**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Railways, South Western Railway (Construction Organization), declaring the "Electrification of Vyasa Colony - Amravathi Colony (120 RKM/150 TKM) section of SWR" as a "Special Railway Project". This project aims to provide national infrastructure for public purposes in the State of Karnataka. The notification is effective from the date of its publication on February 20, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Designation:**
* The "Electrification of Vyasa Colony - Amravathi Colony (120 RKM/150 TKM) section of SWR" is declared a "Special Railway Project".
* **Legal Basis:**
* This declaration is made under the powers conferred by clause 37(A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Act no. 24 of 1989).
* **Purpose:**
* The project aims to provide national infrastructure for public purposes.
* **Location:**
* The project is located in the State of Karnataka.
* The specific location is in Neelgunda Village, Harapanahalli Taluk, and Vijayanagar District.
* **Effective Date:**
* The notification is effective from February 20, 2026.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Railway (South Western Railway, Construction Organization, Bengaluru Cantonment)**
* **Impact:** The Ministry is responsible for notifying the project as a "Special Railway Project," potentially unlocking specific benefits or streamlining processes associated with such designations.
* **Action Required:** The Ministry needs to ensure the project proceeds according to the regulations and guidelines applicable to special railway projects.
**Stakeholder: Public in the State of Karnataka**
* **Impact:** Improved railway infrastructure is intended to provide a public benefit by providing national infrastructure.
* **Action Required:** No immediate action is required from the public.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary law under which the Ministry of Railways is exercising its powers to declare the project a 'Special Railway Project'.
Ministry of Railways: The central authority issuing the notification for the railway project.
Karnataka: The state where the railway project is located and the notification is applicable.
Vyasa Colony - Amravathi Colony Electrification Project: The railway electrification project being declared as a Special Railway Project.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 898] नई ददलली, िुक्रवार, फरवरी 20, 2026/फालग नु 1, 1947 13, 1947 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 898] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026/PHALGUNA 1, 1947 ss, 1947 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[दजिण पजिम रेलव े(जनमाणा संगठन)]
अजधसचू ना
बेंगलुरू, 20 फरवरी, 2026
का.आ. 942(अ).—रेल अजधजनयम, 1989 (अजधजनयम संख्या 24 ऑफ 1989) की धारा 2 के खंड 37 (ए) द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार (रेल मंत्रालय, दजिण पजिम रेलवे, जनमाणा संगठन, बेंगलूरु छावनी) नीचे दी गई ताजलका म ें
उजललजखत पररयोजना को “जविेष रेल पररयोजना” के रूप में कनााटक राज्य में सावाजजनक प्रयोजन के जलए राष्ट्रीय इनफ्रास्ट्रक्चर
उपलब्ध कराने हते ु आजधकाररक राजपत्र मे एतदद्वारा अजधसूजचत करती है । इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की जतजथ से प्रभावी माना
जाएगा।
ताजलका
क्र.स.ं पररयोजना का नाम ग्राम तालुक जजला
1. एस डब्लयू आर के खंड में व्यास कॉलोनी-अमरावती कॉलोनी (120 आर के नीलगुंडा हरप्पनहजलल जवजयनगर
एम/150 टी के एम) का जवद्युजतकरण
[फा. सं.डब्लयू.271/जन/बें छा/2025-26/भूजम जव रे प/1727]
प्रदीप पुरी, मुख्य इंजीजनयर-III/जनमााण
1290 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[South Western Railway (Construction Organisation)]
NOTIFICATION
Bengaluru, the 20t h February, 2026
S.O. 942(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause 37(A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989
(Act no. 24 of 1989) the Ministry of Railway (South Western Railway, Construction Organization, Bengaluru
Cantonment) hereby notifies the project, as ―Special Railway Project‖ mentioned in the table below, in the State of
Karnataka for providing National Infrastructure for a Public Purpose with effect from date of publication of the
notification in the Official Gazette.
Table
Sl. No. Name of the Project Village Taluk District
1. Electrification of Vyasa Colony – Amravathi Neelgunda Harapanahalli Vijayanagar
Colony (120 RKM/150 TKM) section of
SWR.
[F. No.W.271/CN/BNC/2025-26/Land SRP/1727]
PARDEEP PURI, Chief Engineer-III/Construction
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