For publication in the Gazette of India under section 2 clause 7 A of Railways amendment Act 2008 for the Special Railway Project namely 3rd Line between Aunrihar to Varanasi City Project within the Districts Varanasi and Gazipur in the State of Uttar Pradesh

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-UP-E-06052026-272244 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2113] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026/VAISAKHA 14, 1948 3110 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [North Eastern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Gorakhpur, the 4th May, 2026 S.O. 2200(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (7A) of section 2 of the Railways Act 2008 (Act No. 11 of 2008), the Central Government hereby authorizes the officers mentioned in column (2) of the table below as "Competent Authority" to perform the function as such authority under the said Act with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette in respect of "3rd Line between Aunrihar - Varanasi City (31.36 Km)Special Railway Project" in the districts mentioned in column (3) and in the states mentioned in column(4) of the said table for the public purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of such Special Railway Project. SCHEDULE Special Railway Project +-------+-------------------------------+-----------+----------------+ | S.No. | Competent Authority | District | State | +=======+===============================+===========+================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +-------+-------------------------------+-----------+----------------+ | 1 | Special Land Acquisition Officer| Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | +-------+-------------------------------+-----------+----------------+ | 2 | Chief Revenue Officer | Ghazipur | Uttar Pradesh | +-------+-------------------------------+-----------+----------------+ [F. No. W/Con/247/3rdLine/ARJ-BCY/LA/CALA] ABHAY KUMAR GUPTA, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction 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.