Ministry of Railways Construction Department North Eastern Railway

For publication in the Gazette of India under section 2 clause 7A of Railways amendment Act 2008 for the Special Railway Project namely Khalilabad to Bahraich New Line Project

Issue Date: 12 January 2026 Published: 13 January 2026

Gazette ID: CG-UP-E-13012026-269288 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

The Central Government, exercising powers under clause (7A) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989, designates the Special Land Acquisition Officer/Siddharthnagar as the competent authority for land acquisition for the Khalilabad - Bahraich Special Railway Project.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (North Eastern Railway (Construction Organization)) issued Notification S.O. 162(E) on 12th January, 2026, designating the Special Land Acquisition Officer/Siddharthnagar as the competent authority for land acquisition. This designation, made by the Central Government under powers conferred by clause (7A) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), replaces the Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue)/Siddharthnagar. The Special Land Acquisition Officer/Siddharthnagar is authorized to discharge functions under the said Act for the public purpose of execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the Special Railway Project, specifically the new Railway line between Khalilabad - Bahraich section, located in Siddharthnagar District, Uttar Pradesh. This new schedule, published in the Official Gazette, replaces the previous schedule published in E-Gazette Notification No. CG-UP-E-12092024-257092 dated 11.09.2024. The notification was signed by ABHAY KUMAR GUPTA, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-UP-E-13012026-269288 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 152] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2026/PAUSHA 22, 1947 232 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [North Eastern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Gorakhpur, 12th January, 2026 (AFTER PUBLICATION, THIS NOTIFICATION WILL REPLACE THE PREVIOUS SCHEDULE PUBLISHED IN E-GAZETTE NOTIFICATION NO. CG-UP-E-12092024-257092 DT. 11.09.2024) S.O. 162(E).- The Central Government, exercising the powers conferred by clause (7A) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), had designated the Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue)/ Siddharthnagar as the competent authority for acquisition of land under the Act. Using the same authority, now Special Land Acquisition officer/Siddharthnagar is nominated competent authority in place of Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue)/Siddharthnagar. In respect of the Special Railway Project of new Railway line between Khalilabad - Bahraich section in the State specified in column (4) of the Table below, from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, the officer mentioned in column (2) is hereby authorised as the competent authority to discharge the functions as such authority under the said Act 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/ Siddharthnagar"| Siddharthnagar | Uttar Pradesh | +-----+--------------------------------------------------+----------------+---------------+ [F. No. W/Con/247/BG/G/LA/Dumariayaganj-Bansi/Spl.Project] ABHAY KUMAR GUPTA, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction

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