Date: 2026-06-27Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of Extraordinary Gazette Notification under Part II Section 3 Sub Section (I) Clause 20A of the Railway Act 1989 (24 of 1989) for Acquisition of Land for Special Railway Project 4TH LINE BETWEEN BAREJADI NANDEJ GERATPUR SANAND (38.20 KM) in District Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has issued a notification under the Railways Act, 1989, declaring its intention to acquire 18,947 sq. meters of land in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for the construction of a 38.20 km fourth railway line between Geratpur and Sanand. Interested parties must submit any objections regarding the acquisition within 30 days of the notification's publication (June 27, 2026). The Competent Authority in Ahmedabad will oversee the hearing of objections and issue final orders.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Legal Provision:** The acquisition is initiated under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989, for a "Special Railway Project" deemed necessary for public purpose.
* **Project Scope:** The project involves the execution of the 4th line between Barejadi–Nandej (Geratpur) and Sanand, covering a distance of 38.20 km.
* **Land Details:**
* **Location:** District Ahmedabad, Taluka Sanand, Village Navapura.
* **Extent:** A total of 22 survey numbers covering 18,947 sq. meters.
* **Type:** Includes both agricultural and non-agricultural private land.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Any person interested in the land may raise an objection in writing to the Competent Authority within 30 days of the notification date.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner. Following an inquiry, the authority may allow or disallow the objections.
* **Finality of Orders:** Any order made by the Competent Authority under sub-section (II) of section 20(D) of the Act shall be final.
* **Public Inspection:** Detailed land plans and related documents are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Landowners and Interested Persons in Navapura Village**
**Impact**
Property owners of the 22 identified survey numbers face the acquisition of their private land (agricultural and non-agricultural) for the railway project.
**Action Required**
Must visit the office of the Competent Authority to inspect land plans and submit written objections, stating specific grounds, within 30 days of June 27, 2026.
**Stakeholder: Competent Authority (Additional Special Land Acquisition Officer, Ahmedabad)**
**Impact**
Tasked with the administrative and legal processing of the land acquisition, including managing public grievances.
**Action Required**
Receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, perform necessary inquiries, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections under Section 20(D).
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Railways (Western Railways Construction Organisation)**
**Impact**
The entity responsible for the execution of the 38.20 km railway line project.
**Action Required**
Follow the statutory acquisition process as per the Railways Act, 1989, to secure the land required for the 4th line project between Geratpur and Sanand.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation, specifically Sections 20A and 20D, under which the Central Government is acquiring land for a Special Railway Project.
4th line between Barejadi-Nandej (Geratpur) – Sanand (38.20 km): The specific Special Railway Project necessitated for public purpose, driving the land acquisition mentioned in the notification.
Ministry of Railways: The primary government ministry responsible for the notification, execution, and oversight of the railway infrastructure project.
District Ahmedabad, Gujarat: The central geographic location where the land acquisition and project development are specifically situated.
Additional Special Land Acquisition Officer: The designated competent authority in Ahmedabad responsible for receiving objections and conducting hearings regarding the land acquisition.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 470] िई कदल्ली, िजिवार, ििू 27, 2026/आषाढ 6, 1948
No. 470] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026/ASHADHA 6, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पजिम रेलव े(जिमाणा सगं ठि)]
अजधसचू िा
म ंबई, 26 िूि, 2026
सा.का.जि. 521(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसमें इसके पिात् उक्त
अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20क के उपखंड (I) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत ेहुये, ये समाधाि हो िाि ेके पिात ्
कक लोक प्रयोिि के जलए, यह भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण इससे उपाबद्ध अि सूची में कदया गया ह,ै ग िरात राज्य म ेंजिला
अहमदाबाद में गेरतप र (बारेिडी- िान्देज़)- साणंद के जबच में चौथी लाइि पररयोििा (38.20 की.मी) िाम की जविेष रेल
पररयोििा के जिष्पादि के जलये आवश्यक ह,ै ऐसी भूजम के अिाि करि े के आिय की घोषणा करती है;
उक्त भूजम के कोई जहतबद्ध व्यजक्त, रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की तारीख से तीस कदि के भीतर, उक्त
अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उप-धारा (1)के अधीि उपयक्त ा प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अिाि और उपयोग के संबंध म ें
अपिी आपजत प्रकटकर सकेगा;
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत सिम प्राजधकारी एव ं अजतररक्त जविेष भूजम अजधग्रहण अजधकारी, प्रथम तल, आपदा प्रबंधि
भवि, महसूल भवि, कलेक्टर ऑकिस, स भाष जिि सकाल के पास, अहमदाबाद को जलजखत रुप मे ककया िाएगा, और उसमे
4789 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
आपजत्त के कारण बताए िांएगे। सिम प्राजधकारी आिपे कताा को व्यजक्तगत रुप से या काििू ी प्रेजक्टििर के माध्यम से स िवाई
का अवसर प्रदाि करेगा और सभी ऐसे आिेपों की स िवाई और िांच करिे के पिात्, यकद आवश्यक समझे तो, आदेि द्वारा
या तो आपजतयों का अि ज्ञात कर सकेगा या अिि ज्ञात करेगा।
उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उप-धारा (2)के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा कदया गया आदेि अंजतम होगा।
इस अजधसूचिा के अधीि आिे वाली भूजम की भूजम योििा और अन्य ब्यौरे उपलब्ध ह ैं और जहतबद्ध व्यजक्त द्वारा
सिम प्राजधकारी के उक्त उल्लेजखत कायाालय म ेंउिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
अिसू चू ी
ग िरात राज्य म ेंगेरतप र (बारेिडी- िान्देज़)- साणंद के जबच में चौथी लाइि (38.20 कक.मी.) िाम की जविेष रेल
पररयोििा के जलए संरचिा के साथ या उसके जबिा अजधग्रहीत की िािे वाली भूजम का संजिप्त जववरण।
जज़ला : अहमदाबाद
क्रजमक भूजम का भूजम का ित्रे िल
तालक ा गावाँ सव ेिबं र भूजम की प्रकृजत
सख्ं या प्रकार (Sq.mtr)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 साणंद िवाप रा 109/2 जििी कृजष 127
City Survey NA
2 साणंद िवाप रा जििी गैर-कृजष 440
21/2
3 साणंद िवाप रा 17 जििी कृजष 23
4 साणंद िवाप रा 13 जििी कृजष 174
5 साणंद िवाप रा 113 जििी कृजष 541
6 साणंद िवाप रा 150/6 जििी कृजष 1931
7 साणंद िवाप रा 530 जििी कृजष 1125
8 साणंद िवाप रा 446/2 जििी गैर-कृजष 1247
9 साणंद िवाप रा 450/1 जििी गैर-कृजष 1935
10 साणंद िवाप रा 452 जििी गैर-कृजष 3111
11 साणंद िवाप रा 159 जििी कृजष 2829
12 साणंद िवाप रा 157/1/1 जििी कृजष 1109
13 साणंद िवाप रा 162/1 जििी
कृजष 271
14 साणंद िवाप रा 162/2 जििी
15 साणंद िवाप रा 153/2 जििी कृजष 552
16 साणंद िवाप रा 155/P1 जििी
कृजष 342
17 साणंद िवाप रा 155/P2 जििी
18 साणंद िवाप रा 150/12/P1 जििी कृजष
City Survey 2014
19 साणंद िवाप रा जििी गैर-कृजष
NA150/12/P2
20 साणंद िवाप रा 150/7 जििी कृजष 198[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
21 साणंद िवाप रा 105 जििी कृजष 843
22 साणंद िवाप रा 418 जििी गैर-कृजष 135
Total 18947
[िा. स.ं ई-649883-01]
डी.आर .चौधरी, मख् य पररयोििा प्रबंधक (जिमााण-I)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railways (Construction Organisation)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 26th June, 2026
G.S.R. 521(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (I) 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 given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for execution of
the Special Railway Project, namely, 4TH LINE BETWEEN BAREJADI – NANDEJ (GERATPUR) – SANAND
(38.20 KM) IN THE DISTRICT OF AHMEDABAD in the State of Gujarat, hereby declares its intention to acquired
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(I) of section 20 (D) of the said Act:
Every such objection shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Additional Special Land Acquisition
Officer, First Floor, Disaster Management Building, Collector Office, Near. Subhash Bridge Circle, Ahmedabad,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 all 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 (II) 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: 4th line between
GERATPUR (Barejadi-Nandej) – SANAND (38.20 km) in the state of Gujarat.
District : Ahmedabad
Area to be
Sr. Type of
Taluka Village Survey No. Nature of Land acquired
No. Land
(sq.mts)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Sanand Navapura 109/2 Private Agriculture 127
City Survey NA
2 Sanand Navapura Private Non - Agriculture 440
21/2
3 Sanand Navapura 17 Private Agriculture 23
4 Sanand Navapura 13 Private Agriculture 174
5 Sanand Navapura 113 Private Agriculture 541
6 Sanand Navapura 150/6 Private Agriculture 19314 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
7 Sanand Navapura 530 Private Agriculture 1125
8 Sanand Navapura 446/2 Private Non - Agriculture 1247
9 Sanand Navapura 450/1 Private Non - Agriculture 1935
10 Sanand Navapura 452 Private Non - Agriculture 3111
11 Sanand Navapura 159 Private Agriculture 2829
12 Sanand Navapura 157/1/1 Private Agriculture 1109
13 Sanand Navapura 162/1 Private
Agriculture 271
14 Sanand Navapura 162/2 Private
15 Sanand Navapura 153/2 Private Agriculture 552
16 Sanand Navapura 155/P1 Private
Agriculture 342
17 Sanand Navapura 155/P2 Private
18 Sanand Navapura 150/12/P1 Private Agriculture
City Survey 2014
19 Sanand Navapura Private Non - Agriculture
NA150/12/P2
20 Sanand Navapura 150/7 Private Agriculture 198
21 Sanand Navapura 105 Private Agriculture 843
22 Sanand Navapura 418 Private Non - Agriculture 135
Total 18947
[F. No. E-649883-01 ]
D.R. CHAUDHARY, Chief project Manager/Construction-I
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