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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the "Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 424" project in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, under Section 20A of the Railways Act – 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)), via S.O. 440(E) dated January 30, 2026, has published a notification under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89), declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a public purpose. This land is required for the "Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 424 at Km 745/19-21 between Urlam - Srikakulam on Main Line of Waltair Division" in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. Interested persons may raise objections to the acquisition within thirty (30) days from the notification's publication date under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA), specifically The Revenue Divisional officer (RDO), Srikakulam, who will provide an opportunity for hearing. Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) of 20D shall be final. The schedule details land in Ponnam village, Srikakulam district, with a total acquired area of 6.757 acres, comprising 4.1389 acres of Government Land and 2.619 acres of Private Land.

Full Text

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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-01022026-269750 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 412] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026/MAGHA 10, 1947 631 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 30th January, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act – 1989 S.O. 440(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89) (herein after referred as the said Act.), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the Land, brief description of which is given in the schedule annexed here to is required for the execution of Special Railway Project, namely, “Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 424 at Km 745/19-21 between Urlam - Srikakulam on Main Line of Waltair Division” in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may within a period of (30) thirty days from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1) of section 20D of the said Act. Every objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA) i.e. The Revenue Divisional officer (RDO), Srikakulam for Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-424 at Km 745/19-21 between Urlam - Srikakulam on Main Line of Waltair Division” in writing, and shall set out grounds thereof and competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being head, either in person or through a legal practitioner and may after hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry 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 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 land (Annexure-I) attached here with to be acquired with or without structures, for Special Railway Project namely “Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 424 at Km 745/19-21 between Urlam - Srikakulam on Main Line of Waltair Division" in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Name of the District & State: Srikakulam & Andhra Pradesh (Annexure-I) +--------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+ | SL. No | NAME OF VILLAGE | LP NEMBER | TOTAL AREA IN ACRES | AQUIRED AREA IN ACRES | KISAM OF LAND | CLASSIFICATION | | | | | | | | OF LAND | +========+=================+===========+=============================+=======================+==================+================+ | 1 | PONNAM | 40 | 62.1 | 2.298 | GOVT PORAMBOKE | GOVT. LAND | | 2 | PONNAM | 41 | 4.94 | 0.052 | GOVT PORAMBOKE | GOVT. LAND | | 3 | PONNAM | 1561 | 18.59 | 0.864 | GOVT PORAMBOKE | GOVT. LAND | | 4 | PONNAM | 1561 | 18.59 | 0.130 | WET LAND | GOVT LAND | | 5 | PONNAM | 1723 | 1.01 | 0.102 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 6 | PONNAM | 1726 | 0.13 | 0.052 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 7 | PONNAM | 1727 | 0.14 | 0.077 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 8 | PONNAM | 1728 | 0.12 | 0.086 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 9 | PONNAM | 1730 | 0.15 | 0.001 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 10 | PONNAM | 1731 | 0.17 | 0.155 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 11 | PONNAM | 1732 | 0.24 | 0.127 | GOVT PORAMBOKE | GOVT. LAND | | 12 | PONNAM | 1733 | 0.29 | 0.076 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 13 | PONNAM | 1734 | 1.03 | 0.093 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 14 | PONNAM | 1736 | 0.68 | 0.168 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 15 | PONNAM | 1737 | 0.5 | 0.153 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 16 | PONNAM | 1745 | 1.19 | 0.121 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 17 | PONNAM | 1917 | 4.47 | 0.584 | GOVT PORAMBOKE | GOVT. LAND | | 18 | PONNAM | 1918 | 0.67 | 0.118 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 19 | PONNAM | 1921 | 0.68 | 0.101 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 20 | PONNAM | 1922 | 0.44 | 0.085 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 21 | PONNAM | 1928 | 0.52 | 0.130 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 22 | PONNAM | 1932 | 0.28 | 0.165 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 23 | PONNAM | 1933 | 0.17 | 0.122 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 24 | PONNAM | 1934 | 0.42 | 0.083 | GOVT PORAMBOKE | GOVT. LAND | | 25 | PONNAM | 1935 | 0.52 | 0.061 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 26 | PONNAM | 1936 | 0.49 | 0.061 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 27 | PONNAM | 1937 | 0.92 | 0.098 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 28 | PONNAM | 1938 | 0.18 | 0.182 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 29 | PONNAM | 2054 | 0.08 | 0.017 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 30 | PONNAM | 2056 | 0.44 | 0.165 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 31 | PONNAM | 2057 | 0.44 | 0.083 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 32 | PONNAM | 2059 | 0.12 | 0.015 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 33 | PONNAM | 2060 | 0.16 | 0.023 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 34 | PONNAM | 3059 | 0.5 | 0.046 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | | 35 | PONNAM | 3215 | 0.173 | 0.062 | WET LAND | PRIVATE LAND | +--------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+ | | otal Acquired Area in Acres | 6.757 | | | +-------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+------------------+----------------+ Abstract +------------+---------------+ | GOVT LAND | 4.1389 ACRES | | PRIVATE LAND | 2.619 ACRES | | TOTAL LAND | 6.757 ACRES | +------------+---------------+ [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/ROBs/424/20A] AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Construction-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. Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH Date: 2026.02.01 16:24:15 +05'30' GORAKHA NATH YADAVA YADAVA

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