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The Ministry of Railways withdraws from land acquisition specific lands previously notified under the Railway Act, 1989, due to a change in track alignment.

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The Ministry of Railways, Government of India, through S.O. 2404(E) dated 12th May, 2026, issued from Bengaluru, hereby withdraws from acquisition certain lands as specified in the accompanying Schedule. This action is taken in terms of Section 20D of the Railway Act, 1989, superseding previous notifications. The lands were initially subject to acquisition under Notification S.O. 3963(E) dated 29th August, 2025, which was issued under Section 20A of Chapter IVA of the Railway Act, 1989, and published in the Gazette of India on the same date. A subsequent declaration under Section 20E of the Act was also issued vide notification S.O. 692(E) dated 10th February, 2026, and published in the Gazette of India. The withdrawal is due to a change in the track alignment for ongoing doubling works, rendering the specified lands no longer required for the project. The withdrawn land includes 0.0572 Ha from Survey No. 4, Sub-Div No. 1 (Part) in Issorcim Village, Mormugao Taluka, and 0.3027 Ha from Survey No. 161, Sub-Div No. 2 (Part) in Sancoale Village, totaling 0.3599 Ha. The notification is signed by Pardeep Puri, Chief Engineer-III/Construction, South Western Railway (Construction Organisation).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-KA-E-13052026-272495 EXTRAORDINARY PART IIโ€”Section 3โ€”Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2312] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026/VAISAKHA 22, 1948 3367 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [South Western Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Bengaluru, the 12th May, 2026 S.O. 2404(E).โ€” The Ministry of Railway, Govt. of India, hereby withdraws from acquisition, the lands specified in the Schedule below in terms of section 20D of Railway Act 1989, in respect of which Notification vide S.O. 3963 (E) dated 29th August' 2025 was issued under Section 20A of Chapter IVA of Railway Act, 1989 and published in Gazette of India dated 29th August' 2025 and subsequent declaration under Section 20E of the Act vide notification S.O. 692(E) dated 10th Feb' 2026 published in the Gazette of India, dated 10th Feb' 2026. The ongoing doubling works is being executed within the Railway lands and the lands indicated in the below schedule are herewith withdrawn from the earlier proposed due to the change in the track alignment. It is confirmed that the lands indicated below are no more required for the said project. SCHEDULE Description of the lands to be de-notified. +--------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sr. No.| Village | Taluka | Survey No. | Sub-Div No. | Area proposed for withdrawal (in Ha.) | +========+===========+==========+=============+=============+===================================+ | 1. | Issorcim | Mormugao | 4 | 1 (Part) | 0.0572 | | | | | | Total | 0.0572 | +--------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2. | Sancoale | | 161 | 2 (Part) | 0.3027 | | | | | | Total | 0.3027 | +--------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | | Grand Total | 0.3599 | +--------+-----------+----------+-------------+-------------+-----------------------------------+ [F. No. W.271/CN/BNC/2026-27/Land SRP/1219] PARDEEP PURI, Chief Engineer-III/Construction

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