. O-E: Line starts from Point 'O', passes in North direction along the outer boundary of Plot Numbers 21, 20,19,18 of village Hirapur and meets Point 'E' on the common village boundary of Hirapur & Sakhari. [F. No. 43015/2/2024-LAIR] BHABANI PRASAD PATI, 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.

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