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The Central Government declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of specified land in the Central Government for a Special Railway Project, in exercise of powers under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.

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This notification, S.O. 1925(E) issued by the Ministry of Railways (North Central Railway) on April 9, 2026, declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of specified lands in the Central Government. This action is taken under sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), read with the Railways (Amendment) ACT, 2008 (No. 11 of 2008). The land is being acquired for a Special Railway Project: "Construction of 02-lane road over bridge in lieu of level crossing No.540 at Km 1422/16-18 in Agra-Palwal Section in Agra Division of North Central Railway" located in District Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. This follows a previous notification, S.O. 4917(E) dated October 13, 2025, which declared the intention to acquire the land under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the said Act. Public notice of the intention was published in local newspapers on November 9, 2025, including the "TIMES OF INDIA" (English). Two objections were received regarding Semari village, and the Competent Authority passed orders accordingly, subsequently submitting its report to the Central Government. The schedule annexed to this notification details the land to be acquired, totaling 1.0382 Hectares of private agricultural land across plots 685(mi), 693(mi), 711/1(mi), 711/2(mi), and 711/3(mi) in Semari village, Tehsil Chhata, along with the names of associated landowners. Upon publication of this notification, the land vests absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-UP-E-17042026-271869 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1856] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026/CHAITRA 26, 1948 2723 GI/2026 [F. No. E- NCR-HQ0CENG(MIC)/19/2024-O/oDY.CE/Br./L/AGC (Computer No. 126916)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [North Central Railway (Bridge Line Unit)] NOTIFICATION Prayagraj, the 9th April, 2026 S.O. 1925(E). - Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Railways (North Central Railway), number S.O. 4917(E) Dated 13-10-2025 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii), 4766 dated the 29-10-2025 and issued under the sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) and the Railways (Amendment) ACT, 2008 (No. 11 of 2008) (hereinafter referred to as ths said Act), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the land specified in the schedule annexed to the said notification for execution, maintenance management and operation of a Special Railway Project namely, Construction of 02-lane road over bridge in lieu of level crossing No.540 at Km 1422/16-18 in Agra-Palwal Section in Agra Division of North Central Railway” in District Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh. And whereas, the substance of the said notification has been published in the daily local newspapers namely, “AMAR UJALA" (Hindi), dated the 09-11-2025, “HINDUSTAN” (Hindi), dated the 09-11-2025, and “TIMES OF INDIA" (English), dated the 09-11-2025 under the sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act; and whereas, in Semari village two objections were received and competent Authority have passed the orders accordingly; Any whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 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 here to 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 hereby 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 falling within, for the Special Railway Project namely: Construction of 02-lane road over bridge in lieu of level crossing No.540 at Km 1422/16-18 in Agra-Palwal Section in Agra Division of North Central Railway in District Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh. +-----+----------+-------------------+----------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sl. | Tehsil | Name of the | Plot No. | Type of | Nature of | Area propose for land | Name of the Land owner/interested persons | | No. | | village | | Land | Land | Acquisition | | | | | | | | | (In Hect.) | | +=====+==========+===================+==========+============+================+==========================+=============================================================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | +-----+----------+-------------------+----------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 | Chhata | Semari | 685 (mi) | Private | Agriculture | 0.2624 | Mrs. Geeta wife Braj Bihari and Khushwant Sharma, | | | | | | | | | Kanhaiyalal Sharma, Anil Kumar son of Braj Bihari and | | | | | | | | | Hargovind, Rambabu son Ghanshyam | +-----+----------+-------------------+----------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2 | Chhata | Semari | 693 (mi) | Private | Agriculture | 0.2624 | Uttam Chand, Brij Kishore sons of Nathilal and Vedram son | | | | | | | | | of Jagan Prasad and Mrs. Saroj wife of Vedram and Rambabu | | | | | | | | | son of Khachilal and Vasundhara Real Pope Pvt. Ltd. | | | | | | | | | Director Sunny Adhana son of Chandresh Adhana, Shankar, | | | | | | | | | Shyam son of Buddhiprasad and Mrs. Shanti Devi wife | | | | | | | | | Buddhiprasad. | +-----+----------+-------------------+----------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3 | Chhata | Semari | 711/1 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2210 | Ankur Agarwal, Lokesh Kumar Agarwal, sons of Vishan Kumar | | | | | (mi) | | | | Agarwal and Kalyandas, sons of Ram Babu and Nitin Babu | | | | | | | | | Agarwal, son of Kalyandas Agarwal and Prahlad Das | | | | | | | | | Agarwal, son of Vishan Chand Agarwal | +-----+----------+-------------------+----------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4 | Chhata | Semari | 711/2 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2210 | Ashok Sharma son of Radhacharan Sharma and Umesh Chand | | | | | (mi) | | | | son of Suresh Chand and Kalyandas son of Rambabu Agarwal | | | | | | | | | and Totaram son of Dalchand and Dinesh Kumar son of | | | | | | | | | Hemchand Sharma and Durgesh Verman son of Vinod Verman | | | | | | | | | and Nitinbabu Agarwal son of Kalyandas Agarwal and | | | | | | | | | Premshankar Saraswat son of Jagdish Chand Sharma and | | | | | | | | | Bhagirath Prasad son of Lacchiram Sharma and Madhumangal | | | | | | | | | Saran son of Premnad Baba and Manish Kumar son of Gopal | | | | | | | | | Prasad and Rajendra Agarwal son of Om Prakash Agarwal | | | | | | | | | and Vipul Mittal son of Sanjeev Mittal and Vishanchand | | | | | | | | | Agarwal son of Narayan | +-----+----------+-------------------+----------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | 5 | Chhata | Semari | 711/3 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0714 | Agarwal and Shiv Kumar Gautam son of Rajeshwar Prasad | | | | | (mi) | | | | Gautam and Shivam Agarwal son of Mukesh Agarwal and | | | | | | | | | Sanjeev Verman son of Vinod Verman and Sandeep Kumar | | | | | | | | | Gupta son of Brij Kumar Gupta | +-----+----------+-------------------+----------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Total | | | | | 1.0382 | | +-----+----------+-------------------+----------+------------+----------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. E- NCR-HQ0CENG(MIC)/19/2024-O/oDY.CE/Br./L/AGC (Computer No. 126916)] J.C. CHAURASIA, Principal Chief Engineer 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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