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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land in the Birbhum District of West Bengal for the "MURARAI-BARHARWA 3rdline" Special Railway Project, exercising powers under Section 20A(1) of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 4554(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways (Eastern Railway (Construction Department)) on August 17, 2026, in Kolkata, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific land for the "MURARAI-BARHARWA 3rdline" Special Railway Project. The acquisition, deemed for public purpose, is authorized by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 (11 of 2008), for the project's execution, maintenance, management, and operation in the Birbhum District of West Bengal. Interested persons have thirty days from the official Gazette's publication date to raise objections to the Additional District Magistrate (Land Acquisition), Birbhum, West Bengal, Pin-731101, as per sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be in writing, state grounds, and objectors will receive an opportunity to be heard, with the competent authority's decision under sub-section (2) of Section 20D being final. Land plans and details for the acquisition, covering various Mouzas in Murarai PS including Dhitora (0.351 acres), Palsa (2.119 acres), Ratanpur (1.865 acres), Sumarpur (2.270 acres), Makoa (5.448 acres), Bhatra (5.021 acres), Bhabanipur (0.370 acres), Rajgram (1.222 acres), Ambhua (1.391 acres), and Gorsa (3.194 acres), are available for inspection. The notification is signed by Manoj Khan, Chief Administrative Officer/Con.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-WB-E-17082026-275528 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4374] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026/SHRAVAN 26, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Eastern Railway (Construction Department)] NOTIFICATION Kolkata, the 17th August, 2026 S.O. 4554(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 (11 of 2008) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act,) the Central Government, after being satisfied that for public purpose, the land, the brief description of which has given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Projects namely, “MURARAI- BARHARWA 3rdline" in the District of BIRBHUM 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 20D of the said Act; Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely, Additional District Magistrate (Land Acquisition), BIRBHUM, West Bengal, Pin-731101 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 the details of the covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the compete authority. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structure for special Railway Project namely "Murarai- Barharwa 3rdline" in the District of Birbhum, in the state of West Bengal. +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | SI | PS | Mouza with | Plot | Class of | Type of | Acquisition Area | | no | | J.L No. | No | Land | Land | Area in | Area in | | | | | | | | Acres | Hectare | +====+==========+====================+=========+==========+================+================+===========+ | 1 | Murarai | Dhitora, Sh- | 2593 | Pukur | Private | 0.005 | 0.0020 | | 2 | | I, JL No:040 | 6324 | Pukurpar | Private | 0.007 | 0.0027 | | 3 | | | 2592 | Soyem | Private | 0.339 | 0.1373 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 0.351 | 0.1420 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1 | Murarai | Palsa, Sheet | 127 | Bagan | Private | 0.521 | 0.2108 | | 2 | | no-01, JL | 128 | Doyem | Private | 0.281 | 0.1137 | | 3 | | No: 039 | 126 | Rasta | Govt. | 0.035 | 0.0143 | | 4 | | | 16 | Doyem | Private | 1.220 | 0.4936 | | 5 | | | 15 | Soyem | Private | 0.062 | 0.0252 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 2.119 | 0.8575 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1 | Murarai | Mouza: - | 124 | Bhiti | Govt. | 0.076 | 0.0308 | | 2 | | Ratanpur, | 130 | Doyem | Private | 0.766 | 0.3100 | | 3 | | JL No: 031 | 208 | Danga | Private/Govt. | 0.125 | 0.0506 | | 4 | | | 139 | Doyem | Govt. | 0.663 | 0.2683 | | 5 | | | 140 | Nala | Govt. | 0.130 | 0.0526 | | 6 | | | 222 | Dahar | Private/Govt. | 0.105 | 0.0425 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 1.865 | 0.7548 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1 | Murarai | Sumarpur, | 25 | Doyem | Private | 0.293 | 0.1185 | | 2 | | JL No:030 | 26 | Doyem | Private | 0.552 | 0.2234 | | 3 | | | 38 | Doyem | Private | 0.609 | 0.2464 | | 4 | | | 73 | Doyem | Private | 0.729 | 0.2948 | | 5 | | | 74 | Nala | Govt. | 0.087 | 0.0350 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 2.270 | 0.9181 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1 | Murarai | Mouza: - | 2229 | Doyem | Private | 0.463 | 0.1874 | | 2 | | Makoa, | 2227 | Doyem | Private | 0.010 | 0.0040 | | 3 | | Sheet No-03, | 2228 | Doyem | Private | 0.002 | 0.0008 | | 4 | | JL No: 029 | 2230 | Pukur | Govt. | 0.236 | 0.0955 | | 5 | | | 2596 | Auwal | Private | 0.359 | 0.1453 | | 6 | | | 2597 | Auwal | Private | 0.200 | 0.0809 | | 7 | | | 2204 | Auwal | Private | 0.029 | 0.0117 | | 8 | | | 2598 | Auwal | Private | 0.002 | 0.0008 | | 9 | | | 2599 | Auwal | Private | 0.130 | 0.0526 | | 10 | | | 2203 | Pukurpar | Private | 0.022 | 0.0089 | | 11 | | | 2202 | Pukur | Govt. | 0.128 | 0.0518 | | 12 | | | 2201 | Auwal | Private | 0.115 | 0.0465 | | 13 | | | 2600 | Auwal | Private | 0.124 | 0.0502 | | 14 | | | 2200 | Garlayek | Govt. | 0.079 | 0.0320 | | | | | | patit | | | | | 15 | | | 1760 | Doyem | Private | 0.273 | 0.1105 | | 16 | | | 2601 | Doyem | Private | 0.007 | 0.0028 | | 17 | | | 2602 | Doyem | Private | 0.123 | 0.0498 | | 18 | | | 2603 | Doyem | Private | 0.128 | 0.0518 | | 19 | | | 1758 | Dahar | Govt. | 0.043 | 0.0174 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 5.448 | 2.2048 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1 | Murarai | Bhatra, | 596 | Soyem | Private | 0.044 | 0.0178 | | 2 | | Sheet No-01, | 597 | Doyem | Private | 0.220 | 0.0890 | | 3 | | JL No: 027 | 593 | Soyem | Private | 0.019 | 0.0077 | | 4 | | | 592 | Doyem | Private | 0.887 | 0.3590 | | 5 | | | 414 | Soyem | Private | 0.681 | 0.2756 | | 6 | | | 407 | Doba | Private | 0.665 | 0.2691 | | 7 | | | 406 | Soyem | Private | 0.423 | 0.1712 | | 8 | | | 405 | Doyem | Private | 0.320 | 0.1295 | | 9 | | | 403 | Pukurpar | Private | 0.134 | 0.0542 | | 10 | | | 218 | Soyem | Private | 0.002 | 0.0080 | | 11 | | | 216 | Soyem | Private | 0.220 | 0.0890 | | 12 | | | 217 | Soyem | Private | 0.021 | 0.0085 | | 13 | | | 215 | Soyem | Private | 0.270 | 0.1093 | | 14 | | | 214 | Soyem | Private | 0.013 | 0.0053 | | 15 | | | 207 | Shali | Private | 0.070 | 0.0283 | | 16 | | | 206 | Soyem | Private | 0.090 | 0.0364 | | 17 | | | 199 | Bastu | Private | 0.038 | 0.0154 | | 18 | | | 198 | Bastu | Private | 0.030 | 0.0121 | | 19 | | | 196 | Bastu | Private | 0.020 | 0.0081 | | 20 | | | 195 | Bhiti | Private | 0.018 | 0.0073 | | 21 | | | 194 | Bastu | Private | 0.024 | 0.0097 | | 22 | | | 193 | Soyem | Private | 0.130 | 0.0526 | | 23 | | | 192 | Bastu | Private | 0.022 | 0.0089 | | 24 | | | 190 | Bhiti | Private | 0.007 | 0.0028 | | 25 | | | 141 | Doyem | Private | 0.636 | 0.2574 | | 26 | | | 219 | Soyem | Private | 0.001 | 0.0004 | | 27 | | | 205 | Rasta | Govt | 0.016 | 0.0065 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 5.021 | 2.0320 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1 | Murarai | Bhabanipur, | 695 | Soyem | Private | 0.370 | 0.1497 | | | | JL No: 024 | | | | | | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 0.370 | 0.1497 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1 | Murarai | Rajgram, | 1957 | Dhani | Private | 0.057 | 0.0230 | | | | Sheet-03, JL | | Soyem | | | | | 2. | | No:025 | 1961 | Dhani | Private | 0.004 | 0.0016 | | | | | | Soyem | | | | | 3 | | | 1996 | Soyem | Private | 1.103 | 0.4464 | | 4 | | | 2014 | Soyem | Private | 0.058 | 0.0235 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 1.222 | 0.4945 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1 | Murarai | Ambhua, JL | 2299 | Soyem | Private | 0.979 | 0.3962 | | 2 | | No: 014 | 2298 | Doyem | Private | 0.332 | 0.1344 | | 3 | | | 2297 | Dhani | Private | 0.080 | 0.0324 | | | | | | Doyem | | | | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 1.391 | 0.5629 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1 | Murarai | Gorsa, JL | 3304 | Garlayek | Private | 0.705 | 0.2853 | | | | No: 016 | | patit | | | | | 2 | | | 22 | Doyem | Private | 0.066 | 0.0267 | | 3 | | | 31 | Soyem | Private | 0.097 | 0.0393 | | 4 | | | 8 | Soyem | Private | 0.254 | 0.1028 | | 5 | | | 7 | Soyem | Private | 0.358 | 0.1449 | | 6 | | | 6 | Soyem | Private | 0.213 | 0.0862 | | 7 | | | 5 | Soyem | Private | 0.469 | 0.1898 | | 8 | | | 4 | Soyem | Private | 0.530 | 0.2145 | | 9 | | | 3 | Soyem | Private | 0.446 | 0.1805 | | 10 | | | 2 | Dahar | Govt. | 0.040 | 0.0162 | | 11 | | | 1 | Soyem | Private | 0.016 | 0.0065 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | Total Area | | | | 3.194 | 1.2926 | +----+----------+--------------------+---------+----------+----------------+----------------+-----------+ [F. No. CAO/Con/L/320] MANOJ KHAN, 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.

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