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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the execution of the "Dhandari Kalan-DDL-Remodelling to increase handling capacity and provision of Shunting neck of Northern Railway" Special Railway Project in Ludhiana district, Punjab.

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The Ministry of Railways (Northern Railways (Construction Organization)) issued Notification S.O. 3878(E) on 13th July, 2026, in New Delhi, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 89). This notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing the "Dhandari Kalan-DDL-Remodelling to increase handling capacity and provision of Shunting neck of Northern Railway" Special Railway Project in Ludhiana district, Punjab, as referenced in notification no. 2527(E) dated 06 June 2025. The land to be acquired totals 0.8827 hectares, comprising 0.2580 hectares from Gaispur village (Ludhiana South Tehsil) and 0.6247 hectares from Sherpur Kalan village (Ludhiana East Tehsil), with specific Khasra numbers detailed in the annexed schedule. Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within 30 days from the notification's publication date to the Competent Authority, namely, the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Ludhiana West, District Ludhiana, Punjab, as per sub-section 20D of the Railways Act, 1989. The Competent Authority will hear objections, and its order under sub-section (2) of section 20D shall be final. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The notification was signed by Shailesh Kumar Mishra, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction-I.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20072026-274623 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3715] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026/ASHADHA 23, 1948 5374 GI/2026 [File No. 190-W/Land/CDG-II/DDL] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northern Railways(Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 13th July, 2026 S.O. 3878(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 89) (hereinafter referred as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, brief description of which is given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for execution of Special Railway Project, notification no. 2527(E) dated 06 June 2025, namely, “Dhandari Kalan-DDL-Remodelling to increase handling capacity and provision of Shunting neck of Northern Railway”, in Ludhiana district in the State of Punjab, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of 30 days from the date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition of such land for the aforesaid purpose under subsection 20 D of the said Act; +----+-----------------+-----------------+ | SN | Name of | Area in Hectares| | | Villages | (Ha) | +----+-----------------+-----------------+ | 1 | Gaispur | 0.2580 | +----+-----------------+-----------------+ | 2 | Sherpur Kalan | 0.6247 | +----+-----------------+-----------------+ | | Total Area | 0.8827 | +----+-----------------+-----------------+ Every Such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Ludhiana West, District Ludhiana, Punjab (Competent Authority Land Acquisition) 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 through a 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 District Ludhiana for Special Railway Project, namely, "Dhandari Kalan-DDL-Remodelling to increase handling capacity and provision of Shunting neck of Northern Railway" in the District of Ludhiana in the Punjab State. Name of District: Ludhiana Name of Tehsil/Sub-Tehsil: Ludhiana South & Ludhiana East +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | SN | District | Tehsil/Sub- | Village | Khasra | Nature of | Type of | Area to be | | | | Tehsil | | No. | Land | Land | Acquired | | | | | | | | | Marla | Hectare | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 1 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana South| Gaispur | 97/2 | Punjab Govt. | Gair | 102 | 0.2580 | | | | | | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | | | Total Area | | | | | 102 | 0.2580 | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | SN | District | Tehsil/ | Village | Khasra | Nature of | Type of | Area to be | | | | Sub-Tehsil | | No. | Land | Land | Acquired | | | | | | | | | Marla | Hectare | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 1 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 59//4 | Private | Gair | 22 | 0.0556 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 2 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 59//6 | Private | Gair | 37 | 0.0936 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 3 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 59//7 | Private | Gair | 16 | 0.0405 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 4 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 59//15 | Private | Gair | 1 | 0.0025 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 5 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 60//10 | Private | Gair | 4 | 0.0101 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 6 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 60//11 | Private | Gair | 35 | 0.0885 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 7 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 60//12 | Private | Gair | 19 | 0.0481 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 8 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 60//17 | Private | Gair | 2 | 0.0051 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 9 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 60//18 | Private | Gair | 36 | 0.0910 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 10 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 60//19 | Private | Gair | 19 | 0.0481 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 11 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 60//23 | Private | Gair | 2 | 0.0051 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 12 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 60//24 | Private | Gair | 36 | 0.0910 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | 13 | Ludhiana | Ludhiana East | Sherpur | 60//25 | Private | Gair | 18 | 0.0455 | | | | | Kalan | | | Mumkin | | | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ | | | Total Area | | | | | 247 | 0.6247 | +----+----------+---------------+--------------+------------+---------------+--------------+-------+---------+ [File No. 190-W/Land/CDG-II/DDL] SHAILESH KUMAR MISHRA, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction-I

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