Date: 2025-10-13Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary gazette under Part II section 3 Sub Section (I) Notification under clause 20 A of the Railway Act 1989 (24 of 1989) for land to be acquired in connection with Special Railway Project, namely Nadiad Petlad Gauge Conversion Project in the state of Gujarat.
**Executive Summary**
This document, published by the Ministry of Railways on October 13, 2025, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land in Gujarat's Anand district for the Nadiad-Petlad Gauge Conversion Project. It outlines the process for affected parties to raise objections within 30 days of the notification's publication. The document includes a schedule detailing the specific land parcels to be acquired.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Acquisition Declaration:** The Central Government intends to acquire land for the Nadiad-Petlad Gauge Conversion Project in Anand district, Gujarat.
* **Legal Basis:** The declaration is made under the powers conferred by sub-section (I) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Objection Process:**
* Interested parties can raise objections to the acquisition within 30 days of the Gazette publication.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Prant Officer Petlad, Taluka Seva sadan, Sai nath road, Taluka Petlad, District Anand, stating the grounds for objection.
* The competent authority will provide objectors an opportunity to be heard.
* The competent authority will make a final order after hearing objections, either allowing or disallowing them.
* **Land Details:** A schedule provides details of the land to be acquired, including survey numbers, type of land, nature of land, and area in square meters for villages Virol, Dabhou, and Sojitra.
* **Inspection:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the competent authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners**
* **Impact:** Landowners in the specified areas of Virol, Dabhou, and Sojitra will have their land acquired for the railway project.
* **Action Required:** Landowners who object to the acquisition must submit their written objections to the competent authority within 30 days of the notification's publication.
**Competent Authority (Prant Officer Petlad)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for receiving, reviewing, and addressing objections related to land acquisition.
* **Action Required:** Provide a hearing opportunity to the objectors, conduct necessary inquiries, and issue final orders either allowing or disallowing the objections.
**Ministry of Railways**
* **Impact:** Facilitate and oversee the land acquisition process for the Nadiad-Petlad Gauge Conversion Project.
* **Action Required:** Proceed with the acquisition process following the guidelines and timelines outlined in the notification.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The act under which the land acquisition is being carried out, specifically referencing section 20A regarding the power to acquire land for railway projects.
Nadiad-Petlad Gauge Conversion Project: A special railway project in Gujarat state, for which the land is being acquired.
Ministry of Railways: The department responsible for the notification regarding land acquisition for the railway project.
Anand: The district in Gujarat where the land acquisition for the Nadiad-Petlad Gauge Conversion Project is taking place.
Gujarat: The state where the land acquisition is being carried out.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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संबंध में आिेप कर सकेगा;
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पेटलाद , जिला आणंद को जलजखत रुप मे ककया िाएगा िो कक आिेप का आधार होगा। सिम प्राजधकारी आिेपकताा को
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िही करेगा;
उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उप-धारा (2) के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा कदया गया आदेि अंजतम होगा।
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सिम प्राजधकारी के उक्त उल्लेजखत कायाालय म ेंउिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
गिु रात राज्य म ेंिजडयाद - पटे लाद आमाि पररवतिा पररयोििा िामक जविषे रेल पररयोििा के जलय ेअजधग्रहण की
िािवे ाली सरं चिा सजहत या उसके रजहत भजू म का सजं िप्त जववरण.
राज्य : गिु रात जिला : आणदं
क्र.स. सव ेक्रमाकं भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत अजधग्रहण की िाि ेवाली भजू म का
ित्रे फल (वग ामी)
गावाँ : जवरोल तालकु ा : पटे लाद
1 3 जििी गैर - कृजष 0-04-61
2 4 जििी कृजष 0-04-61
3 65 जििी कृजष 0-01-04
4 66 जििी कृजष 0-03-96
5 67 जििी कृजष 0-06-36
6 75 जििी कृजष 0-00-87
7 76 जििी कृजष 0-04-71
8 77 जििी कृजष 0-02-56
9 78 जििी कृजष 0-00-67
10 79 जििी कृजष 0-06-18
गावाँ : डभोउ तालकु ा : सोजित्रा
1 1030/3 जििी कृजष 0-01-00
2 1073 जििी कृजष 0-00-33
3 1031 जििी कृजष 0-01-92
गावाँ : सोजित्रा तालकु ा : सोजित्रा
1 1023/2 जििी कृजष 0-00-57
2 1314/2 जििी कृजष 0-00-83
[फा. सं. E.-377562-21]
रािेि श्रीवास्ट्तव, मुख्य पररयोििा प्रबंधक (जिमााण)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Western Railway (Construction Organization)
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 13th October, 2025
G.S.R. 753(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(I) of section 20A of the Railways Act,
1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred in as the said act), the Central Government after being satisfied that for the[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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, Nadiad-Petlad Gauge Conversion Project in District Anand 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 20D of the said Act:
Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely, Prant Officer Petlad, Taluka Seva
sadan, Sai nath road , Taluka Petlad, District Anand, 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 namely:
Nadiad- Petlad Gauge Conversion Project in the state of Gujarat.
State : GUJARAT District : Anand
Sr. Survey Area of Land to
Type of Land Nature of Land
No. Number be Acquire (in Sqm)
Village : Virol Taluka: petlad
1 3 Private Non- Agriculture 0-04-61
2 4 Private Agriculture 0-04-61
3 65 Private Agriculture 0-01-04
4 66 Private Agriculture 0-03-96
5 67 Private Agriculture 0-06-36
6 75 Private Agriculture 0-00-87
7 76 Private Agriculture 0-04-71
8 77 Private Agriculture 0-02-56
9 78 Private Agriculture 0-00-67
10 79 Private Agriculture 0-06-18
Village : Dabhou Taluka: Sojitra
1 1030/3 Private Agriculture 0-01-00
2 1073 Private Agriculture 0-00-33
3 1031 Private Agriculture 0-01-92
Village : Sojitra Taluka: Sojitra
1 1023/2 Private Agriculture 0-00-57
2 1314/2 Private Agriculture 0-00-83
[F. No. E.-377562-21]
RAJESH SRIVASTAVA, Chief Project Manager/Construction
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.