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Date: 21st August 2026 Category: Extra Ordinary Jurisdiction: India, Central Government

Publication of E gazette Notification for Declaration of Intention to acquire of land under Section 20(A) under the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) for land acquisition in Village Godhani, Taluka Nagpur (Gramin), Dist. Nagpur for Itarsi Nagpur 4th line (297 Km).

Issued by Ministry of Railways · Construction Organization / Central Railway

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

Executive Summary This notification announces the Central Government's intention to acquire land in Godhani village, Nagpur District, for the "Itarsi-Nagpur 4th line (297 Km)" special railway project under the Railways Act, 1989. Any person interested in the affected land must submit written objections to the Competent Authority within thirty days of the notification's publication (August 21, 2026). The acquisition is designated for the public purpose of project execution, maintenance, management, and operation.

Key Points / Main Content

Legal Authority and Project Scope

  • The notification is issued under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989, exercise of powers by the Central Government.
  • The project involves the construction and maintenance of the "Itarsi–Nagpur 4th line (297 Km)" within the State of Maharashtra.
  • The government has declared its satisfaction that the land is required for public purposes related to this special railway project.

Land Acquisition Details

  • The acquisition concerns specific plots located in Village Godhani, Tahsil Nagpur (Rural), District Nagpur.
  • Total acquisition area is 0.3837 Hectares across four survey numbers: 392, 391, 389, and 385.
  • Detailed land plans are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the Competent Authority.

Objection and Hearing Process

  • Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority within 30 days from August 21, 2026.
  • The Competent Authority is identified as the Sub-Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Nagpur (Rural).
  • Objectors will be granted an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
  • The Competent Authority will conduct further inquiries as necessary and issue an order either allowing or disallowing the objections.
  • Any order issued by the Competent Authority under section 20D(2) of the Act shall be final.

Impact Analysis

Landholders and Persons Interested in the Land Impact Property owners and residents in Village Godhani (including named individuals such as Mahadev Jangalu Kamatkar and others listed in Appendix ‘A’) face the acquisition of their land for the railway project. Action Required They must inspect the land plans at the office of the Competent Authority and, if they have grievances, file a written objection stating their grounds within the 30-day statutory deadline.

Competent Authority (Sub-Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Nagpur Rural) Impact This authority is legally mandated to manage the dispute resolution process regarding the land acquisition. Action Required They must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive and review written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and issue final orders regarding the acquisition.

Ministry of Railways (Central Railway) Impact The Ministry gains the legal framework required to proceed with the execution, management, and operation of the 297 Km Itarsi-Nagpur 4th line project. Action Required The Ministry must coordinate with local authorities to finalize the acquisition and proceed with project maintenance and management following the resolution of any objections.

Key Entities Referenced

Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising powers to acquire land for railway projects. Itarsi-Nagpur 4th line (297 Km): A declared Special Railway Project for which land acquisition is being undertaken in the Nagpur District. Ministry of Railways: The central government ministry responsible for the execution, maintenance, and management of the railway project. Nagpur District, Maharashtra: The central geographical location where the specified land is being acquired for the railway project. Sub-Divisional officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Nagpur (Rural): The designated Competent Authority for hearing objections and managing the land acquisition process.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-22082026-275680 CG-MxHx-xEG-I2D2H0x8x2x0 26-275680 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 4431] नई ददल्ली, ि क्रवार, अगस्ट्त 21, 2026/श्रावण 30, 1948 No. 4431] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2026/SHRAVAN 30, 1948 रेल मत्रं ालय (मध्य रेलव)े अजधसचू ना म ंबई, 19 अगस्ट्त , 2026 रेलव े अजधजनयम 1989 (24 of 1989) की धारा 20A के तहत का.आ. 4612(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, ने रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24), (जिसे इसमे इसके पश्चात उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20 ‘ए’ के खंड (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह समाधान हो िान े के पश्चात की लोक प्रयोिन के जलए, वह भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण इससे उपाबद्ध अन सूची मे ददया गया ह,ै महाराष्ट्र राज्य के नागपर जिल े में "इटारसी–नागपर चौथी लाइन (297 दकलोमीटर)" की जविेष रेल पररयोिना के जनष्पादन, अन रिण, प्रबंधन, और प्रचालन के जलए अपेजित ह,ै ऐसी भूजम का अिजन करने के आिय दक घोषणा करती ह ैI उक्त भूजम म े जहतबद्ध कोई व्यजक्त, रािपत्र म े इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन दक तारीख से तीस ददन के भीतर, उक्त अजधजनयम दक धारा 20घ दक उप-धारा (1) के अधीन उपयक्त ज प्रयोिन के जलए एसी भूजम के अिजन और उपयोग के संबंध म े आिेप कर सकेगा I 6436 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप, सिम प्राजधकारी अथाजत सिम प्राजधकारी, अथातज ् अनज वभागीय अजधकारी एव ं भजू म अजधग्रहण अजधकारी, नागपर (ग्रामीण) महाराष्ट्र को जलजखत म े दकया िाएगा और उसके आधार उपवर्णणत करेगा और सिम प्राजधकारी आिेपकताज को व्यजक्तगत रूप से या जवजध व्यवसायी के माध्यम से स नवाई का अवसर प्रदान करेगा और ऐसे आिेपों दक स नवाई करन े तथा ऐसी िांच करने के पश्चात यदद कोई हो, जिसे सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा, या तो आिेपों को अन ज्ञात कर सकेगा या अनन ज्ञात कर सकेगा I उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 20 घ की उप-धारा (2) के अधीन सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकया गया कोई आदेि अंजतम होगा I इस अजधसूचना के अधीन आन े वाली भूजम का रेखांकन और भूजम के अन्द्य ब्यौरे उपलब्ध ह ै और जहतबद्ध व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम प्राजधकारी के उपयक्त ज कायाजलय मे उनका जनरीिण दकया िा सकता है I अनस चू ी पररजिष्ट 'अ' रेल्व ेअजधजनयम 1989 (24 of 1989) अनस ार "इटारसी–नागपर चौथी लाइन (297 दकलोमीटर)" 7/12 के अ.ं भूसंपादन गांव का सव े न.ं ाण ीत अनसु ार संपादन क्षेत्र क्र. प्रकरण नाम तालुका भूधारक का नाम गट न ं र ाध भु द ध् प एकुणक्षेत्र (हे.आर.) क्रमांक (हे.आर.) 08/अ- नागपरू (ग्रा.), 1 65/2025- गोधनी जिल्हा महादेव िगं लु कामटकर 392 1 0.1000 0.0809 26 नागपरू ननकीता संददप गुव,े 'कमल वव. गोववदं राव भक्त,े संियकुमार जिमेली उपन्गा, वविय गोववदं राव भक्ते, ियश्री संददप गुव,े ननतीन नारायण गुरवे, कायकय ारी अभभयतं ा (बांध) 08/अ- नागपरू (ग्रा.), जिल्हा पररषद नागपरू तर्फे िी प 2 65/2025- गोधनी जिल्हा (बांधकाम) उपववभाग, नागपरू तर्फे 391 1 2.6100 0.1727 26 नागपरू उपववभाग अभभयतं ा श्री हेमतं आसमवार, अरुण रमणराव रािरु कर, योगेश्वर रमणराव रािरु कर, मनोहर लहानिु ी रािरु कर, पखु राि रमणराव रािरु कर, ज्योत्सना श्रीकांत डाहाके, कववता राि ुडडवरे, ज्योत्सना श्रीकांत डाहाके, कववता राि ु डडवरे, ज्योत्सना श्रीकांत डाहाके, पखु राि रमणराव रािरु कर, मनोहर लहानिु ीरािरु कर, योगेश्वर रमणराव 08/अ- नागपरू (ग्रा.), रािरु कर, अरुण रमणराव रािरु कर, 3 65/2025- गोधनी जिल्हा कववता राि ुडडवरे, कायकय ारी अभभयतं ा 389 1 1.1600 0.1071 26 नागपरू (बांध) जिल्हा पररषद नागपरू उपववभागीय अभभयतं ा िी.प. (बांधकाम) उपववभाग नागपरू तर्फे हेमंत दादासाहेब आसमवार[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 7/12 के अ.ं भूसंपादन गांव का सव े न.ं ाण ीत अनसु ार संपादन क्षेत्र क्र. प्रकरण नाम तालुका भूधारक का नाम गट न ं र ाध भु द ध् प एकुणक्षेत्र (हे.आर.) क्रमांक (हे.आर.) अर्नय ा ि. अरुण बोंदरे, गगररधारी परुु षोत्तम रािरू कर, गोवधनय शामराव रािरु कर, िनायदन शामराव रािरु कर, 08/अ- नागपरू (ग्रा.), नदं ा वव. कष्णा खुरपड,े ननमलय ा 4 65/2025- गोधनी जिल्हा 385 1 0.3600 0.0230 रामभाउ खुरपड,े माल ुि. शरद भशखरे, 26 नागपरू शालु ि. सनुनल बोंदरे, शेवताबाई अरुण डभं ारे, शेवताबाई परुु षोत्तम रािरु कर, अिाब शामराव रािरु कर 4.23 0.3837 कुल (हे.आर.) (हे.आर.) [फा. सं. G197/Itarsi-NGP 4th/Godhani Vlg/20A] भ वनेि क मार ग प्ता, म ख्य प्रिासजनक अजधकारी (जनमाजण) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Central Railway) NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 19th August, 2026 Under clause 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) S.O. 4612(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 “Itarsi-Nagpur 4th line (297 Km)” under Central Railway in Nagpur District of the State of Maharashtra, the Central Government hereby declares its intention to acquire the said 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, Sub-Divisional officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Nagpur (Rural), 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.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] SCHEDULE APPENDIX ‘A’ Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway Project of Construction of the “Itarsi-Nagpur 4th line (297 Km)” in the District Nagpur in the State of Maharashtra. Total .o Land N Land area Acquisition Sr. Acquisition Village Tahsil Name of Landholder y e Holding as per Area No. Name v Case No. r practices 7/12 (Ha.) u S (Ha.) Nagpur 08/A- (Rural), Mahadev Jangalu 1 Godhani 392 1 0.1000 0.0809 65/2025-26 District Kamatkar Nagpur Nikita Sandip Gurve, Kamal V. Govindrao Bhakte, Sanjaykumar Jimeli Upanga, Vijay Govindrao Bhakte, Jayashree Sandip Gurve, Nitin Narayan Gurve, Karyakari Abhiyanta (Bandh), Executive Engineer (Construction), Nagpur Zilla Parishad, Nagpur, 08/A- (Rural), through Z.P. 2 Godhani 391 1 2.6100 0.1727 65/2025-26 District (Construction) Sub- Nagpur Division, Nagpur, through Sub-Divisional Engineer Shri Hemant Asamwar, Arun Ramanrao Rajurkar, Yogeshwar Ramanrao Rajurkar, Manohar Lahanuji Rajurkar, Pukhraj Ramanrao Rajurkar, Jyotsna Shrikant Dahake, Kavita Raju Divare. Jyotsna Shrikant Dahake, Kavita Raju Divare, Jyotsna Shrikant Dahake, Pukhraj Ramanrao Rajurkar, Manohar Lahanuji Rajurkar, Yogeshwar Ramanrao Nagpur Rajurkar, Arun Ramanrao 08/A- (Rural), Rajurkar, Kavita Raju 3 Godhani 389 1 1.1600 0.1071 65/2025-26 District Divare, Executive Nagpur Engineer (Construction), Zilla Parishad, Nagpur, through Z.P. (Construction) Sub- Division, Nagpur, through Sub-Divisional Engineer Shri Hemant Asamwar[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 Archana J. Arun Bondre, Giridhari Purushottam Rajurkar, Govardhan Shamrao Rajurkar, Janardan Shamrao Nagpur Rajurkar, Nanda V. 08/A- (Rural), Krishna Khurpade, 4 Godhani 385 1 0.3600 0.0230 65/2025-26 District Nirmala Rambhau Nagpur Khurpade, Malu J. Sharad Shikhare, Shalu J. Sunil Bondre, Shevtabai Arun Dhambare, Shevtabai Purushottam Rajurkar, Ajab Shamrao Rajurkar 4.23 0.3837 Total (Ha.) (Ha.) [F. No. G197/Itarsi-NGP 4th/Godhani Vlg/20A] BHUVNESH KUMAR GUPTA, Chief Administrative Officer (Con.) 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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