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The Central Government declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of specified lands in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, for the '3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)' Special Railway Project under Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

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This notification, S.O. 5398(E) issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction) on November 25, 2025, declares the acquisition of lands for the '3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)' Special Railway Project in Visakhapatnam 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 submission of a report by the Competent Authority. The intention to acquire these lands was initially declared by notification S.O. 2950(E) dated July 1, 2025, issued under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the same Act. The substance of the earlier notification was published in local newspapers, including 'The Times of India' (English, Visakhapatnam Edition) on July 23, 2025. Objections were received, heard, and orders passed by the Competent Authority under Section 20D. Upon publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the lands specified in the annexed schedule, totaling 21976.07 Sq. Yards (18374.79 Sq. Meters) across Venkatapuram village, Gopalapatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, as per sub-section (2) of Section 20E of the Act. The schedule lists various government and inam lands with specific survey numbers and includes names of proposed registered holders such as S.V.L.N.S.D. Simhachalam.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-28112025-268043 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5222] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 4, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS East Coast Railway (Construction) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th November, 2025 Notice under Section 20E of the Railways Act-, 1989 S.O. 5398(E).— Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O. 2950 (E), dated the 1st July, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 Sub-section (ii), dated the the 1st July, 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 between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 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 23rd July, 2025, and "The Times of India " in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 23rd July, 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; 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 between Duvvada (DVD) – Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)” in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Name of District: - Visakhapatnam Name of Mandal: - Gopalapatnam Name of Village: - Venkatapuram Annexure-I +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | Sl. | Name of the | Survey | Sub | Type | Nature | Area | Area | Name of the | | No. | Village | No. | division | of | of land | in | in | proposed Registered | | | | | No. | Land | | Sq. | Sq. | Holders | | | | | | | | Yards | Meters | | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 1 | Venkatapuram | 231 | 1B | Govt | Dry | 213.46 | 178.479 | S.V.L.N.S.D. Simhachalam | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 2 | Venkatapuram | 231 | 2B | Govt | Dry | 197.47 | 165.11 | S.V.L.N.S.D. Simhachalam | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 3 | Venkatapuram | 231 | 3B | Govt | Dry | 266.11 | 222.50 | S.V.L.N.S.D. Simhachalam | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 4 | Venkatapuram | 231 | 5B | Govt | Dry | 442.45 | 369.94 | S.V.L.N.S.D. Simhachalam | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 5 | Venkatapuram | 231 | 6B | Govt | Dry | 199.58 | 166.87 | S.V.L.N.S.D. Simhachalam | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 6 | Venkatapuram | 231 | 7A | Govt | Dry | 618.16 | 516.86 | S.V.L.N.S.D. Simhachalam | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 7 | Venkatapuram | 232 | 1A | Inam | Dry | 2270.01 | 1898.01 | 1. Satyanarayana | | | | | | | | | | 2. L.K. Baratam | | | | | | | | | | 3. B.N. Samal | | | | | | | | | | 4. Marala Venkata | | | | | | | | | | Paparao | | | | | | | | | | 5. Surya Apparao | | | | | | | | | | 6. Shaik Naseem | | | | | | | | | | Begum W/o A.A. | | | | | | | | | | Basha | | | | | | | | | | 7. Kandregula Venkata | | | | | | | | | | Lakshmi & Karri | | | | | | | | | | Panduranga S/o | | | | | | | | | | Appalakonda | | | | | | | | | | 8. Vegi naga Surya | | | | | | | | | | Prakashrao S/o Chinna | | | | | | | | | | Adhiyya (late) | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 8 | Venkatapuram | 233 | 2B | Inam | Wet | 1784.77 | 1492.29 | 1. Dadi Koti Venkata | | | | | | | | | | Ramana | | | | | | | | | | 2. Kanaka Apparao | | | | | | | | | | 3. Adinarayana S/o | | | | | | | | | | Dadi Polinadu (late) | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 9 | Venkatapuram | 233 | 2C | Inam | Wet | 333.23 | 278.62 | 1. Surisetty Satyavathi | | | | | | | | | | W/o Apparao | | | | | | | | | | 2. Pulamarasetti | | | | | | | | | | Nookaratnam W/o | | | | | | | | | | Rama Krishna | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 10 | Venkatapuram | 234 | 2 | Govt | Poramboke | 956.13 | 799.44 | Vagu | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 11 | Venkatapuram | 237 | 2 | Govt | Poramboke | 761.27 | 636.51 | Rasta | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 12 | Venkatapuram | 238 | 2 | Govt | Banjar | 7451.44 | 6230.35 | Banjar | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | 13 | Venkatapuram | 239 | 2B | Govt | Dry | 6481.99 | 5419.76 | S.V.L.N.S.D. Simhachalam | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ | | Total | | | | | 21976.07 | 18374.79 | | +-------+---------------------+------------+---------------+--------------+---------------+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+ [F. No. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/DVD-SCMN 3rd & 4th LINE/VENKATAPURAM/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 YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2025.11.28 14:09:18 +05'30'

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