Date: 2026-07-01Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of E gazette Notification for Declaration of Intention to acquire of land under Section 20(A) for land acquisition for village Bhaiyapur Taluka and Dist. Wardha for Bhusawal Badnera Wardha 3rd and 4th Line (313 Kms).
**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways on June 25, 2026, and published on July 1, 2026, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land in the Wardha district of Maharashtra. The acquisition is required for the execution, maintenance, and management of the "Bhusawal-Badnera-Wardha 3rd & 4th Line (313 Kms)" Special Railway Project. Any persons interested in the land must submit written objections to the Competent Authority within 30 days of the publication date.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Overview and Legal Basis**
* **Authority:** The notification is issued under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989, as amended in 2008.
* **Scope:** Land is to be acquired for the "Bhusawal-Badnera-Wardha 3rd & 4th Line" project, covering 313 kilometers.
* **Location:** The specific land parcels detailed in this notification are located in the village of Bhaiyapur, Wardha Tahsil, Wardha District, Maharashtra.
**Objection Procedures**
* **Timeline:** Objections must be raised within 30 days from the date of publication (July 1, 2026).
* **Submission:** Objections must be made in writing to the Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), VIDC, Wardha.
* **Hearing Rights:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality:** Following an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order to allow or disallow objections; these orders are deemed final.
**Land Acquisition Details**
* **Inspection:** Land plans and specific details are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the Competent Authority.
* **Quantities:** The schedule lists 14 specific survey entries in Bhaiyapur village, totaling a proposed acquisition area of 1.3124 hectares out of a total area of 12.3661 hectares.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landholders and Interested Persons (Bhaiyapur Village)**
**Impact**
The identified private landholders are subject to the government's intent to acquire their property for a public railway project. This affects ownership and usage rights for specific survey numbers including 7, 11, 12, 13, 30/B, 29, 14, 19, 20/A, 21/A, and 22/A.
**Action Required**
Affected parties must inspect the land plans at the Competent Authority's office. If they wish to oppose the acquisition, they must submit a written statement of grounds for objection within 30 days of July 1, 2026.
**Competent Authority (Dy. Collector, Land Acquisition, VIDC, Wardha)**
**Impact**
The authority is legally mandated to manage the dispute resolution process related to the land acquisition.
**Action Required**
The office must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive written objections, conduct necessary inquiries, provide hearings to objectors, and pass final orders to allow or disallow the acquisition of specific plots.
**Ministry of Railways (Central Railway)**
**Impact**
The Ministry is authorized to move forward with the "Bhusawal-Badnera-Wardha 3rd & 4th Line" project once the legal requirements for land acquisition intent and objection windows are satisfied.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the execution and management of the project comply with the final orders issued by the Competent Authority.
Key Entities Referenced
Railway (Amendment) Act 2008: The specific legislation providing the central government with powers under Section 20A to acquire land for special railway projects.
Bhusawal-Badnera-Wardha 3rd & 4th Line: The 313 km Special Railway Project necessitating the land acquisition for execution, maintenance, and operation.
Ministry of Railways: The primary central ministry responsible for the notification and oversight of the railway expansion project.
Wardha, Maharashtra: The central district and state where the land acquisition is taking place for the railway project.
Dy. Collector (Land Acquisition), VIDC, Wardha: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving and hearing objections regarding the land acquisition process.
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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. 3387] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026/ASHADHA 10, 1948
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अजधसच ना
पररजिष्ठ'अ
रेल्व ेसध ाररत अजधजनयम 1989 आजण भसू पं ादन रेल्व े (सध ारणा) कायदा 2008 कलम 20 (अ) अनस ार
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प्रकरण तालक ा भधू ारकाच े नाव क्र ा
क्र. नाव ेंह ण र एकूण ित्रे ित्रे
क्रमाकं व् स ा ध भू (ह.ेआर.) (ह.ेआर.)
मध कर जवश्वनार् लोखंडे, चंरकांत
जवश्वनार् लोखडं े, गोपाल
1 जवश्वनार् लोखडं े, महानंदा 7 1 2.07.00 0.2592
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जवश्वनार् लोखडं े
जगरिाबाई जव. जवश्वनार् लोखंडे,
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4 वसंता हरीभाऊ गालतोड े 13 1 1.01.00 0.0331
5 अिोक हररभाऊ झाड े 30/ब/1 1 1.1
0.0689
6 प्रमोद हररभाई झाड े 30/ब/2 1 0.96[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
अजधसच ना
पररजिष्ठ'अ
रेल्व ेसध ाररत अजधजनयम 1989 आजण भसू पं ादन रेल्व े (सध ारणा) कायदा 2008 कलम 20 (अ) अनस ार
वधाा - बडनरे ा तीसरी चौर्ी रेल्व े माग ा
त 7/12 सपं ादन
भस पं ादन क ज द्ध
अ. गावाच े ां म प प्रमाण े करावयाच े
प्रकरण तालक ा भधू ारकाच े नाव क्र ा
क्र. नाव ेंह ण र एकूण ित्रे ित्रे
क्रमाकं व् स ा ध भू (ह.ेआर.) (ह.ेआर.)
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रमा वसंतराव हटे े
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13 रंिना उत्तमराव राउत 22/अ 1 0.10.00 0.0234
14 अजधकार अजभलेखाप्रमाणे रस्ट्ता सरकार 0.3961 0.0156
12.3661 1.3124
कुल
(ह.ेआर.) (ह.ेआर.)
[फा. स.ं G197/BSL-BD-WR 3rd & 4th/Bhaiyapur Vlg/20A]
भ वनेि क मार ग प्ता, म ख्य प्रिासजनक अजधकारी (जनमााण)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 25th June, 2026
Under clause 20A of the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008
S.O. 3522(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 the Railway (Amendment) Act 2008 (11 of 2008), 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 “Bhusawal-Badnera-Wardha 3rd & 4th Line (313 Kms)” in the district of Wardha in the State of
Maharashtra, 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, Dy. Collector (Land Acquisition),
VIDC, Wardha, Maharashtra in writing and shall set out the grounds thereof, 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
allow or disallow the objections.
Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (2) of section 20D 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
Notification
Appendix A
Wardha-Badnera 3rd & 4th Railway line as per section 20 (A) of Railways Amendment Act 1989 and Land
Acquisition Railway (Amendment) Act 2008
Total
Land Land Acquisition
Sr. Village Survey area as
Acquisition Tahsil Name of Landholder holding Area
No. Name No. per 7/12
Case No. practices (Ha.)
(Ha.)
Madhukar Vishwanath
Lokhande, Chandrakant
Vishwanath Lokhande,
Gopal Vishwanath
1 7 1 2.07.00 0.2592
Lokhande, Mahananda
Dharamdas Urkude,
Girjabai Vs.
Vishwanath Lokhande
6 2 Girjabai Vs.
-
5 2 r u Vishwanath Lokhande,
0 2 p a a h Gopal Vishwanath
Q/7 4 - y ia h B d r a W L Vo isk hh wan and ae t, hC Lh oan kd hr aa nk da en , t
A
Jagannath Kacharu
L
/1 Lokhande, Dhanraj
1
2 Tulsidas Lokhande, 11 1 0.90.00 0.0665
Bhimrao Tulsidas
Lokhande, Madhukar
Vishwanath Lokhande,
Mahananda Dharamdas
Urkude, Satyabhamabai
Vs. Laxman Nagdive[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Notification
Appendix A
Wardha-Badnera 3rd & 4th Railway line as per section 20 (A) of Railways Amendment Act 1989 and Land
Acquisition Railway (Amendment) Act 2008
Total
Land Land Acquisition
Sr. Village Survey area as
Acquisition Tahsil Name of Landholder holding Area
No. Name No. per 7/12
Case No. practices (Ha.)
(Ha.)
Vasanta Haribhau
3 12 1 1.01.00 0.0325
Galtode
Vasanta Haribhau
4 13 1 1.01.00 0.0331
Galtode
5 Ashok Haribhau Zade 30/B/1 1 1.1
0.0689
6 Pramod Haribhau Zade 30/B/2 1 0.96
7 Pramod Haribhau Zade 30/A 1 0.14.00 0.0609
Manohar Shankarrao
Wagh, Ashok
8 Shankarrao Wagh, 29 1 2.06.00 0.4981
Vinod Shankarrao
Wagh
Prathamesh Gajanan
Hinge age 14 A.P.K. on
9 behalf of ignorance, 14 1 1.01 0.0357
Father Gajanan
Gulabrao Hinge)
Raju Bapurao Rode,
Prabha Vishnu
10 Nagtode, Ashok 19 1 1.04.00 0.1226
Bapurao Rode,
Kisnabai Bapurao Rode
Godabai Madhavrao
Rode, Sharad
Madhavrao Rode,
11 Sudam Madhavrao 20/A 1 0.36.00 0.0541
Rode, Gajanan
Madhavrao Rode, Rama
Madhavrao Hete
12 Ranjana Uttamrao Raut 21/A 1 0.21.00 0.0418
13 Ranjana Uttamrao Raut 22/A 1 0.10.00 0.0234
According to the record
14 Road Gov. 0.3961 0.0156
of rights
12.3661 1.3124
Total
(Ha.) (Ha.)
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BHUVNESH KUMAR GUPTA, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction)
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