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The Central Government authorizes specific officers to perform the functions of the Competent Authority for designated Special Railway Projects under Clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Southern Railway) issued Notification S.O. 348(E) on January 21, 2026, authorizing officers to act as Competent Authorities for specific Special Railway Projects. This authorization is granted by the Central Government under the powers conferred by Clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (as amended in 2008). The Competent Authorities are designated for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of these projects. For the "Arakkonam – Renigunta 3rd and 4th line" project in Andhra Pradesh, the Joint Collector, Tirupathi, is authorized for Tirupathi District, and the Revenue Divisional Officer, Nagari, for Chittoor District. For the "Gummidipundi – Gudur 3rd and 4th line" project in Andhra Pradesh, the Joint Collector, Tirupathi, is authorized for Tirupathi District. The authorization takes effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-TN-E-22012026-269512 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 320] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026 [F. No. W.271/LA/E-GN/37A/2026/2101] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Southern Railway) NOTIFICATION Egmore, the 21st January, 2026 S.O. 348(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Amended in 2008) the Central Government hereby authorizes the officer mentioned in the column (5) of the Table given below to perform the functions of the Competent Authority in respect of the Special Railway Projects as mentioned in column (2) of the said Table, for execution, maintenance, management and operation in the State mentioned in Column (3) of the said table with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. TABLE +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------+-----------------------------------+ | SI. | Special Railway Project | State | District | Competent Authority | | No. | | | | | +=====+=========================+===============+==========+===================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Tirupathi| Joint Collector, Tirupathi | | 1. | Arakkonam – Renigunta | Andhra Pradesh| | | | | 3rdand 4thline | | Chittoor | Revenue Divisional Officer, Nagari| +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------+-----------------------------------+ | 2. | Gummidipundi – Gudur | Andhra Pradesh| Tirupathi| Joint Collector, Tirupathi | | | 3rdand 4thline | | | | +-----+-------------------------+---------------+----------+-----------------------------------+ [F. No. W.271/LA/E-GN/37A/2026/2101] B.N.S CHALAM, Chief Engineer (Cons). 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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