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The Central Government authorizes specific officers as 'Competent Authority' for the 'Itarsi-Nagpur 4th line (297 km.)' special railway project under Section 2(7A) of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 506(E) on January 27, 2026, published in the Gazette of India on February 4, 2026. This notification, exercising powers under clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), also referred to as the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008 (No.11 of 2008), authorizes specific officers as 'Competent Authority'. These authorities are designated to perform functions under the Act for the public purpose of execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the special railway project 'Itarsi-Nagpur 4th line (297 km.)'. The project spans District Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra and District Betul in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The authorized officers, effective from the date of publication, include Sub Divisional Officers and Land Acquisition Officers for Nagpur (City), Nagpur (Rural), Sawaner, and Katol (covering Narkhed and Katol tehsils), along with Sub-Divisional Officers (Revenue) for Multai (covering Multai and Betul sub-divisions), Amla (covering Amla sub-division), and Shahpur (covering Shahpur sub-division).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-05022026-269838 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 477] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026/MAGHA 15, 1947 744 GI/2026 (1) [फा. सं. G197/Itarsi – Nagpur 4th Line (297 Km)/7A] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 27th January, 2026 Under clause 7A of the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008 S.O. 506(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), (hereinafter referred to the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008 (No.11 of 2008), the Central Government hereby authorize the officer mentioned in column (2) of the table below as “Competent Authority" to perform the functions as such authority under the said Act with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette in respect of the special railway project “Itarsi-Nagpur 4th line (297 km.)” District Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra and District Batul in the state of Madhya Pradesh, Mentioned in Column of the said table for the public purpose of execution maintenance, Management and operation of such special Railway Project. TABLE +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ | S.No. | Competent Authority | Tehsil | +=======+===============================================================+======================+ | 1 | Sub Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Nagpur (City) | Nagpur (City) | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 2 | Sub Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Nagpur (Rural) | Nagpur (Rural) | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 3 | Sub Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Sawaner | Sawaner | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 4 | Sub Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Katol | Narkhed and Katol | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 5 | Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Multai | Sub-division Multai | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 6 | Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Amla | Sub-division Amla | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 7 | Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Multai | Sub-division Betul | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ | 8 | Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Shahpur | Sub-division Shahpur | +-------+---------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+ [F. No. G197/Itarsi – Nagpur 4th Line (297 Km)/7A] AVANISH KUMAR PANDEY, Chief Administrative Officer (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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