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The Central Government authorizes the Land Acquisition Officer, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, as the Competent Authority under the Railways Act, 1989, for the New Line project between Jajpur Keonjhar Road and Dhamra Port in Odisha.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, through Notification S.O. 1907(E) issued on April 15, 2026, has designated the Land Acquisition Officer, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, as the Competent Authority. This authorization is conferred by the Central Government, exercising powers under Clause 7(A) of Section-2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The appointed officer is to perform the functions of such an authority for the Special Railway Project concerning the 'New line between Jajpur Keonjhar Road & Dhamra Port via Jajpur & Aradi (101.26Km)' within the state of Odisha. This directive comes into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. The notification was signed by SUDHIR KUMAR PARIDA, Chief Engineer (Con-III) of the East Coast Railway (Construction).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-15042026-271832 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1838] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026/CHAITRA 25, 1948 2698 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 15th April, 2026 S.O. 1907(E). β€” In exercise of the powers, conferred by Clause 7(A) of Section-2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) the Central Government hereby authorize the officer mentioned in column (2) of the Table below as the Competent Authority to perform the function of such authority under said Act in respect of area of the Special Railway Project mentioned in column (3) of the Table below in the state of Odisha with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. TABLE Special Railway Project +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Sl No | Name of the Project | State/UT | +========+===================================================================================================+===========+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | 1 | Land acquisition officer, Jajpur Keonjhar Road for Land acquisition of β€œNew line | Odisha | | | between Jajpur Keonjhar Road & Dhamra Port via Jajpur & Aradi (101.26Km)”. | | +--------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ [F. No. ECOR/CE/CON/III/BBS/LA/ New line between Jajpur Keonjhar Road & Dhamra] SUDHIR KUMAR PARIDA, Chief Engineer (Con-III)

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