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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land in Srikakulum district, Andhra Pradesh, for the execution of a Special Railway Project under Section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) issued Notification S.O. 1642(E) on March 30, 2026, exercising powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89). The Central Government has deemed it necessary for a public purpose to acquire land for the "Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.No.359 at KM 664/11-13 between Stations Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Summadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division" in Srikakulum district, Andhra Pradesh. Any person interested in the said land may raise an objection within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notification 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 for Land Acquisition (CALA) & Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Palasa, who will provide an opportunity for hearing. 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 are available for inspection at the competent authority's office. The Schedule (Annexure-I) details land in Mandasa Mandal, Srikakulum district, specifically in villages KOTTAKAMALAPURAM, RANGANADHAPURAM, and MAKARAIOLA, totaling 4.29 acres, primarily classified as GOVT. PORAMBOKE. The notification was signed by Ajay Kumar Samal, Chief Engineer (Con-II).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-01042026-271477 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1577] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026/CHAITRA 9, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 30th March, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-,1989 S.O. 1642(E).- In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89) (hereinafter 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 ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.No.359 at KM 664/11-13 between Stations Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Summadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division." in Srikakulum 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 for Land Acquisition (CALA) & Revenue Divisional Officer(RDO), Palasa for Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.No.359 at KM 664/11-13 between Stations Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Summadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division in writing, and shall set out grounds thereof and competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, 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 โ€œConstruction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.No.359 at KM 664/11-13 between Stations Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Summadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division)โ€ in Srikakulum district of Andhra Pradesh state. Name of District:- Srikakulum Annexure-I LAND SCHEDULE Name of the Project:-Construction of ROB-359 Name of the District:-Srikakulum, Name of the Division:-Khurda Road, Name of the Mandal:-Mandasa +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | Sl.No.| NAME OF VILLAGE | LPM NO | Extent in Acres | Type of Land | Classification of Land | +=======+=====================+=========+=================+==============+========================+ | 1 | KOTTAKAMALAPURAM | 61-1 | 0.10 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 2 | KOTTAKAMALAPURAM | 62-2B | 0.20 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 3 | KOTTAKAMALAPURAM | 62-3A | 0.03 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 4 | KOTTAKAMALAPURAM | 63-1 | 0.25 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 5 | KOTTAKAMALAPURAM | 63-2 | 0.02 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 6 | KOTTAKAMALAPURAM | 64-1B | 0.16 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 7 | RANGANADHAPURAM | 2 | 1.41 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 8 | RANGANADHAPURAM | 5 | 0.15 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 9 | RANGANADHAPURAM | 6 | 0.36 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 10 | RANGANADHAPURAM | 27 | 0.76 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 11 | RANGANADHAPURAM | 788 | 0.65 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 12 | MAKARAIOLA | 34-28C | 0.04 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 13 | MAKARAIOLA | 34-30B | 0.13 | GOVT. | PORAMBOKE | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 14 | MAKARAIOLA | 34-25B | 0.01 | GOVT. | SRI NARASIMHA SWAMY | | | | | | | VARU | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 15 | MAKARAIOLA | 34-26B | 0.01 | GOVT. | SRI NARASIMHA SWAMY | | | | | | | VARU | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | 16 | MAKARAIOLA | 34-27B | 0.01 | GOVT. | SRI NARASIMHA SWAMY | | | | | | | VARU | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ | | Total | | 4.29 | | | +-------+---------------------+---------+-----------------+--------------+------------------------+ [F. No. CAO/C/RSP/BBS/2025/ROB-359(Govt.)/20A] AJAY KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Con-II)

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