Date: 2026-01-20Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
37A Gazette Notification of Gumani to malda Town 3rd and 4th Line including bridge over river Ganga at New Farakka as a Special Railway Project for acquisition fo land in Sahiganj District of Jharkhand and Murshidabad and Malda Districts of West Bengal
The Ministry of Railways (Eastern Railway (Construction Department)) issued a notification (S.O. 274(E)) on January 15, 2026, in Kolkata, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette. In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (37A) of Section 2 of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008, the Central Government notifies the "Gumani to Malda Town 3rd & 4th Line including bridge over river Ganga at New Farakka" as a Special Railway Project. This project facilitates the acquisition of land in Sahibganj District of Jharkhand and Murshidabad & Malda Districts of West Bengal for providing national infrastructure for a public purpose. The notification reference number is [F. No. CAO/Con/L/327]. Manoj Khan, Chief Administrative Officer/Con., is the contact person.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008: The Act that provides the legal basis for the Central Government's notification regarding railway projects.
Ministry of Railways: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification related to the railway project.
Gumani to Malda Town 3rd & 4th Line project: Special Railway Project for acquisition of land in Sahibganj District of Jharkhand and Murshidabad & Malda Districts of West Bengal.
Jharkhand: One of the states (specifically Sahibganj District) where land acquisition is to take place for the railway project.
West Bengal: One of the states (specifically Murshidabad and Malda Districts) where land acquisition is to take place for the railway project.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 246] िई ददल्ली, मगं लर्ार, ििर्री 20, 2026/पौष 30, 1947
No. 246] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026/PAUSHA 30, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पूर् वरेलर् े (जिमाणव जर्भाग)]
अजधसचू िा
कोलकाता, 15 ििर्री, 2026
का.आ. 274(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, रेलर्े (अमण्े डमेंट) अजधजियम, 2008 की धारा 2 के खण्ड (37क) द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, इस अजधसूचिा के रािपत्र म ेंप्रकािि की तारीख स,े “न्यू फरक्क ा म ेंगंगा िदी पर पलु स जित
गुमािी स ेमालदा टाउि तीसरी और चौथी लाइि” पररयोििा के भूजम अजधग्रिण िते ु झारखडं के साजिब गंि जिला म ेंऔर
पजिम बंगाल के मुर्िवदाबाद एर् ंमालदा जिल ेम ेंलोक प्रयोिि के जलए राष्ट्रीय अर्संरचिा उपबंजधत करािे िते ु जबिेष रेल
पररयोििा के रूप म ेंअजधसूजचत करती ि।ै
[फा. स.ं म.ु प्र. अ./जि./ भ.ू /327]
मिोि खा,ाँ मुख्य प्रिासजिक अजधकारी/जिमावण
390 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Eastern Railway (Construction Department)]
NOTIFICATION
Kolkata, the 15th January, 2026
S.O. 274(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (37A) of Section 2 of the Railways
(Amendment) Act, 2008 the Central Government hereby notifies “Gumani to Malda Town 3rd& 4thLine
including bridge over river Ganga at New Farakka” asa Special Railway Projectfor acquisition of landin
Sahibganj District of Jharkhand and Murshidabad&Malda Districts of West Bengal, for providing national
infrastructure for a public purpose with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official
Gazette.
[F. No. CAO/Con/L/327]
MANOJ KHAN, Chief Administrative Officer/Con.
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