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Date: 2026-06-12 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

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**Executive Summary** The Ministry of Railways has issued a notification expressing its intention to acquire 0.379 hectares of land in Itarsi, Narmadapuram District, Madhya Pradesh, for the construction of the 236.97 km Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina 4th New Line project. Interested parties must file any objections in writing to the Competent Authority within 30 days of the Gazette publication date (June 12, 2026). The document outlines the legal framework for acquisition, objection procedures, and specific land parcels affected. **Key Points / Main Content** **Project Overview** * **Purpose:** Land is required for a "Special Railway Project" involving the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina Section 4th New Line. * **Legal Authority:** The notification is issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989. * **Location:** The affected land is situated in Village and Tehsil Itarsi, District Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh. **Land Acquisition Details** * **Total Area:** 0.379 hectares out of a surveyed 60.776 hectares. * **Land Types:** The acquisition includes Government Road land, Government Najul land, New Diverted Land (Residential Colony), and Private land (Fallow/Non-irrigated). * **Survey Numbers:** Specific plots include Survey Nos. 9, 8/1, 12/2, 13/2, 16/2, 17, 18/7, 18/1, 18/2, and 24/1. **Objection and Hearing Process** * **Submission Window:** Objections must be submitted within 30 days from the date of publication in the official Gazette. * **Procedure:** Objections must be made in writing to the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Itarsi, stating the grounds for the objection. * **Right to Hearing:** The Competent Officer will afford the objector an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner. * **Finality:** Following an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order that shall be considered final. **Inspection and Transparency** * **Availability of Plans:** Detailed plans and land data are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority/SDO (Revenue) in Itarsi and the Deputy Chief Engineer (Con-1) West Central Railway, Bhopal. **Impact Analysis** **Interested Persons and Landowners** **Impact** Private land (fallow and non-irrigated) and residential colony land are slated for acquisition, which will result in a change of ownership and land use. **Action Required** Must submit written objections to the Competent Officer in Itarsi within 30 days of June 12, 2026, if they wish to challenge the acquisition or usage of the land. **Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) / Competent Authority, Itarsi** **Impact** Assigned as the primary official responsible for managing the legal objection process and land inspections. **Action Required** Must receive written objections, conduct hearings for applicants, perform necessary inquiries, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections. **West Central Railway** **Impact** The project execution agency for the 4th New Line; their ability to proceed depends on the successful acquisition of the specified plots. **Action Required** Maintain land plans and details at the Deputy Chief Engineer’s office in Bhopal for public inspection and coordinate with revenue authorities for land transfer.

Key Entities Referenced

Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation, specifically Section 20A, under which the Central Government exercises power to acquire land for public railway projects. Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina Section 4th New Line: A special railway project involving the construction of a 236.97 km line for which land acquisition is being notified. Ministry of Railways: The central ministry overseeing the West Central Railway and responsible for the execution and management of the rail project. Itarsi, Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh: The specific geographic location (village, district, and state) where the land acquisition is applicable.
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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 20(d) of the said Act. Every such objection shall be made in writing to the Competent Officer and Competent Authority and Sub-Divisional Officer(Revenue), Sub-Division-Itarsi, District Narmadapuram, M.P. and shall set out there in the grounds there of and the Competent Officer shall afford the applicant an opportunity of being heard either in person or through a legal practitioner and after hearing all such objection and making such further inquiry, if any, as the Competent Officer may deem necessary, may by order either allow or disallow the objection. The order made by the competent authority under sub-section(2) of section 20(d) of the said Act shall be final. The plan and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested person at the above mentioned office of the competent authority and the office of Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) Sub-Division Itarsi and Deputy Chief Engineer, (Con-1) west central railway, Bhopal[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 SCHEDULE Brief details of land with or without structure to be acquired for the construction project of Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina Section ( 236.97 Km) 4th New Line in the state of Madhya Pradesh Village - Itarsi Tehsil – Itarsi District - Narmadapuram Sr. Survey No. Total area Total Area of Type of Land Nature of Land Irrigated/No No. of Land area of acquire private/Govt. agricultural/fal n-irrigated Revenue d Land low land 1 9 0.400 0.405 0.043 Govt (Road) 2 8/1,12/2,13/2 41.816 0.134 Govt Najul 3 16/2,17,18/7,18/ 14.901 0.048 New Diverted Avasiy Colony 1,18/2 Land 4 24/1 3.659 2.6300 0.154 Private land Fallow Land Non-irrigated land Total Area in hec. 60.776 0.379 [Computer No. 330954 F. No. WCR-BPLCOENGG(Misc.)/82/2025-O/o Dy.CE/C-I/BPL] INDRAJEET VERMA, Chief Engineer, Construction-I Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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