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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Samakhiali-Gandhidham quadrupling project in District Kutchh, Gujarat, under the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Western Railway, Construction Organization) issued Notification G.S.R. 559(E) on August 18, 2025, in Mumbai. Exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing the Special Railway Project, namely, the Samakhiali-Gandhidham quadrupling project in District Kutchh, State of Gujarat. The notification specifies that any person interested in the said land may raise objections within a period of thirty days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the competent authority, Prant Officer-Bhachau, District Kutchh, who will provide an opportunity for hearing and make a final order under sub-section (II) of section 20(D). Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the aforesaid office of the competent authority. The annexed schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, totaling 104046 Sq.Mts., across villages Chopdva and Bhachau in Taluka Bhachau, District Kutchh, comprising both private and government land primarily for agriculture and non-agriculture use. The notification was signed by S R PRASAD, Chief Project Manager (Const)–II.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-20082025-265527 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 515] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025/SHRAVANA 27, 1947 5498 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Western Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 18th August, 2025 G.S.R. 559(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(I) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989(24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred in as the said Act), the Central Government after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for execution of the Special Railway Project, namely, Samakhiali- Gandhidham quadrupling project in District Kutchh in the State of Gujarat, 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 theacquisition and use of such land for a foresaid purpose under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act: Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely, Prant Officer-Bhachau, District Kutchh, 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 (II) of section 20(D) 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: Samakhiali- Gandhidham quadrupling project in District Kutchh in the State of Gujarat Name of District: kutchh +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | Sr. | District | Taluka | Village | Survey No. | Land | Land Use | Area to be | | No. | | | | | Type | | acquired | | | | | | | | | (Sq.Mts) | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 1 | kutchh | Bhachau | Chopdva | 273/1/P2 | Private | Agriculture | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 2 | kutchh | Bhachau | Chopdva | 273/2/P3 | Private | Agriculture | 04231 | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 3 | kutchh | Bhachau | Chopdva | 273/3/P1 | Private | Agriculture | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 4 | kutchh | Bhachau | Chopdva | 73/3/P2 | Private | Agriculture | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 5 | kutchh | Bhachau | Chopdva | 281/P1 | Private | Agriculture | 13473 | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 6 | kutchh | Bhachau | Chopdva | 281/P2 | Private | Agriculture | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 7 | kutchh | Bhachau | Chopdva | NALA | Govt | Non agriculture | 04141 | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 8 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | Gandhidham | Govt | Non agriculture | 03927 | | | | | | Road | | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 9 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1938/1 | Govt | Non agriculture | 02620 | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 10 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1095/2 | Govt | Non agriculture | 06081 | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 11 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 2000/P | Govt | Non agriculture | 13127 | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 12 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1226 | Pvt | Agriculture | 0578 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 13 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1225 | Pvt | Agriculture | 06106 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 14 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1211/2 | Pvt | Agriculture | 07905 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 15 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1211/1 | Pvt | Agriculture | 10845 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 16 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1210/4 | Pvt | Agriculture | 04226 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 17 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1210/3 | Pvt | records not | 03903 | | | | | | | land | available | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 18 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1210/2 | Pvt | Agriculture | 07061 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 19 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1210/1 | Pvt | Agriculture | 01918 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 20 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1938/3 | Pvt | Agriculture | 01689 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 21 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1938/2 | Pvt | Agriculture | 0750 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 22 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1096 | Pvt | Agriculture | 02244 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 23 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1095/1 | Pvt | Agriculture | 03219 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 24 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1093 | Pvt | Agriculture | 03916 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | 25 | kutchh | Bhachau | Bhachau | 1094 | Pvt | Agriculture | 02086 | | | | | | | land | | | +-----+----------+---------+----------+------------+-----------+--------------+------------+ | Total Land | 104046 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+ [F. No. E. -665761] S R PRASAD, Chief Project Manager (Const)–II 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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