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The Central Government declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of lands specified in the annexed schedule for the '3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)' Special Railway Project in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, under Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 4866(E) dated 24th October, 2025, issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction), declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of specific lands. This follows an earlier notification, S.O. 240(E) dated 13th January, 2025, 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 "3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)" Special Railway Project in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. The substance of the intention notification was published in local newspapers, including "The Times of India" (English, Visakhapatnam Edition) on 06th February, 2025. No objections were received within the specified period. Subsequently, the Competent Authority submitted its report to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act. Upon receipt of this report and in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989, the Central Government now declares that the lands detailed in the annexed schedule shall be acquired and shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, upon publication of this notification. The schedule specifies lands in Narava Village, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, with a total area to be acquired of 1.02 Ac. Cts (0.412 Ha), primarily private land. The notification is signed by K. Suryanarayana, Chief Engineer (Con.-II).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-04112025-267359 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4720] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2025/KARTIKA 2, 1947 7121 GI/2025 (1) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [EAST COAST RAILWAY (CONSTRUCTION)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th October, 2025 [Notice under Section 20E of the Railways Act-1989] S.O. 4866(E).-Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O. 240 (E). dated the 13th January, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 Sub-section (ii), dated the 13th January, 2025 (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, "3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)" in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily local newspapers namely "Sakshi" in Telugu (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 05th February, 2025, and "The Times of India" in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 06th February, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act; And whereas, no objections were received from the public in respect of the said notification within the specified period; 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 "3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)” in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Name of District: - Visakhapatnam Name of Mandal: - Pendurthi Annexure-I +--------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Sl. No | Name of Village | Plot/ Sy. No | Total area (in Ac. Cts) | To be Acquired area (in Ac. Cts) | Total area (in Ha) | To be Acquired area (in Ha) | Type of Land | As per the Present webland Name of the record | +--------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Narava | 262/1B | | 0.0020 | | 0.000809 | Private Land | 1.Saragadam Suryanarayana | | 2 | Narava | 262/1B | | 0.0050 | | 0.002023 | Private Land | 2.Dadi Venkata Rameswara Rao | | 3 | Narava | 262/1B | | 0.0080 | | 0.003238 | Private Land | 3. Dadi Prasada Rao | | 4 | Narava | 262/1B | 15.05 | 0.0140 | 6.09 | 0.005666 | Private Land | 4. Dadi Nookaraju | | | | | | | | | | 5. Alla Sanna Rao | | 5 | Narava | 262/1B | | 0.0150 | | 0.006070 | Private Land | 6. Mudigonda Ratnamala | | | | | | | | | | 7. Alla Sanyasi Rao | | 6 | Narava | 262/1B | | 0.0196 | | 0.007932 | Private Land | 8. Bendapoori Veeraraju | | 7 | Narava | 262/1B | | 0.0351 | | 0.014205 | Private Land | 9. Bandapoori Mallikarjuna rao | | 8 | Narava | 262/1B | | 0.0393 | | 0.015904 | Private Land | | | 9 | Narava | 262/1B | | 0.0269 | | 0.010886 | Private Land | | | 10 | Narava | 262/1B | | 0.0300 | | 0.012141 | Private Land | | | 11 | Narava | 249/2 | | 0.0009 | | 0.000364 | Private Land | | | 12 | Narava | 249/2 | | 0.0080 | | 0.003238 | Private Land | | | 13 | Narava | 249/2 | | 0.0522 | | 0.021125 | Private Land | | | 14 | Narava | 249/2 | | 0.0200 | | 0.008094 | Private Land | | | 15 | Narava | 249/2 | | 0.0620 | | 0.025091 | Private Land | | | 16 | Narava | 249/2 | | 0.0260 | | 0.010522 | Private Land | 1.Pulamarasetti Paidaiah & | | 17 | Narava | 249/2 | 3.03 | 0.0400 | 1.226 | 0.016188 | Private Land | 2.Pulamarasetti Mangamma | | 18 | Narava | 249/2 | | | | | Private Land | | | 19 | Narava | 249/2 | | 0.2500 | | 0.101173 | Private Land | | | 20 | Narava | 249/2 | | | | | Private Land | | | 21 | Narava | 249/2 | | 0.3100 | | 0.125455 | Private Land | | | 22 | Narava | 249/2 | | | | | Private Land | | | 23 | Narava | 249/2 | | 0.0500 | | 0.020234 | Private Land | | | 24 | Narava | 249/2 | | | | | Private Land | | +--------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Total | | | 18.08 | 1.02 | 7.316 | 0.412 | | | +--------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------------------+ [F. No. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/DVD-SCMN 3rd and 4th Line/Narava/20E] K. SURYANARAYANA, 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. AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL Date: 2025.11.04 15:17:17 +05'30'

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