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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land in Srikakulum district, Andhra Pradesh, for the "Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.358" as a Special Railway Project, under Section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) issued Notification S.O. 1407(E) on March 18, 2026, in Bhubaneswar, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89). The Central Government, being satisfied of the public purpose, declared its intention to acquire land for the Special Railway Project, "Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.358 at Km.662/9-11 between Baruva(BAV)-Mandasa Rd.(MMS) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division" in Srikakulum district, Andhra Pradesh. Interested persons may raise objections to the acquisition within thirty (30) days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the Act. Objections must be in writing and submitted to the Competent Authority, namely the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) & Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Palasa. The competent authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing and, after inquiry, will allow or disallow the objections, with the order made under sub-section (2) of section 20D being final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the competent authority's office. The annexed schedule (Annexure-I) details land in Baligam village, Mandasa Mandal, Srikakulam District, Khurda Road Division, for the 'Construction of ROB-358' project. The total acquired land extent in Baligam village is 10.47 acres, comprising 7.17 acres of Government land, 2.5 acres of Wet land, 0.38 acres of Dry land, and 0.42 acres of Irrigated Dry land. The notification was issued by Ajay Kumar Samal, Chief Engineer(Con-II), with File No. CAO/C/RSP/BBS/2026/ROB-358/20A.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-19032026-271067 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1342] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026/PHALGUNA 27, 1947 1952 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. 1407(E).β€”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.358 at Km.662/9-11 between Baruva(BAV)-Mandasa Rd.(MMS) 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.358 at Km.662/9-11 between Baruva(BAV)-Mandasa Rd.(MMS) 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.358 at Km.662/9-11 between Baruva(BAV)-Mandasa Rd.(MMS) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division)" in Srikakulum district of Andhra Pradesh state. Name of the District:-Srikakulam ANNEXURE-1 LAND SCHEDULE Name of the Project:- Construction of ROB-358 Name of the District:-Srikakulam, Name of the Division:-Khurda Road, Name of the Mandal:-Mandasa +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | SL. | MANDAL | NAME OF THE | LPM No. | TOTAL AREA IN | ACQUIRED AREA IN | CLASSIFICATION| TYPE OF LAND| | NO. | | VILLAGE | | ACRES | ACRES | | | +=====+==========+==================+=========+===================+====================+===============+=============+ | 1 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 250 | 0.46 | 0.04 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 2 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 251 | 0.13 | 0.05 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 3 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 292 | 1.09 | 0.07 | PORAMBOKE | CHERUVU | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 4 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 294 | 0.25 | 0.23 | DRY | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 5 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 299 | 0.2 | 0.01 | DRY | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 6 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 308 | 0.55 | 0.25 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 7 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 313 | 0.44 | 0.1 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 8 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 320 | 0.16 | 0.02 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 9 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 321 | 0.51 | 0.07 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 10 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 323 | 0.03 | 0.02 | PORAMBOKE | AMMAVARI GUDI| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 11 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 336 | 0.61 | 0.19 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 12 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 337 | 0.28 | 0.09 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 13 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 338 | 0.31 | 0.12 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 14 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 339 | 0.03 | 0.02 | DRY | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 15 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 425 | 0.79 | 0.07 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 16 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 426 | 0.02 | 0.02 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 17 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 427 | 0.04 | 0.04 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 18 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 428 | 0.07 | 0.07 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 19 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 429 | 0.23 | 0.16 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 20 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 430 | 0.05 | 0.05 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 21 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 431 | 0.06 | 0.06 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 22 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 432 | 0.14 | 0.07 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 23 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 436 | 0.1 | 0.07 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 24 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 437 | 0.15 | 0.1 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 25 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 438 | 0.1 | 0.09 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 26 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 450 | 0.33 | 0.11 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 27 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 451 | 0.2 | 0.04 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 28 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 551 | 0.22 | 0.01 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 29 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 702 | 0.27 | 0.22 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 30 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 703 | 0.07 | 0.01 | DRY | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 31 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 729 | 0.12 | 0.03 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 32 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 730 | 0.16 | 0.08 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 33 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 731 | 0.02 | 0.01 | PORAMBOKE | AMMAVARI GUDI| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 34 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 732 | 0.04 | 0.04 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 35 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 734 | 2.9 | 0.16 | PORAMBOKE | GRAMAKANTAM | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 36 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 762 | 10.99 | 0.28 | PORAMBOKE | GRAMAKANTAM | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 37 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 782 | 0.18 | 0.03 | PORAMBOKE | ROAD | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 38 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 783 | 4.67 | 0.05 | PORAMBOKE | RAILWAY | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 39 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 787 | 0.96 | 0.76 | PORAMBOKE | ROAD | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 40 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 788 | 1.04 | 1.04 | PORAMBOKE | ROAD | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 41 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 789 | 0.8 | 0.74 | PORAMBOKE | ROAD | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 42 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 794 | 0.32 | 0.04 | DRY | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 43 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 795 | 0.28 | 0.06 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 44 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 797 | 0.59 | 0.09 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 45 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 798 | 2.75 | 0.23 | PORAMBOKE | RAILWAY | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 46 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 799 | 7.99 | 0.23 | PORAMBOKE | CHERUVU | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 47 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 802 | 2.15 | 0.28 | PORAMBOKE | RAILWAY | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 48 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 820 | 0.97 | 0.06 | DRY | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 49 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 821 | 3.14 | 2.49 | PORAMBOKE | RAILWAY | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 50 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 832 | 0.21 | 0.2 | IRRIGATED DRY | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 51 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 860 | 0.01 | 0.01 | DRY | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 52 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 861 | 0.37 | 0.15 | PORAMBOKE | GRAMAKAMTAM | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 53 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 863 | 0.08 | 0.08 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 54 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 867 | 1.44 | 0.63 | PORAMBOKE | ROAD | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 55 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 871 | 0.33 | 0.01 | WET | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 56 | MANDASA | BALIGAM | 888 | 0.6 | 0.22 | IRRIGATED DRY | PRIVATE LAND| +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ | | TOTAL | | | 51 | 10.47 | | | +-----+----------+------------------+---------+-------------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+ ABSTRACT ACUIRED LAND +--------------+-----------------+-------+-------+----------------+--------------------------+ | VILLAGE NAME | GOVERNMENT LAND | WET | DRY | IRRIGATED DRY | TOTAL ACQUIRED LAND EXTENT| +==============+=================+=======+=======+================+==========================+ | BALIGAM | 7.17 | 2.5 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 10.47 | +--------------+-----------------+-------+-------+----------------+--------------------------+ [F. No. CAO/C/RSP/BBS/2026/ROB-358/20A] 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 16:33:41 +05'30'

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