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Executive Summary
The Ministry of Railways has notified its intention to acquire 0.4428 hectares of land in the Nashik district of Maharashtra for the "Manmad-Jalgaon 4th Line" Special Railway Project. Under the Railways Act 1989, any person interested in the identified land must submit written objections to the Sub Divisional Officer, Yeola, within 30 days of the publication of this notification (published August 11, 2026). The acquisition is deemed necessary for the public purpose of executing, maintaining, and operating the railway line.
Key Points / Main Content
Project and Legal Framework
Project Name: Manmad-Jalgaon 4th Line, classified as a Special Railway Project.
Statutory Authority: The notification is issued under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989.
Purpose: Land is required for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the additional railway line.
Land Acquisition Details
Location: Two villages—Panewadi and Mandwad—located in the Yeola Sub-division of Nashik District, Maharashtra.
Total Area: 0.4428 Hectares (Ha) of land is targeted for acquisition.
Village-specific Data:
Panewadi: 0.0518 Ha from Survey/Gat No. 154.
Mandwad: 0.3910 Ha from Survey/Gat No. 654.
Scope: Land may be acquired with or without existing structures.
Objection and Hearing Procedure
Submission Deadline: Objections must be raised within 30 days from the Gazette publication date.
Formalities: Objections must be made in writing to the Sub Divisional Officer (Competent Authority) at Yeola, clearly stating the grounds for the objection.
Right to be Heard: The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or via a legal practitioner.
Finality of Decision: Orders issued by the Competent Authority following the inquiry are considered final.
Access to Information
Land plans and detailed descriptions are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the Competent Authority in Yeola.
Impact Analysis
Stakeholder: Land Holders (Chandrabhan Lala Ghadge, Fakira Devram Aher, Nitin Rameshchandra Chandak, and Vaishnav Nitin Chandak)Impact
Their specific land parcels in Panewadi and Mandwad are scheduled for compulsory acquisition by the Central Government for the railway project.
Action Required
If they wish to object to the acquisition, they must submit written grounds to the Sub Divisional Officer, Yeola, within 30 days of August 11, 2026.
Stakeholder: Sub Divisional Officer (SDO), YeolaImpact
Designated as the "Competent Authority" responsible for managing the local acquisition process and legal disputes.
Action Required
Must make land plans available for public inspection, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and issue final orders allowing or disallowing the objections.
Stakeholder: Ministry of Railways (Central Railway)Impact
Authorized to proceed with the acquisition of 0.4428 Ha of land necessary to complete the Manmad-Jalgaon 4th Line.
Action Required
Oversee the execution and management of the Special Railway Project following the resolution of the land acquisition process.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising powers to acquire land for a Special Railway Project.
Manmad-Jalgaon 4th Line: The specific Special Railway Project for which land acquisition is being carried out for execution and operation.
Nashik, Maharashtra: The central location and administrative jurisdiction where the land acquisition for the railway project is applicable.
Sub Divisional Officer, Yeola: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving and hearing objections regarding the proposed land acquisition.
Ministry of Railways: The primary central ministry responsible for the project's execution, maintenance, and management.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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वाली भजू म का सरं चना या उसके रजहत सजं िप्त जववरण |
भसू पं ादन गावं 7/12 उताऱ्यानस ार सव े िमीन 7/12 सपं ाददत
अ. उप- क्रमाकं / उताऱ्यानस ार
प्रकरण का िमीनधारकाच/े धारण ित्रे फळ
क्र. जवभाग गट कूल ित्रे फळ
क्रमाकं नाम िमीनधारकाचं ेनाम क्रमाकं पद्धती (हक्े टर) (हक्े टर)
चंरभान लाला घाडग,े जव.का. सो.
1 08/2026 पानेवाडी येवला 154 I 1.63 0.0518
पानेवाडी
फदकरा देवराम आहरे , जनतीन
2 08/2026 मांडवड येवला रमेिचंर चांडक, वैष्णव जनतीन 654 I 9.07 0.3910
चांडक
क ल योग 10.70 0.4428
हक्े टर हक्े टर
[Qk-la- G197/MMR-JL 4th line/Panewadi-Mandwad/20A]
भ वनेि क मार ग प्ता, म ख्य प्रिासजनक अजधकारी (जनमाजण)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 7th August, 2026
Under clause 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989)
S.O. 4447(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 Manmad-Jalgaon
4th Line in the district of Nashik 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, Sub Divisional Officer, Yeola 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway
Project of Manmad-Jalgaon 4th Line for 2 villages in the District Nashik in the State of Maharashtra
Total
LAQ Survey/ Land area as Approximate
S.N. Case V Ni all mag ee DS ivu ib so- n Na am s e p eo rf 7L /a 1n 2d E H xto rl ad ce tr s( s) Gat Tenure 7p /e 1r 2 L aa cn qd u it ro e b de
No. No. System (Ha)
(Ha.)
Chandrabhan Lala Ghadge,
1 08/2026 Panewadi Yeola 154 I 1.63 0.0518
Vi.Ka. So. Panewadi
Fakira Devram Aher, Nitin
2 08/2026 Mandwad Yeola Rameshchandra Chandak, 654 I 9.07 0.3910
Vaishnav Nitin Chandak
10.70 0.4428
Total
Ha Ha
[F. No. G197/MMR-JL 4th line/Panewadi-Mandwad/20A]
BHUVNESH KUMAR GUPTA, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction)
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