Date: 2026-07-13Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of E gazette Notification for Declaration of Intention to acquire of land under Section 20(A) of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) for land acquisition for village Kawatha, Taluka Deoli and Dist. Wardha for Bhusawal Badnera Wardha 3rd and 4th Line (313 Kms).
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways, Central Railway, has issued a notification under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989, declaring its intention to acquire land in the Wardha district of Maharashtra for the "Bhusaval-Badnera-Wardha 3rd and 4th line" project. Interested parties must submit written objections to the Competent Authority within 30 days of the publication date (July 13, 2026). The acquisition involves 8.3309 hectares of land across 29 specific parcels in the village of Kawatha, Tahsil Deoli.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Authority**
* **Purpose:** The land is required for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the "Bhusaval-Badnera-Wardha 3rd and 4th line (313 Kms)" Special Railway Project.
* **Legal Basis:** The declaration is made by the Central Government under the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Geographic Focus:** The affected land is situated in Kawatha Village, Deoli Tahsil, Wardha District, Maharashtra.
**Objection Process**
* **Timeline:** Any person interested in the land may raise an objection within 30 days from the date of the notification's publication.
* **Submission Format:** Objections must be made in writing to the Dy. Collector (Land Acquisition), VIDC, Wardha.
* **Hearings:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors the opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Orders:** Following inquiries, the Competent Authority will issue an order to allow or disallow objections; these orders are final under section 20D(2) of the Act.
**Land Details and Inspection**
* **Total Acquisition Area:** The schedule identifies a total of 8.3309 hectares to be acquired from various landholders.
* **Inspection Rights:** Detailed land plans and bue-prints are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landholders and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Property owners listed in the schedule (including private individuals and government road departments) will have portions of their land acquired for the railway project.
**Action Required**
Must review the land plans at the Dy. Collector’s office and submit any written objections within the 30-day window if they wish to contest the acquisition or usage.
**Competent Authority (Dy. Collector, Land Acquisition, Wardha)**
**Impact**
Designated as the primary official responsible for managing the legal challenges to the land acquisition.
**Action Required**
Must receive written objections, conduct necessary inquiries, provide hearings to objectors, and issue final orders regarding the acquisition.
**Ministry of Railways (Central Railway)**
**Impact**
Authorized to proceed with the Special Railway Project once the land acquisition process and objection period are concluded.
**Action Required**
Coordinate with the Competent Authority to finalize land possession and manage the execution and operation of the 313 km railway line.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation (specifically Section 20A) under which the Central Government is authorized to acquire land for public railway projects.
Bhusaval-Badnera-Wardha 3rd and 4th line Railway Project: A 313 km long special railway project designated for execution, maintenance, and operation requiring land acquisition.
Ministry of Railways: The primary central ministry responsible for issuing the land acquisition notification through the Central Railway.
Wardha, Maharashtra: The specific district and state central to the applicability of this land acquisition notification.
Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), Wardha: The designated competent authority responsible for processing land acquisition cases, hearing objections, and issuing final orders.
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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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स.ं 3655] नई ददल्ली, सोमवार, िल ाई 13, 2026/आषाढ 22, 1948 25/आषाढ़ 3, 1947
No. 3655] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026/ASHADHA 22, 1948 SHADHA 3, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
(मध्य रेलव)े
अजधसचू ना
म ंबई, 10 िल ाई, 2026
रेलव ेअजधजनयम 1989 (24 of 1989) की धारा 20A के तहत
का.आ. 3817(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, न े रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसम े इसके पश्चात उक्त
अजधजनयम कहा गया ह ै ) की धारा 20 ‘ए’ के खडं (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान हो िाने के
पश्चात की लोक प्रयोिन के जलए, वह भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण इससे उपाबद्ध अन सूची मे ददया गया है, महाराष्ट्र राज्य
के वधाा, जिला म ें “भसावल-बडनेरा- वधा ा 3rd और 4th लाइन (313 Kms) की जविेष रेल पररयोिना के जनष्पादन,
अन रिण, प्रबंधन, और प्रचालन के जलए अपेजित ह ै, ऐसी भूजम का अिान करन े के आिय दक घोषणा करती ह ै I
उक्त भूजम मे जहतबद्ध कोई व्यजक्त , रािपत्र मे इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन दक तारीख से तीस ददन के भीतर , उक्त
अजधजनयम दक धारा 20 घ दक उप-धारा (1) के अधीन उपयक्त ा प्रयोिन के जलए एैसी भूजम के अिान और उपयोग के संबंध
मे आिपे कर सकेगा I
प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप, सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ाात उपजिलाजधकारी (भूसंपादन) जवपाजवम, वधा,ा महाराष्ट्र को जलजखत
मे दकया िाएगा और उसके आधार उपवर्णात करेगा और सिम प्राजधकारी आिेपकताा को व्यजक्तगत रूप से या जवजध
व्यवसायी के माध्यम स े स नवाई का अवसर प्रदान करेगा और ऐसे आिपे ों दक सन वाई करने तर्ा ऐसी िांच करन े के पश्चात
यदद कोई हो, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे , आदिे द्वारा, या तो आिेपों को अन ज्ञात कर सकेगा या अननज्ञ ात
कर सकेगा I
5298 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 20 घ की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई आदेि अंजतम
होगा
इस अजधसूचना के अधीन आन े वाली भूजम का रेखांकन और भूजम के अन्द्य ब्यौरे उपलब्ध ह ै और जहतबद्ध व्यजक्त
द्वारा सिम प्राजधकारी के उपयक्त ा कायाालय मे उनका जनरीिण दकया िा सकता हैI
अनस चू ी
पररजिष्ठ' अ
रेलव ेअजधजनयम 1989 कलम 20 (अ) अनस ार
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1 रवींर प्रल्हाद पाटील 261 1 0.8400 0.7102
2 ओंकार वामनराव चौधरी 260/1 1 1.1000
3 जविय ओंकार चौधरी 260/2 2 1.4000 0.0033
4 स नंदा िओंे कार चौधरी . 260/3 1 1.4000
5 ओंकार वामनराव चौधरी 262/1 1 0.8000
0.0264
6 आिा वामनराव भडें े 262/2 1 1.6600
7 प्रिांत मध करराव सोयटकर 263/1 1 2.0000
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8 रित देवेंर सोयटकर अपाक आई 263/2 1 1.2100 0.4656
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9 0 प्रभावती मध करराव सोयटकर 263/3 1.2200
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12 1 जनतीन प्रभाकरराव दहाके 267 1 1.4000 0.0400
स नील नारायण त ळसकर,
भागीरर्ा नारायण त ळसकर,
13 269/1 1 3.7100
वैिाली चंद ूत ळसकर, स जचत्रा
1.7529
गिानन िेंड े
िरद रंगनार् त ळसकर, नारायण
14 269/2 1 0.8100
रंगनार् त ळसकर
अजनल भ िंगराव वाघ, प्रर्फ ल
15 भ िंगराव वाघ, प्रवीण भ िंगराव 2 1 0.9500 0.4246
वाघ, वैिाली जनलिे वाघ
ददलीप रतनलालिी ियस्ट्वाल,
16 कल्पना दकिोरीलाल ियस्ट्वाल, 3 1 2.0200 0.2350
वंदना रािेि ियस्ट्वाल[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
अजधकार अजभलेखाप्रमाण े रस्ट्ता सरकार
17 19.7230 0.0076
अजधकार अजभलेखाप्रमाण े रस्ट्ता सरकार
18 2.5559 0.4574
गणेि पंिाबराव दहाके,
19 186/1 1 1.7900
अजभषेक नारायण दहाके
ज्ञानेश्वर मारोतराव ददवाण े 0.0566
20 186/2 1 1.1600
संिय पंिाबराव तायड े
21 186/3 1 1.2100
िंकर लक्ष्मणराव डाडं ड,े नरेि
लक्ष्मणराव डांडड,े लीलाबाई
22 156 1 1.6300 0.6574
रमेिराव िळीतकर, जिलाबाई
जगररधरराव नागप रे
कवडू आजण तानबािी नेवारे
23 157/1 1 1.0900
0.7343
रामकृष्ण तानबािी नेवारे
24 157/2 1 1.0800
िरद रंगनार् त ळसकर
25 158 1 2.8000 0.6703
सकस आहार
26 159 1 0.8000 0.2928
सीमा बाबाराव स रसे
27 162 1 1.7400 0.4286
स रेि जिवराम कौराते, िंकर
जिवराम कौराते, रमेि जिवराम
28 163 1 1.4700 0.2473
कौराते, पावाताबाई रामािी
कोडापे
ज्ञानेश्वर दादािी सालर्फळकर
29 164 1 0.8100 0.4969
59.8189 8.3309
एकूण
ह.ेआर ह.े आर
[र्फा. सं. G197/BSL-BD-WR 3rd-4th/Kawatha Vlg/Wardha Div/20A ]
भ वनेि क मार ग प्ता, मख् य प्रिासजनक अजधकारी (जनमााण)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 10th July, 2026
Under clause 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989)
S.O. 3817(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 schedule annexed hereto, is required for
purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project, namely “Bhusaval-
Badnera-Wardha (313 Kms)” Railway line 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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
Appendix A
Wardha-Badnera 3rd & 4th Railway line as per section 20 (A) of Railways Act 1989
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1 Ravindra Pralhad Patil 261 1 0.8400 0.7102
2 Omkar Wamanrao Chaudhary 260/1 1 1.1000
3 Vijay Omkar Chaudhary 260/2 2 1.4000 0.0033
4 Sunanda J. Omkar Chaudhary 260/3 1 1.4000
5 Omkar Wamanrao Chaudhary 262/1 1 0.8000
0.0264
6 Asha Wamanrao Bhende 262/2 1 1.6600
7 Prashant Madhukarrao Soitka 263/1 1 2.0000
Madhuri Vs. Madhukar Soitkar,
8
6
Rajat Devendra Soitkar Apak AAI 263/2 1 1.2100 0.4656
2 Madhuri
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9
5
2 0 2
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ilo Prabhavati Madhukarrao Soitkar 263/3 1 1.2200
10 Q4 - a K e D Pandurang Dinanath Raut 265 1 1.2600 0.4882
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11
/3 Madan Mohan Devasthan Pulgaon
266
2
0.1800 0.1355
1 by Goswami Vitthaldas Mumbai
Nitin Prabhakarrao Dahake 1
12 267 1.4000 0.0400
Sunil Narayan Tulskar, Bhagiratha
13 Narayan Tulsakar, Vaishali Chandu 269/1 1 3.7100
Tulsakar.Suchita Gajanan Shendre 1.7529
Sharad Ranganath Tulsakar, Narayan
14 269/2 1 0.8100
Ranganath Tulskar
Anil Bhujangrao Wagh.Praful
Bhujangrao Wagh. Pravin
15 2 1 0.9500 0.4246
Bhujangrao Wagh, Vaishali Nilesh
Wagh
Dilip Ratanlalji Jaiswal, Kalpana
16 Kishorilal Jaiswal, Vandana Rajesh 3 1 2.0200 0.2350
Jaiswal[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
According to the record of rights
17 Road Gov. 19.7230 0.0076
According to the record of rights
18 Road Gov. 2.5559 0.4574
Ganesh Punjabrao Dahake, Abhishek
19 186/1 1 1.7900
Narayan Dahake
Dnyaneshwar Marotrao Diwane
20 186/2 1 1.1600 0.0566
Sanjay Punjabrao Tayde
21 186/3 1 1.2100
Shankar Laxmanrao Dandade,
Naresh Laxmanrao Dandade, Libai
22 156 1 1.6300 0.6574
Rameshrao Jalitkar, Shilabai
Giridharrao Nagpure
Kavadu and Tanbaji Neware
23 157/1 1 1.0900
0.7343
Ramakrishna Tanbaji Neware
24 157/2 1 1.0800
Sharad Ranganath Tulsakar
25 158 1 2.8000 0.6703
Skas Aahar
26 159 1 0.8000 0.2928
Sima Babarao Surase
27 162 1 1.7400 0.4286
Suresh Shivaram Kaurate,
Shankarsivaram Kaurate, Ramesh
28 163 1 1.4700 0.2473
Shivaram Kaurate, Parvatabai
Ramaji Kodape
Dnyaneshwar Dadaji Salfalkar
29 164 1 0.8100 0.4969
59.8189 8.3309
Total
(Ha.) (Ha.)
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BHUVNESH KUMAR GUPTA, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction)
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