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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the execution, maintenance, and operation of the Special Railway Project, "Asansol Division - 42 Nos Elimination of level crossing in ER+DFC route from Khana – Pradhankanta", in Dhanbad District, Jharkhand.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Railways (Eastern Railway), through Notification S.O. 2608(E) dated 21st May, 2026, and published in The Gazette of India on 22nd May, 2026, declares its intention to acquire land under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989, as amended by the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008. This acquisition is for the public purpose of executing, maintaining, and operating the "Asansol Division - 42 Nos Elimination of level crossing in ER+DFC route from Khana – Pradhankanta" Special Railway Project in the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand. Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within thirty days from the notification's publication date, to be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, identified as the District Land Acquisition Officer, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for hearing, in person or via legal practitioner, and their order to allow or disallow objections, made under sub-section (2) of Section 20D of the Railways Act, 1989, shall be final. Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office. The Schedule annexed to the notification details land parcels, including specific plot numbers and acquisition areas in acres and hectares, across various Mouzas such as Sarsa Pahari, Meda, Dudhapani, Panchmahali, Egarkund, Gopinathpur, Madma, Josnadih, and Shyampur, all within the Dhanbad District, for different level crossing gates (e.g., LC GATE NO. NO-3/B/T, LC GATE NO. NO-4/B/E, LC GATE NO. NO-5A/B/T, LC GATE NO. NO-6/B/E, LC GATE NO. NO-7A/B/T). For example, a parcel in Sarsa Pahari (Thana No. 253, Plot No. 2) is listed for 1.5237 acres (0.6168 hectares) and multiple parcels in Gopinathpur (Thana No. 65) are listed for various acquisition areas.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-WB-E-23052026-272827 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2516] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026/JYAISHTHA 1, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Eastern Railway) NOTIFICATION Kolkata, the 21st May, 2026 S.O. 2608(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 Dhanbad District in the State of Jharkhand, 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, District Land Acquisition Officer, Dhanbad, Jharkhand 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 Dhanbad District in the State of Jharkhand. Name of District- Dhanbad +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-3/B/T | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 1 | Egarkund | Sarsa Pahari| 253 | 2 | 1.5237 | 0.6168 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-3/B/T | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 2 | Egarkund | Meda | 251 | 2432 | 0.0637 | 0.0258 | Part | | | | | | 2434 | 0.0025 | 0.0010 | Part | | | | | | 2227 | 0.1507 | 0.0610 | Part | | | | | | 2226 | 0.0469 | 0.0190 | Part | | | | | | 2225 | 0.0674 | 0.0273 | Part | | | | | | 2224 | 0.0506 | 0.0205 | Part | | | | | | 2228 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-4/B/E | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 3 | Egarkund | Dudhapani | 232 | 44 | 0.6275 | 0.2540 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-4/B/E | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 4 | Egarkund | Panchmahali | 233 | 1123 | 0.1865 | 0.0755 | Part | | | | | | 26 | 0.0109 | 0.0044 | Part | | | | | | 23 | 0.1146 | 0.0464 | Part | | | | | | 58 | 1.2416 | 0.5026 | Part | | | | | | 1 | 0.0284 | 0.0115 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-4/B/E | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 5 | Egarkund | Egarkund | 237 | 2285 | 0.0380 | 0.0154 | Part | | | | | | 2286 | 0.0526 | 0.0213 | Part | | | | | | 2284 | 0.2122 | 0.0859 | Part | | | | | | 2279 | 0.2616 | 0.1059 | Part | | | | | | 2277 | 0.1929 | 0.0781 | Part | | | | | | 2287 | 0.1398 | 0.0566 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-5A/B/T | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 6 | Egarkund | Gopinathpur | 65 | 1070 | 0.0501 | 0.0203 | Part | | | | | | 417 | 0.0309 | 0.0125 | Part | | | | | | 416 | 0.1057 | 0.0428 | Part | | | | | | 414 | 0.0709 | 0.0287 | Part | | | | | | 413 | 0.0699 | 0.0283 | Part | | | | | | 412 | 0.0541 | 0.0219 | Part | | | | | | 411 | 0.0417 | 0.0169 | Part | | | | | | 409 | 0.0395 | 0.0160 | Part | | | | | | 1125 | 0.0603 | 0.0244 | Part | | | | | | 410 | 0.1201 | 0.0486 | Part | | | | | | 408 | 0.0035 | 0.0014 | Part | | | | | | 407 | 0.1050 | 0.0425 | Part | | | | | | 406 | 0.0484 | 0.0196 | Part | | | | | | 402 | 0.0519 | 0.0210 | Part | | | | | | 401 | 0.1030 | 0.0417 | Part | | | | | | 392 | 0.1250 | 0.0506 | Part | | | | | | 384 | 0.4328 | 0.1752 | Part | | | | | | 383 | 0.0022 | 0.0009 | Part | | | | | | 238 | 0.0086 | 0.0035 | Part | | | | | | 237 | 0.1280 | 0.0518 | Part | | | | | | 236 | 0.0459 | 0.0186 | Part | | | | | | 220 | 0.0057 | 0.0023 | Part | | | | | | 221 | 0.0605 | 0.0245 | Part | | | | | | 222 | 0.0805 | 0.0326 | Part | | | | | | 223 | 0.0106 | 0.0043 | Part | | | | | | 234 | 0.0116 | 0.0047 | Part | | | | | | 233 | 0.0007 | 0.0003 | Part | | | | | | 230 | 0.0749 | 0.0303 | Part | | | | | | 229 | 0.0598 | 0.0242 | Part | | | | | | 228 | 0.0415 | 0.0168 | Part | | | | | | 227 | 0.0506 | 0.0205 | Part | | | | | | 226 | 0.0618 | 0.0250 | Part | | | | | | 212 | 0.0561 | 0.0227 | Part | | | | | | 211 | 0.2097 | 0.0849 | Part | | | | | | 210 | 0.4595 | 0.1860 | Part | | | | | | 209 | 0.0464 | 0.0188 | Part | | | | | | 67 | 0.0746 | 0.0302 | Part | | | | | | 1135 | 0.2515 | 0.1018 | Part | | | | | | 68 | 0.0588 | 0.0238 | Part | | | | | | 69 | 0.3691 | 0.1494 | Part | | | | | | 70 | 0.0237 | 0.0096 | Part | | | | | | 98 | 0.4795 | 0.1941 | Part | | | | | | 101 | 0.0314 | 0.0127 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-6/B/E | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 7 | Nirsa | Madma | 57 | 423 | 0.3982 | 0.1612 | Part | | | | | | 421 | 0.1324 | 0.0536 | Part | | | | | | 420 | 0.1000 | 0.0405 | Part | | | | | | 419 | 0.0173 | 0.0070 | Part | | | | | | 449 | 0.3421 | 0.1385 | Part | | | | | | 454 | 0.0541 | 0.0219 | Part | | | | | | 455 | 0.0573 | 0.0232 | Part | | | | | | 456 | 0.0012 | 0.0005 | Part | | | | | | 458 | 0.4590 | 0.1858 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-6/B/E | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 8 | Kaliyasol | Josnadih | 67 | 21 | 0.0232 | 0.0094 | Part | | | | | | 22 | 0.1023 | 0.0414 | Part | | | | | | 231 | 0.0830 | 0.0336 | Part | | | | | | 230 | 0.1287 | 0.0521 | Part | | | | | | 229 | 0.0072 | 0.0029 | Part | | | | | | 232 | 0.0015 | 0.0006 | Part | | | | | | 233 | 0.0865 | 0.0350 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-7A/B/T | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 9 | Nirsa | Shyampur | 74 (Sheet-1) | 363 | 0.0062 | 0.0025 | Part | | | | (Sheet-1) | | 365 | 0.0497 | 0.0201 | Part | | | | | | 368 | 0.0005 | 0.0002 | Part | | | | | | 369 | 0.0640 | 0.0259 | Part | | | | | | 370 | 0.0272 | 0.0110 | Part | | | | | | 2395 | 0.0086 | 0.0035 | Part | | | | | | 371 | 0.0331 | 0.0134 | Part | | | | | | 382 | 0.0375 | 0.0152 | Part | | | | | | 383 | 0.0875 | 0.0354 | Part | | | | | | 384 | 0.1102 | 0.0446 | Part | | | | | | 389 | 0.0375 | 0.0152 | Part | | | | | | 390 | 0.0536 | 0.0217 | Part | | | | | | 391 | 0.0005 | 0.0002 | Part | | | | | | 380 | 0.0017 | 0.0007 | Part | | | | | | 381 | 0.0212 | 0.0086 | Part | | | | | | 403 | 0.0131 | 0.0053 | Part | | | | | | 416 | 0.0679 | 0.0275 | Part | | | | | | 417 | 0.0929 | 0.0376 | Part | | | | | | 418 | 0.0417 | 0.0169 | Part | | | | | | 458 | 0.0180 | 0.0073 | Part | | | | | | 459 | 0.1023 | 0.0414 | Part | | | | | | 460 | 0.0208 | 0.0084 | Part | | | | | | 461 | 0.0707 | 0.0286 | Part | | | | | | 463 | 0.0173 | 0.0070 | Part | | | | | | 468 | 0.0277 | 0.0112 | Part | | | | | | 469 | 0.0781 | 0.0316 | Part | | | | | | 497 | 0.0015 | 0.0006 | Part | | | | | | 498 | 0.0222 | 0.0090 | Part | | | | | | 499 | 0.0553 | 0.0224 | Part | | | | | | 500 | 0.0057 | 0.0023 | Part | | | | | | 501 | 0.0185 | 0.0075 | Part | | | | | | 502 | 0.0420 | 0.0170 | Part | | | | | | 503 | 0.0326 | 0.0132 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+ | Sl. No.| Name of | Name of | Thana No./ | Plot. No. | Acquisition Area | Affected | | | Circle | Mouza | Ward No. | | Acre | Hectare | status | +========+============+=============+==============+===========+==========+==========+==========+ | LC GATE NO. NO-7A/B/T | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ | 10 | Nirsa | Shyampur | 74 (Sheet-2) | 1779 | 0.0971 | 0.0393 | Part | | | | (Sheet-2) | | 1778 | 0.1828 | 0.0740 | Part | | | | | | 1752 | 0.0536 | 0.0217 | Part | | | | | | 1753 | 0.0032 | 0.0013 | Part | | | | | | 1716 | 0.0440 | 0.0178 | Part | | | | | | 1718 | 0.0040 | 0.0016 | Part | | | | | | 1719 | 0.0462 | 0.0187 | Part | | | | | | 1720 | 0.0650 | 0.0263 | Part | | | | | | 1721 | 0.0158 | 0.0064 | Part | | | | | | 1705 | 0.0689 | 0.0279 | Part | | | | | | 1704 | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | Part | | | | | | 1703 | 0.0287 | 0.0116 | Part | | | | | | 1702 | 0.1341 | 0.0543 | Part | | | | | | 1701 | 0.0062 | 0.0025 | Part | | | | | | 1697 | 0.1952 | 0.0790 | Part | | | | | | 1693 | 0.0309 | 0.0125 | Part | | | | | | 1688 | 0.1522 | 0.0616 | Part | | | | | | 1685 | 0.5398 | 0.2185 | Part | | | | | | 1684 | 0.1401 | 0.0567 | Part | | | | | | 1682 | 0.0546 | 0.0221 | Part | | | | | | 1678 | 0.0368 | 0.0149 | Part | | | | | | 1677 | 0.0462 | 0.0187 | Part | | | | | | 1676 | 0.0566 | 0.0229 | Part | | | | | | 1675 | 0.0284 | 0.0115 | Part | | | | | | 1674 | 0.1433 | 0.0580 | Part | | | | | | 1669 | 0.0217 | 0.0088 | Part | | | | | | 1686 | 0.1497 | 0.0606 | Part | | | | | | 2229 | 0.0282 | 0.0114 | Part | | | | | | 1651 | 0.0180 | 0.0073 | Part | | | | | | 1650 | 0.2211 | 0.0895 | Part | | | | | | 1648 | 0.0830 | 0.0336 | Part | | | | | | 1647 | 0.1601 | 0.0648 | Part | | | | | | 1646 | 0.0531 | 0.0215 | Part | | | | | | 1645 | 0.0287 | 0.0116 | Part | | | | | | 1644 | 0.0091 | 0.0037 | Part | | | | | | 1641 | 0.0709 | 0.0287 | Part | | | | | | 1461 | 0.0007 | 0.0003 | Part | | | | | | 1640 | 0.0610 | 0.0247 | Part | | | | | | 1603 | 0.0739 | 0.0299 | Part | | | | | | 1604 | 0.0086 | 0.0035 | Part | | | | | | 1638 | 0.0074 | 0.0030 | Part | +--------+------------+-------------+--------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+ [F. No. W(3)420/1/DFC/ VOL.III] VIKRAM GUPTA, Principal Chief Engineer

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