**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has issued a notification dated June 3, 2026, declaring its intent to acquire 2.441 hectares of land in Village Sonasavri, Madhya Pradesh, for the Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina 4th New Line project. Interested parties must submit written objections within 30 days of the gazette publication (June 12, 2026) to the Competent Authority in Itarsi. This acquisition is conducted under the powers conferred by the Railways Act, 1989.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Legal Basis**
* **Purpose:** The land is required for a "special railway project" involving the construction, maintenance, management, and operation of the Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina Section (236.97 km) 4th New Line.
* **Legal Authority:** The declaration is made under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989 (as amended in 2008).
* **Land Coverage:** The acquisition involves 2.441 hectares across various survey numbers in Village Sonasavri, Tehsil Itarsi, District Narmadapuram.
**Objection and Hearing Process**
* **Deadline:** Objections must be raised within 30 days from the date of publication of the notification.
* **Submission:** Objections must be made in writing to the Competent Authority and Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Sub-Division Itarsi, District Narmadapuram.
* **Due Process:** The Competent Officer will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Orders:** Following inquiries, the order made by the competent authority under section 20(d)(2) of the Act shall be final.
**Accessibility of Information**
* **Inspection:** Land plans and specific details are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority and the office of the Deputy Chief Engineer (Con-1), West Central Railway, Bhopal.
**Land Details (Schedule)**
* **Land Types:** The acquisition includes both Government and Private land.
* **Land Nature:** Affected plots include fallow land, diverted land, agricultural land (irrigated and non-irrigated), and areas designated as roads or canals.
* **Total Area:** The total area identified for acquisition is 2.441 hectares out of a total survey area of 21.128 hectares.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
The land owned or occupied by these individuals is subject to acquisition for public railway infrastructure. They may lose access or ownership rights to specific plots identified in the schedule.
**Action Required**
Review the land schedule for specific survey numbers and submit written grounds for any objections to the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) in Itarsi within 30 days.
**Competent Authority / Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue), Itarsi**
**Impact**
Tasked with the administrative and quasi-judicial responsibility of managing the land acquisition process for this section.
**Action Required**
Receive written objections, conduct hearings for applicants, perform necessary inquiries, and issue final orders allowing or disallowing objections.
**Ministry of Railways (West Central Railway)**
**Impact**
As the project executor, the Ministry is responsible for the 236.97 km expansion project and the subsequent maintenance of the 4th New Line.
**Action Required**
Ensure land plans are available for public inspection at designated offices and proceed with the acquisition process following the resolution of objections.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising its power to acquire land for railway projects.
Ministry of Railways: The central authority responsible for the execution, maintenance, and management of the Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina rail project.
Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina Section 4th New Line Project: The specific railway infrastructure initiative for which land in Madhya Pradesh is being acquired.
District Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh: The primary geographical location, including Sonasavri village and Itarsi tehsil, where the land acquisition is taking place.
Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989: The specific legal provision that empowers the Central Government to declare its intention to acquire land for a special railway project.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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इंद्रिीत वमा ा मुख्य अजभयंता जनमााण – I[भागII—खण् ड3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[West Central Railway (Con-I)]
NOTIFICATION
Bhopal, the 3rd June, 2026
S.O. 3047(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act,
1989( as Amendment Act 2008, the Central Government, After being satisfied that the land, brief description of which
is given in the Schedule below, is required for public purpose for execution, maintenance, management and operation
of special Railway project construction of Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina Section ( 236.97 Km) 4th New Line in Narmadapuram
District of the State of Madhya 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 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
SCHEDULE
Brief details of land with or without structure to be acquired for the construction project of Etarsi-Bhopal-Bina
Section ( 236.97Km) 4th New Linein the state of Madhya Pradesh
Village - Sonasavri Tehsil – Itarsi District - Narmadapuram
Sr. Survey No. Total Total Area of Type of Nature of Land Irrigated/
No. area of area of acquired Land agricultural/fallow Non-irrigated
Land Revenue Land private/Govt. land
1 55 1.332 0.042 Govt Fallow Land
2 56 0.341 0.020 Govt + Fallow Land
Private
3 57 0.754 0.236 Govt
4 58 1.285 0.178 Govt
5 59 0.069 0.069 Private Diverted
6 61 1.602 0.318 Govt.
7 60 0.029 0.029 Private Diverted
8 63 0.367 0.047 Private Fallow Land
9 68 0.362 0.094 Private Diverted
10 69 0.157 0.008 Private Diverted
11 70 4.095 0.115 Govt. Bhujal
12 71 0.482 0.321 Private Diverted
13 72 1.108 0.282 Private Diverted
14 118 1.231 0.046 Govt. Road
15 225/1,225/2 0.320 0.138 Private Diverted
16 224/2,224/3 0.601 0.175 Private Diverted4 THEGAZETTEOFINDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
17 223 0.923 0.092 Private Agriculture Irrigated
18 218 2.994 0.076 Govt.
19 217 0.113 0.018 Private Diverted
20 215/1 1.621 0.017 Private Agriculture Irrigated
21 215/2 0.446 0.039 Govt. Nahar
22 215/3 0.459 0.015 Private Agriculture Irrigated
23 216 0.440 0.065 Private Agriculture Irrigated
Total Area in hec. 21.128 2.441
[F.No Computer No.330954 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.