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The Central Government declares that the lands specified in the annexed schedule shall be acquired for the Special Railway Project and shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances upon publication of this notification.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 4608(E) issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) on 8th October, 2025, declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of specific lands in the Central Government under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). This action follows a previous notification, S.O. 89(E) dated 3rd January, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, which declared the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the "Flyover between Pendurthi (PDT) and Simhachalam North (SCMN) to avoid surface crossing at Simhachalam (7.135 Km)" in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the said Act. The substance of the intention notification was published in "The New Indian Express" (Visakhapatnam Edition) on 5th February, 2025, as per sub-section (4) of Section 20A. Objections were received, heard by the Competent Authority, and orders passed under Section 20D. The Competent Authority subsequently submitted its report to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 20E. The schedule details land to be acquired in Cheemalapalli village (total 26.914 Ac.cts, 10.765 Ac.cts to be acquired; 10.892 Ha total, 4.357 Ha to be acquired) and Porlupalem village (total 14.420 Ac.cts, 4.600 Ac.cts to be acquired; 35.633 Ha total, 1.862 Ha to be acquired), primarily listed as 'Endowment' and 'Megadri Gedda Reservoir' land types, for the aforementioned Special Railway Project.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-10102025-266843 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025/ASVINA 16, 1947 No. 4479] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th October, 2025 Notice under Section 20E of the Railways Act-, 1989 S.O. 4608(E). - Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O. 89(E), dated the 3rd January, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 Sub-section (ii), dated the the 3rd 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, "Flyover between Pendurthi (PDT) and Simhachalam North (SCMN) to avoid surface crossing at Simhachalam (7.135 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 "Andhra Jyothi" in Telugu (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 05th February, 2025, and "The New Indian Express " in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 05th February, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act; And whereas, objections were received; Competent Authority has heard the objections and orders have been passed in terms of section 20D of the said Act. 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 "Flyover between Pendurthi (PDT) and Simhachalam North (SCMN) to avoid surface crossing at Simhachalam (7.135 Km.)” in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Name of District: Visakhapatnam Name of Mandal: Pendurthi Annexure- I +-----+-------------+---------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+-----------------------+--------------- |S.No.| Name of | Plot/ | Total | To be | Total | To be | As per the | Type of Land | | Village | Survey | area | Acquired | area | Acquired | present web | | | | No. | (in | area | (in Ha) | area | land owner of | | | | | Ac.cts) | (in Ac.cts)| | (in Ha) | the Land | +-----+-------------+---------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+-----------------------+--------------- |1 | Cheemalapalli | 127-3 | 2.770 | 0.125 | 1.121 | 0.051 | Devasthanam | Endowment |2 | Cheemalapalli | 127-4 | 1.391 | 0.670 | 0.563 | 0.271 | Devasthanam | Endowment |3 | Cheemalapalli | 127-5 | 0.880 | 0.310 | 0.356 | 0.125 | Devasthanam | Endowment |4 | Cheemalapalli | 126 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.101 | 0.101 | Devasthanam | Endowment |5 | Cheemalapalli | 115-1 | 0.250 | 0.005 | 0.101 | 0.002 | Devasthanam | Endowment |6 | Cheemalapalli | 115-2 | 2.360 | 0.530 | 0.955 | 0.214 | Devasthanam | Endowment |7 | Cheemalapalli | 115-3 | 0.020 | 0.440 | 0.008 | 0.178 | Devasthanam | Endowment |8 | Cheemalapalli | 114 | 1.821 | 0.060 | 0.737 | 0.024 | Devasthanam | Endowment |9 | Cheemalapalli | 113-1 | 0.919 | 0.710 | 0.372 | 0.287 | Devasthanam | Endowment |10 | Cheemalapalli | 113-2 | 0.141 | 0.040 | 0.057 | 0.016 | Devasthanam | Endowment |11 | Cheemalapalli | 113-3 | 0.161 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.026 | Devasthanam | Endowment |12 | Cheemalapalli | 113-4 | 0.381 | 0.220 | 0.154 | 0.089 | Devasthanam | Endowment |13 | Cheemalapalli | 113-5 | 0.161 | 0.245 | 0.065 | 0.099 | Devasthanam | Endowment |14 | Cheemalapalli | 113-6 | 0.341 | 0.170 | 0.138 | 0.069 | Devasthanam | Endowment |15 | Cheemalapalli | 113-12A | 0.089 | 0.090 | 0.036 | 0.036 | Devasthanam | Endowment |16 | Cheemalapalli | 113-12B | 0.190 | 0.190 | 0.077 | 0.077 | Devasthanam | Endowment |17 | Cheemalapalli | 113-13 | 0.509 | 0.205 | 0.206 | 0.083 | Devasthanam | Endowment |18 | Cheemalapalli | 113-21 | 0.079 | 0.020 | 0.032 | 0.008 | Devasthanam | Endowment |19 | Cheemalapalli | 113-23 | 0.121 | 0.120 | 0.049 | 0.049 | Devasthanam | Endowment |20 | Cheemalapalli | 113-24 | 0.469 | 0.165 | 0.190 | 0.067 | Devasthanam | Endowment |21 | Cheemalapalli | 112 | 0.289 | 0.090 | 0.117 | 0.036 | Devasthanam | Endowment |22 | Cheemalapalli | 111 | 0.561 | 0.160 | 0.227 | 0.065 | Devasthanam | Endowment |23 | Cheemalapalli | 89-6 | 3.679 | 1.500 | 1.489 | 0.607 | Devasthanam | Endowment |24 | Cheemalapalli | 88-2 | 0.331 | 0.130 | 0.134 | 0.053 | Devasthanam | Endowment |25 | Cheemalapalli | 88-3 | 1.631 | 0.270 | 0.660 | 0.109 | Devasthanam | Endowment |26 | Cheemalapalli | 88-8 | 1.119 | 0.850 | 0.453 | 0.344 | Devasthanam | Endowment |27 | Cheemalapalli | 79-1A | 1.040 | 0.020 | 0.421 | 0.008 | Devasthanam | Endowment |28 | Cheemalapalli | 79-3 | 0.210 | 0.030 | 0.085 | 0.012 | Devasthanam | Endowment |29 | Cheemalapalli | 79-4 | 1.740 | 0.490 | 0.704 | 0.198 | Devasthanam | Endowment |30 | Cheemalapalli | 87-2 | 0.640 | 0.640 | 0.259 | 0.259 | Devasthanam | Endowment |31 | Cheemalapalli | 87-3B | 0.321 | 1.040 | 0.130 | 0.421 | Devasthanam | Endowment |32 | Cheemalapalli | 87-4 | 0.410 | 0.360 | 0.166 | 0.146 | Devasthanam | Endowment +-----+-------------+---------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+-----------------------+--------------- |33 | Cheemalapalli | 86-1 | 1.359 | 0.460 | 0.55 | 0.186 | Devasthanam | Endowment |34 | Cheemalapalli | 86-4 | 0.121 | 0.010 | 0.049 | 0.004 | Devasthanam | Endowment |35 | Cheemalapalli | 86-3 | 0.161 | 0.085 | 0.065 | 0.034 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | | | 26.914 | 10.765 | 10.892 | 4.357 | | +-----+---------------+---------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+-----------------------+--------------------- |S.No.| Name of | Plot/ | Total | To be | Total | To be | As per the | Type of Land | | Village | Survey | area | Acquired | area | Acquired | present web | | | | No. | (in | area | (in Ha) | area | land owner of | | | | | Ac.cts) | (in Ac.cts)| | (in Ha) | the Land | +-----+---------------+---------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+-----------------------+--------------------- |1 | Porlupalem | 7-6 | 1.400 | 0.100 | 3.460 | 0.040 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |2 | Porlupalem | 8-2 | 0.259 | 0.130 | 0.640 | 0.053 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |3 | Porlupalem | 11-28 | 1.400 | 0.800 | 3.460 | 0.324 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |4 | Porlupalem | 12-19 | 1.404 | 1.200 | 3.470 | 0.486 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |5 | Porlupalem | 28-2 | 2.529 | 1.160 | 6.250 | 0.469 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |6 | Porlupalem | 30-15 | 1.291 | 0.300 | 3.190 | 0.121 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |7 | Porlupalem | 31-2 | 0.295 | 0.130 | 0.730 | 0.053 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |8 | Porlupalem | 55-18 | 0.083 | 0.510 | 0.204 | 0.206 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |9 | Porlupalem | 55-19 | 0.038 | 0.090 | 0.095 | 0.036 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |10 | Porlupalem | 58-30 | 1.590 | 0.020 | 3.930 | 0.008 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |11 | Porlupalem | 58-31 | 1.590 | 0.030 | 3.930 | 0.012 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |12 | Porlupalem | 58-32 | 0.002 | 0.010 | 0.004 | 0.004 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |13 | Porlupalem | 60-41 | 0.846 | 0.010 | 2.090 | 0.004 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |14 | Porlupalem | 60-42 | 0.846 | 0.090 | 2.090 | 0.036 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir |15 | Porlupalem | 60-43 | 0.846 | 0.020 | 2.090 | 0.008 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir +-----+---------------+---------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+-----------------------+--------------------- | | | | 14.420 | 4.600 | 35.633 | 1.862 | | +-----+---------------+---------+---------+-----------+---------+-----------+-----------------------+--------------------- [F. No. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/PDT-SCMN Fly over Line /SRP/20E/Spl] AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, 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. SARVESH KUMARSH SRIVASTAVA Date: 2025.10.10 18:29:02+0530

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