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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the construction of the 3rd railway line between Chandil - Anara - Damodar section (121.26 km) as a Special Railway Project in Purulia district, West Bengal, under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989).

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The Ministry of Railways (South Eastern Railway (Construction Organization)) issued Notification S.O. 24(E) on January 2, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for the "Construction of 3rd line between Chandil - Anara - Damodar section (121.26 km) as 'Special Railway Project'" in the Purulia district of West Bengal. This declaration is made under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), Chapter IV-A, for public purpose. Persons interested in the land have thirty days from the notification's publication date to object in writing to the Competent Authority, the Additional District Magistrate (LA), Purulia, West Bengal, located at the office of the Collector and District Magistrate, Purulia, P.O: Purulia, PIN -723101. The Competent Authority will hear objections, and its order under Sub-Section (2) of section 20D of the said Act will be final. Land plans and details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The schedule details land acquisition across six Mouzas in Purulia district: Choto Urma (0.99144 Hectare), Namsole (0.28327 Hectare), Kana (0.23876 Hectare), Kantadi (1.14929 Hectare), Damda (0.69604 Hectare), and Sanka (1.61871 Hectare), encompassing private, common, and Government of West Bengal land types. The total area to be acquired from these mouzas is 4.90751 Hectares. The notification was signed by HARI PRAKASH TRIPATHI, Chief Administrative Officer(Con).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-WB-E-03012026-269089 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 24] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026/PAUSHA 12, 1947 32 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [South Eastern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Kolkata, the 2nd January, 2026 S.O. 24(E). In exercise of Power conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act 1989(24 of 1989), Chapter IV-A (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 is given in the schedule below, is required for execution, maintenance, management and operation of "Construction of 3rd line between Chandil - Anara - Damodar section (121.26 km) as " Special Railway Project" related to the district of Purulia in the state of West Bengal, hereby declares its intension to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of the notification in the official Gazette, object, under sub-section (1) of the section 20D of the said Act to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose. Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, viz. Additional District Magistrate (LA), Purulia, West Bengal in his office located at the office of the Collector and District Magistrate, Purulia, P.O: Purulia, PIN -723101, West Bengal in writing, and shall set out the grounds there of and Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by a legal practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the competent authority thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections as per Sub-Section (2) of section 20D of the said Act. Any order made by the Additional District Magistrate(LA), Purulia, West Bengal-Cum- Competent Authority under Sub Section (2) of section 20D of the said Act shall be final. The land plans and the other details of the land covered under 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 structures for Special Railway Project "Construction of 3rd Line between Chandil-Anara-Damodar Section (121.26 km)" in the District of Purulia in the State of West Bengal. A) Mouza: Choto Urma, JL No:12, Police Station: Balarampur, Block: Balarampur, District: Purulia, West Bengal. +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | Srl. No.| R.S. | L.R. | Type of Land | Class of Land | Area to be acquired | Portion of Pot Affected | | | | | | | (in Hectare) | | +=========+=======+=======+==============+=================+============================+=========================+ | 1 | 868 | 868 | Private | Baid | 0.04047 | Partial | | 2 | 871 | 871 | Private | Gora | 0.04047 | Partial | | 3 | 872 | 872 | Private | Baid | 0.02428 | Partial | | 4 | 873 | 873 | Private | Baid | 0.04451 | Partial | | 5 | 874 | 874 | Private | Baid | 0.00809 | Partial | | 6 | 875 | 875 | Private | Baid | 0.03237 | Partial | | 7 | 885 | 885 | Private | Baid | 0.00809 | Partial | | 8 | 886 | 886 | Private | Baid | 0.02833 | Partial | | 9 | 887 | 887 | Private | Baid | 0.04047 | Partial | | 10 | 888 | 888 | Private | Baid | 0.08498 | Partial | | 11 | 890 | 890 | Govt. of WB | Rasta | 0.00809 | Partial | | 12 | 891 | 891 | Private | Baid | 0.16187 | Partial | | 13 | 895 | 895 | Private | Baid | 0.08094 | Partial | | 14 | 1086 | 1086 | Govt. of WB | Rasta | 0.02428 | Partial | | 15 | 1087 | 1087 | Private | Udbastu | 0.02833 | Partial | | 16 | 1088 | 1088 | Private | Gora | 0.08498 | Partial | | 17 | 1089 | 1089 | Govt. of WB | Rasta | 0.00809 | Full | | 18 | 1090 | 1090 | Private | Bagan | 0.00809 | Partial | | 19 | 1092 | 1092 | Private | Gora | 0.13759 | Partial | | 20 | 1109 | 1109 | Private | Gora | 0.06070 | Partial | | 21 | 1110 | 1110 | Private | Baid | 0.02428 | Partial | | 22 | 1111 | 1111 | Private | Baid | 0.01214 | Partial | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | TOTAL | | | | | 0.99144 | | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ B) Mouza: Namsole, JL No:26, Police Station : Balarampur, Block: Balarampur, District: Purulia, West Bengal. +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | Srl. No.| R.S. | L.R. | Type of Land | Class of Land | Area to be acquired | Portion of Pot Affected | | | | | | | (in Hectare) | | +=========+=======+=======+==============+=================+============================+=========================+ | 1 | 11 | 11 | Private | Kanali | 0.00809 | Partial | | 2 | 12 | 12 | Private | Bahal | 0.02023 | Partial | | 3 | 20 | 20 | Common | Gora | 0.08903 | Partial | | 4 | 23 | 23 | Private | Baid | 0.03642 | Partial | | 5 | 24 | 24 | Private | Baid | 0.11331 | Partial | | 6 | 25 | 25 | Private | Gora | 0.01214 | Partial | | 7 | 26 | 26 | Private | Baid | 0.00405 | Full | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | TOTAL | | | | | 0.28327 | | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ C) Mouza: Kana, JL no.25, Police Station: Balarampur, Block: Balarampur, District: Purulia, West Bengal. +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | Srl. No.| R.S. | L.R. | Type of Land | Class of Land | Area to be acquired | Portion of Pot Affected | | | | | | | (in Hectare) | | +=========+=======+=======+==============+=================+============================+=========================+ | 1 | 3233 | 3233 | Govt. of WB | Jangal | 0.22257 | Partial | | 2 | 3240 | 3240 | Private | Kanali | 0.01619 | Partial | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | TOTAL | | | | | 0.23876 | | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ D) Mouza: Kantadi, JL no.90, Police Station: Arsha, Block: Arsha, District: Purulia, West Bengal. +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | Srl. No.| R.S. | L.R. | Type of Land | Class of Land | Area to be acquired | Portion of Pot Affected | | | | | | | (in Hectare) | | +=========+=======+=======+==============+=================+============================+=========================+ | 1 | 2549 | 2549 | Private | Gora | 0.10117 | Partial | | 2 | 2551 | 2551 | Govt. of WB | Danga | 0.04047 | Partial | | 3 | 2555 | 2555 | Private | Kanali | 0.04856 | Partial | | 4 | 2904 | 2904 | Private | Gora | 0.00809 | Partial | | 5 | 2947 | 2947 | Private | Gora | 0.01214 | Partial | | 6 | 2968 | 2968 | Private | Gora | 0.13759 | Partial | | 7 | 2969 | 2969 | Private | Danga | 0.08094 | Partial | | 8 | 2970 | 2970 | Private | Garliek Patit | 0.16997 | Partial | | 9 | 3034 | 3034 | Private | Baid | 0.06880 | Partial | | 10 | 3035 | 3035 | Private | Gora | 0.04856 | Partial | | 11 | 3037 | 3037 | Private | Gora | 0.05666 | Partial | | 12 | 3047 | 3047 | Private | Gora | 0.06070 | Partial | | 13 | 3048 | 3048 | Private | Gora | 0.04856 | Partial | | 14 | 3050 | 3050 | Private | Kanali | 0.00405 | Partial | | 15 | 3117 | 3117 | Govt. of WB | Danga | 0.17401 | Partial | | 16 | 3183 | 3183 | Private | Kanali | 0.02023 | Partial | | 17 | 3201 | 3201 | Private | Baid | 0.03237 | Partial | | 18 | 3202 | 3202 | Govt. of WB | Baid | 0.01619 | Partial | | 19 | 3205 | 3205 | Private | Kanali | 0.01214 | Partial | | 20 | 3206 | 3206 | Private | Kanali | 0.00809 | Partial | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | TOTAL | | | | | 1.14929 | | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ E) Mouza:Damda, JL no.53, Police Station: Tamna, Block: Purulia-I, District: Purulia, West Bengal. +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | Srl. No.| R.S. | L.R. | Type of Land | Class of Land | Area to be acquired | Portion of Pot Affected | | | | | | | (in Hectare) | | +=========+=======+=======+==============+=================+============================+=========================+ | 1 | 1417 | 1417 | Private | Danga | 0.10117 | Partial | | 2 | 1418 | 1418 | Govt. of WB | Rasta | 0.00809 | Partial | | 3 | 1419 | 1419 | Private | Danga | 0.05666 | Partial | | 4 | 1420 | 1420 | Common | Danga | 0.12950 | Partial | | 5 | 1421 | 1421 | Private | Bandh | 0.02833 | Partial | | 6 | 1422 | 1422 | Private | Bandh Ail | 0.00809 | Partial | | 7 | 1509 | 1509 | Private | Danga | 0.03642 | Partial | | 8 | 1513 | 1513 | Private | Bandh Ail | 0.05666 | Partial | | 9 | 1517 | 1517 | Private | Danga | 0.00809 | Partial | | 10 | 1845 | 1845 | Private | Danga | 0.00809 | Partial | | 11 | 1847 | 1847 | Private | Baid | 0.00809 | Partial | | 12 | 1848 | 1848 | Private | Baid | 0.06070 | Partial | | 13 | 1849 | 1849 | Private | Baid | 0.05261 | Partial | | 14 | 1850 | 1850 | Private | Baid | 0.12545 | Partial | | 15 | 1850/ | 1850/ | Private | Baid | 0.00809 | Partial | | | 2350 | 2350 | | | | | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | TOTAL | | | | | 0.69604 | | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ F) Mouza: Sanka, JL no.116, Police Station: Raghunathpur, Block: Raghunathpur-I District: Purulia, West Bengal. +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | Srl. No.| R.S. | L.R. | Type of Land | Class of Land | Area to be acquired | Portion of Pot Affected | | | | | | | (in Hectare) | | +=========+=======+=======+==============+=================+============================+=========================+ | 1 | 7218 | 7218 | Private | Gora | 0.06070 | Partial | | 2 | 7229 | 7229 | Private | Danga | 0.09308 | Partial | | 3 | 7231 | 7231 | Private | Gora | 0.10117 | Partial | | 4 | 7232 | 7232 | Private | Baid | 0.02023 | Partial | | 5 | 7233 | 7233 | Private | Baid | 0.01214 | Partial | | 6 | 7241 | 7241 | Private | Gora | 0.08903 | Partial | | 7 | 7242 | 7242 | Private | Gora | 0.04047 | Partial | | 8 | 7243 | 7243 | Private | Baid | 0.02833 | Partial | | 9 | 7244 | 7244 | Private | Baid | 0.01619 | Partial | | 10 | 7245 | 7245 | Private | Gora | 0.00809 | Partial | | 11 | 7750 | 7750 | Govt. of WB | Garliek Patit | 0.02023 | Partial | | 12 | 7751 | 7751 | Private | Baid | 0.05666 | Partial | | 13 | 7752 | 7752 | Private | Baid | 0.02023 | Partial | | 14 | 7770 | 7770 | Private | Gora | 0.10926 | Partial | | 15 | 7771 | 7771 | Private | Gora | 0.13759 | Partial | | 16 | 7772 | 7772 | Govt. of WB | Rasta | 0.00809 | Partial | | 17 | 7847 | 7847 | Private | Gora | 0.05261 | Partial | | 18 | 7856 | 7856 | Private | Bahal | 0.01619 | Partial | | 19 | 7857 | 7857 | Private | Bahal | 0.00809 | Partial | | 20 | 7861 | 7861 | Private | Gora | 0.18211 | Partial | | 21 | 7862 | 7862 | Private | Baid | 0.14973 | Partial | | 22 | 7863 | 7863 | Private | Baid | 0.11736 | Partial | | 23 | 7864 | 7864 | Private | Gora | 0.01619 | Partial | | 24 | 7865 | 7865 | Private | Bandh Ail | 0.02428 | Partial | | 25 | 7866 | 7866 | Private | Bandh | 0.04451 | Partial | | 26 | 7941 | 7941 | Private | Gora | 0.18615 | Partial | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ | TOTAL | | | | | 1.61871 | | +---------+-------+-------+--------------+-----------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ [F. No. SER/CON-Orgn./HQ/Land/DCE/C/ADA/CNI-ANR-DMA 3rd line/SRP/4] HARI PRAKASH TRIPATHI, Chief Administrative Officer(Con) 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. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA

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