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This notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a Special Railway Project, specifically the construction of a Road Over Bridge (ROB) at L.C.363 between Mandasa Rd. and Sumadevi on the Howrah Visakhapatnam main line in Srikakulum district, Andhra Pradesh, under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) issued Notification S.O. 1498(E) on March 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 in Srikakulum district, Andhra Pradesh, for a Special Railway Project: "Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.363 at Km.667/23-25 between Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Sumadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division." The land, located in Palasa Mandal, Sunnadevi village, Srikakulam district, is required for public purpose and includes both private and government land. A total of 8.10 acres is to be acquired in Sunnadevi village, comprising 1.49 acres of government land, 0.67 acres of wet land, and 5.94 acres of dry land. Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within 30 days from the notification's publication date (March 23, 2026) in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the Act. Objections must be made in writing and submitted to the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) & Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Palasa, who will provide a hearing opportunity. 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 their office. The notification was signed by Ajay Kumar Samal, Chief Engineer (Con-II).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-24032026-271240 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1433] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026/ CHAITRA 2, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 24rd March, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-,1989 S.O. 1498(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.363 at Km.667/23-25 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.363 at Km.667/23-25 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.363 at Km.667/23-25 between Mandasa Rd.(MMS)-Sumadevi(SUDV) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Road Division)" in Srikakulum district of Andhra Pradesh state. Name of the District:-Srikakulam LAND SCHEDULE Name of the Project:- Construction of ROB No.363 ANNEXURE-1 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 | ACQUIRE D AREA IN ACRES | CLASSIFICATION OF LAND | TYPE OF LAND | +=========+==========+=================+============+=====================+=========================+========================+=================+ | 1 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 60-7 | 3.12 | 0.15 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 2 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 60-6 | 1.04 | 0.18 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 3 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 60-3 | 1.49 | 0.14 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 4 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 60-2 | 2.88 | 0.15 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 5 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 57-12 | 1.60 | 0.20 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 6 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 57-4 | 0.83 | 0.07 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 7 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 57-3 | 1.16 | 0.19 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 8 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 57-13 | 0.54 | 0.47 | GORJI | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 9 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 58-3 | 0.75 | 0.33 | GORJI | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 10 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 59-17 | 0.30 | 0.12 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 11 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 59-16 | 0.34 | 0.13 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 12 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 59-15 | 0.38 | 0.23 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 13 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 59-3 | 0.43 | 0.25 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 14 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 59-2 | 0.38 | 0.25 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 15 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 59-1 | 0.47 | 0.31 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 16 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 70 | 3.16 | 0.45 | RAILWAY ROAD | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 17 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-4 | 0.33 | 0.26 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 18 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-3 | 0.34 | 0.18 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 19 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-2B | 0.31 | 0.05 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 20 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-6B | 0.11 | 0.05 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 21 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-5 | 0.30 | 0.18 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 22 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-9B | 0.39 | 0.20 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 23 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-8 | 0.32 | 0.08 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 24 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-7 | 0.30 | 0.11 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 25 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-13 | 0.49 | 0.15 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 26 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-12 | 0.39 | 0.34 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 27 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 64-11 | 0.34 | 0.29 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 28 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 63-2 | 0.15 | 0.13 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 29 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 63-3 | 0.88 | 0.19 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 30 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 63-5B | 0.59 | 0.23 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 31 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 63-6B | 0.60 | 0.19 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 32 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 63-7B | 1.04 | 0.33 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 33 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 63-8 | 0.64 | 0.36 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 34 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 42-1A | 0.28 | 0.18 | N.H.16 | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 35 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 42-3B | 0.33 | 0.10 | RYTHWARI WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 36 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 42-8 | 0.64 | 0.43 | RYTHWARI WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 37 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 42-9 | 0.10 | 0.02 | RYTHWARI WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 38 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 42-10 | 0.16 | 0.12 | RYTHWARI WET | PRIVATE LAND | | 39 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 42-11 | 0.20 | 0.18 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 40 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 42-12 | 0.08 | 0.07 | RYTHWARI DRY | PRIVATE LAND | | 41 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 43 | 1.88 | 0.03 | RAILWAY ROAD | GOVERNMENT LAND | | 42 | PALASA | SUNNADEVI | 228 | 2.57 | 0.03 | RAILWAY ROAD | GOVERNMENT LAND | +---------+----------+-----------------+------------+---------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+-----------------+ | | TOTAL | | | 32.63 | 8.10 | | | +---------+----------+-----------------+------------+---------------------+-------------------------+------------------------+-----------------+ ABSTRACT ACUIRED LAND DETAILS +--------------+-----------------+-------+-------+----------+---------------------------+ | VILLAGE NAME | GOVERNMENT LAND | WET | DRY | MANAVARI | TOTAL ACQUIRED LAND EXTENT| +==============+=================+=======+=======+==========+===========================+ | SUNNADEVI | 1.49 | 0.67 | 5.94 | 0 | 8.10 | +--------------+-----------------+-------+-------+----------+---------------------------+ [F. No. CAO/C/RSP/BBS/2026/ROB-363/20A] 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.

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