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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified lands in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, for the "Flyover between Pendurthi (PDT) and Simhachalam North (SCMN) Special Railway Project" under Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 4417(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation) on 26th September, 2025, formally declares the acquisition of land for the "Flyover between Pendurthi (PDT) and Simhachalam North (SCMN) to avoid surface crossing at Simhachalam (7.135 Km)" Special Railway Project in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. This follows an initial declaration of intention to acquire land made via Notification S.O. 89(E), dated 3rd January, 2025, under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The substance of the said notification was published in local newspapers "Andhra Jyothi" (Telugu) and "The New Indian Express" (English) on 05th February, 2025, as required by sub-section (4) of Section 20A. Objections were received and heard by the Competent Authority, with orders passed under Section 20D of the Act. Subsequently, the Competent Authority submitted its report to the Central Government in pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 20E. Upon receipt of this report, and exercising powers under sub-section (1) and (2) of Section 20E, the Central Government declares that the specified lands, detailed in the annexed schedule, shall be acquired and, upon publication in the Official Gazette, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. The schedule lists lands in Cheemalapalli village (10.765 Ac.cts / 4.357 Ha to be acquired) owned by Devasthanam (Endowment land) and Porlupalem village (4.600 Ac.cts / 1.862 Ha to be acquired) owned by Megadri Gedda Reservoir.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-29092025-266473 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4297] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SETEMBER 26, 2025/ASWINA 4, 1947 [F. No. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/PDT-SCMN Fly over Line /SRP/20E)] AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Con-II) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th September, 2025 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-, 1989 S.O. 4417(E). Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O. 89(E), dated the 3rd January, 2025 published in the 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, “Flyover between Pendurthi (PDT) and Simhachalam North (SCMN) to avoid surface crossing at Simhachalam (7.135 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 "Andhra Jyothi" in Telugu (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 05th February, 2025, and "The New Indian Express " in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 05th February, 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 “Flyover between Pendurthi (PDT) and Simhachalam North (SCMN) to avoid surface crossing at Simhachalam (7.135 Km).” in Visakhapatnam district in the state of ANDHRA PRADESH. Name of District: Visakhapatnam Name of Mandal: Pendurthi Annexure- I +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------+ | S.No| Name of | Plot/ | Total | To be | Total | To be | As per the | Type of Land | | | Village | Survey | area | Acquired | area | Acquired | present web | | | | | No | (in | area | (in Ha) | area | land owner of | | | | | | Ac.cts) | (in | | (in Ha) | the Land | | | | | | | Ac.cts) | | | | | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 1 | Cheemalapalli | 127-3 | 2.770 | 0.125 | 1.121 | 0.051 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 2 | Cheemalapalli | 127-4 | 1.391 | 0.670 | 0.563 | 0.271 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 3 | Cheemalapalli | 127-5 | 0.880 | 0.310 | 0.356 | 0.125 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 4 | Cheemalapalli | 126 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.101 | 0.101 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 5 | Cheemalapalli | 115-1 | 0.250 | 0.005 | 0.101 | 0.002 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 6 | Cheemalapalli | 115-2 | 2.360 | 0.530 | 0.955 | 0.214 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 7 | Cheemalapalli | 115-3 | 0.020 | 0.440 | 0.008 | 0.178 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 8 | Cheemalapalli | 114 | 1.821 | 0.060 | 0.737 | 0.024 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 9 | Cheemalapalli | 113-1 | 0.919 | 0.710 | 0.372 | 0.287 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 10 | Cheemalapalli | 113-2 | 0.141 | 0.040 | 0.057 | 0.016 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 11 | Cheemalapalli | 113-3 | 0.161 | 0.065 | 0.065 | 0.026 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 12 | Cheemalapalli | 113-4 | 0.381 | 0.220 | 0.154 | 0.089 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 13 | Cheemalapalli | 113-5 | 0.161 | 0.245 | 0.065 | 0.099 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 14 | Cheemalapalli | 113-6 | 0.341 | 0.170 | 0.138 | 0.069 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 15 | Cheemalapalli | 113-12A | 0.089 | 0.090 | 0.036 | 0.036 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 16 | Cheemalapalli | 113-12B | 0.190 | 0.190 | 0.077 | 0.077 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 17 | Cheemalapalli | 113-13 | 0.509 | 0.205 | 0.206 | 0.083 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 18 | Cheemalapalli | 113-21 | 0.079 | 0.020 | 0.032 | 0.008 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 19 | Cheemalapalli | 113-23 | 0.121 | 0.120 | 0.049 | 0.049 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 20 | Cheemalapalli | 113-24 | 0.469 | 0.165 | 0.190 | 0.067 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 21 | Cheemalapalli | 112 | 0.289 | 0.090 | 0.117 | 0.036 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 22 | Cheemalapalli | 111 | 0.561 | 0.160 | 0.227 | 0.065 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 23 | Cheemalapalli | 89-6 | 3.679 | 1.500 | 1.489 | 0.607 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 24 | Cheemalapalli | 88-2 | 0.331 | 0.130 | 0.134 | 0.053 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 25 | Cheemalapalli | 88-3 | 1.631 | 0.270 | 0.660 | 0.109 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 26 | Cheemalapalli | 88-8 | 1.119 | 0.850 | 0.453 | 0.344 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 27 | Cheemalapalli | 79-1A | 1.040 | 0.020 | 0.421 | 0.008 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 28 | Cheemalapalli | 79-3 | 0.210 | 0.030 | 0.085 | 0.012 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 29 | Cheemalapalli | 79-4 | 1.740 | 0.490 | 0.704 | 0.198 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 30 | Cheemalapalli | 87-2 | 0.640 | 0.640 | 0.259 | 0.259 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 31 | Cheemalapalli | 87-3B | 0.321 | 1.040 | 0.130 | 0.421 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 32 | Cheemalapalli | 87-4 | 0.410 | 0.360 | 0.166 | 0.146 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 33 | Cheemalapalli | 86-1 | 1.359 | 0.460 | 0.55 | 0.186 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 34 | Cheemalapalli | 86-4 | 0.121 | 0.010 | 0.049 | 0.004 | Devasthanam | Endowment | | 35 | Cheemalapalli | 86-3 | 0.161 | 0.085 | 0.065 | 0.034 | Devasthanam | Endowment | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------+ | | | | 26.914 | 10.765 | 10.892 | 4.357 | | | +-----+----------------+-------------+------------+-------------+----------+--------------+-------------------------------------+-----------------+ +-----+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+----------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | S.No| Name of | Plot/ | Total | To be | Total | To be | As per the | Type of Land | | | Village | Survey | area | Acquired | area | Acquired | present web | | | | | No | (in | area | (in Ha) | area | land owner of | | | | | | Ac.cts) | (in | | (in Ha) | the Land | | | | | | | Ac.cts) | | | | | +-----+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+----------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 1 | Porlupalem | 7-6 | 1.400 | 0.100 | 3.460 | 0.040 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 2 | Porlupalem | 8-2 | 0.259 | 0.130 | 0.640 | 0.053 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 3 | Porlupalem | 11-28 | 1.400 | 0.800 | 3.460 | 0.324 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 4 | Porlupalem | 12-19 | 1.404 | 1.200 | 3.470 | 0.486 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 5 | Porlupalem | 28-2 | 2.529 | 1.160 | 6.250 | 0.469 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 6 | Porlupalem | 30-15 | 1.291 | 0.300 | 3.190 | 0.121 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 7 | Porlupalem | 31-2 | 0.295 | 0.130 | 0.730 | 0.053 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 8 | Porlupalem | 55-18 | 0.083 | 0.510 | 0.204 | 0.206 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 9 | Porlupalem | 55-19 | 0.038 | 0.090 | 0.095 | 0.036 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 10 | Porlupalem | 58-30 | 1.590 | 0.020 | 3.930 | 0.008 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 11 | Porlupalem | 58-31 | 1.590 | 0.030 | 3.930 | 0.012 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 12 | Porlupalem | 58-32 | 0.002 | 0.010 | 0.004 | 0.004 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 13 | Porlupalem | 60-41 | 0.846 | 0.010 | 2.090 | 0.004 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 14 | Porlupalem | 60-42 | 0.846 | 0.090 | 2.090 | 0.036 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | | 15 | Porlupalem | 60-43 | 0.846 | 0.020 | 2.090 | 0.008 | Megadri Gedda | Megadri Gedda | | | | | | | | | Reservoir | Reservoir | +-----+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+----------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | | | | 14.420 | 4.600 | 35.633 | 1.862 | | | +-----+-------------+-------------+------------+-------------+----------+--------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ [F. No. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/PDT-SCMN Fly over 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 YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH Date: 2025.09.29 10:55:00 +05'30'

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