**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Railways authorizing an officer as the competent authority for a specific railway project. It relates to the creation of a mega freight maintenance depot for POH (Periodic OverHauling) and ROH (Repair Over Hauling) at Kechobahal. The notification is effective from January 2, 2026, the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization of Competent Authority:**
* The Central Government authorizes an officer to act as the competent authority for a special railway project, effective from the date of publication of the notification.
* The authorization is made under clause (7A) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Specific Railway Project Details:**
* **Project:** Creation of a mega freight maintenance depot for POH and ROH at Kechobahal under the Chakradharpur Division of South Eastern Railway.
* **State:** Odisha
* **Competent Authority:** Land Acquisition Officer, Jharsuguda, Odisha.
* The competent authority is authorized for execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the railway project in the specified state.
**Impact Analysis**
**South Eastern Railway (Construction Organization)**
* **Impact:** The South Eastern Railway is undertaking the construction of a significant freight maintenance depot within its Chakradharpur Division.
* **Action Required:** The construction organization must coordinate with the Land Acquisition Officer, Jharsuguda, for land acquisition and project execution.
**Land Acquisition Officer, Jharsuguda, Odisha**
* **Impact:** The Land Acquisition Officer is designated as the competent authority and is responsible for enabling the project in the state of Odisha.
* **Action Required:** Undertake land acquisition activities to facilitate the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the railway project.
Key Entities Referenced
Odisha: The state where the special railway project will be executed.
Railways Act, 1989: The central law under which the notification is issued, specifically clause (7A) of section 2.
Ministry of Railways: The ministry issuing the notification.
South Eastern Railway (Construction Organization): The specific railway division responsible for construction and covered by this notification.
Kechobahal: Location of the mega freight maintenance depot in Chakradharpur Division.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 11] िई ददलली, िुक्रर्ार, ििर्री 2, 2026/पौष 12, 1947
No. 11] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026/PAUSHA 12, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[दजिण पर्ू व रेलर् े (जिमाणव सगं ठि)]
अजधसचू िा
कोलकाता, 1 ििर्री, 2026
का.आ. 11(अ).— केन्द रीय सरकार, रेलर् ेअजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) की धारा 2 के खडं (7 क) द्वारा प्रदत् त
िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की तारीख से, िीच े सारणी के स्ट् तम् भ (2) म ें यथा
उजललजखत जर्िेष रेल परियोजना की बाबत उक्त सारणी के स्ट्त म् भ (3) म ें उजललजखत राज्य म ें जिष्प ादि,अिरु िण, प्रबंधि
और पररचालि के जलए सिम प्राजधकारी के रुप में कायव करि े के जलए सारणी के स्ट् तम् भ (4) में उजललजखत अधिकािी को
प्राजधकृत करती ह ै।
14 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी
क्रम स.ं जर्िषे रेल पररयोििा का िाम राज्य सिम प्राजधकारी
(1) (2) (3) (4)
दधिण पूर्व िेलर्े के चक्रििपिु मंडल के अंतर्वत ओधडशा भूधम अधिग्रहण अधिकािी, झािसुर्ुडा,
केचोबहाल म ेंपीओएच औि आिओएच के धलए मर्े ा ओधडशा ।
फ्रेट अनुििण धडपो का धनमाणव ।
[फा. स.ं दपूरे/जिमावण-संगठि/मुख्यालय/भूजम/ डीसीई/सी/आरओयू/फ्रेट जडपो-केचोबाहल /एसआरपी2]
हरर प्रकाि जत्रपाठी, मुख्य प्रिासजिक अजधकारी (जिमावण)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[South Eastern Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Kolkata, the 1st January, 2026
S.O. 11(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (7A) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24
of 1989), the Central Government hereby authorizes the officer mentioned in column (4) of the Table below to perform
the functions of the competent authority in respect of the special railway project as mentioned in column (2) of the
Table, for execution, maintenance, management and operation in the State mentioned in Column (3) of the said Table,
with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
TABLE
Sl. Special Railway Project State Competent Authority
No.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1. Creation of Mega freight maintenance depot for POH and Odisha Land Acquisition Officer,
ROH at Kechobahal under Chakradharpur Division of Jharsuguda, Odisha.
South Eastern Railway.
[F. No. SER/CON-Orgn./HQ/Land/DCE/C/ROU/Freight Depot-Kechobahal/SRP/2]
HARI PRAKASH TRIPATHI, Chief Admin. Officer(Con)
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