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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the "Asansol Division - 42 Nos Elimination of level crossing in ER+DFC route from Khana Pradhankanta" Special Railway Project in Paschim Bardhaman District, West Bengal, under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (Eastern Railway) issued Notification S.O. 5774 (E) on December 4, 2025, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for public purpose. This action is exercised under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989, as amended by the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008. The land, described in the annexed Schedule, is required for the execution, maintenance, and operation of the "Asansol Division - 42 Nos Elimination of level crossing in ER+DFC route from Khana - Pradhankanta" Special Railway Project in the Paschim Bardhaman District of West Bengal. Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within thirty days from the notification's publication date in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the Railways Act, 1989. Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority, identified as the Additional District Magistrate (Land Acquisition), Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for the objector to be heard in person or by a legal practitioner and may, after inquiry, allow or disallow the objections, with the order being final under sub-section (2) of Section 20D. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The Schedule details land parcels in Paschim Bardhaman District, including Mouzas like Napur-31 and Kulti-16, with specific plot numbers and acquisition areas ranging from 0.005 acres (0.0020 hectares) to 1.400 acres (0.5665 hectares). The notification is signed by Vikram Gupta, Principal Chief Engineer.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-WB-E-16122025-268538 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5579] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 24, 1947 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Eastern Railway) NOTIFICATION Kolkata, the 4th December, 2025 S.O. 5774 (E)—In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the the Railways Act, 1989, (as amended vide the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008) (herein after referred to as the said Act), the Central Government after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has given in the Schedule annexed hereto, is required for the purpose execution, maintenance and operation of the Special Railway Project namely, “Asansol Division - 42 Nos Elimination of level crossing in ER+DFC route from Khana Pradhankanta" in the Paschim Bardhaman District in the State of West Bengal, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land; Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act; Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Additional District Magistrate (Land Acquisition), Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof, and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by 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; Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub- section (2) of Section 20D of the said Act shall be final; The land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested persons at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, for the proposed Special Railway Project namely, “Asansol Division - 42 Nos Elimination of level crossing in ER+DFC route from Khana - Pradhankanta" in the Paschim Bardhaman District in the State of West Bengal. Name of District- Paschim Bardhaman +-----+---------------------+---------------+--------------------------+---------------------+-------------------------------+ | Sl. | Level Crossing Gate | Name of PS | Name of | Plot No. | Acquisition Area | | No. | | | Mouza with | | | | | | | JL No. | | | | | | | | R.S. | L.R. | Area in Acres | Area in Hectare | +-----+---------------------+---------------+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------------+-----------------+ | 1 | NO. 125/A/T AT IR KM.| RANIGANJ | NAPUR- | 1123 | 1123 | 0.055 | 0.0223 | | | 189/28-30 | | 31(R.S./L.R.) | 1120 | 1120 | 0.020 | 0.0081 | | | BETWEENRANIGANJ & | | | 1118 | 1118 | 0.130 | 0.0526 | | | BAKHTAR NAGAR STN. | | | 1113 | 1113 | 0.465 | 0.1882 | | | | | | 1112 | 1112 | 0.375 | 0.1518 | | | | | | 1111 | 1111 | 0.160 | 0.0647 | | | | | | 1109 | 1109 | 0.050 | 0.0202 | | | | | | 1108 | 1108 | 0.295 | 0.1194 | | | | | | 1040 | 1040 | 0.180 | 0.0728 | | | | | | 1042 | 1042 | 0.210 | 0.0850 | | | | | | 984 | 984 | 0.030 | 0.0121 | | | | | | 983 | 983 | 0.535 | 0.2165 | | | | | | 982 | 982 | 0.155 | 0.0627 | | | | | | 981 | 981 | 0.005 | 0.0020 | | | | | | 979 | 979 | 0.300 | 0.1214 | +-----+---------------------+---------------+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------------+-----------------+ | 2 | NO. 1/A/T AT IR KM. | KULTI | KULTI-16 | 441 | 441 | 1.060 | 0.4290 | | | 225/6-8 | | (R.S./L.R.) | 65 | 65 | 1.400 | 0.5665 | | | BETWEENSITARAMPUR | | | 65/1662 | 65/1662| 0.115 | 0.0465 | | | & KULTI STN. | | | 64 | 64 | 0.015 | 0.0060 | +-----+---------------------+---------------+--------------------------+------------+--------+---------------+-----------------+ F. No. W(3)420/1/DFC/VOL.III] VIKRAM GUPTA, 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. Digitally signed by GORAKHA ΝΑΤΗ GORAKHA NATH YADAVA YADAVA Date: 2025.12.16 14:59:04 +05'30'

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