Date: 2025-06-13Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary gazette under Part II section 3 Sub Section i Notification under clause 20A of section 1 of the Railway Act 1989 24 of 1989 for land to be acquired in connection with Special Railway Project namely Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project in Tehsil Borsad Petlad District Anand in the State of Gujarat
## Report on Land Acquisition for Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification issued by the Ministry of Railways, Western Railway Construction Organization, regarding land acquisition for the Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project in District Anand, Gujarat. This policy declares the Central Government's intention to acquire specific lands for the public purpose of executing this railway project. It also outlines the process for affected individuals to raise objections to the acquisition. The key finding is that this notification initiates the land acquisition process and informs landowners of their rights to object.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of a notification (S.O. 2655E) issued by the Ministry of Railways, Western Railway Construction Organization, concerning land acquisition for the Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project. This analysis is based solely on the information contained within the provided policy text.
**3. Policy Overview:**
This is a new policy notification pertaining to land acquisition.
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the text, the core objective is to acquire land for the execution of the "Special Railway Project, namely, Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project in District Anand in the State of Gujarat." The notification explicitly states the land is required for a "public purpose."
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As a new policy notification, the document addresses the need for land to facilitate the Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project. The notification suggests that the current land ownership obstructs the progress of this "Special Railway Project," necessitating government intervention to acquire the land for public use. Gauge conversion projects typically improve rail infrastructure, suggesting the policy aims to enhance transportation efficiency and connectivity.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As a new policy, the main provisions of this notification are:
* **Declaration of Intent to Acquire:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire specified lands.
* **Opportunity for Objection:** Individuals interested in the land are granted a 30-day period to raise objections to the acquisition.
* **Objection Process:** Outlines a process for raising objections, including submitting them in writing to the competent authority (Prant Officer, Borasd), specifying grounds for the objection, and the right to be heard.
* **Competent Authority's Role:** The competent authority is responsible for hearing objections, conducting inquiries, and either allowing or disallowing the objections. The order made by the competent authority is final.
* **Land Details Availability:** Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the competent authority.
* **Schedule of Land:** The notification includes a schedule detailing the survey numbers, type and nature of land, and area to be acquired for specific villages (Sundarna, Palaj, and Rudel) and Talukas (Petlad and Borsad).
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience is landowners in the villages of Sundarna, Palaj, and Rudel, within the Talukas of Petlad and Borsad in District Anand, Gujarat. Other stakeholders include:
* Residents and businesses potentially affected by the railway project.
* The Ministry of Railways and the Western Railway Construction Organization.
* The Prant Officer, Borasd (the competent authority).
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Ministry of Railways (Western Railway Construction Organization) is responsible for initiating the acquisition. The Prant Officer, Borasd, acts as the "competent authority" for handling objections. The Central Government is responsible for declaring the intention to acquire.
* **Timelines and Procedures:** A 30-day period is given for landowners to raise objections from the date of publication of the notification. The competent authority must then hear and process these objections. The exact timeline for subsequent steps (inquiry, order issuance, actual acquisition) are not specified in this text.
* **Inspection of Land Details:** The notification clearly states the land plans are available at the office of the competent authority, and interested parties can inspect them.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The intended outcome is the successful acquisition of land required for the Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project. This project is expected to improve railway infrastructure, potentially leading to enhanced transportation, economic growth, and connectivity in the region. The notification seeks to acquire land in a regulated way, including mechanisms for impacted landowners to raise concerns. However, land acquisition can result in displacement and disruption of livelihoods.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Ministry of Railways notification initiates the land acquisition process for the Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project. It provides a framework for affected landowners to voice their concerns and ensures due process through the competent authority. The successful implementation of this policy is crucial for the advancement of the railway project and its potential benefits to the region, whilst taking into consideration the need to justly compensate or resettle impacted people.
Key Entities Referenced
NEW DELHI: Location where the gazette was published.
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025: Date of publication of the gazette.
JYAISTHA 23, 1947: Date according to the Indian national calendar.
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY: Official publication title.
PART IISEC. 3ii: Section of the Gazette of India.
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS: Government ministry issuing the notification.
Western Railway Construction Organization: The specific organization within the Ministry of Railways issuing the notification.
Mumbai: Location of the notification issuance.
13th June, 2025: Date of the notification.
S.O. 2655E: Notification number.
Central Government: The government body exercising the power of land acquisition.
Railways Act, 1989: The law under which the notification is issued.
24 of 1989: Act number of the Railways Act.
Special Railway Project: The project for which land is being acquired.
Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project: Name of the railway project.
District Anand: District where the project is located.
State of Gujarat: State where the project is located.
Official Gazette: The official publication where the notification is published.
Prant Officer, Borasd: Competent authority to whom objections can be raised.
Taluka Sevasadan Borsad: Address of the competent authority.
Taluka Borsad: Taluka of the competent authority.
District Anand: District of the competent authority.
Gujarat: State where the land acquisition is taking place
Village : Sundarna: Village where land acquisition is proposed
Taluka : Petlad: Taluka where land acquisition is proposed
Village : Palaj: Village where land acquisition is proposed
Taluka : Borsad: Taluka where land acquisition is proposed
Village: Rudel: Village where land acquisition is proposed
K. L. MEENA: Name of the Chief Project ManagerConstruction.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: Place of printing
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: Publisher of the gazette
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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No. 2591] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025/JYAISTHA 23, 1947
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अजधसचू िा
म ंबई, 13 ििू , 2025
का.आ. 2655(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिस े इसमें इसके पिात्
उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20क के उपखंड (I) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुये, य े समाधाि
हो िािे के पिात् कक लोक प्रयोिि के जलए, यह भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण इससे उपाबद्ध अि सूची में कदया
गया ह,ै ग िरात राज्य के आणंद जिले मे पेटलाद-भादरण आमाि पररवताि पररयोििा िाम की जविेष रेल
पररयोििा के जिष्पादि के जलये आवश्यक ह,ै ऐसी भूजम के अिाि करि े के आिय की घोषणा करती ह;ै
उक्त भूजम के जलय े इच्छ क कोई व्यजक्त,रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की तारीख स े तीस कदि के
भीतर, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उप-धारा (1) के अधीि उपय ाक्त प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अििा
और उपयोग के संबंध में आिेप कर सकेगा;
प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ाात्, प्रांत अजधकारी, बोरसद, तालक ा सवे ासदि बोरसद ,
ताल का बोरसद, जिला आणंद को जलजखत रुप मे ककया िाएगा िो कक आिेप का आधार होगा। सिम प्राजधकारी
आिेपकताा को व्यजक्तगत रुप से या काि िी प्रेजटटििर के माध्यम स े स िवाई का अवसर प्रदाि करेगा और सभी
ऐसे आिेपों की स िवाई और िांच करिे के पिात्, यकद आवश्यक समझ े तो, आदेि द्वारा या तो आिेपों के जलय े
अि मजत देगा या अि मजत प्रदाि िही करेगा;
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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 इच्छ क
व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम प्राजधकारी के उक्त उल्लेजखत कायाालय में उिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
अिस चू ी
गि रात राज्य म ें पटे लाद –भादरण 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।
जिला : आणदं
क्र.स. सवे क्रमांक भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत अजधग्रहण की िाि े वाली
भूजम का िेत्रफल
(वगा मी)
गााँव: स ंदरिा ताल का : पेटलाद
1 63/P3/P2 जििी गैर-कृजष 1545
गााँव: पालि ताल का : बोरसद
1 1323 जििी कृजष 584
2 1324 जििी कृजष 939
3 1326 जििी कृजष 370
4 1330 जििी कृजष 1069
5 1331/1 जििी कृजष 1630
6 1332 जििी कृजष 348
7 1334/1 जििी कृजष 431
8 1334/2 जििी कृजष 432
9 1352 जििी कृजष 440
10 1353 जििी कृजष 340
11 1927 जििी कृजष 470
12 1929 जििी कृजष 491
13 1917 जििी कृजष 172
14 1918 जििी कृजष 432
15 1919 जििी कृजष 637
16 1920 जििी कृजष 384
17 1921/P जििी कृजष 325
18 1922 जििी कृजष 168
19 1923 जििी कृजष 236
20 1933 जििी कृजष 202
21 1935 जििी कृजष 1102
गांव : रुदले ताल का : बोरसद
1 461 जििी कृजष 736
[फा. स.ं E.- 297072-5]
के. एल. मीिा, म ख्य पररयोििा प्रबंधक (जिमाणा )[भाग II—खण्ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 13th June, 2025
S.O. 2655(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
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, Petlad -Bhadran 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, Borasd, Taluka
Sevasadan Borsad , Taluka Borsad , 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:
Petlad- Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project in the state of Gujarat.
District : Anand
Sr. Survey Number Type of Land Nature of Land Area of Land to
No. be acquired
(in Sqm)
Village : Sundarna Taluka : Petlad
63/P3/P2 Private Non-Agriculture 1545
1
Village : Palaj Taluka : Borsad
1323 जििी कृजष 584
1
2 1324 जििी कृजष 939
3 1326 जििी कृजष 370
4 1330 जििी कृजष 1069
5 1331/1 जििी कृजष 1630
6 1332 जििी कृजष 348
7 1334/1 जििी कृजष 431
8 1334/2 जििी कृजष 432
9 1352 जििी कृजष 440
10 1353 जििी कृजष 340
11 1927 जििी कृजष 470
12 1929 जििी कृजष 491
13 1917 जििी कृजष 172
14 1918 जििी कृजष 4324 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
15 1919 जििी कृजष 637
16 1920 जििी कृजष 384
17 1921/P जििी कृजष 325
18 1922 जििी कृजष 168
19 1923 जििी कृजष 236
20 1933 जििी कृजष 202
21 1935 जििी कृजष 1102
Village: Rudel Taluka: Borsad
1 461 जििी कृजष 736
[F. No. E.- 297072-5]
K. L. MEENA, Chief Project Manager/Construction
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