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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-396' as a Special Railway Project under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, specifically East Central Railway (Construction), issued Notification S.O. 6155 (E) on December 31, 2025, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a public purpose under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89). This land, located in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, is required for a Special Railway Project, namely, 'Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-396 at Km 708/3-5 between Naupada - Kotabommali on Main Line of Waltair Division.' Interested persons have thirty days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette to raise objections to the acquisition under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be in writing to the Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA), which is the Revenue Divisional officer (RDO), Tekkali. The competent authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing, and its final order under sub-section (2) of 20D shall be binding. The schedule (Annexure-I) details the land to be acquired in Vadditandara village, Santabommali Mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, totaling 6.08 acres across various survey numbers and land types, including private and government land, for the project.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-02012026-269023 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5945] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025/PAUSHA 10, 1947 8889 GI/2025 [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/WAT/ROBs/396/20A] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Central Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 31st December, 2025 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act - 1989 S.O. 6155 (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-396 at Km 708/3-5 between Naupada - Kotabommali 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), Tekkali for Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-396 at Km 708/3-5 between Naupada - Kotabommali 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-396 at Km 708/3-5 between Naupada - Kotabommali 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) Division: Tekkali Mandal: Santabommali District: Srikakulam +--------+-------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Sl. No.| Name of the Village| LP No /Sy-Sub-Div No.| Total extent in acres | Extent under Acquisition in Acres| Klisam of Land | Type of Land | +========+===================+======================+=======================+=================================+=================+================+ | 1 | Vadditandara | 17-28 | 0.22 | 0.03 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 2 | Vadditandara | 39-2 | 0.55 | 0.21 | Road | Government Land| | 3 | Vadditandara | 45-3A1 | 0.13 | 0.01 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 4 | Vadditandara | 47-1B | 0.13 | 0.06 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 5 | Vadditandara | 47-1B | 0.66 | 0.19 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 6 | Vadditandara | 47-4A2 | 0.02 | 0.01 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 7 | Vadditandara | 47-5A1 | 0.26 | 0.18 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 8 | Vadditandara | 47-6A1 | 0.26 | 0.04 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 9 | Vadditandara | 47-2B2 | 2.06 | 0.22 | Railway Track | Government Land| | 10 | Vadditandara | 48-2A | 0.14 | 0.03 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 11 | Vadditandara | 48-3A | 0.2 | 0.09 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 12 | Vadditandara | 48-6A2 | 1.16 | 0.45 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 13 | Vadditandara | 48-7A | 0.18 | 0.06 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 14 | Vadditandara | 48-8B | 0.38 | 0.17 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 15 | Vadditandara | 48-9B | 1.08 | 0.02 | Graging Land | Government Land| | 16 | Vadditandara | 48-10A | 0.17 | 0.11 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 17 | Vadditandara | 48-11 | 0.08 | 0.08 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 18 | Vadditandara | 48-12B | 0.37 | 0.13 | Irrigated Dry | Private Land | | 19 | Vadditandara | 128-3 | 40.44 | 2.62 | Cheruvu | Private Land | | 20 | Vadditandara | 129-1B | 1.08 | 0.58 | Wet | Private Land | | 21 | Vadditandara | 129-2A | 0.45 | 0.01 | Wet | Private Land | | 22 | Vadditandara | 129-7A | 0.67 | 0.07 | Kaluva | Government Land| | 23 | Vadditandara | 140-1A | 8.8 | 0.06 | Wet | Private Land | | 24 | Vadditandara | 141-1A | 0.25 | 0.02 | Wet | Private Land | | 25 | Vadditandara | 141-2A | 0.18 | 0.02 | Wet | Private Land | | 26 | Vadditandara | 141-3A | 0.11 | 0.01 | Wet | Private Land | | 27 | Vadditandara | 141-8A | 0.6 | 0.01 | Wet | Private Land | | 28 | Vadditandara | 141-9A | 0.28 | 0.01 | Wet | Private Land | | 29 | Vadditandara | 148-4A1 | 0.29 | 0.04 | Wet | Private Land | | 30 | Vadditandara | 148-5A | 0.66 | 0.04 | Wet | Private Land | | 31 | Vadditandara | 148-6A | 0.64 | 0.04 | Wet | Private Land | | 32 | Vadditandara | 153-1A1 | 0.19 | 0.05 | Wet | Private Land | | 33 | Vadditandara | 153-2A | 0.13 | 0.04 | Wet | Private Land | | 34 | Vadditandara | 153-7A | 0.25 | 0.06 | Wet | Private Land | | 35 | Vadditandara | 153-8A | 0.09 | 0.03 | Wet | Private Land | | 36 | Vadditandara | 153-9A | 0.02 | 0.01 | Wet | Private Land | | 37 | Vadditandara | 153-12A | 0.76 | 0.05 | Wet | Private Land | | 38 | Vadditandara | 153-13A | 1.26 | 0.22 | Wet | Private Land | +--------+-------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+---------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ | Total Extent | 65.20 | 6.08 | | | +---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+ [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/WAT/ROBs/396/20A] AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Construction-II)

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