Date: 2026-07-01Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of 20A in Gazette Notification in connection with Koderma Barkakana Arigada DL 133.00 Km in District Koderma The project under jurisdiction of East Central Railway is situated in the state of Jharkhand.
**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Central Railway) on June 16, 2026, and published on July 1, 2026, declares the government's intention to acquire land in the Koderma district of Jharkhand. The acquisition is required for the "Koderma–Barkakana (Arigada) Doubling" (133.00 km) Special Railway Project. Interested parties have a 30-day deadline from the date of publication to submit written objections to the designated Competent Authority.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Authority and Project Scope**
* **Statutory Basis:** The notification is issued under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Project Name:** Koderma–Barkakana (Arigada) Double Line (DL) construction (133.00 km).
* **Project Classification:** Defined as a "Special Railway Project" for public purpose.
**Land Acquisition Details**
* **Location:** Specific plots located in District Koderma, Jharkhand, under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway.
* **Affected Areas:** The acquisition involves partial plots across five primary Mauzas:
* **Moriyawan (Thana No. 2):** Total 1.4658 acres.
* **Gumo (Thana No. 12):** Total 0.8571 acres.
* **Bandhachak (Thana No. 17):** Total 1.5043 acres.
* **Jadutanr (Thana No. 5):** Total 1.8099 acres.
* **Chandwara (Thana No. 276):** Total 0.8282 acres.
* **Condition:** Land is to be acquired with or without existing structures.
**Objection Procedure**
* **Timeline:** Objections must be raised within 30 days from the publication date of this notification in the Official Gazette.
* **Submission:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, specifically the Land Acquisition Officer (Administration), Koderma, Jharkhand.
* **Hearing Rights:** Objectors will be provided an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Decision Power:** Following a hearing and any necessary inquiry, the Competent Authority may, by order, allow or disallow the objections.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Parties (Koderma District)**
**Impact**
Parties with interests in the specified plots in Moriyawan, Gumo, Bandhachak, Jadutanr, and Chandwara will have their land (partially) acquired for the railway project.
**Action Required**
Review the schedule of plots in the notification. If they wish to contest the acquisition or use of the land, they must submit written grounds for objection to the Land Acquisition Officer within 30 days of July 1, 2026.
**Land Acquisition Officer (Administration), Koderma**
**Impact**
Designated as the Competent Authority responsible for overseeing the legal objections and inquiry process under Section 20D of the Railways Act.
**Action Required**
Receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors or their legal representatives, perform necessary inquiries, and issue formal orders to permit or deny objections.
**Ministry of Railways (East Central Railway)**
**Impact**
Authorized to proceed with the implementation of the 133.00 km Koderma–Barkakana doubling project once the land acquisition process is finalized.
**Action Required**
Coordinate with the Competent Authority to finalize land possession following the resolution of objections.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation (specifically Sections 20A and 20D) providing the legal authority for the central government to acquire land for railway projects.
Koderma - Barkakana (Arigada) Doubling (DL) Project: A 133.00 Km 'Special Railway Project' for which the land is being acquired in the state of Jharkhand.
Ministry of Railways: The central government ministry, specifically through the East Central Railway, responsible for the execution of the project and issuing the acquisition notification.
District Koderma, Jharkhand: The specific geographical location where the land acquisition and railway project implementation are situated.
Land Acquisition Officer (Administration), Koderma: The designated competent authority responsible for receiving and hearing objections regarding the proposed land acquisition.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3390] नई कदल्ली, बुधर्ार, िुलाई 1, 2026/आषाढ 10, 1948
No. 3390] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026/ASHADHA 10, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
(पर्ू वमध्य रेलर्)े
अजधसचू ना
महद्रें घू ाट, 16 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3525(अ).— केन्द्द्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उक्त
अजधजनयम’ कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20क की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधान हो िान े
के पश्चात ्कक लोक प्रयोिन के जलए र्ह भूजम का, जिसका संजिप्त जर्र्रण इसके उपाबद्ध अनसु ूची में कदया गया ह,ै झारखडं
राज्य के कोडरमा जिले में जर्िषे रेल पररयोिना अर्ावत,् कोडरमा – बरकाकाना (अररगड़ा) दोहरीकरण (133.00 ककमी)
जनमावण पररयोिना के जनष्पादन के जलए अपेजित ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिवन करने के अपने आिय की घोषणा करती ह;ै
उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध कोई व्यजक्त, रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख से तीस कदन की अर्जध के
भीतर, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 20घ की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन उपयुवक्त प्रयोिन के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अिवन और उपयोग
के संबंध में आिेप कर सकेगा;
प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप, सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ावत,् जिला भू अिवन पदाजधकारी(प्रिासन), कोडरमा , झारखंड राज्य को
जलजखत में ककया िाएगा और उसमें उसके आधार उपर्र्णवत ककए िाएंगे तर्ा सिम प्राजधकारी, आिेपकता वको र्ैयजक्तक रूप
से या जर्जध व्यर्सायी के माध्यम से सुनर्ाई का अर्सर प्रदान करेगा और ऐसे सभी आिेपों की सुनर्ाई करन ेतर्ा ऐसी और
िांच, यकद कोई हो, करने के पश्चात्, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आर्श्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा, आिेपों को या तो अनुज्ञात या
अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा;
4877 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 20 घ की उप-धारा (1) के अधीन पूर्ोक्त प्रयोिन के जलय ेऐसी भूजम के अिनव और उपयोग
के संबंध म ेंआछेप कर सकेगा I
ऐसा प्रत्येक आछेप, सिम प्राजधकारी, अर्ावत भ ू अिनव पदाजधकारी, कोडरमा को जलजखत म ें ककया िायेगा और
उसम ें उसके आधार पर र्र्णतव ककय िाएंगे तर्ा सिम प्राजधकारी, आछेपकताव को र्यजक्तगत रूप स े या जर्जध व्यार्सायी के
माध्यम स े सुनर्ाई का अर्सर प्रदान करेगा और ऐसी सभी आछेपों की सुनर्ाई करने तर्ा ऐसी और िांच, यकद कोई हो,
करने के पश्चात, िो सिम प्राजधकारी आर्श्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा, आछेपों को या तो अनुज्ञात या अननुज्ञात कर सकेगा।
अनसु चू ी
झारखंड राज्य के कोडरमा जिल ेमें जर्िेष रेल पररयोिना अर्ातव ्, कोडरमा - बरकाकाना (अररगड़ा) दोहरीकरण
(133.00 ककमी) जनमावण पररयोिना के जनमावण के जलए, भूजम का संजिप्त जर्र्रण संरचना के सार् या के जबना, अजधग्रहण
ककया िाना ह ै I पूर्व मध्य रेलर् ेके अजधकार ित्रे म ेंयह पररयोिना कोडरमा जिला के झारखडं राज्य म ें जस्ट्र्त ह।ै
जिला – कोडरमा राज्य - झारखडं
क्रम मौिा का नाम र्ाना न ं खाता प्लॉट सख्ं या अजधग्रजहत ककया प्रभाजर्त भजू म /
सख्ं या स० िान ेर्ाला ित्रे फल प्लॉट
(एकड़ )
(1) 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 1246 0.2083 आंजिक
मोररयार्ा ं 14 1255 0.1840 आंजिक
2
11 1256 Part I 0.8791 आंजिक
आंजिक
11 1256 Part II 0.1944
कुल 1.4658
(2) 12 220 6211 0.6103 आंजिक
220 6218 Part I 0.0657 आंजिक
गमु ो
आंजिक
220 6218 Part II 0.1811
12
कुल 0.8571
(3) 18 7 0.3961 आंजिक
बदं ाचक 17
10 8 1.1082 आंजिक
कुल 1.5043
(4) 8 11 1.4037 आंजिक
9 12 0.1500 आंजिक
यदटु ाडं 5
13 13 0.1100 आंजिक
7 14 0.1462 आंजिक
कुल 1.8099
(5) चदं र्ारा 276 147 6520 0.8282 आंजिक
कुल 0.8282
[फा. स.ं डीसीई/कॉन/एचिडे एमई/ कोडरमा – बरकाकाना (अररगड़ा)]
रािीर् गुप् ता, मख्ु य प्रिासजनक अजधकारी/द०/जनमावण[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF RAILWAY
(East Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Mahendrughat, the 16th June, 2026
S.O. 3525(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (4) 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 is given in the Schedule annexed hereto, is required for implementation
of the Special Railway Project, namely, Koderma- Barkakana(Arigada) DL (133.00Km) in the District Koderma, 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 of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-
section (1) of section 20D of the said Act;
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structure, for the Special Railway Project, namely,
Koderma- Barkakana(Arigada) DL (133.00 Km) in District Koderma,” The project, under jurisdiction of East Central
Railway, is situated in the state of Jharkhand.
District- Koderma State- Jharkhand
Serial Mauza Name Thana No. Khata No Plot No. Total Area Affected
Number (in Acre) Land / Plot
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 1246 0.2083 Partial
(1) 14 1255 0.1840 Partial
Moriyawan 2
11 1256 Part I 0.8791 Partial
11 1256 Part II 0.1944 Partial
Total 1.4658
Partial
220 6211 0.6103
Partial
(2) Gumo 12 220 6218 Part I 0.0657
Partial
220 6218 Part II 0.1811
Total 0.8571
18 7 0.3961 Partial
(3) Bandhachak 17
10 8 1.1082 Partial
Total 1.5043
8 11 1.4037 Partial
9 12 0.1500 Partial
(4) Jadutanr 5
13 13 0.1100 Partial
7 14 0.1462 Partial
Total 1.8099
(5) Chandwara 276 147 6520 0.8282 Partial
Total 0.8282
[F. No. DCE/Con/HZME/Koderma – Barkakana (Arigada) ]
RAJIV GUPTA, CAO/Con/South
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