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The Central Government declares the acquisition of land specified in the annexed Schedule for the Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project (53.00 KM) in District Kutch, Gujarat, and its absolute vesting in the Central Government, free from encumbrances, under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (Western Railway Construction Organization) issued Notification S.O. 3963(E) on July 13, 2026, declaring the acquisition of specific lands for the Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project (53.00 KM) in District Kutch, Gujarat. This declaration follows previous notifications G.S.R. 520 (E) dated July 25, 2025, and G.S.R. 441 (E) dated June 02, 2026, which expressed the Central Government's intention to acquire land under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The substance of the intention notifications was published in "The Times of India" on August 05, 2025, and June 11, 2026, as per sub-section (4) of section 20A. Objections received were rejected by the competent authority. In pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the competent authority submitted its report to the Central Government. Consequently, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 20E, the Central Government declared the acquisition of the lands detailed in the annexed Schedule. Furthermore, under sub-section (2) of section 20E, upon publication of this notification, the acquired land, totaling 20703 Sqmts, located in Chirai Nani village, Bhachau Taluka, District Kutch, Gujarat, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The Schedule lists various agricultural and government land parcels, including Survey Nos. 139, 141/1, 141/2, 161, 162, 163, 164, 227, 228/1, 228/2, 230/1, 231/1, 231/2, 232, 234, 235, 236/1, 236/2, 236/3, and TS No 478Paki, along with their respective areas and owners/interested persons.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-22072026-274665 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3795] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026/ASHADHA 29, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Western Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 13th July, 2026 S.O. 3963(E).─Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), number, (i)G.S.R. 520 (E), dated the 25th July, 2025, and (ii), G.S.R. 441 (E), dated 02nd June 2026 published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, declared its intention to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said notification for the Purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of the Special Railway Project, namely Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project (53.00 KM) in District Kutch in the State of Gujarat. And, whereas, the substance of the said notification published was in the following daily newspapers (i) "Kutch Uday" (Gujarati), "The Times of India" (English), & "Yung Leader" (Hindi) dated 05th August, 2025 and (ii) the "Divya Bhaskar" (Gujarati), β€œThe Times of India" (English), & "Metro Hereld" (Hindi) dated 11th June, 2026 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act, And whereas, the objections have been received and rejected by the competent authority and accordingly orders have been passed, And, whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the competent authority has submitted its report to the Central Government; Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20E of the Said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the lands specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose; And, further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structure for the Special Railway Project, namely Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project (53.00 KM) in District Kutch in the state of Gujarat. Name of District: Kutch +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Sr. | Name of | Village | Survey No.| Land Type | Area of Land to be | Name of the land owner | | No. | Taluka | Name | | | acquired (In Sqmts.) | /interested persons | +=====+============+============+===========+=============================+=============================+=============================+ | 1 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 139 | Shri Thakar Mandir, | 1600 | Shree Thakar Mandir, | | | | | | Agriculture | | | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 2 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 141/1 | Agriculture | 1799 | Bharat Bhara Bakuttra | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 3 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 141/2 | Agriculture | 1827 | Sambhu Samant | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 4 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 161 | Agriculture | 1394 | Babubhai Samat | | | | | | | | Jakha Bakutra | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 5 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 162 | Agriculture | 753 | Ramesh Babubhai | | | | | (162/p1 and| | | Khataria | | | | | 162/p2) | | | | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 6 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 163 | Agriculture | 522 | Kumbha Kasha Raja | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 7 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 164 | Agriculture | 118 | Babu Arjan Jatia | | | | | (164/p1 and| | | | | | | | 164/p2) | | | | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 8 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 227 | Government | 1000 | Goverment | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 9 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 228/1 | Agriculture | 689 | Mema Bhachu Chavda | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 10 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 228/2 | Agriculture | 362 | Govind Samant Chavda | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 11 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 230/1 | Agriculture | 2156 | Chandan Bijal Zaru | | | | | (230/p1 and| | | | | | | | 230/p2) | | | | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 12 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 231/1 | Agriculture | 518 | Gagu Kana Bakutra | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 13 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 231/2 | Agriculture | 430 | Ramji Samat Mema | | | | | | | | Bakutra | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 14 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 232 | Agriculture | 2785 | Babubhai Samant Jakha | | | | | | | | Bakutra | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 15 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 234 | Agriculture | 168 | Sambhu Samant Kasa | | | | | (234/p1) | | | | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 16 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 235 | Agriculture | 710 | Govind Kana Chavda | | | | | (235/p1 and| | | | | | | | 235/p2) | | | | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 17 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 236/1 | Agriculture | 395 | Kana Hamir Bakutra | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 18 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 236/2 | Non-Agriculture | 397 | Dau Ghanshyam Kana | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 19 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| 236/3 | Agriculture | 173 | Samat Savaa Baalasara | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 20 | Bhachau | Chirai Nani| TS No | Government | 2907 | Government | | | | | 478Paki | | | | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | | | Total Land | 20703 | | +-----+------------+------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ [F. No. E-658630-02] S R PRASAD, Chief Project Manager-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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