Gazette Tracker
Gazette Tracker

Core Purpose

The Central Government declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of specified lands for the 'Talcher-Bimalagarh New B.G. Rail Link Project' under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 3909(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway) on August 26, 2025, declares the acquisition of specific lands for the “Talcher-Bimalagarh New B.G. Rail Link Project” in the State of Odisha. This action follows the Central Government's earlier intention to acquire land, declared via Notification number S.O. 863(E) dated February 10, 2025 (published February 18, 2025), under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The purpose of the acquisition is for the execution, maintenance, measurement, and operation of the Special Railway Project under the Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway. Public notice of the previous notification was published in "THE SAMAJA" (Odiya, Cuttack Edition) and "THE TIMES OF INDIA" (English, Bhubaneswar Edition) on May 22, 2025, as required by Section 20A(4). Objections were received, heard by the Competent Authority, and orders passed under Section 20D. Subsequently, the Competent Authority submitted its report to the Central Government under Section 20E(1). In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20E, the Central Government now declares that the lands detailed in the annexed schedule shall be acquired. Furthermore, under sub-section (2) of Section 20E, upon publication of this notification, the specified lands shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The lands to be acquired are located in 4 villages within Pallahara Tahasil of Angul District, Odisha, under the purview of the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Talcher-Bimalagarh New B.G Rail Link, Talcher. The total proposed area for acquisition across Badasada, Purunapani, Hatibindha, and Barkotia villages is 5.200 acres. The notification is signed by AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Con-II).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-28082025-265755 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3804] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2025/BHADRA 4, 1947 [F.No. CE/CON/II/BBS/TLHR-BUF/20E/4 village/Badasada-Barkotia] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (East Coast Railway) NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 26th August, 2025 NOTICE UNDER SECTION 20E OF THE RAILWAY ACT, 1989 S.O. 3909(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railway (East Coast Railway, Construction Organization), Notification number S.O. 863(E), dated 10th February, 2025 published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 18th February, 2025 (here in after referred to as the said notification) and issued under section (1) of section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereafter 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, measurement and operation of Special Railway Project, namely, “Talcher-Bimalagarh New B.G. Rail Link Project” under Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway in the State of Odisha. And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in 02 daily local newspapers namely “THE SAMAJA" in Odiya (Cuttack Edition), and “THE TIMES OF INDIA" in English (Bhubaneswar Edition) Dated 22 May, 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 20 D 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; And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that on publication of the notification in the official Gazette, the land specified in the schedule annexed here to shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway Project, namely “Talcher-Bimalagarh New B.G. Rail Link Project” under Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway in the State of Odisha. 4 villages are in Pallahara Tahasil of Angul District in the State of Odisha under Competent Authority the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Talcher-Bimalagarh New B.G Rail Link, Talcher, Name of District: Angul +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | SI. | Name of | Khata | Khasra/ | Total | Propos | Kisam of | Tenant | | No. | Village | No. | Plot No. | Area | ed | Land | | | | | | | (In | Area | | | | | | | | Acre) | in 20E | | | | | | | | | (In | | | | | | | | | Acre) | | | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Badasada | 168/179| 1407/3287| 0.400 | 0.400 | Sarad -3 | Madayanti Sethi Swa: | | | | | | | | | Gobardhan Sethi, Ja: Dhoba, Ba: | | | | | | | | | Badasada | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Badasada | 168/179| 1407/3288| 0.520 | 0.340 | Sarad -3 | Madayanti Sethi Swa: | | | | | | | | | Gobardhan Sethi, Ja: Dhoba, Ba: | | | | | | | | | Badasada | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Badasada | 168/179| 1407/3360| 0.160 | 0.160 | Sarad -3 | Madayanti Sethi Swa: | | | | | | | | | Gobardhan Sethi, Ja: Dhoba, Ba: | | | | | | | | | Badasada | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Badasada | 168/179| 1407/3361| 0.240 | 0.240 | Sarad -3 | Madayanti Sethi Swa: | | | | | | | | | Gobardhan Sethi, Ja: Dhoba, Ba: | | | | | | | | | Badasada | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Badasada | 168/179| 1407/3362| 0.200 | 0.200 | Sarad -3 | Madayanti Sethi Swa: | | | | | | | | | Gobardhan Sethi, Ja: Dhoba, Ba: | | | | | | | | | Badasada | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 6 | Badasada | 168/202| 1281/3493| 0.490 | 0.060 | Sarad -3 | Sukhdeba Sethi, Pi: Pitambar | | | | | | | | | Sethi, Ja: Dhoba, Ba: Nijagaon | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 7 | Badasada | 168/202| 1281/3494| 0.490 | 0.490 | Sarad -3 | Sukhdeba Sethi, Pi: Pitambar | | | | | | | | | Sethi, Ja: Dhoba, Ba: Nijagaon | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 8 | Badasada | 168/202| 1281/3495| 0.370 | 0.330 | Sarad -3 | Sukhdeba Sethi, Pi: Pitambar | | | | | | | | | Sethi, Ja: Dhoba, Ba: Nijagaon | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | | Total | | | 2.870 | 2.220 | | | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 9 | Purunapan| 52/7 | 197/698 | 1.200 | 0.530 | Taila-1 | Bhikari Naik, Pi: Daitari Naik, | | | i | | | | | | Ja: Pana, | | | | | | | | | Ba: Badaludung | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 10 | Purunapan| 52/10 | 197/596 | 1.700 | 0.100 | Taila-1 | Dutee Bewa, Swa: Dinabandhu | | | i | | | | | | Naik, Ja: Pana | | | | | | | | | Ba: Badaludung | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 11 | Purunapan| 52/17 | 197/632 | 1.600 | 0.500 | Taila-1 | Benudhar Naik, Pi: Dinabandhu | | | i | | | | | | Naik, Ja: Pana | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | Ba: Badaludung | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 12 | Purunapan| 52/22 | 197/651 | 2.300 | 0.780 | Taila-1 | Sada Naik, Pi: Nanda Naik, Ja: | | | i | | | | | | Pana | | | | | | | | | Ba: Badaludung | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | | Total | | | 6.800 | 1.910 | | | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 13 | Hatibindha| 41/03 | 472/664 | 0.480 | 0.180 | Gharabari| Harekrushna Behera, Pi: Nakula | | | | | | | | | Behera, Ja: Tanla | | | | | | | | | Ba: Nijagaon | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 14 | Hatibindha| 41/05 | 403/665 | 0.500 | 0.200 | Gharabari| Sashibhusan Behera, Pi: | | | | | | | | | Harekrushna Behera, Ja: Tanla, | | | | | | | | | Ba: Nijagaon | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 15 | Hatibindha| 41/04 | 403/666 | 0.360 | 0.180 | Gharabari| Lingaraj Behera, Pi: | | | | | | | | | Harekrushna Behera, Ja: Tanla, | | | | | | | | | Ba: Nijagaon | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 16 | Hatibindha| 41/04 | 472/667 | 0.120 | 0.120 | Gharabari| Lingaraj Behera, Pi: | | | | | | | | | Harekrushna Behera, Ja: Tanla, | | | | | | | | | Ba: Nijagaon | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 17 | Hatibindha| 41/51 | 472/667/731| 0.020 | 0.020 | Gharabari| Kadambini Behera, Swa: | | | | | | | | | Jyotindra Behera, Ja: Tanla, Ba: | | | | | | | | | Dehuripada | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 18 | Hatibindha| 41/10 | 468/673 | 0.350 | 0.130 | Sarad-3 | Gourang Bagha, Pi: Chintamani | | | | | | | | | Bagha, Ja:Gouda, Ba: Banara | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | | Total | | | 1.830 | 0.830 | | | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 19 | Barkotia | 222/306| 2682/3399| 0.500 | 0.200 | Gharabari| Lalit Mohan Behera, Pi: | | | | | | | | | Ramachandra Behera, | | | | | | | | | Ja: Keuta, Ba: Bankhol | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | 20 | Barkotia | 222/132| 2062/3113| 0.040 | 0.040 | Gharabari| Madhaba Behera, Pi: Bhramara | | | | | | | | | Behera, | | | | | | | | | Ja: Khajuria, Ba: Barkotia | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | | Total | | | 0.540 | 0.240 | | | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ | | Grand Total| | | 12.040 | 5.200 | | | +-----+----------+--------+----------+--------+---------+----------+-------------------------------------------+ Village wise Abstract. +--------+-----------+--------------+ | SL NO. | VILLAGE | AREA (In Acre)| +--------+-----------+--------------+ | 1 | Badasada | 2.220 | | 2 | Purunapani| 1.910 | | 3 | Hatibindha| 0.830 | | 4. | Barkotia | 0.240 | +--------+-----------+--------------+ | | Total | 5.200 | +--------+-----------+--------------+ [F.No. CE/CON/II/BBS/TLHR-BUF/20E/4 village/Badasada-Barkotia] 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: 2025.08.28 11:27:31 +05'30'

Never miss important gazettes

Create a free account to save gazettes, add notes, and get email alerts for keywords you care about.

Sign Up Free