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The Central Government declares its decision to acquire land for the Railway Overbridge Construction Project in place of Level Crossing No. 291 in Vidisha District, Madhya Pradesh, which will vest absolutely in the Central Government upon publication of this notification.

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This notification, S.O. 1487(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (West Central Railway, Gati Shakti Unit, Bhopal) on March 18, 2026, and published on March 20, 2026, declares the Central Government's decision to acquire land for the Railway Overbridge Construction Project in place of Level Crossing No. 291 in Vidisha District, Madhya Pradesh. This declaration is made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20(E) of the Railways Act, 1989. The Central Government had previously announced its intention to acquire this land under sub-section (1) of Section 20(A) of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended Act 2008), through Notification No.4626 dated 17th October 2025. Public notices were issued in local newspapers, including the English language newspaper Times of India on November 1, 2025, and no objections were received by the competent authority. The competent authority submitted its report to the Central Government in accordance with sub-section (1) of Section 20(E) of the said Act. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Ganjbasoda, District Vidisha, was authorized as the competent authority for this project by a Ministry of Railways notification dated February 6, 2025, effective May 22, 2025, under Clause 7(A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Railway Amendment Act, 2008). Upon publication of this notification, the land specified in Schedule-1 (Village Behlot, Tehsil Ganj-Basoda, District Vidisha, acquiring 0.361 Hectares) and Schedule-2 (Village Parsora, Tehsil Ganj-Basoda, District Vidisha, acquiring 0.213 Hectares) shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, as per sub-section (2) of Section 20(E) of the said Act. The total land area to be acquired is 0.574 Hectares. The notification is signed by ANUPAM AWASTHI, Chief Project Manager/Gati Shakti.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MP-E-23032026-271189 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1422] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2026/PHALGUNA 29, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [West Central Railway (Gati Shakti Unit) Bhopal] NOTIFICATION Bhopal, the 18th March, 2026 S.O. 1487(E).β€”The Central Government, under sub-section (1) of Section 20(A) of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended Act 2008) (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act"), hereby, announces its intention to acquire the land specified in the notification of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India (West Central Railway, Gati Shakti Unit, Bhopal), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), Notification No.4626 dated 17th October 2025. The land specified in the said notification is required for the execution of the Railway Overbridge Construction Project in place of Level Crossing No. 291 in Vidisha District, Madhya Pradesh, and the announcement was made regarding the intention to acquire such land. In accordance with sub-section (4) of Section 20(A) of the said Act, the notification was published in local newspapers, namely in the Hindi language newspaper Dainik Bhaskar on 01/11/2025 and in the English language newspaper Times of India on 01/11/2025. No objections have been received by the competent authority from any person, and the competent authority has submitted its report to the Central Government in accordance with sub-section (1) of Section 20(E) of the said Act. In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause 7(A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Railway Amendment Act, 2008), the Ministry of Railways, West Central Railway (Gati Shakti Unit, Bhopal), by its notification dated 6 February 2025, has, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette, i.e., 22nd May 2025, authorized the Sub-Divisional Officer, Ganjbasoda, District Vidisha, as the competent authority for the execution of the Railway Over bridge Construction Project in place of Level Crossing No. 291 under the Special Railway Project Bhopal-Bina Section in the district. Now, therefore, the Central Government on receipt of the said report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20(E) of the Railway Act. 1989, hereby declares that it has been decided to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed hereto for the aforesaid purpose. And whereas, the Central Government hereby further declares, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20(E) of the said Act., that, on the publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the landa specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE -1 "Brief description of land, with or without structures, to be acquired for the construction of a railway overbridge in place of level crossing number 291 in the State of Madhya Pradesh." Village- Behlot, Patwari Halka No.- 42 Tehsil: Ganj-Basoda District: Vidisha +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | SI. | Name of Land Owner | Khasra | Total | Acquired | Land - | | No. | | Number | Area of | Area of Land | (Agricultural/ | | | | | Land | (in he.) | Fallow/ | | | | | (in he.) | | Diverted) | +=====+===========================================+==============+===============+===================================+================+ | 1 | Shobha, wife of Dhanraj Sharma, Bharatraj | 152/1/5 | 0.217 | 0.014 | Fallow | | | son of Dhanraj Sharma, Raj Rajeshwar son | | | | | | | of Dhanraj Sharma | | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 2 | Malti, wife of Prempal Singh Yadav | 196/1/1/1/1 | 0.081 | 0.021 | Fallow | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 3 | Rekha, wife of Pramod Kumar Dwivedi | 197/1/1/1/1/1| 0.313 | 0.040 | Fallow | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 4 | Sanjay Kumar,son of Ramnarayan | 197/1/3 | 0.679 | 0.040 | Fallow | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 5 | Pramod Kumar, son of Brajendra | 197/1/7 | 0.679 | 0.084 | Diverted | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 6 | Kirti, wife of Shriram Babele | 197/1/4 | 0.209 | 0.073 | Fallow | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 7 | Umadevi, wife of Govind Nayak | 197/1/2/1 | 0.199 | 0.039 | Fallow | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 8 | Umadevi, wife of Govind Nayak | 197/1/2/2 | 0.010 | 0.010 | Diverted | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 9 | Yashwant singh, son of Nihal Singh | 197/2/1/2 | 0.209 | 0.040 | Diverted | | | Raghuvanshi | | | | | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | | Total land area | | 2.596 He. | 0.361 He. | | +-----+-------------------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ Land Irrigated /Non- Irrigated irrigated Non- irrigated Non- irrigated Non- irrigated Non- irrigated Non- irrigated Non- irrigated Non- irrigated Non- irrigated SCHEDULE-2 "Brief description of land, with or without structures, to be acquired for the construction of a railway overbridge in place of level crossing number 291 in the State of Madhya Pradesh." Village - Parsora , Patwari Halka No.: 42 Tehsil: Ganj-Basoda District: Vidisha +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------------+ | S. | Name of | Khasra | Total | Acquired | Land - | Land | | No. | Land Owner | Number | Area of | Area of | (Agricultural/ | Irrigated | | | | | Land | Land (in | Fallow/ | /Non- | | | | | (in he.) | he.) | Diverted) | Irrigated | +=====+===================================+==============+===============+===================================+================+================+ | 1 | Sandhya,wife of Rajkumar | 43/2 | 0.941 | 0.053 | Agriculture | Irrigated | +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------------+ | 2 | Rajkumar,son of Bihari Lal | 43/3 | 0.471 | 0.066 | Agriculture | Irrigated | +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------------+ | 3 | Sandhya, wife of Rajkumar | 48 | 0.544 | 0.063 | Agriculture | Irrigated | +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------------+ | 4 | Rahul, son of Dashrath Singh | 51 | 1.652 | 0.031 | Agriculture | Irrigated | +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------------+ | | Total land area | | 3.608 He. | 0.213 He. | | | +-----+-----------------------------------+--------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+----------------+----------------+ [F. No. WCR-BPL 0 GSU (GSMS)/03/2026/291] ANUPAM AWASTHI, Chief Project Manager/Gati Shakti

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