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The Central Government declares that specific lands shall be acquired for the "4th Line between Kottavalasa - Vizianagaram (34.70 Km)" Special Railway Project, exercising powers under sub-section (1) of section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

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This notification, S.O. 2609(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) on May 22, 2026, formally declares the acquisition of land for the "4th Line between Kottavalasa - Vizianagaram (34.70 Km)" Special Railway Project in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. This declaration is made by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), following the receipt of a report from the Competent Authority. This action follows a previous notification, S.O. 4416 (E), dated September 26, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, which declared the Central Government's intention to acquire the land under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the same Act. The substance of the intention notification was published in local newspapers "Sakshi" (Telugu, Visakhapatnam Edition) and "Deccan Chronicle" (English, Visakhapatnam Edition) on October 31, 2025, as per sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act. Objections received were heard by the Competent Authority, and orders were passed in terms of section 20D of the Act. The schedule annexed to the notification details the lands to be acquired, specifying a total area of 2.074 Ac.Cts (0.839 Ha) across Katakapalli (1.192 Ac.Cts / 0.482 Ha) and Datti (0.882 Ac.Cts / 0.357 Ha) villages, with or without structures.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-23052026-272824 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2517] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026/JYAISHTHA 1, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] New Delhi, the 22nd May, 2026 Notice under Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989 S.O. 2609(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O. 4416 (E), dated the 26th September, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 Sub-section (ii), dated the 26th September, 2025 (herein after referred to as the said notification) and issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (herein after referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declares its intention to acquire the land specified in the schedule annexed to the said notification for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project, namely, “4th Line between Kottavalasa - Vizianagaram (34.70 Km)” in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily local newspapers namely "Sakshi" in Telugu (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 31st October,2025, and "Deccan Chronicle" in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 31st October, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act; And whereas, objections were received; Competent Authority has heard the objections and orders have been passed in terms of section 20D of the said Act. And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Competent Authority has submitted its report to the Central Government. Now therefore, upon receipt of the report of the Competent Authority, and in exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the lands specified in the schedule annexed here to shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose; SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway Project, namely "4th Line between Kottavalasa - Vizianagaram (34.70 Km)” in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ANNEXURE-I +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | Sl. | Mandal | Village | Survey No./ | Total Area | Acq. Area | Total Area | Acq. Area | Class. of Land | Nature of | Enjoyer | Trees/Structures | | No. | | | LPM No. | (Ac.Cts) | (Ac.Cts) | (Ha) | (Ha) | | Land | | | +=====+=============+=============+=====================+=====================+=====================+==================+==================+=====================+==============+==================================+==============================+ | 1 | Kothavalasa | Katakapalli | 2441 | 0.27 | 0.093 | 0.109 | 0.038 | R.WET | Private Land | Bhusala V.V.R.K Naidu S/o late | Teak-2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Simhachalam | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 2 | Kothavalasa | Katakapalli | 2443 | 0.23 | 0.030 | 0.093 | 0.012 | R.WET | Private Land | Bhusala Demudu S/o Bangarayya | - | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 3 | Kothavalasa | Katakapalli | 2444 | 0.14 | 0.039 | 0.057 | 0.016 | R.WET | Private Land | Bhusala Appalaraju S/o late | Teak-3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Gangaraju | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 4 | Kothavalasa | Katakapalli | 2447 | 0.686 | 0.139 | 0.278 | 0.056 | R.WET | Private Land | Bhusala Kanamma W/o late | - | | | | | | | | | | | | Apparao | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 5 | Kothavalasa | Katakapalli | 2449 | 0.46 | 0.088 | 0.186 | 0.036 | R.WET | Private Land | Bhusala Neelaveni W/o late | Teak-2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Srinu | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 6 | Kothavalasa | Katakapalli | 2451 | 0.201 | 0.097 | 0.081 | 0.039 | R.WET | Private Land | Bhusala V.V.R.K Naidu S/o late | - | | | | | | | | | | | | Simhachalam | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 7 | Kothavalasa | Katakapalli | 2453 | 0.344 | 0.166 | 0.139 | 0.067 | R.WET | Private Land | Bhusala V.V.R.K Naidu S/o late | Teak-5, Tati-1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Simhachalam | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 8 | Kothavalasa | Katakapalli | 31-2 | 0.44 | 0.124 | 0.178 | 0.050 | Sarkar Poramboku | Government | Road | - | | | | | | | | | | | Land | | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 9 | Kothavalasa | Katakapalli | 34-2 | 0.51 | 0.416 | 0.206 | 0.168 | Sarkar Poramboku | Government | Government Land | - | | | | | | | | | | | Land | | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 1 | Kothavalasa | Datti | 1810 | 21.18 | 0.533 | 8.571 | 0.216 | R.Dry | Private Land | Puppala Narayan Rao S/o late | - | | | | | | | | | | | | Appalaswami, M/S Prakruthi | | | | | | | | | | | | | Avenue | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 2 | Kothavalasa | Datti | 1812 | 46.08 | 0.25 | 18.648 | 0.101 | R.Dry | Private Land | M/s Zindal Stainless Limited | Tati-10 | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ | 3 | Kothavalasa | Datti | 218-2 | 2.91 | 0.099 | 1.178 | 0.040 | Sarkar Poramboku | Government | Government land (Vagu) | - | | | | | | | | | | | Land | | | +-----+-------------+-------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+------------------+---------------------+--------------+----------------------------------+------------------------------+ Total (Katakapalli) 3.281 1.192 1.328 0.482 Total (Datti) 70.17 0.882 28.397 0.357 +-----+---------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | S.No.| NAME OF THE VILLAGE | TO BE ACQUIRED AREA (IN AC.CTS) | TO BE ACQUIRED AREA (IN HA) | +=====+=====================+===================================+================================+ | 1 | Katakapalli | 1.192 | 0.482 | +-----+---------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | 2 | Datti | 0.882 | 0.357 | +-----+---------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | TOTAL | 2.074 | 0.839 | +-----+---------------------+-----------------------------------+--------------------------------+ [F. No. CE/Con/I/VSKP /KTV-VZM 4th Line/ 2 Villages /Katakapalli-Datti/20E] H. ANANTHARAMAN, 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.

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