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Publication of notification in respect of acquisition of land in Anantapura required for Ballari Chikjajur Doubling in terms of clause 20A of Railway Act 1989

Issue Date: 09 June 2026 Published: 11 June 2026
Gazette ID: CG-KA-E-11062026-273365 Download PDF
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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the 'Doubling between Ballari-Chikjajur station (185Kms)' Special Railway Project under sub-Section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989.

        

        

        
        
        

            

                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                
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The Ministry of Railways, specifically the South Western Railway (Construction Organisation), Bengaluru Cantonment, issued Notification S.O. 2951(E) on June 8, 2026, published on June 9, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a public purpose. This action is taken under sub-Section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), for the execution of the Special Railway Project, 'Doubling between Ballari-Chikjajur station (185Kms)'. The land to be acquired is located in Rayadurga village and Mallapuram village of Rayadurga Mandal, Ananthapuramu District, Andhra Pradesh, spanning from Km:45/036 to Km:52/300. Interested persons have thirty days from the notification's official Gazette publication date to raise objections in writing to the competent authority (CALA), RDO Kalyandurga, and Arbitrator, Joint Secretary, O/o CCLA, AP. The competent authority's decision under sub-section (2) of Section 20D of the Railway Act, 1989, will be final. The total land to be acquired is 33.77 acres, comprising 14.67 acres of Government Land and 19.10 acres of Patta/Assigned land, with 15.18 acres in Rayadurga village and 18.59 acres in Mallapuram village. Detailed land plans are available for inspection at the competent authority's office. The notification was issued by PARDEEP PURI, Chief Engineer-III/Construction, Bengaluru Cantonment.

        

        

        
        

            

                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                
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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-KA-E-11062026-273365
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2857]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026/JYAISTHA 19, 1948

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[South Western Railway (Construction Organisation)]
NOTIFICATION
Bengaluru, the 8th June, 2026

S.O. 2951(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 (Ministry
of Railway, South Western Railway, Construction Organization, Bengaluru Cantonment) 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. “Doubling between Ballari-
Chikjajur station (185Kms) " in Rayadurga village and Mallapuram village of Rayadurga Mandal in the
District of Ananthapuramu in the state of Andhra Pradesh, 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 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 (CALA), namely, RDO Kalyandurga
and Arbitrator namely Joint secretary, O/o CCLA, AP. for the execution of the Special Railway Project,
namely " Doubling between Ballari-Chikjajur station (185Kms) " 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 structures falling in the stretch of land
from Km:45/036 to Km:52/300 in Rayadurga village and Mallapuram village of Rayadurga Mandal
in the district of Ananthapuram in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| State: Andhra Pradesh | District: Ananthapura                                                 |
| Taluk:Rayadurga       | Village 1: Rayadurga                                                  |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| Sl. | Survey No.        | Type of land  | Nature of land  | Area In local            | Area (in Hectares)  |
| No. |                   |               |                 | unit (acres)             |                     |
+=====+===================+===============+=================+==========================+=====================+
| 1   | 63-1C1            | Private       | Dry             | 0.0081                   | 0.0081              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 2   | 83-3A             | Private       | Dry             | 0.0405                   | 0.0405              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 3   | 83-3C             | Private       | Dry             | 0.0486                   | 0.0486              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 4   | 59-3              | Private       | Dry             | 0.0526                   | 0.0526              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 5   | 106-A3A           | Private       | Dry             | 0.0648                   | 0.0648              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 6   | 52-B1C1B          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0121                   | 0.0121              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 7   | 51-2              | Govt. Land Road |                 | 0.1255                   | 0.1255              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 8   | 50-A3B1           | Private       | Dry             | 0.0040                   | 0.0040              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 9   | 50-A3B2           | Private       | Dry             | 0.0648                   | 0.0648              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 10  | 406-2             | Govt. Land Road |                 | 0.0283                   | 0.0283              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 11  | 44-3A             | Private       | Dry             | 0.1133                   | 0.1133              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 12  | 412-3             | Private       | Dry             | 0.0405                   | 0.0405              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 13  | 414-1A2           | Private       | Dry             | 0.2226                   | 0.2226              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 14  | 414-1B1           | Private       | Dry             | 0.0162                   | 0.0162              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 15  | 414-1B2           | Private       | Dry             | 0.1740                   | 0.1740              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 16  | 414-3A            | Private       | Dry             | 0.5261                   | 0.5261              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 17  | 417-1B            | Private       | Dry             | 0.2590                   | 0.2590              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 18  | 418-2             | Govt. Land Road |                 | 0.0931                   | 0.0931              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 19  | 396-1B            | Private       | Dry             | 0.0769                   | 0.0769              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 20  | 395-A1B           | Private       | Dry             | 0.2226                   | 0.2226              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 21  | 395-B1B           | Private       | Dry             | 0.0648                   | 0.0648              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 22  | 423-2             | Govt. Land Pathakatt |            | 0.0526                   | 0.0526              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 23  | 378-1B            | Private       | Dry             | 0.3561                   | 0.3561              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 24  | 385-1B            | Private       | Dry             | 0.1255                   | 0.1255              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 25  | 384-2             | Private       | Dry             | 0.0445                   | 0.0445              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 26  | 379-B1B           | Private       | Dry             | 0.1052                   | 0.1052              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 27  | 380-A1B2          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0971                   | 0.0971              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 28  | 371-1A2           | VSP Govt Land |                 | 0.0121                   | 0.0121              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 29  | 371-1B1           | Private       | Dry             | 0.1376                   | 0.1376              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 30  | 370-F1B           | Private       | Dry             | 0.0364                   | 0.0364              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 31  | 370-E1B           | VSP Govt Land |                 | 0.1174                   | 0.1174              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 32  | 370-D1B           | Private       | Dry             | 0.0648                   | 0.0648              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 33  | 369-1B2           | Private       | Dry             | 0.4735                   | 0.4735              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 34  | 339-1             | Private       |                 | 0.0283                   | 0.0283              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 35  | 291-1B            | Govt. Land Road |                 | 0.0931                   | 0.0931              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 36  | 290-1B            | Private       | Dry             | 0.2347                   | 0.2347              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 37  | 294-1C2           | Private       | Dry             | 0.2711                   | 0.2711              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 38  | 294-1B2           | Govt. Land Road |                 | 0.0364                   | 0.0364              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 39  | 294-1A2           | Private       | Dry             | 0.1295                   | 0.1295              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 40  | 286-C1B           | Private       | Dry             | 0.2226                   | 0.2226              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 41  | 286-B1B           | Private       | Dry             | 0.1174                   | 0.1174              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 42  | 286-A4B           | Private       | Dry             | 0.0081                   | 0.0081              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 43  | 296-2             | Govt. Land Road |                 | 0.0405                   | 0.0405              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 44  | 193-4B1A          | Private       | Dry             | 0.3966                   | 0.3966              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 45  | 162-B1A2          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0202                   | 0.0202              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 46  | 162-B1B2          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0526                   | 0.0526              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 47  | 159-D2B2          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0445                   | 0.0445              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 48  | 159-D2A2          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0567                   | 0.0567              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 49  | 159-D1B           | Private       | Dry             | 0.0526                   | 0.0526              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 50  | 160-D1A1          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0728                   | 0.0728              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 51  | 165-C5A           | Private       | Dry             | 0.2469                   | 0.2469              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 52  | 165-C4C1          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0688                   | 0.0688              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 53  | 165-C3C1          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0445                   | 0.0445              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 54  | 165-C3B1          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0162                   | 0.0162              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 55  | 165-C3A1          | Private       | Dry             | 0.0081                   | 0.0081              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| Total                     |               |                 | 15.18                    | 6.1433              |
+-----+-------------------+---------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+

+-----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| State: Andhrapradesh  | District: Ananthapura                                                 |
| Taluk:Rayadurga       | Village 2:Mallapuram                                                  |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| Sl. | Survey No.        | Type of land      | Nature of land  | Area In local            | Area (in            |
| No. |                   |                   |                 | unit (acres)             | Hectares)           |
+=====+===================+===================+=================+==========================+=====================+
| 1   | 354-A2            | GOVT LAND FOREST  | Forest          | 1.9992                   | 1.9992              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 2   | 330-A2            | GOVT LAND ROAD    | --              | 0.0121                   | 0.0121              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 3   | 330-A3            | GOVT LAND ROAD    | --              | 0.1538                   | 0.1538              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 4   | 329-B             | GOVT LAND FOREST  | Forest          | 0.6516                   | 0.6516              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 5   | 322-B             | GOVT LAND FOREST  | Forest          | 0.6030                   | 0.6030              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 6   | 323-A1B2          | Private           | Dry             | 0.2995                   | 0.2995              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 7   | 323-A2B           | Private           | Dry             | 0.3278                   | 0.3278              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 8   | 132-B             | GOVT LAND FOREST  | Forest          | 0.7649                   | 0.7649              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 9   | 130-A1B           | Private           | Dry             | 0.3157                   | 0.3157              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 10  | 129-A2            | GOVT LAND TOPU    | --              | 0.1943                   | 0.1943              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 11  | 128-A1            | GOVT LAND LOCAL   | --              | 0.0040                   | 0.0040              |
|     |                   | FUND ROAD         |                 |                          |                     |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 12  | 122-A             | GOVT LAND         | --              | 0.2307                   | 0.2307              |
|     |                   | CHAVUDU           |                 |                          |                     |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 13  | 122-D1            | GOVT LAND ROAD    | --              | 0.0728                   | 0.0728              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 14  | 126-B             | GOVT LAND         | --              | 0.0081                   | 0.0081              |
|     |                   | CHAVUDU           |                 |                          |                     |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 15  | 126-A2            | Private           | Dry             | 0.0081                   | 0.0081              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 16  | 125-A             | GOVT LAND         | --              | 0.0971                   | 0.0971              |
|     |                   | CHAVUDU           |                 |                          |                     |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 17  | 125-B2            | Private           | Dry             | 0.1821                   | 0.1821              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 18  | 123-A             | GOVT LAND         | --              | 0.0405                   | 0.0405              |
|     |                   | CHAVUDU           |                 |                          |                     |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 19  | 123-B2            | Private           | Dry             | 0.5059                   | 0.5059              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 20  | 116-E2            | GOVT LAND         | --              | 0.3076                   | 0.3076              |
|     |                   | RALLAGUTTA        |                 |                          |                     |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 21  | 91-D              | GOVT LAND         | --              | 0.0243                   | 0.0243              |
|     |                   | NALAYAKAM         |                 |                          |                     |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 22  | 91-C              | GOVT LAND         | --              | 0.0162                   | 0.0162              |
|     |                   | RALLAGUTTA        |                 |                          |                     |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 23  | 93-D              | GOVT LAND         | --              | 0.1578                   | 0.1578              |
|     |                   | NALAYAKAM         |                 |                          |                     |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 24  | 93A1D2            | Private           | Dry             | 0.1943                   | 0.1943              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 25  | 93A1E2            | Private           | Dry             | 0.0445                   | 0.0445              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| 26  | 93A1F2            | Private           | Dry             | 0.3076                   | 0.3076              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+
| TOTAL                   |                   |                 | 18.59                    | 7.5233              |
+-----+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+---------------------+

Summary
+-------+-------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------------+
| S.No. | Village     | Govt. Land     | Patta/Assigned      | Total Extent of         |
|       |             | in Acre        | in Acre             | land in acre            |
+=======+=============+================+=====================+=========================+
| 1     | Rayadurga   | 1.48           | 13.70               | 15.18                   |
+-------+-------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------------+
| 2     | Mallapuram  | 13.19          | 5.40                | 18.59                   |
+-------+-------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------------+
| Total |             | 14.67          | 19.10               | 33.77                   |
+-------+-------------+----------------+---------------------+-------------------------+

[F. No. W.271/CN/BNC/2026-27/Land SRP/1727]
PARDEEP PURI, Chief Engineer-III/Construction
Bengaluru Cantonment

                

                
                
                
            

            
        


        
        

        
        
        

            

                

                    
                        
                    
                

                

                    
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