**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Railways regarding the acquisition of land for the "Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen Rail Line Doubling Project" in Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh. The declaration of intention to acquire the land was made on January 23, 2026. Interested parties have thirty days from the gazette publication date to submit objections.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose of Land Acquisition:** To facilitate the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the Special Railway Project, specifically the "Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen Rail Line Doubling Project" (411 km).
* **Location:** Kulpahar Tehsil, Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh.
* **Legal Basis:** Exercising powers under Section 20A (1) of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Declaration of Intention:** The Central Government has declared its intention to acquire the specified land.
* **Objection Period:** Any interested person may raise objections within thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette.
* **Objection Procedure:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority (ADM Finance & Revenue, Mahoba), outlining the grounds. The Competent Authority will provide an opportunity for a hearing.
* **Finality of Orders:** Any order passed by the Competent Authority regarding objections under Section 20D (2) of the Act will be final.
* **Availability of Details:** Land plans and other relevant details are available for inspection at the Competent Authority's office.
* **Schedule of Land:** A schedule details the specific parcels of land, including Khasara numbers and total and acquisition areas in hectares.
**Impact Analysis**
**Interested Persons / Landowners**
* **Impact:** Their land is proposed for acquisition for the railway project. They have a right to object to the acquisition.
* **Action Required:** Submit written objections with grounds to the ADM (Finance & Revenue) Mahoba within thirty days of the notification's publication. Inspect land plans and details at the Competent Authority's office.
**Competent Authority (ADM Finance & Revenue, Mahoba)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for receiving, hearing, and deciding on objections related to the land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** Provide an opportunity for hearing to objectors, conduct further inquiries if necessary, and issue a final order allowing or disallowing objections. Make land plans and details available for inspection.
**Ministry of Railways / North Central Railway (Construction Department)**
* **Impact:** The acquiring authority for the special railway project.
* **Action Required:** Execute the land acquisition process as per the notification and relevant legal provisions. Continue with the project development upon satisfactory resolution of objections.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary law under which the land acquisition is being conducted.
Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen Rail Line Doubling Project: The specific railway project for which land is being acquired, defining the scope of the policy.
Uttar Pradesh: The state where the land acquisition is taking place, central to the policy's applicability.
Ministry of Railways: The ministry issuing the notification, indicating the governing body.
ADM (Finance & Revenue) Mahoba: The Competent Authority responsible for handling objections related to land acquisition.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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No. 1001] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026/PHALGUNA 8, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[उत्तर मध्य रेलव े (जिमाणा जवभाग)]
अजधसचू िा
झााँसी, 23 ििवरी, 2026
का.आ. 1045(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उक्त
अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20 क की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, यह समाधाि हो िािे के
पश्चात कक लोक प्रयोिि के जलए, वह भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण इसस े उपाबद्ध अिुसूची म ें कदया गया ह,ै उत्तर प्रदेि
राज्य के महोबा जिल े के तहसील कुलपहाड़ म ें जविेष रेल पररयोििा, अर्ाात ’’झासं ी-खरै ार-माजिकपरु एव ं खरै ार-भीमसिे
रेल लाइि दोहरीकरण पररयोििा (411 ककमी)’’ का जिमााण करिे हते ु भूजम अजधग्रहण पररयोििा के जिष्पादि, अिुरिण,
प्रबंधि और प्रचालि के प्रयोिि के जलए अपेजित ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिाि करि े के जलए अपिे आिय की घोषणा करती ह;ै
उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध कोई भी व्यजक्त, इस अजधसूचिा के रािपत्र म ेंप्रकािि की तारीख स ेतीस कदि की अवजध के
भीतर, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20 घ की उपधारा (1) के अधीि उपरोक्त प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अिाि और उपयोग
के संबंध में आिेप कर सकेगा;
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प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप सिम प्राजधकारी, अर्ाात ्अपर जिलाजधकारी (जव0 /रा0) महोबा , जिला – महोबा उत्तर प्रदेि
को जलजखत में ककया िाएगा और उसमें उसके आधार उपवर्णात ककए िाएगं े और सिम प्राजधकारी, आिेपकताा को या तो
व्यजक्तगत रूप से या जवजध व्यवसायी के माध्यम से सुिवाई का अवसर प्रदाि करेगा और सभी ऐसे आिेपो की सुिवाई करि े
तर्ा ऐसी और िांच, यकद कोई हो, करिे के पश्चात, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा, या तो आिेपों को
अिुज्ञात या अििुज्ञात कर सकेगा;
उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20 घ की उपधारा (2) के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा ककया गया कोई आदेि अंजतम
होगा; इस अजधसूचिा के अधीि आिेवाली भूजम का रेखांकि और अन्द्य ब्योरे उपलब्ध ह ैं और इच्छुक व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम
प्राजधकारी के उपयुाक्त कायाालय में उिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह ै|
अिसु चू ी
उत्तर प्रदेि राज्य में जविेष रेल पररयोििा “झासं ी-खरै ार-माजिकपरु एव ं खरै ार-भीमसिे रेल लाइि के दोहरीकरण
पररयोििा” का जिमााण करिे के जलए महोबा जिले के कुलपहाड़ तहसील में अजधग्रहण की िािे वाली अवसंरचिा सजहत
या रजहत भूजम का संजिप्त जववरण।
कुल रकबा अििा हते ु रकबा
क्रं.स.ं तहसील मौिा खसरा स0ं
(ह0े ) (ह0े )
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
1 22 0.8320 0.1386
2 23 0.4700 0.1617
3 24 0.1540 0.0693
4 25 0.1580 0.0627
5
कुलपहाड़
26 0.1540 0.0544
बरेन्द्डा बुिगु ा
6 41 0.6060 0.0648
7 42 1.5370 0.0720
8 27 0.1090 0.0057
9 28 0.0400 0.0031
कुल योग 4.0600 0.6323
[ई. फा. सं. एि.सीआर.–एच.क्य.ू िून्द्य सी.ई.एि.िी. (भूजम)/5/2022-ओ/ओ जडप्टी. सी.ई./सी.-। झांसी
(कम्पप्यूटर ि.ं 60371) कदिांक 12.04.2022]
रािकुमार वािखेड़े, मुख्य प्रिासजिक अजधकारी, जिमााण[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[North Central Railway (Construction Department)]
NOTIFICATION
Jhansi, the 23rd January, 2026
S.O. 1045(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (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 the schedule annexed hereto is required for the purpose of execution,
maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project namely, “Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-
Bhimsen Rail Line Doubling Project” under Kulpahar Tehsil of Mahoba District in the 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 20 D of the said Act;
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority namely, ADM (Finance & Revenue) Mahoba, Uttar
Pradesh in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority shall give the objector an 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 allow or disallow the objections;
Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 20 D of the said Act shall be final;
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 structure, for the Special Railway Project, namely
“Jhansi-Khairar-Manikpur & Khairar-Bhimsen Rail Line Doubling Project” under Kulpahar Tehsil of Mahoba
District in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Sl. Total Area In Acquisition
Khasara No.
No. Tehsil Village name Hect. Area In Hect
1 22 0.8320 0.1386
2 23 0.4700 0.1617
3 24 0.1540 0.0693
4 25 0.1580 0.0627
5 26 0.1540 0.0544
Kulpahar Barenda Bujurg
6 41 0.6060 0.0648
7 42 1.5370 0.0720
8 27 0.1090 0.0057
9
28 0.0400 0.0031
Total 4.0600 0.6323
[e-file No. NCR-HQ0CENG(LAND)/5/2022-O/o DY.CE/C- I/JHS(Computer No.60371) dated 12.04.2022.]
RAJKUMAR WANKHEDE, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction)
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