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The Ministry of Railways authorizes specific officers as 'Competent Authority' and 'Arbitrator' for land acquisition related to Special Railway Projects under the Railway Act, 1989.

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Notification S.O. 691(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (South Western Railway, Construction Organisation, Bengaluru Cantonment) on 10th February, 2026, and published on 11th February, 2026, authorizes specific officers to function as 'Competent Authority' and 'Arbitrator' for land acquisition for public purpose in relation to Special Railway Projects. This authorization is granted under the powers conferred by clause (6) of section 20F and clause 7A of section 2 of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). For the "Construction of Road Over Bridge In lieu of Level Crossing No.72 at Km:164/200-300 in Mulavad village" and "Construction of Road Over Bridge In lieu of Level Crossing No.113 at Km:250/600-700 in Lachyan village," both located in Vijayapura District, the Assistant Commissioner, Vijayapur, is designated as the 'Competent Authority,' and the Regional Commissioner, Belagavi, is designated as the 'Arbitrator.' The notification is signed by PARDEEP PURI, Chief Engineer-III/Construction, and carries F. No. W.271/CN/BNC/2025-26/Land SRP/1727.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-KA-E-11022026-270044 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 657] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026/MAGHA 22, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [South Western Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Bengaluru, the 10th February, 2026 S.O. 691(E).—– In the exercise of the powers conferred by clause (6) of section 20F and clause 7A of section 2 of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) the Ministry of Railway (South Western Railway, Construction Organization, Bengaluru Cantonment) hereby authorizes the officer mentioned at column (4) in the table below as 'Competent Authority' and the officer mentioned at column (5) in the table below as 'Arbitrator' to perform the functions as such authority under the said act with effect from date of publication of this notification in the official gazette in respect of Special Railway Projects mentioned at column (2) relating to districts mentioned at column (3) in the table below for Land Acquisition required for the public purpose. TABLE +----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | SI.| Name of the Project | District | Competent Authority | Arbitrator | | No.| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | | (1)| | | | | +====+==========================================================================+============+================================+================================+ | 1. | Construction of Road Over Bridge In lieu of Level Crossing No.72 at | Vijayapura | Assistant Commissioner | Regional Commissioner | | | Km:164/200-300 in Mulavad village | | Vijayapur | Belagavi | +----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | 2. | Construction of Road Over Bridge In lieu of Level Crossing No.113 at | Vijayapura | Assistant Commissioner | Regional Commissioner | | | Km:250/600-700 in Lachyan village | | Vijayapur | Belagavi | +----+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ [F. No. W.271/CN/BNC/2025-26/Land SRP/1727] PARDEEP PURI, Chief Engineer-III/Construction 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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