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The Central Government authorizes officers as Competent Authority and Arbitrator for land acquisition related to the 'New Dedicated freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west' project in the State of West Bengal, under the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, through Notification S.O. 3695(E) dated July 7, 2026, and published in the Official Gazette on July 8, 2026, announces the Central Government's authorization of specific officers to act as Competent Authority for land acquisition and as Arbitrator. This authorization is exercised under the powers conferred by clause (7A) of section 2 and Sub-Section (6) of Section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), as amended by the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008. The purpose is to facilitate land acquisition for the 'New Dedicated freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west' Special Railway Project for public purposes in the State of West Bengal, specifically relating to the districts of Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, and Sambalpur. For Jharsuguda, the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Jharsuguda is designated as Competent Authority and the Collector & District Magistrate, Jharsuguda as Arbitrator. For Sundargarh, the Land Acquisition Officer, Collectorate, Sundargarh is the Competent Authority and the Collector & District Magistrate, Sundargarh is the Arbitrator. For Sambalpur, the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Collectorate, Sambalpur is the Competent Authority and the District Magistrate & Collector, Sambalpur is the Arbitrator. This notification takes effect from its date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-WB-E-09072026-274321 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3533] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026/ASHADHA 17, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [South Eastern Railway (Construction Organization)] NOTIFICATION Kolkata, the 7th July, 2026 S.O. 3695(E). β€” In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (7A) of section 2 and Sub-Section (6) of Section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) [as amended vide the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008], the Central Government hereby authorizes the officers mentioned in column (4) of the Table below as Competent Authority to perform the functions as such authority and in column (5) of the Table below as Arbitrator to perform the functions as such authority under the said Act with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette with respect to land acquisition for the Special Railway Project namely, "New Dedicated freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west” in the State of West Bengal relating to the districts mentioned in column (3) of the said Table for the public purpose. TABLE +-----+----------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | Sl. | Name of the Project | District | Competent Authority Land | Arbitrator | | No. | | | Acquisition | | +=====+========================================+============+==========================================+==========================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 1. | New Dedicated Freight Corridor | Jharsuguda | Special Land Acquistion Officer, | Collector & District Magistrate, | | | connecting Dankuni in the East and | | Jharsuguda | Jharsuguda | | | Surat in the West. | | | | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 2. | | Sundargarh | Land Acquisition Officer, | Collector & District Magistrate, | | | | | Collectorate, Sundargarh | Sundargarh | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | 3. | | Sambalpur | Special Land Acquisition Officer, | District Magistrate & Collector, | | | | | Collectorate, Sambalpur | Sambalpur | +-----+----------------------------------------+------------+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ [F. No. SER/CON-Orgn./HQ/Land/East-West Corridor/DFCCIL (OD)/SRP/2] HARI PRAKASH TRIPATHI, Chief Admin. 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.

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