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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the construction of a Road over Bridge as a Special Railway Project under Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railways) issued Notification S.O. 886(E) on February 18, 2026, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89). The Central Government, being satisfied of the public purpose, declares its intention to acquire land in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, for the "Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 442 at Km 777/7-9 between Sigdam – Cheepurupalli on Main Line of Waltair Division." Any person interested in the land may raise objections within 30 days from the notification's publication date to the Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA), namely, the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Srikakulam. Objections must be in writing, stating grounds, and the objector will be given an opportunity to be heard. The competent authority's order under sub-section (2) of Section 20D of the said Act shall be final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the RDO's office. The total acquired land spans two villages: Yenduva in Ganguvari Mandal (3.9233 acres, including private and government land) and Jaganadhavalasa in Sigdam Mandal (2.01 acres, including private and government land), totaling 5.9333 acres. The notification was signed by Ajaya Kumar Samal, Chief Engineer (Con-II).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-19022026-270312 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 846] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026/MAGHA 29, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (East Coast Railways) NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 18th February, 2026 Notice Under Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 886(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89) (herein after 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 LC No ML - 442 at Km 777/7-9 between Sigdam – Cheepurupalli on Main Line of Waltair Division" in Srikakulam 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 (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 Land Acquisition (CALA) i.e. The Revenue Divisional officer (RDO), Srikakulam for Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 442 at Km 777/7-9 between Sigdam – Cheepurupalli on Main Line of Waltair Division" in writing, and shall set out grounds thereof and competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being head, 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 Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 442 at Km 777/7-9 between Sigdam – Cheepurupalli on Main Line of Waltair Division” in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Name of the District & State: Srikakulam & Andhra Pradesh (Annexure-I) +-----+--------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ |S.no |Village Name |LP M Number |Classification |Total Area (in Acres) |Temporary LPM No. Obtained |Acquired Area (in Acres) |Type of Land | +=====+==============+=============+==================+=======================+================================+==========================+=================+ |1 |Yenduva |126 |Inam Nanja |0.326 |12602 |0.056 |Private Land | |2 |Yenduva |127 |Inam Nanja |0.676 |12702 |0.191 |Private Land | |3 |Yenduva |128 |Inam Panja |0.172 |12802 |0.172 |Private Land | |4 |Yenduva |129 |Inam Nanja |0.339 |12902 |0.05 |Private Land | |5 |Yenduva |130 |Inam Nanja |0.203 |13002 |0.038 |Private Land | |6 |Yenduva |131 |Inam Nanja |0.579 |13102 |0.159 |Private Land | |7 |Yenduva |634 |Rythwari Nanja |0.314 |63402 |0.004 |Private Land | |8 |Yenduva |636 |Rythwari Nanja |0.079 |63602 |0.0003 |Private Land | |9 |Yenduva |637 |Rythwari Nanja |0.058 |63702 |0.048 |Private Land | |10 |Yenduva |638 |Rythwari Nanja |0.285 |63802 |0.094 |Private Land | |11 |Yenduva |639 |Sarkar poramboku |1.183 |63902 |0.714 |Government Land | |12 |Yenduva |640 |Sarkar poramboku |4.378 |64002 |0.565 |Government Land | |13 |Yenduva |642 |Rythwari Nanja |0.207 |64202 |0.033 |Private Land | |14 |Yenduva |729 |Inam Punja |0.925 |72902 |0.017 |Private Land | |15 |Yenduva |732 |Inam Punja |0.2 |73202 |0.01 |Private Land | |16 |Yenduva |733 |Inam Punja |0.331 |73302 |0.015 |Private Land | |17 |Yenduva |734 |Inam Punja |0.226 |73402 |0.011 |Private Land | |18 |Yenduva |735 |Inam Punja |0.106 |73502 |0.004 |Private Land | |19 |Yenduva |736 |Inam Punja |0.126 |73602 |0.004 |Private Land | |20 |Yenduva |737 |Inam Punja |0.148 |73702 |0.001 |Private Land | |21 |Yenduva |742 |Inam Punja |0.421 |74202 |0.237 |Private Land | |22 |Yenduva |743 |Inam Punja |0.125 |74302 |0.095 |Private Land | |23 |Yenduva |744 |Inam Punja |0.105 |74402 |0.008 |Private Land | |24 |Yenduva |745 |Inam Punja |0.087 |74502 |0.039 |Private Land | |25 |Yenduva |746 |Inam Punja |0.728 |74602 |0.594 |Private Land | |26 |Yenduva |747 |Rythwari Nanja |0.16 |74702 |0.037 |Private Land | |27 |Yenduva |752 |Sarkar poramboku |3.265 |75202 |0.339 |Government Land | |28 |Yenduva |1428 |Sarkar poramboku |11.741 |142802 |0.388 |Government Land | +-----+--------------+-------------+------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ |Total Acquired Land in Acres |3.9233 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ +-----+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ |S. No|Village Name |Survey no |Classification |Total Area (in Acres) |Temporary LPM No. Obtained |Acquired Area (in Acres) |Type of Land | +=====+====================+=============+=================+=======================+================================+==========================+=================+ |1 |Jaganadhavalasa |161-31 |Rythwari punja |0.26 |161-31B |0.12 |Private land | |2 |Jaganadhavalasa |162-21 |Rythwari punja |0.02 |162-21B |0.01 |Private land | |3 |Jaganadhavalasa |162-22 |Rythwari punja |0.62 |162-22B |0.03 |Private land | |4 |Jaganadhavalasa |162-28 |Rythwari punja |0.08 |162-28B |0.04 |Private land | |5 |Jaganadhavalasa |162-32 |Rythwari punja |0.21 |162-32B |0.1 |Private land | |6 |Jaganadhavalasa |163-10 |Rythwari nanja |0.67 |163-10B |0.01 |Private land | |7 |Jaganadhavalasa |163-17 |Rythwari nanja |0.26 |163-17B |0.04 |Private land | |8 |Jaganadhavalasa |163-18 |Rythwari nanja |0.05 |163-18B |0.01 |Private land | |9 |Jaganadhavalasa |164-2 |Sarakar poraboke |1.48 |164-2A |0.17 |Govt. land | |10 |Jaganadhavalasa |164-3 |Rythwari nanja |0.17 |164-3A |0.12 |Private land | |11 |Jaganadhavalasa |164-4 |Sarakar poraboke |7.46 |164-4A |0.15 |Govt. land | |12 |Jaganadhavalasa |165-1 |Rythwari punja |1.11 |165-1B |0.64 |Private land | |13 |Jaganadhavalasa |165-2 |Rythwari punja |0.17 |165-2A |0.06 |Private land | |14 |Jaganadhavalasa |165-5 |Rythwari punja |0.03 |165-5A |0.01 |Private land | |15 |Jaganadhavalasa |165-6 |Rythwari punja |0.13 |165-6A |0.05 |Private land | |16 |Jaganadhavalasa |165-13 |Rythwari punja |0.4 |165-13B |0.02 |Private land | |17 |Jaganadhavalasa |165-15 |Rythwari nanja |0.37 |165-15A |0.1 |Private land | |18 |Jaganadhavalasa |165-16 |Rythwari nanja |0.28 |165-16A |0.13 |Private land | |19 |Jaganadhavalasa |165-14 |Rythwari nanja |0.47 |165-17 |0.2 |Private land | +-----+--------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ |Total Acquired Land in Acres |2.01 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ Abstract +-----+---------+-----------------+-----------+----------+-----------------+--------------------+ |S. No|Mandal |Village |Dry Land |Wet Land |Government Land |Total (In Acres.) | +=====+=========+=================+===========+==========+=================+====================+ |1 |Ganguvari|Yenduva |1.207 |0.7103 |2.006 |3.9233 | |2 |Sigdam |Jaganadhavalasa |1.08 |0.61 |0.32 |2.01 | +-----+---------+-----------------+-----------+----------+-----------------+--------------------+ |Total Acquired Land in Acres |5.9333 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+ [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROBs/442/20A] AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer(Con-II)

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