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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for a Special Railway Project, specifically the construction of a Road Over Bridge (ROB), under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) issued Notification S.O. 1408(E) on March 18, 2026, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89). This notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a public purpose, specifically for the "Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.362 at Km. 666/29-31 between Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Sumadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division" in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. Any person interested in the said land may raise an objection within thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, in writing, to the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) & Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Palasa, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. The competent authority will provide an opportunity for hearing, and their final order under sub-section (2) of section 20D shall be conclusive. The annexed schedule details the acquisition of a total of 7.78 acres of land in Sunnadevi village, Palasa Mandal, Srikakulam District, comprising both private and government land (2.15 acres government, 5.63 acres private). The notification was signed by Ajay Kumar Samal, Chief Engineer (Con-II).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-19032026-271066 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1343] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026/PHALGUNA 27, 1947 1953 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)) NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 18th March, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-,1989 S.O. 1408(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 ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.362 at Km. 666/29-31 between Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Sumadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division." in Srikakulum 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 for Land Acquisition (CALA) & Revenue Divisional Officer(RDO), Palasa for Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.362 at Km.666/29-31 between Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Sumadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road 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.362 at Km. 666/29-31 between Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Sumadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division)" in Srikakulum district of Andhra Pradesh state. ANNEXURE-1 Name of the District:-Srikakulam LAND SCHEDULE Name of the Project:- Construction of ROB No.362 Name of the District:-SRIKAKULAM, Name of the Division:-Khurda Rd., Name of the Mandal:-PALASA +--------+--------+-----------------+-----------+---------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ | SL. NO.| MANDAL | NAME OF VILLAGE | SURVEY No.| Total Land in ACRES | ACQUIRED AREA IN ACRES | CLASSIFICATION OF LAND | TYPE OF LAND | +========+========+=================+===========+=====================+========================+==========================+=================+ | 1 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 107-1 | 1.48 | 0.65 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 2 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 106-2 | 0.36 | 0.02 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 3 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 106-21 | 0.51 | 0.01 | GORJI | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 4 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 96-17 | 0.47 | 0.02 | GORJI | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 5 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 96-14 | 0.34 | 0.03 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 6 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 95-9 | 0.15 | 0.02 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 7 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 95-10 | 0.32 | 0.14 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 8 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 95-16 | 1.56 | 0.31 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 9 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 95-15 | 1.65 | 0.80 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 10 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 95-14 | 2.41 | 0.59 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 11 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 94 | 2.33 | 0.49 | RAILWAY ROAD | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 12 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 83-9B | 3.74 | 2.04 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 13 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 69-8 | 0.55 | 0.23 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 14 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 69-7 | 0.27 | 0.11 | CANAL | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 15 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 69-3B | 0.59 | 0.12 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 16 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 69-6 | 0.48 | 0.41 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 17 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 69-9 | 0.39 | 0.27 | WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 18 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 69-15C | 6.40 | 1.45 | N.H.16 | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 19 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 69-1A | 1.42 | 0.07 | N.H.16 | GOVERNMENT LAND | +--------+--------+-----------------+-----------+---------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ | TOTAL | | | | 25.42 | 7.78 | | | +--------+--------+-----------------+-----------+---------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ ABSTRACT ACUIRED LAND +--------------+-----------------+-----+-----+----------+---------------------------+ | VILLAGE NAME | GOVERNMENT LAND | WET | DRY | MANAVARI | TOTAL ACQUIRED LAND EXTENT| +==============+=================+=====+=====+==========+===========================+ | SUNNADEVI | 2.15 | 0.85| 4.78| 0 | 7.78 | +--------------+-----------------+-----+-----+----------+---------------------------+ [F. No. CAO/C/RSP/BBS/2026/ROB-362/20A] AJAY 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.03.19 16:34:39 +05'30'

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