**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways on June 9, 2026, designates specific officials as competent authorities and arbitrators for land acquisition related to the “New Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west.” The order applies to four districts in West Bengal and is effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette on June 10, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Authority and Project Scope**
* The notification is issued under the powers conferred by Section 2 and Section 20F of the Railways Act, 1989.
* The project involves a "New Dedicated Freight Corridor" spanning from Dankuni (East) to Surat (West).
* The provisions specifically target land acquisition for public purposes within the state of West Bengal.
**Administrative Designations**
* **Competent Authority:** The Additional District Magistrate (Land Acquisition) in the districts of Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Purba Medinipur, and Purulia is authorized to perform land acquisition functions.
* **Arbitrator:** The Divisional Commissioner of the Medinipur Division is authorized to perform the functions of the Arbitrator for all four specified districts.
**Geographic Jurisdictions**
* The authorities are designated to operate within the following West Bengal districts:
* Paschim Medinipur
* Jhargram
* Purba Medinipur
* Purulia
**Impact Analysis**
**Additional District Magistrates (Land Acquisition)**
**Impact**
These officers are legally empowered to execute land acquisition processes for the Special Railway Project within their respective districts.
**Action Required**
They must perform the functions of the "Competent Authority" as defined under the Railways Act, 1989, to facilitate the project's public purpose requirements.
**Divisional Commissioner, Medinipur Division**
**Impact**
The Commissioner is officially designated as the Arbitrator for land acquisition matters across the specified project districts.
**Action Required**
The official must perform arbitration duties as prescribed under the Railways Act, 1989, for cases arising within Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Purba Medinipur, and Purulia.
**Landowners and Public in Affected Districts**
**Impact**
Residents and landowners in the four named districts will have their land acquisition processes managed and adjudicated by the newly designated authorities.
**Action Required**
Parties involved in land acquisition or disputes must direct their legal and procedural interactions to the specified Additional District Magistrates or the Divisional Commissioner.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers to authorize land acquisition and appoint competent authorities for railway projects.
New Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west: The specific special railway project for which this notification authorizes land acquisition and designates administrative roles.
Ministry of Railways: The primary central ministry responsible for the notification and overseeing the project's implementation through the South Eastern Railway.
Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Purba Medinipur, and Purulia: The specific districts in the State of West Bengal central to the project's applicability and land acquisition scope.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2872] िई ददलली, बुधर्ार, ििू 10, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 20, 1948
No. 2872] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026/JYAISTHA 20, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[दजिण पर्ू व रेलर् े(जिमाणव सगं ठि)]
अजधसचू िा
कोलकाता, 9 िूि, 2026
का.आ. 2968(अ).— केन्दर ीय सरकार, रेलर्े अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) की धारा 2 के खडं (7 क) और धारा 20 छ
की उपधारा (6) द्वारा प्रदत् त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की तारीख से, िीच े दी गई सारणी के
स्ट् तम् भ (2) म ें यथा उजललजखत जर्िेष रेल पररयोजना अर्ाात पश्चिम बंगाल राज्य के स्ट् तम् भ (3) म ें उजललजखत श्चजलों म ें “पर्ू ा म ें दानकुनी को
पश्चिम म ेंसरू त स ेजोड़न ेर्ाला नया समर्पता मालर्ाहक गश्चलयारा” के संबंध म ें सार्ाजश्चनक प्रयोजन के श्चलए भूश्चम अश्चधग्रहण हते ु स्ट् तम् भ (4)
में उश्चललश्चित अश्चधकाररयों को उक्त अश्चधश्चनयम के अधीन स े प्राश्चधकारी के रूप म ें कृत्य का श्चनष्पादन करने के श्चलए सिम प्राजधकारी और
स्ट् तम् भ (5) में उश्चललश्चित अश्चधकाररयों को उक्त अश्चधश्चनयम के अधीन स े प्राश्चधकारी के रूप म ें कृत्य का श्चनष्पादन करने के श्चलए पचं ाटकता/ा
मध्यस्र् (Arbitrator) के रुप म ें प्राजधकृत करती ह ै।
4173 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी
क्रम पररयोजना का िाम श्चजला सक्षम प्राश्चधकारी भश्चू म अश्चधग्रहण पचं ाटकता/ा मध्यस्र्
स.ं
(Arbitrator)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. पूर्ा म ें दानकुनी को पश्चिम म ें पश्चिम अश्चतररक्त श्चजला मश्चजस्रेट (भश्चू म मंडलीय आयुक्त, मेददनीपुर
सूरत स े जोड़ने र्ाला नया मेददनीपुर अश्चधग्रहण), पश्चिम मेददनीपरु मंडल
2. समर्पात मालर्ाहक गश्चलयारा झारग्राम अश्चतररक्त श्चजला मश्चजस्रेट (भश्चू म
अश्चधग्रहण), झारग्राम
3. पूर्ा मेददनीपुर अश्चतररक्त श्चजला मश्चजस्रेट (भश्चू म
अश्चधग्रहण), पूर् ा मेददनीपुर
4. पुरुश्चलया अश्चतररक्त श्चजला मश्चजस्रेट (भश्चू म
अश्चधग्रहण), परुु श्चलया
[फा. स.ं दपरू े/जिमाणव -संगठि/मख्ु यालय/भूजम/पूर्व-पजिमकॉररडोर/डीएफसीसीआईएल(पजिम बंगाल)/एसआरपी/1]
हरर प्रकाि जत्रपाठी, मुख्य प्रिासजिक अजधकारी (जिमावण)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[South Eastern Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Kolkata, the 9th June, 2026
S.O. 2968(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (7A) of section 2 and Sub-Section (6) of Section
20F of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), [as amended vide the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008] the Central
Government hereby authorizes the officers mentioned in column (4) of the Table below as Competent Authority to
perform the functions as such authority and in column (5) 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 namely, “New Dedicated freight Corridor connecting
Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west” in the State of West Bengal relating to the districts mentioned in column
(3) of the said Table for the public purpose.
TABLE
Sl. Name of the Project District Competent Authority Land Arbitrator
No. Acquisition
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1. New Dedicated Freight Paschim Additional District Magistrate (Land Divisional Commissioner,
Corridor connecting Medinipur Acquisition), Paschim Medinipur Medinipur Division.
Dankuni in the East and
Jhargram Additional District Magistrate (Land
Surat in the West.
Acquisition), Jhargram
Purba Additional District Magistrate (Land
Medinipur Acquisition), Purba Medinipur
Purulia Additional District Magistrate (Land
Acquisition), Purulia
[F. No. SER/CON-Orgn./HQ/Land/East-West Corridor/DFCCIL (WB)/SRP/1]
HARI PRAKASH TRIPATHI, Chief Admin. Officer(Con)
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