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The Central Government declares the acquisition of specified lands for the 'Doubling between Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi (104 Km.)' Special Railway Project in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, vesting them absolutely in the Central Government.

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The Ministry of Railways (South Central Railway) issued Notification S.O. 2400(E) on 7th May 2026, declaring the acquisition of lands for the "Doubling between Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi (104 Km.)" Special Railway Project in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, for passenger and freight facility. This declaration is made by the Central Government under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). This follows an earlier notification of intention to acquire, S.O. 5962(E) dated 22nd December 2025, published on 23rd December 2025 under sub-section (1) of section 20(A) of the said Act. The substance of the intention notification was published in "The Hans India (English)" on 02nd January 2026 by K. Suryanaryana, Chief Engineer-III, Construction Organization Secunderabad, as per sub-section (4) of section 20A. Objections received were examined, inquiries conducted under section 20(D) by issuing notices, and subsequently disposed of and settled by the Competent Authority. Following the Competent Authority's report to the Central Government under sub-section (1) of 20E, the lands specified in the annexed schedule, totaling 5.66 acres across villages like Gadanki in Pakala Mandal, are now acquired and vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances upon publication of this notification.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-TL-E-16052026-272631 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2308] | NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026/VAISAKHA 22, 1948 (1) THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] K. | Sy.No./S.D.No. | Total Extent Acs. | Extent under Acquisition Acs. | Classification | Name & address of the person interested /Details of Govt. Land | Boundaries | Details of Trees, Structures etc., if any | Remarks (Govt./Patta/DKT) | | | | | | N | S | E | W | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8A | 8B | 8C | 8D | 9 | 10 District: Tirupati | Mandal:Pakala | Village:Gadanki 1. | 134B | 2.10 | 134B/2 | 0.37 | Govt Dry | 1.B.Jayamma W/o Late B.Chengaiah Naidu 2.O.Viswanadam Naidu S/o Sreenivasulu Naidu 3.V.Lakshmana Babu S/o Subbaramanaidu | 921 | 135 | 136B | Panapakam | | Originally Gayalu Classification changed to Assessed Dry on 23.1.1922 (prior 1954) 2. | 136/B/1 | 2.10 | 136/B/1B | 0.23 | Govt Dry | 1.K.Jayamma W/o K.Chengaiah 2.Anadheenam (0.51) | 921,920 | 137 | 139C | 134,135 | | Reserved for Depressed class 3. | 136/B/5 | 0.95 | 136/B/5B | 0.23 | Govt Dry | K.Manikyam S/o K.Gangaiah | 921,920 | 137 | 139C | 134,135 | | Patta 6 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Secunderabad, the 7th May, 2026 S.O. 2400(E).— Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), number, S.O 5962(E) dated the 22nd December 2025 published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 Sub-section(ii), dated the 23rd December 2025 (here in after referred to as the said notification) and issued under sub- section(1) of section 20(A) of the Railway Act, 1989(24 of 1989), 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 “Doubling between Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi (104 Km.)”, in Tirupati district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily newspapers namely "Sakshi, Andhraprabha (Telugu) and The Hans India(English)" on 02nd January 2026 by K.Suryanaryana, Chief Engineer-III, Construction Organization Secunderabad under sub section (4) of section 20A of the said Act; And whereas objections have been filed within the statutory time limit. The objections were examined and enquires were conductedby issuing notices under section 20(D) of the said Act. The objections were disposed and settled by Competent Authority. And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of 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 hereto 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 here by declares that on publication of this 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 structure for the Special Railway Project, Doubling between Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi (104 Km.) in Tirupati district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Description of Land in Acquisition: Special Railway Project, Doubling between Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi (104 Km.) for passenger and freight facility. SI. | Surve | Tota | Sy.No./S | Extent | Classific | Name & | Boundaries | Details of | Remarks No. | y No. | nt | D No. | under | ation | address of the | | Trees, | (Govt./P | | Acs. | Acquisi | | person | N | S | E | W | Structures | atta/DK | | | tion | | interested | | | | | etc., if any | T) | | | Acs. | | /Details of | | | | | | | | | | | | Govt. Land | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8A | 8B | 8C | 8D | 9 | 10 District: Tirupati | Mandal: Pakala | Village:Gadanki 1. | 134B | 2.10 | 134B/2 | 0.37 | Govt Dry | 1.B.Jayamma W/o Late B.Chengaiah Naidu 2.O.Viswanadam Naidu S/o Sreenivasulu Naidu 3.V.Lakshmana Babu S/o Subbaramanaidu | 921 | 135 | 136B | Panapakam | | Originally Gayalu Classific ation changed to Assessed Dry on 23.1.192 2 (prior 1954) 2. | 136/B/1 | 2.10 | 136/B/1B | 0.23 | Govt Dry | 1.K.Jayamma W/o K.Chengaiah 2. Anadheenam (0.51) | 921,920 | 137 | 139C | 134,135 | | Reserved for Depresse d class 3. | 136/B/5 | 0.95 | 136/B/5B | 0.23 | Govt Dry | K.Manikyam S/o K.Gangaiah | 921,920 | 137 | 139C | 134,135 | | Patta [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 4. | 139/C/1 | 2.26 | 139/C/1B | 0.90 | Railway B Class | 1. K Nagarathnamma 2.E.Parthasaradhi 3.B.Bhuvaneswar Reddy | 920,919, 147B,148B | 138,124 | 150B | 136B | Neem trees-03, Moringa tree-01, palmyra palm tree-06, Poultry farm-01, Neem trees-04, Peepal tree-01, Guava tree-02, Drum stick tree-02, Banana tree-62, Tamarind-03, Teak trees-10, Humming bird tree-10, Coconut trees-20, Almond trees-02, Jack fruit tree-01, Javala Plum tree-03, Indian Beech-02, Mango tree-01, ACC-01, Borewell-01, Openwell-01 | Railway B Class 5. | 139/C/5A | 0.45 | 139/C/5A/2 | 0.06 | Govt Dry | K.Nagarathnamma S/o K.Shivamuni pillai | 920,919, 147B,148B | 138,124 | 150B | 136B | | Patta 6. | 139/C/6A | 0.28 | 139/C/6A/2 | 0.12 | Govt Dry | 1.B.Sreenivasulu Reddy S/o B.Ramachandra Reddy 2.B.Ramachandra Reddy S/o B.Papi Reddy | 920,919, 147B,148B | 138,124 | 150B | 136B | | Patta 7. | 139/C/6B | 0.50 | 139/C/6B/2 | 0.04 | Govt Dry | K.Nagarathnamma W/o K.Shivamuni pillai | 920,919, 147B,148B | 138,124 | 150B | 136B | | Patta 8. | 147/B | 0.37 | 147/B/1 | 0.17 | Govt Dry | K.Nagarathnamma W/o K.Shivamuni pillai & Vanka | 918 | 139C | 139C | 139C | Tamarind tree-01, Neem trees-03, Mango-01, palmyra palm tree-04, Java plum tree-01, Moringa tree-01, well-01 | Patta 8 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 9. | 148/B/1 | 0.09 | 148/B/1B | 0.07 | Govt Dry | K.Nagarathnamma W/o K.Shivamuni pillai | 918 | 139C | 150B | 147B | Graves-05, ACC Shed-01, Small temple under Neem tree-01 | Patta 10. | 148/B/2 | 0.08 | 148/B/2B | 0.065 | Govt Dry | K.Varadarajulu Pillai S/o Armugam Pillai | 918 | 139C | 150B | 147B | | Patta 11. | 150/B/1A | 0.84 | 150/B/1A/2 | 0.23 | G.P. | Railway Class Land | 917 | 171,139C | 167B | 148B | | G.P. 12. | 150/B/1B | 0.42 | 150/B/1B/2 | 0.02 | Govt Dry | 1.B.Sreenivasulu Reddy S/o B.Ramachandra Reddy 2.B.Ramachandra Reddy S/o B.Papi Reddy 3.Krishnamurthi Reddy S/o Ramachandra Reddy & others | 917 | 171,139C | 167B | 148B | Neem trees-05, Moringa trees-01, Peepal tree-01, Arjuna Tree-01 | Patta 13. | 167/B | 0.38 | 167/B/2 | 0.13 | Govt Dry | P.Subba Reddy S/o Chinna Muni Reddy | 917 | 169 | 165B | 150B | Coconut trees-17, Banana tree-10 | Patta 14. | 165B/1 | 0.61 | 165B/1B | 0.24 | Govt Dry | B.Lakshmamma W/o B.Narayana Reddy | 917 | 169,201 | 262 | 167B | | Patta 15. | 165B/2 | 0.38 | 165B/2B | 0.015 | Govt Dry | 1.B.Sreenivasulu Reddy S/o B.Ramachandra Reddy 2.B.Ramachandra Reddy S/o B.Papi Reddy & Others | 917 | 169,201 | 262 | 167B | | Patta 16. | 202/1 | 0.17 | 202/1B | 0.10 | Govt Dry | B.Renuka W/o Sudhakar Reddy | 916 | 210,203B | 203B | 165B | | Patta 17. | 202/2 | 0.25 | 202/2B | 0.12 | Govt Dry | B.Renuka W/o Sudhakar Reddy | 916 | 210,203B | 203B | 165B | | Patta 18. | 202/3 | 0.02 | 202/3 | 0.025 | Govt Dry | 1.B.Gangi Reddy S/o Bodi Redy 2. B.Renuka W/o Sudhakar Reddy | 916 | 210,203B | 203B | 165B | Neem trees-04, Moringa trees-02, Tamarind trees-02, Coconut trees-03, Bamboo-01 | Patta 19. | 202/4 | 0.35 | 202/4B | 0.10 | Govt Dry | 1.B.Sampoornamma W/o Gangi Reddy 2.B.Gangi Reddy S/o Bojji Reddy 3.B.Krishna Reddy S/o Babji Reddy | 916 | 210,203B | 203B | 165B | | Patta 20. | 203/B/1A | 0.54 | 203/B/1A/2 | 0.01 | Govt Dry | B.Sambasiva Reddy S/o Beeki Reddy | 916 | 198 | 211 | 202 | Tamarind trees-08, Arjuna trees-02, Palmyra palm tree-01, Neem trees-04, Strychnine tree-01 | Patta [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 21. | 203B/1B | 0.97 | 203B/1B/2 | 0.23 | Govt Dry | 1.B.Janakamma W/o Munirathnam Reddy 2.G.Chengaiah S/o G.Siddaiah | 916 | 198 | 211 | 202 | 02, palmyra palm tree-01, Neem trees-04, Strychnine tree-01 | Patta 22. | 211/1 | 0.34 | 211/1B | 0.10 | Govt Dry | Railway Class Land | 915 | 213 | 207 | 203B | Seema Bhagi trees-05 | G.P. 23. | 207/1 | 0.11 | 207/1B | 0.10 | Govt Dry | Railway Class Land | 915 | 213 | 213 | 211,212 | | G.P. 24. | 207/2 | 0.14 | 207/2B | 0.02 | Govt Dry | G.Jagadeesh S/o gangulu chetty | 915 | 213 | 213 | 211,212 | | Patta 25. | 214B/1 | 0.23 | 214B/1 | 0.27 | G.P | Railway Class Land | 912 | 213 | 236B,213 | 213 | Neem trees -05, palmyra palm trees -04, Bhagi trees-04 | G.P. 26. | 214/B/2 | 0.16 | 214/B/2B | 0.005 | Govt Dry | 1.G.Jagadeesh S/o gangulu chetty 2.G.Leelavathamma W/o Balaiah 3.M.dayananda S/o Venkataswamy | 912 | 213 | 237B,213 | 213 | | Patta 27. | 214/B/3 | 0.73 | 214/B/3B | 0.16 | Govt Dry | 1.G.Jagadeesh S/o gangulu chetty 2. M.dayananda S/o Venkataswamy | 912 | 213 | 237B,213 | 213 | | Patta 28. | 214/B/5 | 0.16 | 214/B/5B | 0.005 | Govt Dry | 1.G.Jagadeesh S/o gangulu chetty 2.M.Dayananda S/o Venkataswamy | 912 | 213 | 237B,213 | 213 | | Patta 29. | 214/B/4 | 0.04 | 214/B/4B | 0.01 | Vanka | Vanka(Govt.Land) | 912 | 213 | 237B,213 | 213 | | Vanka 30. | 309/1 | 0.25 | 309/1B | 0.185 | Govt Wet | I.Kasamma W/o Late Pedda Reddappa | 907,317B | 272 | 316B,313,305 | 29B,38B,35 | Neem trees -06, palmyra palm trees -01, Tamarind tree-01, Custard apple tree-01 | Patta 31. | 309/2 | 0.10 | 309/2B | 0.07 | Govt Wet | I.Kasamma W/o Late Pedda Reddappa | 907,317B | 272 | 316B,313,305 | 29B,38B,35 | | Patta 32. | 309/3 | 0.05 | 309/3B | 0.005 | Govt Wet | R.Munikantha W/o Munaswamy | 907,317B | 272 | 316B,313,305 | 29ab,38B,35 | | Patta 33. | 317B | 0.15 | 317B/2 | 0.09 | Govt Wet | I.Kasamma W/o Late Pedda Reddappa | 906 | 319B | 326B | 319B | Bamboo trees | Patta 34. | 316B/1 | 0.53 | 316B/1B | 0.055 | G.P | Vagu | 907 | 387,330 | 319B,326B,329 | 309 | | G.P. 35. | 326B/1 | 0.29 | 326B/1B | 0.035 | G.P | Railway Class Land | 906 | 329 | 328 | 316,319B | | G.P. 36. | 326B/3A | 0.17 | 326B/3A/2 | 0.05 | Govt Dry | 1.N.Rammurthy S/o Gangulu Chetty 2.I.Munaswamy S/o Chengaiah | 906 | 329 | 328 | 316,319B | Neem trees -06, Jabiri trees -02, Bhagi trees-1, palmyra palm trees -01 | Patta 37. | 326B/4 | 0.11 | 326B/4B | 0.015 | Govt Wet | I.Munirathnam S/o I.Chengaiah | 906 | 329 | 328 | 316,319B | | Patta 10 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 38. | 14B/1 | 0.18 | 14B/4 | 0.14 | G.P | Railway Class Land | 905,904 | 328,346 | 13B | 328 | palmyra palm trees -05, Banyan trees- 02, Neem trees-02 | G.P 39. | 14B/2 | 0.19 | 14B/5 | 0.12 | Railway B Class | M.Rajagopal Reddy S/o Nagi Reddy | 905,904 | 328,346 | 13B | 328 | Teak trees-02, Tamarind trees-02, palmyra palm trees-01, Jabiri tree -01 | DKT (Changed classification vide A.Dis.5558/30,Dt. 13.12.30) 40. | 13 | 0.44 | 13/3 | 0.245 | Railway B Class | M.Sushmitha W/o M.Sanjay | 905,904 | 348,349 | 121B,11B | 14B | Neem trees-03, Mango trees-07 | DKT (Changed classification vide A.Dis.5558/30,Dt. 13.12.30) 41. | 12A/2 | 0.19 | 12A/2B | 0.13 | G.P | Railway Class Land | 14A,1A | 904,903 | 11A | 14A | Mango trees-01, Teak trees-07 | G.P 42. | 11A | 0.78 | 11A/2 | 0.14 | Govt Dry | 1.P.Kannaiah S/o Gopalaiah 2.P.Chengaiah S/o Gopalaiah 3.P.Pandurangaiah S/o Gopalaiah | 12A | 903 | 10A | 12A | Mango trees-02, Teak trees-01 | Patta 43. | 10A | 0.07 | 10A/2 | 0.015 | Govt Dry | P.Kannaiah S/o Gopalaiah | 1A | 903 | 902 | 11A | | Patta 44. | 2A | 0.34 | 2A/2 | 0.04 | Govt Dry | Govt.Land | RF | 902 | Pakala | 1A | | Patta 45. | 1A | 3.07 | 1A/2 | 0.16 | Govt Dry | Govt.Land | RF | 16,12,10A | 2A | 16,17 | | Patta 46. | 319B | 0.02 | 319B | 0.02 | G.P | Railway Class Land | 906 | 316/B | 326/B | 907 | | G.P TOTAL | 5.66 | | | | | | | | | | | [F. No. W.Con.182/SRP-23/TPTY-KPD/25-26/290/20E/070526] K. SURYANARAYANA, Chief Engineer / Construction-III 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. SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA SRIVASTAVA | Date: 2026.05.16 17:34:05 +05'30'

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