**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has issued a notification dated March 19, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire 6.3738 hectares of land in Mirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh, for the Chunar Chopan Doubling Project. Under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989, interested persons have 30 days from the publication date (March 24, 2026) to file objections. The project is classified as a "Special Railway Project" for public purposes, including execution, maintenance, and operation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Overview and Authority**
* **Legal Basis:** The notification is issued by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989, as amended in 2008.
* **Project Name:** Chunar Chopan Doubling Project.
* **Purpose:** Land is required for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the special railway project.
**Land Acquisition Details**
* **Total Area:** 6.3738 hectares across various plots (Khasra numbers).
* **Location:** Chunar Tehsil, Mirzapur District, State of Uttar Pradesh.
* **Affected Villages:** Dhauha (2.5113 ha), Samudawa (0.4439 ha), Jaugarh (3.1726 ha), Taktaiya (0.1730 ha), and Jamuhar (0.0730 ha).
* **Land Types:** The land consists of private, forest, government, and existing railway property.
**Objection Process (Section 20D)**
* **Timeline:** Any person interested in the land must raise an objection in writing within 30 days of the publication of this notification.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be submitted to the Special Land Acquisition Officer (Irrigation), Mirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh.
* **Hearing Rights:** The competent authority will provide the objector an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Orders:** After conducting necessary inquiries, the competent authority will issue an order to allow or disallow the objections; such orders are considered final.
* **Inspection:** Detailed land plans are available for inspection at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons**
**Impact**
Landowners in the specified villages (Dhauha, Samudawa, Jaugarh, Taktaiya, and Jamuhar) face the permanent acquisition of their property for railway infrastructure. This includes private individuals and those with interests in forest or government-leased land.
**Action Required**
Individuals wishing to contest the acquisition must submit written objections detailing their grounds to the Special Land Acquisition Officer (Irrigation) in Mirzapur within 30 days of the gazette publication.
**Special Land Acquisition Officer (Competent Authority)**
**Impact**
Designated as the primary official responsible for managing the legal challenges and administrative process of the land acquisition in Mirzapur.
**Action Required**
The officer must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, carry out inquiries, and issue final orders regarding the acquisition.
**Ministry of Railways (North Central Railway)**
**Impact**
Secures the legal pathway to acquire necessary land for the "Chunar Chopan Doubling Project," enabling infrastructure expansion.
**Action Required**
Proceed with the acquisition process following the resolution of objections and ensure compliance with the Railways Act, 1989.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation, including its 2008 amendment, that empowers the Central Government to acquire land for special railway projects.
Chunar Chopan Doubling Project: The specific special railway initiative for which land is being acquired in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Special Land Acquisition Officer (Irrigation), Mirzapur: The designated competent authority responsible for receiving and hearing objections from interested persons regarding the land acquisition.
Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh: The primary location and district where the land acquisition and the railway doubling project are situated.
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No. 1473] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026/CHAITRA 3, 1948 ss, 1947 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[उत्तर मध्य रेलव े (जिमााण जवभाग)]
अजधसचू िा
प्रयागराि, 19 माच,ा 2026
का.आ. 1538(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, िे रेल अजधजियम 1989 (1989 का 24) एवं रेलवे (संिोधि) अजधजियम 2008
(2008 का 11) (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात्, उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20 ’ए’ के खण्ड-(1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग
करते हुए, यह समाधाि हो िािे के पश्चात् कक लोक प्रयोिि के जलए, वह भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण इससे उपाबद्ध अिुसूची में
कदया गया ह,ै उत्तरप्रदेि राज्य के जमिाापुर जिले में ‘‘चुिार -चोपि दोहरीकरण पररयोििा हते ु’’ जविेष रेल पररयोििा के अन्द्तगात
लोक प्रयोिि के जलए अपेजित है, ऐसी भूजम का अिाि करिे के अपिे आिय की घोषणा करती है;
उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्व कोई भी व्यजक्त इस अजधसूचिा के रािपत्र में प्रकािि की तारीख से तीस कदि की अवजध के भीतर उक्त
अजधजियम की धारा 20-घ की उप-धारा (1) के अधीि उपरोक्त प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अिाि और उपयोग के संबंध में आिेप
कर सकेगा;
प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप, सिम प्राजधकारी, जविेष भूजम अध्याजप्त अजधकारी, जमिाापुर (ससंचाई), जिला- जमिाापुर, (उप्र.) को
जलजखत में ककया िाया िायेगा और उसके आधार उपवर्णात ककये िायेगे और सिम अजधकारी आिेपकताा को या तो व्याजक्तगत रूप से
या जवजध व्यवसायी के माध्यम से सुिवाई का अवसर प्रदाि करेगा तथा आिेपों की सुिवाई करिे तथा ऐसी और िााँच, यकद कोई हो
करिे के पश्चात सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक सम़झे आदेि द्वारा या तो आिेपों को अिुज्ञात या अििुज्ञात कर सकेगा;
उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20-घ की उपधारा (2) के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा ककया गया कोई आदेि अंजतम होगा;
2149 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
इस अजधसूचिा के अधीि आिे वाली भूजम का िक्िा एवं अन्द्य ब्यौरा उपलब्ध ह।ै इच्छुक व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम प्राजधकारी,
जविेष भूजम अध्याजप्त अजधकारी, जमिाापुर (ससंचाई), जिला- जमिाापरु , (उप्र.) कायाालय में उिका जिरीिण कर सकता ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
उत्तर प्रदिे राज्य म ेंजविषे रेल पररयोििा चिु ार - चोपि के मध्य दोहरीकरण रेल पररयोििा के जलए मीरिापुर जिले म ेंिाि ेवाली
अवसंरचिा सजहत या रजहत भजू म का सजं िप्त जववरण
क्र0 स0ं ग्राम का िाम तहसील का िाम खसरा व गाटा अर्िता ित्रे फल भजू म की प्रकृजत
सख्ं या (हे0 म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 धौहा चिु ार 937 0.0473 जििी
486 0.0446 जििी
492 0.039 जििी
484 0.0062 जििी/रेलवे
493 0.0088 जििी
497 0.1648 जििी
1073 0.1627 जििी
482 0.0043 जििी/सरकारी
481 0.0429 जििी
1049 0.0979 जििी/सरकारी/वि
1050 0.1028 जििी/वि
476 0.1374 सरकारी/जििी
478 1.6526 जििी/सरकारी/वि
योग 2.5113
2 समदु वा चिु ार 208 0.0365 जििी
211 0.0469 जििी
203 0.0021 जििी
214 0.0257 जििी
215 0.0713 जििी
217 0.0503 जििी
218 0.017 जििी
233 0.0427 जििी
236 0.012 जििी
315 0.0014 जििी
308 0.0133 जििी
297 0.0037 जििी
301 0.0025 वि
374 0.1185 वि
योग 0.4439
3 िौगढ़ चिु ार 405 0.3006 वि
410 1.1539 वि
377 1.7181 वि
योग 3.1726[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
4 टकटैया चिु ार 320 0.0689 वि
322 0.1041 जििी/वि
योग 0.1730
5 िमुहार चिु ार 41 0.0730 जििी
योग 0.0730
महायोग 6.3738
[फा. सं. 1-G/CAR-CPU/Land Acquisition/01]
रािकुमार वािखेडे,मुख्य प्रिासजिक अजधकारी, जिमााण
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[North Central Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Prayagraj, the 19th March, 2026
S.O. 1538E.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act,
1989 (24 of 1989) Railway (amendment) Act, 2008 (11 of 2008) (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 is given in the
schedule annexed hereto is required for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of the
Special Railway Project namely Chunar Chopan Doubling Projectin District Mirzapur in the State of
Uttar Pradesh 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, Special Land Acquisition Officer
(Irrigation), Mirzapur District-Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh 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 (2) 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 acquire, with or without structure, for the special Railway Project, namely,
Chunar To Chopan Doubling Railway Project in Mirzapur District in The State of Utter Pradesh.
Area of
Khasra No.
Sr. No. Village Name Tehsil Name aquire land Nature of Land
Or Plot No.
(in hact.)
937 0.0473 Private
486 0.0446 Private
492 0.0390 Private
484 0.0062 Private/Railway
493 0.0088 Private
497 0.1648 Private
1 Dhauha Chunar
1073 0.1627 Private
482 0.0043 Private/Govt.
481 0.0429 Private
1049 0.0979 Private/Govt./Forest
1050 0.1028 Private/Forest
476 0.1374 Govt./Private4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
478 1.6526 Private/Govt./Forest
Total 2.5113
208 0.0365 Private
211 0.0469 Private
203 0.0021 Private
214 0.0257 Private
215 0.0713 Private
217 0.0503 Private
218 0.0170 Private
2 Samudawa Chunar
233 0.0427 Private
236 0.0120 Private
315 0.0014 Private
308 0.0133 Private
297 0.0037 Private
301 0.0025 Forest
374 0.1185 Forest
Total 0.4439
405 0.3006 Forest
3 Jaugarh Chunar 410 1.1539 Forest
377 1.7181 Forest
Total 3.1726
320 0.0689 Forest
4 Taktaiya Chunar
322 0.1041 Private/Forest
Total 0.1730
5 Jamuhar Chunar 41 0.0730 Private
Total 0.0730
Grand Total 6.3738
[F. No. 1-G/CAR-CPU/Land Acquisition/01]
RAJKUMAR WANKHEDE, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction)
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