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The Central Government notifies multiple Road Over Bridge projects in Odisha and West Bengal as Special Railway Projects under the powers conferred by clause (37A) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (South Eastern Railway, Road Safety Project Organization) issued two notifications on February 4, 2026, declaring several Road Over Bridge (ROB) construction projects as Special Railway Projects, effective from their publication date in the Official Gazette. Notification S.O. 574(E) identifies eight such projects in Odisha, including ROBs in lieu of Level Crossing Nos. 60, 61, 106, 110 (all in Balasore District), 115 (Bhadrak District), 239 & FOB at 240 (Sundargarh District), 256 (Mayurbhanj District), and RB-36 (Mayurbhanj District). These projects span locations such as Amarda-Basta, Basta-Rupsa, Soro-Markona, Ranital-Bhadrak, Bamra Yard, Tangarmunda-Dhutra, Dhutra-Jharsuguda, and Baripada-Bhanjpur. Concurrently, Notification S.O. 575(E) designates one ROB construction project in West Bengal as a Special Railway Project, specifically the ROB in lieu of Level Crossing No. 49 between Haur and Khirai railway stations in the Purba Medinipur District. Both notifications are signed by Anil Kumar, Chief Admin Officer (Con)/RSP.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-WB-E-16022026-270178 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 545] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026/MAGHA 16, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (South Eastern Railway) (ROAD SAFETY PROJECT ORGANIZATION) NOTIFICATION Kolkata, the 4th February, 2026 S.O. 574(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (37A) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989, the Central Government hereby notifies the following projects as Special Railway Project, as mentioned in column (2) of the Table below in the State mentioned in column (3) of the Table, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. TABLE +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | SI. | Name of Projects | State/Union | | No. | | Territory | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +=====+===================================================================================================+===================+ | 1 | Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing No.60 in between | Odisha | | | station Amarda- Basta, in the District Balasore of Odisha. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | 2 | Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level crossing No.61 in between station | Odisha | | | Basta- Rupsa, in the District Balasore of Odisha. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | 3 | Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing No.106 in between | Odisha | | | Station Soro-Markona, in the District Balasore of Odisha. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | 4 | Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level crossing no.110 in between | Odisha | | | Station Soro-Markona, in the District Balasore of Odisha. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | 5 | Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing No.115 in between | Odisha | | | Station Ranital-Bhadrak, in the District Bhadrak of Odisha. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | 6 | Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing No. 239 & FOB at LC No.240 in | Odisha | | | Bamra Yard in between station Tangarmunda- Dhutra in the District of Sundargarh of Odisha. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | 7 | Construction of 2-lane Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of level crossing No.256 in between | Odisha | | | Station Dhutra- Jharsuguda in the District Mayurbhanj of Odisha. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | 8 | Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing No.-RB-36 in between | Odisha | | | station Baripada- Bhanjpur, in the District Mayurbhanj of Odisha. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ [F. No. SER/Con/RSP/HQ/ROBs/Land Acquisition/SRP/1] ANIL KUMAR, Chief Admin Officer (Con)/RSP NOTIFICATION Kolkata, the 4th February, 2026 S.O. 575(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (37A) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989, the Central Government hereby notifies the following project as Special Railway Project, as mentioned in column (2) of the Table below in the State mentioned in column (3) of the Table, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. TABLE +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | SI. | Name of Project | State/Union | | No. | | Territory | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +=====+===================================================================================================+===================+ | 1 | Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing No.49 in | West Bengal | | | between railway Station Haur -Khirai in the District Purba Medinipur of West | | | | Bengal. | | +-----+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+ [F. No. SER/Con/RSP/HQ/ROBs/Land Acquisition/SRP/1] ANIL KUMAR, Chief Admin Officer (Con)/RSP

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