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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Special Railway Project of doubling the railway line between Lalgarh and Bikaner East (11.085 km) in Rajasthan.

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The Ministry of Railways (North Western Railway (Construction Organization)) issued Notification S.O. 688(E) on February 10, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing a Special Railway Project: the doubling of the railway line between Lalgarh and Bikaner East (11.085 km) within the Bikaner Division of North Western Railway in District Bikaner, Rajasthan. This action is taken under the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 (11 of 2008) and the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). Persons interested in the land have thirty days from the notification's publication date to raise objections in writing to the competent authority, the Sub Divisional Officer, Bikaner / Sub Divisional Magistrate, Rajasthan, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the Railways Act, 1989. The competent authority's decision on objections, made after a hearing and further inquiry, will be final under sub-section (2) of section 20D. The schedule details the land to be acquired in Bikaner District, specifically in Bikaner village, including Khasra Nos. 672/445, 415, 416, 417, and 608/393, with a total acquisition area of 0.485 Hectare.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-RJ-E-16022026-270157 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 654] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026/MAGHA 21, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [North Western Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Jaipur, the 10th February, 2026 S.O. 688(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways(Amendment) Act, 2008(11 of 2008)and the Railways 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, Doubling between Lalgarh and Bikaner East (11.085 km) of Bikaner Division of North Western Railway in District Bikaner the State of Rajasthan, 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 Officer,Bikaner,/ Sub Divisional magistrate, Rajasthan, 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 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) of 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 Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, for the Special Railway Project, namely, Doubling between Lalgarh and Bikaner East (11.085 km) of Bikaner Division (For Bikaner Sub Division) in the State of Rajasthan. District - Bikaner +------+-------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------+ | S.No.| Name of the Sub | Name of the | Survey / | Type of Land | Nature of Land | Total Area (in | Area to be acquired (in | | | Division/ Tehsil | Village | Khasra No. | | | Hectare) | Hectare) | +======+=========================+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+=======================+==========================+ | 1 | Bikaner | Bikaner | 672/445 | Nagar Nigam | Gair Mumkin Abadi | 90.00 | 0.217 | | | | | 415 | Nagar Nigam | Gair Mumkin Abadi | 15.19 | 0.059 | | | | | 416 | Nagar Nigam | Gair Mumkin Abadi | 0.35 | 0.099 | | | | | 417 | Nagar Nigam | Gair Mumkin Sadak | 1.6 | 0.022 | | | | | 608/393 | Nagar Vikas Nyas | Gair MumkinBanjar | 4.68 | 0.088 | +------+-------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+-----------------------+--------------------------+ Total area of land to be acquired 0.485 [F. No. NWR/HQ/S&C/443599200 Vol.XXIII] 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 GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Date: 2026.02.16 12:14:48 +05'30'

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