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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified lands for the '3rd & 4th Line in between Visakhapatnam (VSKP)- Gopalapatnam (GPT) (15.31 Km.)' Special Railway Project in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, under Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

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Notification S.O. 3934(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction) on 27th August, 2025, declares the acquisition of land for the "3rd & 4th Line in between Visakhapatnam (VSKP)- Gopalapatnam (GPT) (15.31 Km.)" Special Railway Project in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. This declaration is made under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), following the submission of a report by the Competent Authority. The process commenced with Notification S.O. 90 (E) dated 3rd January, 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 said Act. The substance of the earlier notification was published in "The Times of India" (English, Visakhapatnam Edition) on 6th February, 2025, and no objections were received from the public within the specified period. Upon publication of this current notification, the specified lands, which include 0.016 Ac. Cts (0.006 Ha) of Municipal Road and 0.220 Ac. Cts (0.089 Ha) of Municipal Bowdara Road in Allipuram Ward, Block No.07, T.S.No.15 and T.S.No.150 respectively, of Maharanipeta Mandal, Visakhapatnam district, totaling 0.236 Ac. Cts (0.096 Ha), shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-28082025-265761 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3829] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025/BHADRA 5, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 27th August, 2025 Notice Under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989 S.O. 3934(E).— Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O. 90 (E). dated the 3rd January, 2025 published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 Sub-section (ii), dated the the 3rd January, 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, "3rd & 4th Line in between Visakhapatnam (VSKP)- Gopalapatnam (GPT) (15.31 Km.)” in Visakhapatnam 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 05th February, 2025, and "The Times of India" in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 06th February, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act; And whereas, no objections were received from the public in respect of the said notification within the specified period; 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 “3rd & 4th Line in between Visakhapatnam (VSKP)- Gopalapatnam (GPT) (15.31 Km.)” in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Name of District: - Visakhapatnam Name of Mandal: - Maharanipeta Annexure-I +-----+-------------------+------------------------+------------+--------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+ | SI. | Name of the | Ts.No./ Block | Total area | To be Acquired | Total area | To be Acquired | Type of Land | | No. | Village | No | (in Ac. | area (in Ac. Cts) | (in Ha) | area (in Ha) | | | | | | Cts) | | | | | +-----+-------------------+------------------------+------------+--------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | +-----+-------------------+------------------------+------------+--------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+ | 1 | Allipuram Ward | Block No.07, T.S.No.15 | 0.129 | 0.016 | 0.052 | 0.006 | Municipal Road | +-----+-------------------+------------------------+------------+--------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+ | 2 | Allipuram Ward | Block No.07, T.S.No.150| 0.561 | 0.220 | 0.227 | 0.089 | Municipal Bowdara | | | | | | | | | Road | +-----+-------------------+------------------------+------------+--------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+ | | Total | | 0.690 | 0.236 | 0.279 | 0.096 | | +-----+-------------------+------------------------+------------+--------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+ [F. No. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/VSKP-GPT 3rd & 4th Line/SRP/20E] 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 Digitally signed by GORAKHA YADAVA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.08.28 13:49:19 +05'30'

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