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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Agra Fort - Bandikui doubling Railway project (150 km) in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, specifically the North Central Railway (Construction Department), issued Notification S.O. 1100(E) on 16th February, 2026, which was published in the Gazette of India on March 2, 2026. This notification declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the public purpose of execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the Agra Fort - Bandikui doubling Railway project, a 150 km long special railway project located in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. This action is taken in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). Any person interested in the said land may raise objections to the acquisition within thirty days from the date of the notification's publication in the official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (District Agra) Uttar Pradesh, which will provide an opportunity for hearing, and its order under sub-section (2) of section 20D shall be final. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The schedule details the acquisition of approximately 0.9478 Hectares of land in Agra district, covering villages like Chauhatana (0.2977 Hec.), Jogipura (0.0278 Hec.), Bhogipura (0.2624 Hec.), Sahata (0.1705 Hec.), Achhnera Dehat (0.0928 Hec.), and Raibha (0.0966 Hec.) across Sadar and Kiraoli Tehsils.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-UP-E-03032026-270635 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1048] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026/PHALGUNA 11, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [North Central Railway (Construction Department)] NOTIFICATION Prayagraj, the 16th February, 2026 S.O. 1100(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of 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 the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project namely, Agra Fort - Bandikui doubling Railway project (150 km) in the district of Agra in the State of Uttar Pradesh, 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 20 D of the said Act; Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority namely, (District Agra) Uttar Pradesh 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 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 20 D 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 Agra Fort - Bandikui in District of Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh. +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ | S.N. | DISTRICT | TEHSIL | VILLAGE NAME | PLOT No. | Acquired Area(Hec.)| +======+==========+==========+================+===========+====================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ | | | | | 302 | 0.0167 | | | | | | 304 | 0.0420 | | 1. | AGRA | SADAR | CHAUHATANA | 306 | 0.0328 | | | | | | 352 | 0.2062 | | | | | | TOTAL | 0.2977 | +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ | | | | | 53क | 0.0138 | | 2. | AGRA | SADAR | JOGIPURA | 60क | 0.0140 | | | | | | 60मि0 | | | | | | | TOTAL | 0.0278 | +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ | | | | | 1217मि | 0.0570 | | | | | | 1217क | | | | | | | 1212 | 0.1335 | | 3. | AGRA | SADAR | BHOGIPURA | 1210 | 0.0366 | | | | | | 1210क | | | | | | | 1118 | 0.0100 | | | | | | 1218/2 | 0.0253 | | | | | | TOTAL | 0.2624 | +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ | | | | | GRAND | 0.5879 | | | | | | TOTAL | | +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ | 4. | AGRA | KIRAOLI | SAHATA | 138 | 0.0690 | | | | | | 193 | 0.0625 | | | | | | 190 | 0.0390 | | | | | | TOTAL | 0.1705 | +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ | 5. | AGRA | KIRAOLI | ACHHNERA DEHAT | 322 | 0.0405 | | | | | | 321 | 0.0523 | | | | | | TOTAL | 0.0928 | +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ | | | | | 850मि0 | 0.0786 | | 6. | AGRA | KIRAOLI | RAIBHA | 850क | | | | | | | 852 | 0.0180 | | | | | | TOTAL | 0.0966 | +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ | | | | | GRAND | 0.3599 | | | | | | TOTAL | | +------+----------+----------+----------------+-----------+--------------------+ [F. No. NCR-HQ0CENG(LAND)/6/2024-O/0 DY.CE/C-I/AGC (Computer No.114142)] RAJKUMAR WANKHEDE, Chief Administrative Officer/Const.

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