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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the execution of a Special Railway Project, namely, 'Fly over from Sambalpur City end to connect the DN grid of Sarla to avoid surface crossing (4.66 Km)' in the district of Sambalpur, Odisha, under Section 20A(1) of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, specifically East Coast Railway (Construction), issued Notification S.O. 960(E) from Bhubaneswar on February 24, 2026, under 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: the construction of a Special Railway Project, a 4.66 Km 'Fly over from Sambalpur City end to connect the DN grid of Sarla to avoid surface crossing' in the district of Sambalpur, State of Odisha. Interested persons may raise objections to this acquisition within thirty days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be made in writing to the competent authority, the Spl. Land Acquisition Officer, Talcher-Sambalpur Rail Link, District Sambalpur, detailing the grounds. The competent authority will provide an opportunity for the objector to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner, and their order under sub-section (2) of 20D shall be final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the competent authority's office. The Schedule annexed to the notification details the land to be acquired, including 1.015 Acre across three plots (Khata Nos. 81, 98/1214, 98/109) in Sankarma village, Sambalpur District, comprising Chaka and Gharabari type private land. The notification was signed by AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Con-II).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-24022026-270427 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 916] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026/PHALGUNA 5, 1947 1321 GI/2026 [फा. सं. CE/C/IV/BBS/Sambalpur City-Sarla/Fly over/20A/Additional/Sankarma] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 24th February, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-,1989 S.O. 960(E). In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89) (here in 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 the Special Railway Project, namely, “Fly over from Sambalpur City end to connect the DN grid of Sarla to avoid surface crossing (4.66 Km)" in the district of Sambalpur in the state of Odisha, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may within a period of 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 Spl. Land Acquisition Officer, Talcher- Sambalpur Rail Link, District Sambalpur for Land acquisition of Flyover from Sambalpur City end to connect the DN grid of Sarla to avoid surface crossing (4.66 Km), District- Sambalpur, State-Odisha, 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 to be acquired with or without structures, for the Special Railway Project, namely, "Fly over from Sambalpur City end to connect the DN grid of Sarla to avoid surface crossing (4.66 Km)" in District Sambalpur in the state of Odisha. Name of District: Sambalpur +-----------+-----------------+------------+------------------+----------------------+------------------------------+---------------+-------------+ | SI No. | Name of Village | Khata No. | Khasra/ Plot No. | Total Area (In Acre) | To be Acquired Area(In Acre) | Kisam of Land | Type of Land| +===========+=================+============+==================+======================+==============================+===============+=============+ | 1 | Sankarma | 81 | 79 | 10.070 | 0.610 | Chaka | Private | +-----------+-----------------+------------+------------------+----------------------+------------------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 2 | Sankarma | 98/1214 | 78 | 0.770 | 0.005 | Chaka | Private | +-----------+-----------------+------------+------------------+----------------------+------------------------------+---------------+-------------+ | 3 | Sankarma | 98/109 | 77 | 2.890 | 0.400 | Gharabari | Private | +-----------+-----------------+------------+------------------+----------------------+------------------------------+---------------+-------------+ | Total = | | | | 13.730 | 1.015 | | | +-----------+-----------------+------------+------------------+----------------------+------------------------------+---------------+-------------+ [F No. CE/C/IV/BBS/Sambalpur City-Sarla/Fly over/20A/Additional/Sankarma] AJAYA 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: 2026.02.24 17:07:48 +05'30'

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