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The Central Government declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of land specified in the annexed Schedule for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor project, under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 5288(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) on 18th November, 2025, declares the acquisition of land for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor Special Railway Project in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. This declaration follows the Central Government's earlier intention to acquire land, which was declared vide notification S.O.3933(E), dated 3rd September, 2024 (published 13th September, 2024), under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The substance of the said notification was published in the daily newspapers 'Hindustan' and 'Hindustan Times' on 24th November, 2024, as per sub-section (4) of section 20A of the Act, and no objections were received from the public within the specified period. Subsequently, the competent authority submitted its report to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act. Upon receipt of this report and in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20E, the Central Government now declares that the land specified in the annexed Schedule shall be acquired for the aforementioned purpose. Furthermore, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E, the Central Government declares that upon publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the specified land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. The appended Schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including private agriculture land in villages such as Akhlour Khedi, Rankhandi (under Deoband Taluk), and Meghchhappar (under Sadar Taluk) within Saharanpur district, detailing Khasra numbers, areas in hectares, and names of land owners/interested persons.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-21112025-267875 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5117] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025/KARTIKA 28, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th November, 2025 S.O. 5288(E). Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), vide number S.O.3933(E), dated the 3rd September, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated 13th September, 2024, (hereinafter referred to as the said notification) and issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter 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 of Special Railway Project, namely, Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in the district of Saharanpur in the State of Uttar Pradesh; And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily newspapers, namely, “Hindustan” and "Hindustan Times", dated the 24th November, 2024, under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act; And whereas, no objections were received from the public in respect of the said notification within the specified period; And 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, and in pursuance of section (2) of section 20(E) of the said Act, the Central Government further declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, for the Special Railway Project, namely, Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in the district Saharanpur in the State of Uttar Pradesh. +-----+-----------+-----------------+----------+------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Name of the | Type | Nature of | Khasra | Area in | Name of The Land | | No. | the | Village | of | Land | No. | Hectares | owner/interested persons | | | Taluk | | Land | | | | | +-----+-----------+-----------------+----------+------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | +-----+-----------+-----------------+----------+------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1 | | Akhlour Khedi | Private | Agriculture | 833fe- | 0.0650 | Chamela S/o Mukanda | | | | | Private | Agriculture | 1042 | 0.0205 | Mahak Singh S/o Randhir | | | | | Private | Agriculture | 1043 | 0.0102 | Vedpal Singh, Sompal Singh | | | | | | | | | S/o Babu, Yashpal Singh, | | | | | | | | | Rishipal Singh S/o Satyadev, | | | | | | | | | Manoj Kumar, Pramod Kumar, | | | | | | | | | Praveen Kumar S/o Vijaypal, | | | | | | | | | Smt. Premvati W/o Vijaypal. | | | | | | | | | Jitendra Kumar, Om Singh S/o | | | Deoband | Rankhandi | | | | | Mamchand, Smt. Somvati W/o | | 2 | | | Private | Agriculture | 1048 | 0.0384 | Mamchand, Randhir S/o | | | | | | | | | Mahipal, Rajkumar S/o Surat, | | | | | | | | | Smt. Omvati W/o Jagdish, | | | | | | | | | Ashok Kumar, Kuldeep Singh, | | | | | | | | | Pradeep Singh, Anil Kumar S/o | | | | | | | | | Jagdish. | | | | | Private | Agriculture | 175 | 0.0589 | Kailashwati W/o Yashpal Singh | | | | | Private | Agriculture | 176 | 0.0820 | Bhawar Singh S/o Mangat, Veer | | | | | | | | | Singh, Dheer Singh S/o | | | | | | | | | Manphool, Sukhpal S/o | | | | | | | | | Pitambar, Sudhir, Satish, Sunil | | | | | | | | | S/o Karam Singh, Subhash, | | | | | | | | | Karan Singh, Ran Singh S/o | | | | | | | | | Laxman Singh, Jaipal Singh, | | | | | | | | | Prem Singh S/o Ram Singh, | | | | | | | | | Smt. Pushpa W/o Karam Singh. | +-----+-----------+-----------------+----------+------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ | 3 | Deoband | | Private | Agriculture | 1535 | 0.0610 | Pradeep Saini, Sandeep Saini, | | | | | | | | | Rajkumar Saini S/o Late | | | | | | | | | Ratiram & Smt. Sheela W/o | | | | | | | | | Late Ratiram | +-----+-----------+-----------------+----------+------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ | 4 | Sadar | Meghchhappar | Private | Agriculture | 200 | 0.0877 | Ashok Kumar S/o | | | | | | | | | Tarachand/Sugar Mill Quarters | | | | | | | | | SOPur, Pawan Kumar S/o | | | | | | | | | Baldevraj/Manakmau | +-----+-----------+-----------------+----------+------------------+-----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+ [F. No. 2025/LML-II/12/2/EC/2509] BHARTESH KUMAR JAIN, Executive Director (L & A)

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