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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified lands for the construction of a Road over Bridge as part of a Special Railway Project and their absolute vesting in the Central Government.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) issued Notification S.O. 3717(E) on July 8, 2026, declaring the acquisition of lands for a Special Railway Project. This action follows a previous declaration of intention to acquire land, S.O. 446(E) dated January 30, 2026, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section-3 Sub-section (ii), dated January 30, 2026, under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The purpose of the acquisition is for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the “Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division” in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. The substance of the initial notification was published in local newspapers, including "NEW INDIAN EXPRESS" (English, Visakhapatnam Edition) on February 20, 2026, and no objections were received by the competent authority. Following the submission of a report by the Competent Authority as per sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government, exercising powers under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 20E, declared the acquisition and that the lands specified in the annexed schedule shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances upon publication. The schedule details the acquisition of 1.42 acres of private land and 2.83 acres of government land, totaling 4.25 acres, in Chettupodilam village of G.Sigdam Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, including specific Khatha/Khasra numbers and names of enjoyers. The notification was signed by H. ANANTHARAMAN, Chief Engineer (Con-II).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-10072026-274343 No. 3555] EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026/ASHADHA 17, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 8th July, 2026 Notice Under Section 20e Of The Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 3717(E). - Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O.446(E). dated 30th January, 2026 published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section-3 Sub-section (ii), dated 30th January, 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 - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam 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 (Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam Edition) on dated 20th Febuary, 2026 and “NEW INDIAN EXPRESS" in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 20th Febuary, 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 - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division" in the Vizianagaram district state of Andhra Pradesh. 20E Schedule Name of the Project : Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division District : Srikakulam Village : Chettupodilam of G.Sigdam Mandal +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Sl. | Name of | Khatha No | Khasra/ | Total Area | Acquired area | Kisam of | Name of Enjoyer | Remarks | | No. | village | | Plot no | in Acre | in acre | land | | | +=====+================+===========+=================+====================+=====================+===============+===================================+=====================================+ | 1 | Chettupodila m | 1194 | 12-22B | 0.61 | 0.10 | Ry.Punja | AMPOLU ADILAXMI W/O CHIRANJEEVI | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 2 | Chettupodila m | 60 | 15-1A | 0.62 | 0.07 | Ry.Punja | DOLA APPALANARAYANA S/O RAMULU | 3 PALM TREES, 1 TEAK TREE | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 3 | Chettupodila m | 477 | 15-6A | 1.13 | 0.32 | Ry.Punja | KORADA SIMMANNA S/O SURAYYA | 3 COCONUT TREES, 1 STONE WELL | | | Chettupodila m | 475 | 15-6A | 1.13 | 0.32 | Ry.Punja | KORADA LACHHODU S/O SURAYYA | 3 COCONUT TREES, 1 STONE WELL | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 4 | Chettupodila m | 210 | 15-7A | 1.65 | 0.26 | Ry.Punja | BAMMIDI GOVINDA S/O NIDDALU | - | | | Chettupodila m | 874 | 15-7A | 1.65 | 0.26 | Ry.Punja | BAMMIDI.MOKALINGAM S/O NIDDALU | - | | | Chettupodila m | | 15-7A | 1.65 | 0.26 | Ry.Punja | BAMMIDI.NARAYANARAO S/O NIDDALU | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 5 | Chettupodila m | 210 | 16-19B | 0.46 | 0.04 | Ry.Punja | BAMMIDI GOVINDA S/O NIDDALU | 5 PALM TREES, 1 TOGARA TREE | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 6 | Chettupodila m | 711 | 16-20B | 0.49 | 0.04 | Ry.Punja | GOKA CHINARAMULU S/O LATE | 11 PALM TREES, 10 TEAK TREES, | | | Chettupodila m | | 16-20B | 0.49 | 0.04 | | PAIDAYYA (WEBLAND) | 1 COCONUT TREE, 1 STONE WELL | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 7 | Chettupodila m | 210 | 16-21B | 0.75 | 0.11 | Ry.Punja | BAMMIDI GOVINDA S/O NIDDALU | - | | | Chettupodila m | 874 | 16-21B | 0.75 | 0.11 | Ry.Punja | BAMMIDI.MOKALINGAM S/O NIDDALU | - | | | Chettupodila m | | 16-21B | 0.75 | 0.11 | Ry.Punja | BAMMIDI.NARAYANARAO S/O NIDDALU | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 8 | Chettupodila m | 960 | 16-23B | 0.61 | 0.02 | Ry.Punja | BAVIRI VENKATARAMANA S/O JOGAYYA| 2-PALM TREES, 1 BANIYAN TREE, | | | Chettupodila m | | 16-23B | 0.61 | 0.02 | | | 1 STONE WELL | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 9 | Chettupodila m | 242 | 16-30B | 0.33 | 0.05 | Ry.Punja | GOKA.MOYYEMMA W/O PAIDAYYA | - | | | Chettupodila m | 976 | 16-30B | 0.33 | 0.05 | Ry.Punja | GOKA CHINNAYYA S/O PAIDAYYA | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 10 | Chettupodila m | 538 | 16-31B | 0.22 | 0.10 | Ry.Punja | YENDUVA SATTEMMA W/O RAMAYYA | - | | | Chettupodila m | 790 | 16-31B | 0.22 | 0.10 | Ry.Punja | YENDUVA SURYANARAYANA S/O | - | | | Chettupodila m | | 16-31B | 0.22 | 0.10 | | LAXMUNAYUDU | - | | | Chettupodila m | 904 | 16-31B | 0.22 | 0.10 | Ry.Punja | KELLA TAVITAMMA W/O RAMAMURTY | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 11 | Chettupodila m | 210 | 22-3B | 0.12 | 0.01 | Ry.Punja | BAMMIDI GOVINDA S/O NIDDALU | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 12 | Chettupodila m | 31 | 22-5 | 0.04 | 0.04 | Ry.Punja | BALI APPALANAYUDU S/O LACHANNA | 4 TEAK TREES, 3 PALM TREES | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 13 | Chettupodila m | 20001304 | 22-4B | 0.22 | 0.01 | Ry.Punja | RASTA | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 14 | Chettupodila m | 878 | 23-5A | 0.30 | 0.07 | Ry.Punja | BAMMIDI SUREDAMMA W/O SRINU | - | | | Chettupodila m | 348 | 23-5A | 0.30 | 0.07 | Ry.Punja | PILLALA PARAMMA W/O SIMMYYA | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 15 | Chettupodila m | 904 | 23-6A | 0.32 | 0.08 | Ry.Punja | KELLA TAVITAMMA W/O RAMAMURTY | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 16 | Chettupodila m | 20001304 | 12-23 | 0.10 | 0.10 | Ry.Punja | PRAVETE LAND (BHUSTITI RASTA) | - | +-----+----------------+-----------+-----------------+--------------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ +-----+-----------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+--------------------------+ | S. | Name of | Khata No | Khasra/ | Total Area | Required area | Kisam of | Recorded Tenant | | NO | Village | | Plot No | (in acres) | (in acres) | land | in English | +=====+=================+============+=============+=====================+=====================+================+==========================+ | 1 | Cheettupodilam | 20002301 | 13-2 | 2.55 | 0.27 | Govt Land | Railway Line | +-----+-----------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+--------------------------+ | 2 | Cheettupodilam | 20002301 | 14-1 | 2.16 | 0.05 | Govt Land | Railway Line | +-----+-----------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+--------------------------+ | 3 | Cheettupodilam | 20000102 | 16-22 | 0.14 | 0.14 | Govt Land | Rasta | +-----+-----------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+--------------------------+ | 4 | Cheettupodilam | 20001304 | 16-32 | 0.48 | 0.48 | Govt Land | Rasta | +-----+-----------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+--------------------------+ | 5 | Cheettupodilam | - | 86-2 | 20.87 | 1.89 | Govt Land | Cheruvu | +-----+-----------------+------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------------+--------------------------+ ABSTRACT +-----------------------------------+---------+-------------------------------+--------+ | PRAVITE LAND (In Acres)(DRY) | WET | GOVERNMENT LAND (In Acres) | TOTAL | +===================================+=========+===============================+========+ | 1.42 | 0 | 2.83 | 4.25 | +-----------------------------------+---------+-------------------------------+--------+ [F.No. Dy.CE/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROB-440/20E] 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.

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