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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the public purpose of the "Janghai – Pratapgarh – Amethi (87 Km) Doubling" special railway project, exercising powers under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989, as amended by the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008.

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The Ministry of Railways (Northern Railways (Construction Organization)) issued Notification S.O. 2115(E) on April 24, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention, under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) as amended by the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008, to acquire land for the "Janghai – Pratapgarh – Amethi (87 Km) Doubling" special railway project. The land is located in Village Janghai of Tahsil Handia in district Prayagraj, and Villages Semri and Babhaniyaon of Tahsil Machhalishahar in district Jaunpur, all within the state of Uttar Pradesh. The total land intended for acquisition includes 0.1692 hectares in Village Janghai, Prayagraj; 2.0027 hectares in Village Babhaniyaon, Jaunpur; and 0.2342 hectares in Village Semri, Jaunpur, summing to 2.4061 hectares. Any person interested may object to the acquisition within 30 days of the notification's publication, as per Section 20D(1) of the Railways Act, 1989. Objections must be submitted in writing to the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Varanasi, who will provide an opportunity for a hearing, and whose order under Section 20D(2) shall be final. Land plans are available for inspection at the competent authority's office. The notification was signed by SHYAM SINGH, Chief Administrative Officer/Const-II.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27042026-272109 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2042] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026/VAISAKHA 7, 1948 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Northern Railways (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th April, 2026 S.O. 2115(E).- The Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 20A (1) of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), as amended by the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008, hereby declares its intention to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed hereto for the public purpose, namely for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the special railway project, “Janghai – Pratapgarh – Amethi (87 Km) Doubling” in the village Janghai of Tahsil Handia in district Prayagraj and Village Semri & Babhaniyaon of Tahsil Machhalishahar in district Jaunpur in the state of U.P. required for the Special Railway Project. Any person interested in the said land may, within 30 days from the date of publication of this notification, object to the acquisition of the land for the purposes mentioned above, as provided under sub-section (1) of Section 20 D of the Railways Act, 1989. Every objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Varanasi: District Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in writing, and shall state the grounds of objection and the interest of the objector in the land. The competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and May, after hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry, if any, as it 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 Railways Act, 1989 shall be final. The land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available in the office of the competent authority for inspection by the interested persons. SCHEDULE A brief description of the land in Village Janghai of Tahsil Handiya in district Prayagraj and Village Semri, Babhaniyav of Tahsil Machhalishahar in district Jaunpur in the state of UP, required for the Special Railway Project, "Janghai – Pratapgarh – Amethi (87 Km) Doubling” including or excluding structures. +-------------------+----------------+ | Name of District | Prayagraj | +-------------------+----------------+ | Name of Tehsil | Handia | +-------------------+----------------+ | Name of Village | Janghai | +-------------------+----------------+ +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | Sr. | Name of District | Name of Tehsil | Name of Village | Survey/Khasra No. | Area (in Hectares) | | No. | | | | | | +=====+==================+==================+=================+===================+=====================+ | 1 | Prayagraj | Handia | Janghai | 768 | 0.0036 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 2 | | | | 769 | 0.0289 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 3 | | | | 770 | 0.0242 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 4 | | | | 773 | 0.0104 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 5 | | | | 771 | 0.0668 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 6 | | | | 800 | 0.0128 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 7 | | | | 803 | 0.0058 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 8 | | | | 804 | 0.0063 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 9 | | | | 801 | 0.0063 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 10 | | | | 799 | 0.003 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 11 | | | | 798 | 0.0011 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | | | | | TOTAL | 0.1692 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ +-------------------+----------------+ | Name of District | Jaunpur | +-------------------+----------------+ | Name of Tehsil | Machhalishahar | +-------------------+----------------+ | Name of Village | Babhaniyaon | +-------------------+----------------+ +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | Sr. | Name of District | Name of Tehsil | Name of Village | Survey/Khasra No. | Area (in Hectares) | | No. | | | | | | +=====+==================+==================+=================+===================+=====================+ | 1 | Jaunpur | Machhalishahar | Babhaniyavon | 861 | 0.0117 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 2 | | | | 862 | 0.0237 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 3 | | | | 863 | 0.0452 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 4 | | | | 868 | 0.0042 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 5 | | | | 869 | 0.014 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 6 | | | | 870 | 0.0254 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 7 | | | | 877 | 0.0181 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 8 | | | | 878 | 0.0551 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 9 | | | | 880 | 0.0019 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 10 | | | | 881 | 0.0006 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 11 | | | | 883 | 0.001 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 12 | | | | 888 | 0.0035 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 13 | | | | 889 | 0.078 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 14 | | | | 890 | 0.0209 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 15 | | | | 891 | 0.2365 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 16 | | | | 892 | 0.045 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 17 | | | | 893 | 0.0151 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 18 | | | | 894 | 0.0088 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 19 | | | | 895 | 0.0082 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 20 | | | | 896 | 0.0095 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 21 | | | | 897 | 0.0019 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 22 | | | | 898 | 0.0166 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 23 | | | | 899 | 0.0073 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 24 | | | | 900 | 0.0072 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 25 | | | | 901 | 0.016 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 26 | | | | 902 | 0.016 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 27 | | | | 903 | 0.2432 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 28 | | | | 904 | 0.0007 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 29 | | | | 905 | 0.0129 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 30 | | | | 906 | 0.009 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 31 | | | | 907 | 0.1154 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 32 | | | | 908 | 0.6935 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 33 | | | | 909 | 0.065 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 34 | | | | 910 | 0.0241 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 35 | | | | 913 | 0.006 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 36 | | | | 922 | 0.0035 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 37 | | | | 941 | 0.0345 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 38 | | | | 942 | 0.02 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 39 | | | | 943 | 0.0029 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 40 | | | | 944 | 0.001 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 41 | | | | 948 | 0.0075 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 42 | | | | 951 | 0.0019 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 43 | | | | 952 | 0.004 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 44 | | | | 957 | 0.0007 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 45 | | | | 958 | 0.0174 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 46 | | | | 868/2134 | 0.036 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 47 | | | | 869/2102 | 0.0035 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 48 | | | | 908/2103 | 0.0065 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 49 | | | | 943/2133 | 0.0021 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | | | | | TOTAL | 2.0027 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ +-------------------+----------------+ | Name of District | Jaunpur | +-------------------+----------------+ | Name of Tehsil | Machhalishahar | +-------------------+----------------+ | Name of Village | Semri | +-------------------+----------------+ +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | Sr. | Name of District | Name of Tehsil | Name of Village | Survey/Khasra No. | Area (in Hectares) | | No. | | | | | | +=====+==================+==================+=================+===================+=====================+ | 1 | Jaunpur | Machhali shahar | Semri | 1186 | 0.0006 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 2 | | | | 783 | 0.025 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 3 | | | | 785 | 0.1383 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 4 | | | | 1187 | 0.049 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | 5 | | | | 782 | 0.0213 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ | | | | | TOTAL | 0.2342 | +-----+------------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+---------------------+ [F. No. 190-W/Land/Amethi-Pratapgarh/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. KUMER CHAND Digitally signed by KUMER MEENA CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.04.27 22:28:56 +05'30"

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