Date: 2026-05-20Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
For publication in the Gazette of India under section 20A of Railways Amendment Act 2008 for the Special Railway Project namely Khalilabad to Baharaich New Railway Line Project within the District Santkabirnagar in the State of Uttar Pradesh
**Executive Summary**
This corrigendum, issued by the Ministry of Railways on May 20, 2026, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific land in Santkabirnagar District, Uttar Pradesh, for the Khalilabad-Bahraich New Railway Line Project. The notification replaces a previous schedule published on April 13, 2026, and establishes a 30-day deadline from the date of publication for interested parties to file objections.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Overview and Legal Basis**
* The acquisition is for the 240.66 km Khalilabad-Bahraich New Railway Line Project, classified as a "Special Railway Project."
* The declaration is made under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989, for public purposes including execution, maintenance, management, and operation.
**Land Identification**
* The affected land is located in Tehsil Mehdawal, Village Parsapandey, District Santkabirnagar.
* The specific area proposed for acquisition is 0.0130 hectares from Plot No. 277.
* Land plans and additional details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Objection Procedures**
* Any person interested in the land may raise an objection to the acquisition or use of the land under Section 20D of the Act.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (Additional District Magistrate (F/R), Santkabirnagar) within 30 days of the notification's publication.
* Objectors will be given the opportunity to be heard in person or via a legal practitioner.
* Orders made by the Competent Authority regarding objections shall be considered final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
The identified land in Village Parsapandey (Plot No. 277) is subject to acquisition by the Central Government for railway development.
**Action Required**
Affected parties must file written objections detailing their grounds within 30 days of May 20, 2026, if they wish to contest the acquisition. They may also inspect land plans at the Competent Authority's office.
**Competent Authority [Additional District Magistrate (F/R), Santkabirnagar]**
**Impact**
Designated as the official body to manage the legal process of land acquisition and grievance redressal for this project.
**Action Required**
The authority must receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, perform necessary inquiries, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Ministry of Railways (North Eastern Railway)**
**Impact**
The Ministry gains the legal pathway to acquire necessary land for the maintenance and operation of the special railway project.
**Action Required**
Ensure the updated schedule (corrigendum) is implemented and that land details are available for public inspection.
Key Entities Referenced
Khalilabad-Bahraich New Railway Line Project: A designated Special Railway Project (240.66 km) for which land is being acquired for execution, maintenance, and management.
The Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which Section 20A and 20D provide the legal framework for the acquisition of land for special railway projects.
Ministry of Railways: The central government ministry responsible for the notification, implementation, and oversight of the railway project.
Tehsil Mehdawal, Santkabirnagar District, Uttar Pradesh: The specific geographical area where land acquisition and project development are taking place.
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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.ं 2497] िई ददल्ली, बुधर्वार, मई 20, 2026/र्विै ाख 30, 1948
No. 2497] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026/VAISAKHA 30, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पर्वू ोत्तर रेलर्व े (जिमाणा सगं ठि)]
िजु ि पत्र
xksj[kiqj, 20 मई, 2026
(प्रकािि के बाद यह अजधसचू िा ददिाकं 13.04.2026 को ई-रािपत्र अजधसचू िा स.ं सी.िी. य.ूपी.अ.- 17042026-
271863 प्रकाजित जपछल ेअिसु जू च की िगह लगे ी।)
का.आ. 2589(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार िे रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) एर्व ं रेलर्वे (संिोधि) (जिसे
इसम े इसके पश्चात उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया ह।ै ) की धारा 20 ’क’ के उप धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े
हुए, यह समाधाि हो िाि े के पश्चात की लोक प्रयोिि के जलए, र्वह भूजम जिसका संजिप्त जर्वर्वरण इसम ें उपाबद्व अिुसूची म ें
ददया गया ह।ै जर्विेष रेल पररयोििा अर्ाात खलीलाबाद-बहराईच िई रेल लाईि पररयोििा (240.66 दक.मी.) के उत्तर
प्रदेि राज्य के संतकबीरिगर जिले के मेंहदार्वल तहसील में जिष्पादि, अिरु िण, प्रबंन्द्ध और प्रचालि के जलए आपेजित ह,ै
ऐसी भूजम का अिाि करि े के आिय की घोषणा करती ह।ै
उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्व कोई व्यजक्त रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की तारीख स े तीस ददि के भीतर उक्त
अजधजियम दक धारा 20 घ की उप धारा (1) के अधीि उपयुक्त प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अिाि और उपयोग के
सम्बन्द्ध म ेंआिेप कर सकेगा।
प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ाता ् अपर जिलाजधकारी(जर्व./रा.), जिला संतकबीरिगर उत्तर प्रदिे
को जलजखत म ें दकया िायेगा और उसके आधार उपर्वर्णात करेगा और सिम प्रजधकारी आिपे कताा को व्यजक्तगत रुप स े या
3623 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
जर्वजध व्यर्वसायी के माध्यम से सुिर्वाई का अर्वसर प्रदाि करेगा और ऐस ेआिपे ो की सुिर्वाई करिे तर्ा ऐसे कोई िाच करि े
के पश्चात यदद कोई हो, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आर्वश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा या तो आिपे ो को अिज्ञु ात कर सकेगा या
अिुज्ञात करेगा।
उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20 घ (3) की उप धारा (2) के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई
आदेि अजन्द्तम होगा।
इस अजधसूचिा के अधीि आिे र्वाली भूजम का रेखांकि और भूजम दक अन्द्य ब्योरे उपलब्ध ह ै और जहतबद्व
व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम प्राजधकारी के उपयुक्त कायाालय म ेंउसका जिरीिण दकया िा सकता ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
उत्तर प्रदेि राज्य के सतं कबीरिगर जिल े के महें दार्वल तहसील म ेअन्द्तगता 01 ग्रामों का सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ाता ्अपर
जिलाजधकारी(जर्व./रा.), जिला सतं कबीरिगर के अधीि जर्विषे रेल पररयोििा अर्ाता ्खलीलाबाद- बहराईच िई रेल
लाइि पररयोििा (240.66 दक.मी.) के जलए अर्िता की िाि े र्वाली भजू म का सरं चिा या उसके रजहत सजं िप्त जर्वर्वरण।
जिला- सतं कबीरिगर, राज्य उत्तर प्रदेि l
भूजम अजधग्रजहत के
क्रम.
जिला तहसील ग्राम का िाम गाटा स.ं जलए कुल प्रस्ट्ताजर्वत कुल ि.े
स.ं
ित्रे फल(ह.े म)ें
1 संतकबीरिगर मेंहदार्वल परसापाण्डेय 277 0.0130 0.3400
भूजम अजधग्रजहत के जलए कुल प्रस्ट्ताजर्वत ित्रेफल(हे. म)ें 0.0130 0.3400
[फा. सं. W/Con/247/BG/G/KLD-BRK/20A/Corrigendum/]
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MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[North Eastern Railway (Construction Organisation)]
CORRIGENDUM
Gorakhpur, the 20th May, 2026
(After Publication, This Notification Will Replace The Previous Schedule Published In E-Gazette Notification
No. CG-UP-E-17042026-271863 Dt.13.04.2026)
S.O. 2589(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act,1989
(24 of 1989) (hereinafter 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 been given in schedule annexed hereto, is required for purpose of
execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project, namely Khalilabad -Bahraich New
railway line project (240.66 Km ) in the Tehsil Mehdawal of Santkabirnagar District in State of Uttar Pradesh
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, Additional District
Magistrate(F/R), Santkabirnagar Uttar Pradesh in writing and shall set out the grounds there of, and the Competent
Authority shall give the objector the opportunity of being heard, either in person or by legal practitioner and may, after
hearing such objections and after making such further enquiry, if any, as the Competent Authority thinks necessary, by
order, either allowor disallow the objections.
Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 20D of the said Act shall be
final.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
The land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be
inspected by the interested person at the aforesaid office of the Competent Authority.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway
Project of Khalilabad-Bahraich New Line Railway project (240.66 km) in 01 Village of Tehsil Mehdawal of
Santkabirnagar District in the State of Uttar Pradesh under Competent Authority Additional District
Magistrate(F/R), Santkabirnagar, in the district Santkabirnagar in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
District: Santkabirnagar State: Uttar Pradesh
Area Propoesd for
Sr.
District Tehsil Village Name Plot No. Land Acquisition Total Area
No.
(In Hec.)
1 Santkabirnagar Mehdawal Parsapandey 277 0.0130 0.3400
Area Propoesd for Land Acquisition (In Hec.) 0.0130 0.3400
[F. No. W/Con/247/BG/G/KLD-BRK/20A/Corrigendum/]
ABHAY KUMAR GUPTA, Chief Administrative Officer (Con.)
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