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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified lands for the "Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-460 at Km 812/2-4 between Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division" project under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

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This notification, S.O. 2782(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway) on June 1, 2026, declares the acquisition of lands for a Special Railway Project. This follows a previous notification, S.O.1440(E) dated March 19, 2026, published under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), which declared the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the "Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-460 at Km 812/2-4 between Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division" in the Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. The substance of the intention notification was published in local newspapers "SAKSHI" (Telugu) and "TIMES OF INDIA" (English) on April 8, 2026, as per sub-section (4) of section 20A, and no objections were received by the Competent Authority. Upon receipt of the Competent Authority's report, submitted in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E, the Central Government, exercising powers under the same sub-section, declares that the lands specified in the annexed schedule are acquired. Furthermore, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E, the Central Government declares that upon publication of this notification, the lands specified in the schedule will vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. The total acquired area is 4.16 acres, located in Vizianagaram Bit-II and Venugopalapuram Bit-II villages of Vizianagaram Mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, and includes various land types such as Poramboke, Dry, Wet, and D-Patta, with some parcels containing structures like a compound wall or trees.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-03062026-273101 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2689] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026/JYAISHTHA 11, 1948 3919 GI/2026 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (East Coast Railway) NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 1st June, 2026 Notice under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 2782(E). Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O.1440(E). dated 19th March, 2026 published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section-3 Sub-section (ii), dated 19th March, 2026 (herein after referred to as the said notification) and issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (herein after referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declares 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 Special Railway Project, namely, “Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-460 at Km 812/2-4 between Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division" in the Vizianagaram district state of Andhra Pradesh. And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily local newspapers namely "SAKSHI" in Telugu (Visakhapatnam Edition) on dated 08th April, 2026 and “TIMES OF INDIA” in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 08th April, 2026 under sub- section (4) of section 20A of the said Act and whereas no objection has been received from any person by the competent authority. 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 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 here to 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 the notification in the official Gazette, the land specified in the schedule annexed here to shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway Project, namely "Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-460 at Km 812/2-4 between Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division" in the Vizianagaram district state of Andhra Pradesh. LAND SCHEDULE(20E) Name of the Project : Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-460 at Km 812/2-4 between Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division District : Vizianagaram Village : Vizianagaram Bit-II & Venugopalapuram Bit-II of Vizianagaram Mandal +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Sl. No.| Name of the | Survey | Sub | Total | Acquired | Nature of | Type of | Name of the | If any Trees & | | | Village | No. | division | area | area | land | Land | Proposed Enjoyers | Structures | | | | | No | (in | (in | | | | | | | | | | Acre) | Acre.) | | | | | +========+==========================+===========+============+============+===============+===============+================+===================================+=============================+ | 1 | | 45 | 3 | 0.28 | 0.06 | Poramboke | Government | Poonu Cheeruvu | Nil | | | | | | | | Cheruvu | | | | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 2 | | 46 | 2F | 0.04 | 0.04 | Dry | Private | Tunuguntla Mallikharjuna | Nil | | | | | | | | | | Rao | | | | | | | | | | | S/o Yela Rao | | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 3 | | 46 | 2H2 | 1.12 | 0.44 | Dry | Private | Tunuguntla Venkata Potanna | Compound wall in | | | | | | | | | | Gupta | RMT, Drain | | | | | | | | | | S/o Yela Rao | | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 4 | | 47 | 2 | 4.88 | 0.66 | Poramboke | Government | Revudi Cheruvu | Nil | | | | | | | | Cheruvu | | | | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 5 | Venugopalapuram Bit-II | 48 | 1B | 0.61 | 0.20 | Wet | Private | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 6 | | 48 | 8B | 0.41 | 0.09 | Wet | Private | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 7 | | 48 | 8C | 0.41 | 0.01 | Wet | Private | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 8 | | 48 | 9B | 0.22 | 0.01 | Wet | Private | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 9 | | 48 | 10B | 0.12 | 0.01 | Wet | Private | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 10 | | 48 | 11B | 0.17 | 0.16 | Wet | Private | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 11 | | 48 | 12B | 0.27 | 0.06 | Wet | Private | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 12 | | 48 | 12C | 0.27 | 0.01 | Wet | Private | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 13 | | 37 | 8B | 2.93 | 0.07 | D-Patta | D-Patta | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 14 | | 37 | 9B | 0.94 | 0.33 | D-Patta | D-Patta | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 15 | | 37 | 10B | 0.17 | 0.05 | D-Patta | D-Patta | TSR Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 16 | | 56 | 11 | 1.96 | 0.86 | D-Patta | D-Patta | Private Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 17 | | 56 | 12 | 0.30 | 0.18 | D-Patta | D-Patta | Satyavarapu Madhavi | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 18 | | 56 | 14 | 0.70 | 0.03 | Poramboke - | Government | Private Layout | Nil | | | | | | | | Gedda | | | | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 19 | | 56 | 15 | 0.70 | 0.15 | D-Patta | D-Patta | Private Layout | Nil | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Total (A) | | | | 16.5 | 3.42 | | | | | +--------+--------------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ +--------+--------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Sl. No.| Name of the | Survey | Sub | Total | Acquired | Nature of | Type of | Name of the | If any Trees & | | | Village | No. | division | area | area | land | Land | Proposed Enjoyers | Structures | | | | | No | (in | (in | | | | | | | | | | Acre) | Acre.) | | | | | +========+====================+===========+============+============+===============+===============+================+===================================+=============================+ | 1 | Vizianagaram Bit-II| 174 | 1B | 1.75 | 0.53 | Dry | Private | Tunuguntla Venkatesh, | Neelagiri-9, Neelagiri | | | | | | | | | | Tunuguntla Venkata Supraja, | (Vasam)-5, Teak-15, | | | | | | | | | | Tunuguntla Venkata Potanna | Thumma | | | | | | | | | | Gupta, | (Vasam)-10, Compound | | | | | | | | | | Tunuguntla Mallikharjuna | wall in RM | +--------+--------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | 2 | | 174 | 2B | 0.82 | 0.21 | Poramboke | Government | Malisetti Venkata Vasavi | Teak-17, Neelagiri-17, | | | | | | | | | | Satyavarapu Madhavi | Thumma | | | | | | | | | | | (Vasam)-10 | +--------+--------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Total (B) | | | | 2.57 | 0.74 | | | | | +--------+--------------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------------+---------------+----------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+ Total Acquired area (in Acre.) A+B = 4.16 [F. No. Dy.CE/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROB-460/20E/2 village] H. ANANTHARAMAN, Chief Engineer (Con.-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. KUMER CHAND MEENA Digitally signed by KUMER CHAND MEENA Date: 2026.06.03 14:29:13 +05'30'

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