20F Gazette Notification in connection with Special Railway project Howrah Division 40 Nos Elimination of level Crossing of DFC route by ROB RUBS on Indian Railway DKAE KAN HBC Chord line for acquisition of land in Purba Bardhaman, Hooghly Districts in the State of West Bengal and Asansol Division 42 Nos Elimination of level crossing in ER DFC route from Khana Pradhankanta for acquisition of land in Purba Bardhaman Paschim Bardhaman District in the State of West Bengal.

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-WB-E-18082026-275547 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4377] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026/SHRAVAN 26, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Eastern Railway) NOTIFICATION Kolkata, the 28th July, 2026 S.O. 4557(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (6) of Section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989, [as amended vide the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008] the Central Government hereby authorizes the officer mentioned in column (4) 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 mentioned in the column (2) relating to the district mentioned in column (3) of the said Table in the State of West Bengal for the public purpose. TABLE +--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------+ | Sl. No.| Name of the Special Railway Project | District | Arbitrator | +========+=============================================================+=================+=======================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------+ | 1. | Howrah Division - 40 Nos Elimination of Level | Hooghly | Divisional | | | Crossing of DFC route by ROB/RUBs on Indian | | Commissioner, | | | Railway - DKAE-KAN HBC Chord line | Purba Bardhaman | Burdwan Division | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------+ | 2. | | | | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+----------------------- | 3. | Asansol Division - 42 Nos Elimination of level | Purba Bardhaman | | | | crossing in ER+DFC route from Khana | | | | | Pradhankanta | Paschim Bardhaman | | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------+ | 4. | | | | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------+ [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.