Date: 2026-03-06Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of Notification in the official Gazette Extraordinary Part II Section 3 Sub Section ii under Section 20 E of Railways Act 1989 Amendment 2008 for acquisition of 2 point 3353 Hectare of land for Special Railway Project namely Construction of 3rd Railway line between Varanasi shivpur 5 point 83 in Lucknow division of Northern Railway in district Varanasi of State Uttar Pradesh
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Railways regarding the acquisition of land for the construction of a third railway line between Varanasi and Shivpur. The acquisition follows a previous notification and public consultation period, with no objections received. The land will be vested with the Central Government upon publication of this notification.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Scope:** Construction of a third railway line between Varanasi and Shivpur, spanning 5.83 km.
* **Location:** Land situated in the villages of Phulwariya and Indrapur, Tehsil Sadar, District Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
* **Legal Basis:** Acquisition conducted under Section 20A and 20E of the Railway Act, 1989.
* **Previous Actions:** A notification of intent to acquire land was issued on August 27, 2025, and its substance was published in newspapers on October 8, 2025.
* **Objections:** No objections were received from the public regarding the proposed land acquisition.
* **Acquisition Declaration:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire the specified land.
* **Vesting of Land:** Upon publication of this notification, the acquired land will vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from encumbrances.
* **Land Details:** A schedule outlines the specific parcels of land, their nature, type, survey numbers, owners/interested persons, and area in hectares. This includes both private agricultural land and government non-agricultural land (nala).
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners/Interested Persons**
* **Impact:** Their privately owned agricultural land is being acquired for the railway project.
* **Action Required:** No specific action is mentioned in the document for these individuals. Their land is being acquired, and the process of vesting is detailed.
**Central Government**
* **Impact:** Will gain absolute ownership and control of the acquired land, free from encumbrances.
* **Action Required:** To publish this notification in the Official Gazette.
**Northern Railways (Construction Organization)**
* **Impact:** Will be responsible for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the special railway project.
* **Action Required:** To proceed with the construction of the third railway line.
Key Entities Referenced
Railway Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which land acquisition for the railway project is being conducted.
Ministry of Railways: The government ministry responsible for the railway project and issuing the notification.
Northern Railways (Construction Organization): The specific branch of the railway ministry overseeing this construction project.
Varanasi and Shivpur: The specific locations central to the railway project's scope.
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EXTRAORDINARY
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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अनसु चू ी
इस पररयोिना के अंतगचत चयजनत भूजम ग्राम फूलवररया एवं इंिरपुर, तहसील सिर व िनपि वाराणसी “वाराणसी और जिवपुर के
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रख-रखाव, प्रबंधन एवं संचालन के जलए आवश्यक ह।ै अजधग्रहण में आने वाली भूजम में जनर्मचत संरचनाएं सजम्मजलत हो सकती ह ैं या
नहीं, िो भूजम जनरीक्षण के समय जनधाचररत दकया िाएगा।
जिला का नाम वाराणसी
तहसील का नाम सिर
ग्राम का नाम इंद्रपुर
सवेक्षण /
भूजम का भूजम की क्षेत्रफल
क्र. सं. गाटा भूस्ट्वामी/ जहतबद्ध व्यजियों के नाम
प्रकार प्रकृजत (हे० म०े )
संख्या
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 जनिी कृजष 433 िंकर ससंह , आिाि ससंह पुत्र स्ट्व० जचत्थर ससंह 0.0095
2 जनिी कृजष 429 िंकर ससंह, आिाि ससंह पुत्र स्ट्व० जचत्थर ससंह 0.1164
सूरि उफ़च गुड्डू पुत्र रमरूप, पंचम राम पुत्र रामाखेलवन, लव
3 जनिी कृजष 414 0.0622
टैन राम पुत्र रामखेलवन
रूपा िेवी पत्नी संिय कुमार, सुिीत कुमार, रािेि कुमार,
सावन कुमार पुत्र स्ट्व०जिव प्रिाि भाई संिय कुमार , जिव
प्रिाि, बाला िी पुत्र जिव धारी, सजवता िेवी पत्नी राम िी
लाल , चंद्रकला िेवी पत्नी रािेंद्र, श्रीमती सीमा िेवी पत्नी बबलू
4 जनिी कृजष 398 0.0082
सोनकर, श्रीमती सुनीता िेवी पत्नी संिीप कुमार, श्रीमती बेबी
ससंह पत्नी भिुमन ससंह. राकेि कुमार, सुरेि कुमार , अवधेि
कुमार, िगु ेि कुमार पुत्र स्ट्व० रामलाल, बबलू पुत्र राधेश्याम,
राि,ू जविय, अिय, िजि कुमार पुत्र राधेश्याम, श्रीमती
गीता िेवी पत्नी राम िी उफ़च ईि ूकनोजिया आदि
5 जनिी कृजष 431 िंकर ससंह , आिाि ससंह पुत्र स्ट्व० जचत्थर ससंह 0.105
6 जनिी कृजष 430 िंकर ससंह , आिाि ससंह पुत्र स्ट्व० जचत्थर ससंह 0.581[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
7 जनिी कृजष 349 िंकर ससंह , आिाि ससंह पुत्र स्ट्व० जचत्थर ससंह 0.377
8 जनिी कृजष 396 िंकर ससंह , आिाि ससंह पुत्र स्ट्व० जचत्थर ससंह 0.705
9 जनिी कृजष 432 िंकर ससंह , आिाि ससंह पुत्र स्ट्व० जचत्थर ससंह 0.003
समुन्िरा पत्नी फेकू, बृिकान्त उफच बाबूलाल पुत्र स्ट्व० िबु री
10 जनिी कृजष 397 0.004
ऊफच िनु री, श्री मती गुड्डी िेवी पत्नी रामबली
TOTAL 1.9713
जिला का नाम वाराणसी
तहसील का नाम सिर
ग्राम का नाम फुलवररया
सवेक्षण /
क्षेत्रफल
क्र. सं. भूजम की गाटा भूस्ट्वामी/ जहतबद्ध व्यजियों के नाम
भूजम का (हे० म०े )
संख्या
प्रकार प्रकृजत
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 सरकारी गैर कृजष 1 नाला 0.1609
2 जनिी कृजष 173 नरेंद्र नाथ 0.0011
3 सरकारी गैर कृजष 207 नाला 0.2020
TOTAL 0.364
[फा. सं. 190-W/Land/Varanasi-Shivpur]
श्याम ससंह, मख्ु य प्रिासजनक अजधकारी/जनमाचण/ II
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Northern Railways(Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th March, 2026
S.O. 1180(E).— Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways
(Construction Organization), number, S.O. 3961(E), dated the 27 August 2025, published in Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) (hereafter referred to as the said notification) under sub-section (1)
of section 20A of the Railway Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government
declared its intension to acquire the land specified in the schedule annexed to the said notification for execution,
maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project, namely, "Construction of 3rd Railway Line
between Varanasi- shivpur (5.83 ) in Lucknow division of Northern Railway" the land in village
Phulwariya & Indrapur of Tehsil Sadar in district Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh state.
And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily newspapers Times Of India,
Dainik Jagran and Amar Ujala dated 8 October, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act;
And whereas no objections have been received under section 20 (D) and the same have been considered/
disposed by the Competent Authority.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Now therefore, upon receipt of the said report of the competent authority, and in exercise of the powers
conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989, the Central Government hereby declares that
the lands specified in the Schedule annexed hereto shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose;
And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby
declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule annexed
hereto shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances.
SCHEDULE
A brief description of the land in village Phulwariya & Indrapur of Tehsil Sadar in district Varanasi of Uttar
Pradesh state required for the special railway project, "Construction of 3rd Railway Line between Varanasi-
shivpur (5.83 ) in Lucknow division of Northern Railway” including or excluding structures:
Name of District Varanasi
Name of Tehsil Sadar
Name of Village Indrapur
Survey/
Nature of Type of Area in
S.No. Gata Name of Owner/Interested Person
Land Land Hectare
no.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Shankar Singh, Azad Singh s/o Chithar Singh,
1 Private Argiculture 433
0.0095
Shankar Singh, Azad Singh s/o Chithar Singh,
2 Private Argiculture 429
0.1164
Suraj urf Guddu s/o Ramroop, Pancham ram, Lavtanram
3 Private Argiculture 414
s/o Ramkhelawan 0.0622
Roopa Devi w/o Sanjay Kumar , Sujeet kumar , Rajesh
Kumar, Sawan Kumar s/o Late Shiv Prashad, (Bhai)
Sanjay Kumar, Shiv Prashad , Balaji s/o
Shivdhari, Savita devi w/o Ramji lal, Chandrkala devi
w/o Rajendra, Smt. Seema Devi w/o Bablu Sonkar, Smt.
4 Private Argiculture 398 Suneeta Devi w/o Sandeep Kumar,
Smt. Baby Singh w/o Bhajuman Singh, Rakesh kumar,
Suresh kumar, Awdhesh Kumar, Durgesh kumar s/o Late
Ramlal, Bablu, Raju, Vijay, Ajay, Shashi Kumar s/o
Radheshyam, Smt. Geeta Devi w/o Ram ji Urf Edu
Kanujiya 0.0082
5 Private Argiculture 431 Shankar Singh, Azad Singh s/o Chithar Singh, 0.1050
6 Private Argiculture 430 Shankar Singh, Azad Singh s/o Chithar Singh, 0.5810
7 Private Argiculture 349 Shankar Singh, Azad Singh s/o Chithar Singh, 0.3770
8 Private Argiculture 396 Shankar Singh, Azad Singh s/o Chithar Singh, 0.7050
9 Private Argiculture 432 Shankar Singh, Azad Singh s/o Chithar Singh, 0.0030
Samundra w/o Feku, Brajkant urf Babulal s/o late Dubari
10 Private Argiculture 397
urf Dunari, Smt. Guddi Devi w/o Rambali 0.0040
Total 1.9713[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Name of District Varanasi
Name of Tehsil Sadar
Name of Village Phulwariya
Nature of Type of Survey/
S. No. Name of Owner/Interested Person Area in Hectare
Land Land Gata no.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Non
1 Govt. 1 Naala 0.1609
Agriculture
2 Private Argiculture 173 Narendra Nath 0.0011
Non
3 Govt. 207 Naala 0.2020
Agriculture
Total 0.3640
[F. No. 190-W/Land/Varanasi-Shivpur]
SHYAM SINGH, Chief Administrative Officer/Const-II
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