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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the '3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road – Vizianagaram (363 Kms.)' Special Railway Project under Section 20A(1) of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway), through Notification S.O. 1044(E) dated January 27, 2026, and published in The Gazette of India on February 27, 2026, announced the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a public purpose. This acquisition is for the execution of the Special Railway Project, specifically the '3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road – Vizianagaram (363 Kms.)' in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. The declaration is made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89). Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. Objections must be made in writing to the competent authority, identified as The Joint Collector & Additional District Collector Officer, Vizianagaram, acting as a Special Land Acquisition Officer. The competent authority will provide an opportunity for hearing, and its order under sub-section (2) of section 20D of the said Act shall be final. The land to be acquired, which may include structures, totals 3.823 Acre (1.547 Hectare) across Venugopalapuram Beat - II (0.03 Acre / 0.012 Hectare), Nellimarla (0.95 Acre / 0.384 Hectare), and Vizianagaram Beat - II (2.843 Acre / 1.151 Hectare). Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the competent authority's office. The notification was signed by SUDHIR KUMAR PARIDA, Chief Engineer (Con-III).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-05032026-270669 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1000] | NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026/PHALGUNA 8, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (East Coast Railway) NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 27 February, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-, 1989 S.O. 1044(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, “3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road – Vizianagaram (363 Kms.)” in Vizianagaram 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 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. The Joint Collector & Additional District Collector Officer, Vizianagaram as a Special Land Acquisition Officer, Vizianagaram District and Area of the Special Railway Project is "3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road–Vizianagaram (363 Kms.)" 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, (1) 2 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] 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 “3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road – Vizianagaram (363 Kms.)” in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Annexure-I Land Schedule Name of the Project: Khurda Road-Vizianagaram (363 Kilometer) in connection with 3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada District: Vizianagaram, | Mandal: Vizianagaram, | Village: Venugopalapuram Beat - II S.No. | Survey No./LPM No. | Total Area (in Acre) | Area to be Acquired (in Acre) | Total Area (in Hectare) | Area to be Acquired (in Hectare) | Classification | Type of land 1 | Venugopalapuram Beat - II | 1 | 57/9 | 0.64 | 0.03 | 0.0259 | 0.012 | AWD | Assigned Land Total | | | 0.64 | 0.03 | 0.0259 | 0.012 | | Land Schedule Name of the Project: Khurda Road-Vizianagaram (363 Kilometer) in connection with 3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada District: Vizianagaram, | Mandal: Nellimarla, | Village: Nellimarla S.No. | Survey No./LPM No. | Total Area (in Acre) | Area to be Acquired (in Acre) | Total Area (in Hectare) | Area to be Acquired (in Hectare) | Classification | Type of land 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 1 | 18 | 39.85 | 0.19 | 16.127 | 0.077 | Government Canal Land | Government Land - River 2 | 19-1 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.045 | 0.012 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 3 | 19-4 | 0.22 | 0.02 | 0.089 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 4 | 19-5 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.073 | 0.012 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 5 | 19-19 | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.081 | 0.02 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 6 | 19-20 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.077 | 0.004 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 7 | 19-21 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.069 | 0.004 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 8 | 19-22 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.057 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | 3 0.14 | 0.02 | | | | | 9 | 19-23 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.077 | 0.012 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 10 | 19-31 | 0.32 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 11 | 20-1 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.077 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 12 | 20-2 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 13 | 20-4 | 0.31 | 0.03 | 0.125 | 0.012 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 14 | 20-10 | 0.59 | 0.02 | 0.239 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 15 | 20-12 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.125 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 16 | 20-20 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.045 | 0.008 | Inam Wet | Private Land 17 | 20-21 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.008 | Inam Wet | Private Land 18 | 20-22 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.049 | 0.004 | Inam Wet | Private Land 19 | 20-23 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.024 | 0.004 | Inam Wet | Private Land 20 | 20-28 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.032 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Wet | Private Land 21 | 20-29 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.032 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Wet | Private Land 22 | 20-33 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.101 | 0.008 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 23 | 65-1A | 3.36 | 0.13 | 1.36 | 0.053 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 24 | 65-1B | 3 | 0.12 | 1.214 | 0.049 | Government Poramboke | Weaker Section residential area 25 | 65-2 | 1.61 | 0.06 | 0.652 | 0.024 | Allotted Dry Grazing | Government Land Total | | | 51.74 | 0.95 | 20.094 | 0.384 | | 4 | [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY Land Schedule Name of the Project: Khurda Road-Vizianagaram (363 Kilometer) in connection with 3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada District: Vizianagaram, | Mandal: Vizianagaram, | Village: Vizianagaram Beat - II S.No. | Survey No./LPM No. | Total Area (in Acre) | Area to be Acquired (in Acre) | Total Area (in Hectare) | Area to be Acquired (in Hectare) | Classification | Type of land 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 1 | 24 | 7.5 | 2.691 | 3.035 | 1.089 | Government Poramboke | Government Land 2 | 29-1 | 1.2 | 0.09 | 0.486 | 0.036 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land 3 | 23-1 | 41.64 | 0.062 | 16.851 | 0.025 | Ryotwari Dry | Private Land Total | | | 50.34 | 0.03 | 20.372 | 1.151 | | Brief Description S.No. | Village Name | Total Area (in Acre) | Total Area (in Hectare) 1 | Venugopalapuram Beat - II | 0.03 | 0.012 2 | Nellimarla | 0.95 | 0.384 3 | Vizianagaram Beat - II | 2.843 | 1.151 Total | 3.823 | 1.547 [F. No. CE/Con/III/VSKP /VZM-NWP 3rd Line/SRP/20A/] SUDHIR KUMAR PARIDA, Chief Engineer (Con-III) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (East Coast Railway) NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 27th January, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-, 1989 S.O. 1044(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, “3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road – Vizianagaram (363 Kms.)” in Vizianagaram 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 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. The Joint Collector & Additional District Collector Officer, Vizianagaram as a Special Land Acquisition Officer, Vizianagaram District and Area of the Special Railway Project is "3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road–Vizianagaram (363 Kms.)" 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, [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | 5 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 3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road – Vizianagaram (363 Kms).” in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Annexure-I Land Schedule Name of the Project: 3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road -Vizianagaram | (363 Kms) District: Vizianagaram | Mandal: Vizianagaram | Village: Venugopalapuram Bit-II Name/No.of the village | SI.NO | Survey Number/LPM NO | Total Area (in Acre) | Area to be Acquired (in Acre) | Total Area (in Hectares) | Area to be Acquired (in Hectares) | Classification | Type of land 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Venugopalapuram Bit-II | 1 | 57/9 | 0.64 | 0.03 | 0.0259 | 0.012 | AWD | Assigned Land TOTAL | | | 0.64 | 0.03 | 0.0259 | 0.012 | | Land Schedule Name of the Project: 3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road -Vizianagaram | (363 Kms) District: Vizianagaram | Mandal: Nellimarla | Village: Nellimarla Name/No.of the village | SI.NO | Survey Number/LPM NO | Total Area (in Acre) | Area to be Acquired (in Acre) | Total Area (in Hectares) | Area to be Acquired (in Hectares) | Classification | Type of land 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Nellimarla | 1 | 18 | 39.85 | 0.19 | 16.127 | 0.077 | Poramboke-Yeru | Government land-River Nellimarla | 2 | 19-1 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.045 | 0.012 | R.Dry | Private Land Nellimarla | 3 | 19-4 | | | 0.089 | 0.008 | R.Dry | Private Land 6 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] 0.22 | 0.02 | | | | | 4 | 19-5 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.073 | 0.012 | R.Dry | Private Land 5 | 19-19 | 0.2 | 0.05 | 0.081 | 0.02 | R.Dry | Private Land 6 | 19-20 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.077 | 0.004 | R.Dry | Private Land 7 | 19-21 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.069 | 0.004 | R.Dry | Private Land 8 | 19-22 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.057 | 0.008 | R.Dry | Private Land 9 | 19-23 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.077 | 0.012 | R.Dry | Private Land 10 | 19-31 | 0.32 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.008 | R.Dry | Private Land 11 | 20-1 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.077 | 0.008 | R.Dry | Private Land 12 | 20-2 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.008 | R.Dry | Private Land 13 | 20-4 | 0.31 | 0.03 | 0.125 | 0.012 | R.Dry | Private Land 14 | 20-10 | 0.59 | 0.02 | 0.239 | 0.008 | R.Dry | Private Land 15 | 20-12 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.125 | 0.008 | R.Dry | Private Land 16 | 20-20 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.045 | 0.008 | Inam Wet | Private Land 17 | 20-21 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.008 | Inam Wet | Private Land 18 | 20-22 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.049 | 0.004 | Inam Wet | Private Land 19 | 20-23 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.024 | 0.004 | Inam Wet | Private Land [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | 7 20 | 20-28 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.032 | 0.008 | R.Wet | Private Land 21 | 20-29 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.032 | 0.008 | R.Wet | Private Land 22 | 20-33 | 0.25 | 0.02 | 0.101 | 0.008 | R.Dry | Private Land 23 | 65-1A | 3.36 | 0.13 | 1.36 | 0.053 | R.Dry | Private Land 24 | 65-1B | 3 | 0.12 | 1.214 | 0.049 | Sarkar poramboke | Weaker Section colony 25 | 65-2 | 1.61 | 0.06 | 0.652 | 0.024 | A.Dry-Gayalu | Government Land TOTAL | | | 51.74 | 0.95 | 20.094 | 0.384 | | Land Schedule Name of the Project: 3rd line between Vizianagaram to Naupada in connection to Khurda Road –Vizianagaram | (363 Kms) District: Vizianagaram | Mandal: Vizianagaram | Village: Vizianagaram Bit-II Name/No.of the village | SI.NO | Survey Number/ LPM NO | Total Area (in Acre) | Area to be Acquired (in Acre) | Total Area (in Hectares) | Area to be Acquired (in Hectares) | Classification | Type of land 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Vizianagaram Bit-II | 1 | 24 | 7.5 | 2.691 | 3.035 | 1.089 | Sarkar Poramboke | Government Land Vizianagaram Bit-II | 2 | 29-1 | 1.2 | 0.09 | 0.486 | 0.036 | R.Dry | Private Land Vizianagaram Bit-II | 3 | 23-1 | 41.64 | 0.062 | 16.851 | 0.025 | R.Dry | Private Land TOTAL | | | 50.34 | 2.843 | 20.372 | 1.15 | | 8 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] Abstract SI.NO | Name of the Village | Total Extent (in Acre) | Total Extent (in Hectares) 1 | Venygoplapuram Bit-II | 0.03 | 0.012 2 | Nellimarla | 0.95 | 0.384 3 | Vizianagaram Bit-II | 2.843 | 1.151 Total | 3.823 | 1.547 [F. No. CE/Con/III/VSKP /VZM-NWP 3rd Line/SRP/20A/] SUDHIR KUMAR PARIDA, Chief Engineer (Con-III) 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA | Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA | Date: 2026.03.05 14:26:11 +05'30'

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