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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the construction of a Road Over Bridge in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, under Section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)), on behalf of the Central Government, issued Notification S.O. 1442(E) on March 19, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire land for a public purpose. This action is taken under the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89). The land, described in the annexed schedule, is required for a Special Railway Project, specifically the "Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-456 at Km 806/5-9 between Garividi - Nellimarla on Main Line of Waltair Division" in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. The schedule (Annexure-I) details land in S.S.R. Peta village, Gurla Mandal, Vizianagaram District, across 22 survey numbers, totaling 6.204 acres, comprising both Sarkar-Poramboku (Government) and Patta (Private) land. Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within thirty 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 made in writing to the Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA), which is The Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Cheepurupalli, who will provide an opportunity for hearing. The order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) of Section 20D shall be final, and land plans are available for inspection at the competent authority's office. The notification is signed by Ajaya Kumar Samal, Chief Engineer (Construction-II).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-23032026-271139 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1377] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026/PHALGUNA 28, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 19th March, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-,1989 S.O. 1442(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-456 at Km 806/5-9 between Garividi - Nellimarla on Main Line of Waltair Division" in Vizianagaram 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), Cheepurupalli for Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-456 at Km 806/5-9 between Garividi - Nellimarla 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-456 at Km 806/5-9 between Garividi - Nellimarla on Main Line of Waltair Division” in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Name of the District & State: Vizianagaram & Andhra Pradesh (Annexure-I) LAND SCHEDULE ROB OF GURLA MANDAL IN SSR PETA VILLAGE OF VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT Village: S.S.R Peta Mandal: Gurla Dist: Vizianagaram +------------------------+--------+--------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | Name/No of the Village | Sl.No. | Survey Number / LPM No. | Total Area in Acre | Acquired Area in Acre | Classification | Type of land | +========================+========+==========================+====================+=======================+===================+==============+ | S.S.R. PETA | 1 | 14 | 2.730 | 0.127 | Sarkar- Poramboku | GOVT LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 2 | 15 | 0.220 | 0.156 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 3 | 18 | 0.090 | 0.065 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 4 | 19 | 0.770 | 0.200 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 5 | 20 | 0.230 | 0.115 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 6 | 22 | 0.630 | 0.306 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 7 | 780 | 5.570 | 0.598 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 8 | 781 | 5.020 | 1.858 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 9 | 783 | 0.740 | 0.089 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 10 | 786 | 3.880 | 0.389 | Sarkar- Poramboku | GOVT LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 11 | 788 | 1.200 | 0.156 | Sarkar- Poramboku | GOVT LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 12 | 789 | 0.440 | 0.188 | Patta-Wet | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 13 | 805 | 0.330 | 0.126 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 14 | 807 | 0.180 | 0.143 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 15 | 808 | 0.120 | 0.085 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 16 | 813 | 0.750 | 0.225 | Sarkar- Poramboku | GOVT LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 17 | 814 | 4.690 | 0.915 | Patta-Dry | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 18 | 1095 | 1.040 | 0.222 | Patta-Wet | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 19 | 1096 | 0.120 | 0.102 | Patta-Wet | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 20 | 1097 | 0.050 | 0.052 | Patta-Wet | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 21 | 1098 | 0.060 | 0.028 | Patta-Wet | PRIVATE LAND | | S.S.R. PETA | 22 | 1114 | 0.180 | 0.059 | Patta-Wet | PRIVATE LAND | +------------------------+--------+--------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+--------------+ | TOTAL | | | 6.204 | | | | +------------------------+--------+--------------------------+--------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+--------------+ [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/ROBs/456/20A] AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Construction-II)

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