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The Central Government authorizes specific District Land Acquisition Officers to act as Competent Authorities for designated Railway Projects in Bihar under the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways, Eastern Railway (Construction Department), through Notification S.O. 155(E) dated January 9, 2026, has authorized specific officers to function as Competent Authorities. Exercising powers conferred by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008, the Central Government has designated the District Land Acquisition Officer, Munger; District Land Acquisition Officer, Bhagalpur; and District Land Acquisition Officer, Lakhisarai. These officers are mandated to perform the functions of the Competent Authority for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of various Railway Projects within the state of Bihar. The specified projects involve the construction of Road Over Bridges (ROB) in Malda Division, replacing numerous Level Crossing Gates, including LC Gate No.2E (Km 5/7-8) between JMP-MGR, LC Gate No. 19T (Km.370/7-8) between MSDN-DRH, LC Gate No. 18T (Km.365/1-2) between DRH-DRTP, LC Gate No.5C/T (Km 319/7-8) between MVV-AKN, LC Gate No. 10 (Km.15/5-6) between TKLE-JDPT, LC Gate No. 1A (Km.306/0-1) between BGP-NAT, LC Gate No. 6A (Km.279/9-280/0) at Ekchari station limit, LC Gate No. 9T (Km.328/8-9) at SGG station limit, and LC Gate No.28/T (Km 388/2-3) between UREN-KJH. This authorization is effective from the date of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette. The notification was issued by MANOJ KHAN, Chief Administrative Officer/Con/RSP, under File No. CAO/Con/RSP/Land/ACQ/25.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-WB-E-12012026-269286 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 145] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Eastern Railway (Construction Department)] (ROAD SAFETY PROJECT) NOTIFICATION Kolkata, the 9th January, 2026 S.O. 155(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 the Central Government hereby authorises the officer mentioned in column (2) of the Table below to perform the functions of the Competent Authority in respect of the Railway Project as mentioned in column (4) of the Table, for execution, maintenance, management and operation in the state mentioned in column (3) of the said Table, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. TABLE +---------------+-------------------------------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | Serial Number | Competent Authority | State | Name of Railway Project. | +===============+=====================================+==========+=======================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +---------------+-------------------------------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | District Land Acquisition Officer, | Bihar. | Construction of ROB in Malda Division in lieu of | | | Munger | | (i) LC Gate No.2E (Km 5/7-8)between station | | | | | JMP-MGR. | +---------------+-------------------------------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 2. | District Land Acquisition Officer, | Bihar. | (ii)LC Gate No. 19T (Km.370/7-8) between | | | Bhagalpur | | station MSDN-DRH | | | | | (iii) LC Gate No. 18T (Km.365/1-2) between | | | | | station DRH-DRTP | | | | | Construction of ROB in Malda Division in lieu of | | | | | (i) LC Gate No.5C/T (Km 319/7-8)between | | | | | station MVV-AKN. | | | | | (ii)LC Gate No. 10 (Km.15/5-6) between station | | | | | TKLE-JDPT | | | | | (iii) LC Gate No. 1A (Km.306/0-1) between | | | | | station BGP-NAT. | | | | | (iv) LC Gate No. 6A (Km.279/9-280/0) at Ekchari | | | | | stn. Limit. | | | | | (v) LC Gate No. 9T (Km.328/8-9) at SGG stn. | | | | | Limit. | +---------------+-------------------------------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | 3. | District Land Acquisition Officer, | Bihar. | Construction of ROB in Malda Division in lieu of | | | Lakhisarai | | LC Gate No.28/T (Km 388/2-3)between station | | | | | UREN-KJH. | +---------------+-------------------------------------+----------+-------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. CAO/Con/RSP/Land/ACQ/25] MANOJ KHAN, Chief Administrative Officer/Con/RSP

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