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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 L.C.NO-255" project under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

This notification (S.O. 1779(E)), issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) on April 8, 2026, declares 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). The land is required for the "Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned L.C.NO-255 at KM 526/35-37 between Stations Balugaon(BALU)-Chilka(CLKA)(Balugaon Yard) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division" in Khurda district, Odisha. Interested persons may raise objections to the acquisition within thirty (30) days from the notification's publication date under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) & Tahasildar, Chilika, who will provide an opportunity for hearing, and whose final order under sub-section (2) of 20D shall be binding. The land schedule, provided as Annexure-I, lists plot-wise details for land to be acquired in Gunduripur, Balugaon, and Banamalipur villages within Khurda district, Odisha. The total area specified in the schedule is 5.202 acres, encompassing private, temple, and railway land, with specific acquired areas detailed per plot. The notification was signed by Sudhir Kumar Parida, Chief Engineer (Con-III).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-09042026-271661 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1711] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026/CHAITRA 18, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 8th April, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-,1989 S.O. 1779(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 Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned L.C.NO-255 at KM 526/35-37 between Stations Balugaon(BALU)-Chilka(CLKA)(Balugaon Yard) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division." in Khurda district in the state of Odisha, 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) & Tahasildar, Chilika for Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.NO-255 at KM 526/35-37 between Stations Balugaon(BALU)-Chilka(CLKA)(Balugaon Yard) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Rd. 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 "Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.NO-255 at KM 526/35-37 between Stations Balugaon(BALU)-Chilka(CLKA)(Balugaon Yard) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division)" in Khurda district in the state of Odisha. Name of District:-Khurda Annexure-I LAND SCHEDULE Name of the Project:- Construction of ROB-255 Name of the District:-Khurda, Name of the Division:-Khurda Road, Name of the Tahasil:-Chilika +--------+------------------+----------------+-----------+--------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ | Sl. No.| NAME OF VILLAGE| PLOT No. | KHATA No. | Type of Land | Total area in Acres| Acquired Area in ACRES | +========+==================+================+===========+==============+====================+=========================+ | 1 | GUNDURIPUR | 190 | 116 | Private | 1.630 | 0.108 | | 2 | GUNDURIPUR | 199 | 113/156 | Private | 0.380 | 0.119 | | 3 | GUNDURIPUR | 200 | 8 | Private | 0.475 | 0.007 | | 4 | GUNDURIPUR | 205 | 15 | Private | 0.677 | 0.371 | | 5 | GUNDURIPUR | 197 | 148 | Private | 0.490 | 0.064 | | 6 | GUNDURIPUR | 197/379 | 133/1076 | Private | 0.938 | | | 7 | GUNDURIPUR | 206 | 148 | Private | 0.602 | 0.302 | | 8 | GUNDURIPUR | 207/325 | 178 | Private | 0.160 | 0.052 | | 9 | GUNDURIPUR | 208 | 188 | Private | 0.430 | 0.129 | | 10 | BALUGAON | 95 | 497 | Temple Land | 1.147 | 0.690 | | 11 | BALUGAON | 98 | 321/1566 | Private | 0.206 | 0.070 | | 12 | BALUGAON | 98/3560 | 321/2137 | Private | 0.041 | | | 13 | BALUGAON | 1353 | 483 | Temple Land | 0.688 | 0.071 | | 14 | BALUGAON | 1352 | 851 | Railway Land | 2.493 | 0.108 | | 15 | BALUGAON | 1351 | 851 | Railway Land | 0.883 | 0.035 | | 16 | BALUGAON | 1350 | 851 | Railway Land | 2.100 | 0.088 | | 17 | BALUGAON | 1339 | 538 | Private | 0.495 | 0.027 | | 18 | BALUGAON | 1336 | 535 | Temple Land | 0.045 | 0.033 | | 19 | BALUGAON | 1335/1708 | 114 | Private | 0.060 | 0.040 | | 20 | BALUGAON | 1335/1709 | 18 | Private | 0.190 | 0.108 | | 21 | BALUGAON | 1335/1694 | 321/1538 | Private | 0.086 | 0.006 | | 22 | BALUGAON | 1335 | 114 | Private | 0.065 | 0.137 | | 23 | BALUGAON | 1335/1694/3297 | 321/1780 | Private | 0.021 | | | 24 | BALUGAON | 1337 | 82 | Private | 0.500 | 0.095 | | 25 | BALUGAON | 1340 | 360/3 | Private | 0.573 | 0.195 | | 26 | BALUGAON | 1332 | 360/3 | Private | 0.984 | 0.071 | | 27 | BALUGAON | 1341 | 287 | Private | 0.113 | 0.104 | | 28 | BALUGAON | 1346 | 448 | Private | 0.223 | 0.006 | | 29 | BALUGAON | 1342 | 321/555 | Private | 0.100 | 0.053 | | 30 | BALUGAON | 1403 | 535 | Govt. | 0.310 | 0.052 | | 31 | BALUGAON | 1404 | 321/554 | Private | 0.934 | 0.225 | | 32 | BALUGAON | 1405 | 480 | Private | 0.812 | 0.256 | | 33 | BALUGAON | 1406 | 93 | Private | 0.925 | 0.037 | | 34 | BALUGAON | 1421 | 225 | Private | 0.144 | 0.141 | | 35 | BALUGAON | 1421/3873 | 321/2570 | Private | 0.402 | | | 36 | BALUGAON | 1420 | 321/1684 | Private | 0.173 | 0.127 | | 37 | BALUGAON | 1419 | 321/1545 | Private | 0.069 | 0.052 | | 38 | BALUGAON | 1418 | 562 | Private | 0.455 | 0.122 | | 39 | BALUGAON | 1417 | 122 | Private | 0.131 | 0.135 | | 40 | BALUGAON | 1417/3037 | 321/1422 | Private | 0.197 | | | 41 | BALUGAON | 1413 | 57 | Private | 0.314 | 0.100 | | 42 | BALUGAON | 1414 | 360/10 | Private | 0.208 | 0.097 | | 43 | BALUGAON | 1415 | 321/1545 | Private | 0.220 | 0.035 | | 44 | BANAMALIPUR | 232 | 124/22 | Private | 0.641 | 0.028 | | 45 | BANAMALIPUR | 233 | 110 | Private | 3.536 | 0.195 | | 46 | BANAMALIPUR | 245 | 124/39 | Private | 0.161 | 0.021 | | 47 | BANAMALIPUR | 246 | 124/22 | Private | 0.161 | 0.061 | | 48 | BANAMALIPUR | 250 | 80 | Private | 0.555 | 0.263 | | 49 | BANAMALIPUR | 251 | 124 | Private | 1.320 | 0.003 | | 50 | BANAMALIPUR | 252 | 124 | Private | 0.427 | 0.071 | | 51 | BANAMALIPUR | 249 | 80 | Private | 0.169 | 0.092 | +--------+------------------+----------------+-----------+--------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ | TOTAL| 5.202 | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/BBS/2025/ROB No.255/20A/] SUDHIR KUMAR PARIDA, Chief Engineer (Con-III)

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