Publication of Gazette Notification in respect of Acquisition of additional land required for Majorda to Vasco Da Gama section in terms of clause 20A of Railway Act 1989

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-KA-E-10042026-271689 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1757] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026/CHAITRA 20, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [South Western Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Bengaluru, the 9th April, 2026 S.O. 1826(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has been given in the Schedule annexed hereto, is required for the execution of the Special Railway Project, namely, Hospet-Hubli-Tinaighat-Vasco-da-Gama doubling, in the State of GOA, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land: Any person interested in the said land may, within Thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act; Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Incharge Land Acquisition Officer/Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Officer, Mormugao, Vasco Goa 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 by 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 proposed Special Railway project of Hospet-Tinaighat-Vasco-da-Gama doubling in the State of GOA. Name of the District: South Goa Description of the lands notified. +--------+-------------+-----------+------------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sr. No. | Village/City | Taluka | Survey No. | Sub Div No. | Area proposed for acquisition in Ha | +========+=============+===========+============+============+===================================+ | 1. | Vasco city | Mormugao | 147 | 1 (CE-5) (Part) | 0.0418 | +--------+-------------+-----------+------------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | | TOTAL area in Ha | 0.0418 | +--------+-------------+-----------+------------+------------+-----------------------------------+ [F. No. W.271/CN/BNC/2025-26/Land SRP/1727] AJAY SHARMA, Chief Administrative Officer / Construction, Bengaluru Cantonment 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.