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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the 'Luni-Samdari-Bhildi Doubling Railway Project' in Gujarat.

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The Ministry of Railways (North Western Railway (Construction Organization)) issued Notification S.O. 4637(E) on October 10, 2025, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing the "Luni-Samdari-Bhildi Doubling Railway Project (Special Rail Project)" of the Jodhpur Division. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008 (11 of 2008) and the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). The land, located in Dhanera Taluka of Banaskantha District in the state of Gujarat, is private agriculture land across villages including Dugdol Moti, Dugdol Nani, Bhatib, Jadiya, Motameda, Thawar, Dhanera, and Samalvada, with a total area of 1468784.84 Sqm (14.6879 Ha). Any person interested may raise objections within thirty days from the notification's publication date to the competent authority, the Sub Divisional Magistrate/Prant Officer, Dhanera, District Banaskantha, Gujarat, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. The competent authority's decision under sub-section (2) of section 20D shall be final. Rajeev Shrivastava, Chief Administrative Officer (Const.), signed the notification.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-RJ-E-11102025-266861 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4508] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025/ASVINA 18, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [North Western Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Jaipur, the 10th October, 2025 S.O. 4637(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008 (11 of 2008) and the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) hereinafter referred to as the said Act). The central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has been given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for execution of the special railway project namely: "Luni-Samdari-Bhildi Doubling Railway Project (Special Rail Project) of the Jodhpur Division in the District Banaskantha in the state of Gujarat hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act; Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely, Sub Divisional Magistrate/Prant Officer, Dhanera, District Banaskantha, Gujarat in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof, and the competent authority, shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by legal practitioner and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, 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) if section 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 Detail of land to be acquired in Dhanera Taluka of Banaskantha District in connection with Luni-Samdhari-Bhildi Doubling Special Railway Project. District - Banaskantha Taluka- Dhanera +-------+--------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------+------------+ | Sr.No.| Village | Survey No. | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Area | Area | | | | | | | (In Sqm.) | (in Ha.) | +-------+--------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------+------------+ | 1 | Dugdol Moti | 146 | Private | Agriculture | 297.727 | 0.0298 | | 2 | Dugdol Moti | 143 | Private | Agriculture | 21.321 | 0.0021 | | 3 | Dugdol Moti | 148 | Private | Agriculture | 1370.625 | 0.1371 | | 4 | Dugdol Moti | 149 | Private | Agriculture | 2651.434 | 0.2651 | | 5 | Dugdol Moti | 162 | Private | Agriculture | 4558.058 | 0.4558 | | 6 | Dugdol Moti | 163 | Private | Agriculture | 3014.089 | 0.3014 | | 7 | Dugdol Moti | 164 | Private | Agriculture | 843.499 | 0.0843 | | 8 | Dugdol Nani | 170 | Private | Agriculture | 949.524 | 0.0950 | | 9 | Dugdol Nani | 156 | Private | Agriculture | 1297.227 | 0.1297 | | 10 | Dugdol Nani | 155 | Private | Agriculture | 1657.069 | 0.1657 | | 11 | Bhatib | 833 | Private | Agriculture | 1128.146 | 0.1128 | | 12 | Bhatib | 834 | Private | Agriculture | 1271.3066 | 0.1271 | | 13 | Bhatib | 837 | Private | Agriculture | 365.6268 | 0.0366 | | 14 | Bhatib | 845 | Private | Agriculture | 277.582 | 0.0278 | | 15 | Bhatib | 846 | Private | Agriculture | 470.4027 | 0.0470 | | 16 | Bhatib | 849 | Private | Agriculture | 400.2436 | 0.0400 | | 17 | Bhatib | 902 | Private | Agriculture | 468.99 | 0.0469 | | 18 | Bhatib | 903 | Private | Agriculture | 556.75 | 0.0557 | | 19 | Bhatib | 916 | Private | Agriculture | 1655.51 | 0.1656 | | 20 | Bhatib | 915 | Private | Agriculture | 973.54 | 0.0974 | | 21 | Bhatib | 914 | Private | Agriculture | 1240.04 | 0.1240 | | 22 | Bhatib | 913 | Private | Agriculture | 2346.89 | 0.2347 | | 23 | Bhatib | 912 | Private | Agriculture | 379.17 | 0.0379 | | 24 | Bhatib | 938 | Private | Agriculture | 833.7 | 0.0834 | | 25 | Bhatib | 930 | Private | Agriculture | 391.07 | 0.0391 | | 26 | Bhatib | 931 | Private | Agriculture | 337.51 | 0.0338 | | 27 | Jadiya | 303 | Private | Agriculture | 201.069 | 0.0201 | | 28 | Jadiya | 318 | Private | Agriculture | 1246.105 | 0.1246 | | 29 | Jadiya | 319 | Private | Agriculture | 1480.183 | 0.1480 | | 30 | Jadiya | 373 | Private | Agriculture | 799.04 | 0.0799 | | 31 | Jadiya | 376 | Private | Agriculture | 870.535 | 0.0871 | | 32 | Jadiya | 377 | Private | Agriculture | 605.611 | 0.0606 | | 33 | Jadiya | 378 | Private | Agriculture | 1171.827 | 0.1172 | | 34 | Jadiya | 379 | Private | Agriculture | 1966.199 | 0.1966 | | 35 | Motameda | 79 | Private | Agriculture | 516.487 | 0.0516 | | 36 | Motameda | 66 | Private | Agriculture | 1475.226 | 0.1475 | | 37 | Motameda | 67 | Private | Agriculture | 2192.422 | 0.2192 | | 38 | Motameda | 53 | Private | Agriculture | 456.519 | 0.0457 | | 39 | Motameda | 54 | Private | Agriculture | 1456.94 | 0.1457 | | 40 | Motameda | 56 | Private | Agriculture | 1830.412 | 0.1830 | | 41 | Motameda | 57 | Private | Agriculture | 3204.489 | 0.3204 | | 42 | Motameda | 49 | Private | Agriculture | 945.232 | 0.0945 | | 43 | Motameda | 48 | Private | Agriculture | 4543.57 | 0.4544 | | 44 | Motameda | 46 | Private | Agriculture | 378.63 | 0.0379 | | 45 | Motameda | 47 | Private | Agriculture | 6581.32 | 0.6581 | | 46 | Motameda | 39 | Private | Agriculture | 13265.43 | 1.3265 | | 47 | Motameda | 38 | Private | Agriculture | 2127.52 | 0.2128 | | 48 | Thawar | 563 | Private | Agriculture | 20639.446 | 2.0639 | | 49 | Thawar | 564 | Private | Agriculture | 11930.183 | 1.1930 | | 50 | Thawar | 634 | Private | Agriculture | 1556.753 | 0.1557 | | 51 | Thawar | 637 | Private | Agriculture | 1080.961 | 0.1081 | | 52 | Thawar | 638 | Private | Agriculture | 2500.301 | 0.2500 | | 53 | Thawar | 649 | Private | Agriculture | 1101.645 | 0.1102 | | 54 | Thawar | 648 | Private | Agriculture | 1219.859 | 0.1220 | | 55 | Thawar | 647 | Private | Agriculture | 1518.101 | 0.1518 | | 56 | Thawar | 646 | Private | Agriculture | 1161.098 | 0.1161 | | 57 | Thawar | 645 | Private | Agriculture | 920.101 | 0.0920 | | 58 | Thawar | 644 | Private | Agriculture | 329.738 | 0.0330 | | 59 | Thawar | 730 | Private | Agriculture | 759.001 | 0.0759 | | 60 | Thawar | 740 | Private | Agriculture | 1932.034 | 0.1932 | | 61 | Thawar | 741 | Private | Agriculture | 801.675 | 0.0802 | | 62 | Thawar | 743 | Private | Agriculture | 200.38 | 0.0200 | | 63 | Thawar | 744 | Private | Agriculture | 2380.2 | 0.2380 | | 64 | Thawar | 813 | Private | Agriculture | 2275.95 | 0.2276 | | 65 | Thawar | 814 | Private | Agriculture | 1928.7 | 0.1929 | | 66 | Thawar | 816 | Private | Agriculture | 336.59 | 0.0337 | | 67 | Thawar | 875 | Private | Agriculture | 2610.18 | 0.2610 | | 68 | Dhanera | 985 | Private | Agriculture | 1868 | 0.1868 | | 69 | Dhanera | 986 | Private | Agriculture | 2121.469 | 0.2121 | | 70 | Dhanera | 1008 | Private | Agriculture | 1160.866 | 0.1161 | | 71 | Dhanera | 1007 | Private | Agriculture | 1868.72 | 0.1869 | | 72 | Dhanera | 1006 | Private | Agriculture | 2127.744 | 0.2128 | | 73 | Dhanera | 1070 | Private | Agriculture | 321.061 | 0.0321 | | 74 | Dhanera | 1297 | Private | Agriculture | 475.58 | 0.0476 | | 75 | Dhanera | 1296 | Private | Agriculture | 1105.05 | 0.1105 | | 76 | Dhanera | 54 | Private | Agriculture | 1067.74 | 0.1068 | | 77 | Samalvada | 27 | Private | Agriculture | 507.9 | 0.0508 | +-------+--------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+---------------+------------+ | Total Area to be Acquired | 1468784.84 | 14.6879 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+------------+ [F. No. NWR/HQ/S&C/443599200 Vol. XX] RAJEEV SHRIVASTAVA, Chief Administrative Officer (Const.) 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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