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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the 'Wardha (Sewagram)-Ballarshah 3rd Railway Line' Special Railway Project in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 1379(E) on 12th March, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a public purpose. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), as amended by the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008 (11 of 2008). The land, described in the annexed schedule, is required for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the 'Wardha (Sewagram)-Ballarshah 3rd Railway Line' Special Railway Project located in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within thirty days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the Act. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, namely, the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition & Sub Divisional Officer, Warora Dist. Chandrapur Maharashtra. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for the objector to be heard in person or by a legal practitioner and may, after inquiry, allow or disallow the objections, with the order being final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The schedule details land parcels in Majari village, Bhadrawati Taluka, Chandrapur district, with a total acquiring area of 2.21 Ha.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-17032026-271021 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1320] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026/PHALGUNA 26, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 12th March, 2026 Under clause 20A of the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008 S.O. 1379(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008 (11 of 2008), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has been given in schedule annexed hereto, is required for purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project, namely “Wardha (Sewagram)-Ballarshah 3rd Railway Line” in the district of Chandrapur in the State of Maharashtra, 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 for Land Acquisition & Sub Divisional Officer, Warora Dist. Chandrapur Maharashtra in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof, and the Competent Authority shall give the objector the opportunity of being heard, either in person or by legal practitioner and may, after hearing 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 within the Special Railway Project "Wardha (Sewagram)-Ballarshah 3rd Railway Line” in the district Chandrapur in the State of Maharashtra. +------+-----------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+------------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | S. N. | L.A. Case | Village | Taluka | Landholder's name | Survey | Land | Total area as | Acquiring | | | No. | name | | | No. | tenureMethod | per 7/12 (Ha.) | area (Ha.) | +======+===========+=============+============+===================================+===========+==================+=====================+===================+ | 1 | 30/65/ | Majari | Bhadrawati | Chandrakala | 284 | 1 | 3.29 | 0.74 | | | 2025-26 | | | Shamsundar Pode | | | | | +------+-----------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+------------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | 2 | 30/65/ | Majari | Bhadrawati | Anil Bhaurao Zade and | 281 | 1 | 2.06 | 0.69 | | | 2025-26 | | | others | | | | | +------+-----------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+------------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | 3 | 30/65/ | Majari | Bhadrawati | Namdeo Karnu Chawle | 278 | 1 | 0.91 | 0.40 | | | 2025-26 | | | and others | | | | | +------+-----------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+------------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | 4 | 30/65/ | Majari | Bhadrawati | Sangita Bramhadeo | 115 | 1 | 0.77 | 0.12 | | | 2025-26 | | | Mandhare and others | | | | | +------+-----------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+------------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | 5 | 30/65/ | Majari | Bhadrawati | Ravindra Madhukar | 280 | 1 | 0.50 | 0.26 | | | 2025-26 | | | Jumde and others | | | | | +------+-----------+-------------+------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+------------------+---------------------+-------------------+ | Total | 7.53 | 2.21 | | | (Ha.) | (Ha.) | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------+-------------------+ [F. No. G197/WR-BPQ 3rd/Majari Vlg/Bhadrawati Tq/20A] BHUVNESH KUMAR GUPTA, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction)

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