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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of a Special Railway Project under the MUTP-3A project.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, specifically the Western Railway (Construction Organization), issued Notification G.S.R. 691(E) on July 30, 2026, under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008 (11 of 2008) and the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The Central Government has declared its intention to acquire land for a public purpose, specifically for the MUTP-3A project, which involves a 7.08 km extension of the Harbour line from Goregaon to Borivali and the provision of a Stabling Line under the Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway. The land is located at Moje Umelman (East) between Naigaon and Vasai Station (Km. 48.958 to 50.200) in the Palghar District of Maharashtra State. Any person interested in the land may raise an objection within thirty days from the notification's publication date to the Competent Authority, namely the Competent Authority and Prant Officer Vasai, Taluka Vasai, District Palghar, Maharashtra, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the Railways Act, 1989. The Competent Authority will hear objections, and its order under sub-section (2) of section 20D shall be final. The schedule details land in Palghar District, Vasai Taluka, Umelman Village, Survey Nos. 101/A/1, 101/A/2 (51513 Sq. M.), and 101/B. The notification was signed by Mukesh Kumar, Chief Engineer (Construction)- I, under F. No. E-364842-06.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-04082026-275095 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 629] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026/SHRAVAN 8,1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Western Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 30th July, 2026 under Section 20 A of the Railway Act, 1989 G.S.R. 691(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008 (11 of 2008) and the Railways 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 execution, maintenance, management and operation of the Special Railway Project under the MUTP-3A project-specifically involving the 7.08 km extension of the Harbour line from Goregaon to Borivali and the provision of Stabling Line under the Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway-located at Moje Umelman (East) between Naigaon and Vasai Station (Km. 48.958 to 50.200) in the Palghar District of Maharashtra State, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of 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 Competent Authority and Prant Officer Vasai, Taluka Vasai, District Palghar, Maharashtra, 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, for the Special Railway Project, namely, for execution, maintenance, management and operation of the Special Railway Project under the MUTP-3A project-specifically involving the 7.08 km extension of the Harbour line from Goregaon to Borivali and the provision of Stabling Line under the Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway - located at Moje Umelman (East) between Naigaon and Vasai Station (Km. 48.958 to 50.200) in District Palghar in the State of Maharashtra. +---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------------+------------------------------------+ | Sl. No. | District | Taluka | Village | Survey No. | Area of Land to be Acquired in (Sqm) | +=========+==========+==========+===========+=============+====================================+ | 1 | | | | 101/A/1 | | +---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------------+------------------------------------+ | 2 | Palghar | Vasai | Umelman | 101/A/2 | 51513 Sq. M. | +---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------------+------------------------------------+ | 3 | | | | 101/B | | +---------+----------+----------+-----------+-------------+------------------------------------+ [F. No. E-364842-06] MUKESH KUMAR, Chief Engineer (Construction)- I 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 MEENA Digitally signed by KUMER CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.08.04 09:57:10 +05'30'

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