Date: 2026-04-09Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary gazette under Part II section 3 Sub Section (I) Notification under clause 20A of the Railway Act 1989 (24 of 1989) for land to be acquired in connection with Special Railway Project Petlad Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project in the state of Gujarat
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways issued this notification on April 9, 2026, to declare its intention to acquire private agricultural land in District Anand, Gujarat, for the Petlad-Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project. Interested persons must submit any objections regarding the land acquisition to the competent authority within 30 days of the notification's publication. The acquisition involves 2,071 square meters of land across five specific survey numbers in Bochasan village.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Declaration**
* The project is officially titled the "Petlad-Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project" and is classified as a Special Railway Project.
* The Central Government, under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989, has declared the intent to acquire land for public purpose in the State of Gujarat.
**Land Details**
* **Location:** Village Bochasan, Taluka Borsad, District Anand.
* **Total Area:** 2,071 square meters.
* **Type and Nature:** All identified plots are private land used for agriculture.
* **Survey Numbers:** The acquisition includes survey numbers 868 (1455 sqm), 871 (11 sqm), 869 (69 sqm), 870 (80 sqm), and 867 (456 sqm).
**Legal Rights and Procedures**
* **Right to Object:** Any person interested in the land may raise an objection under section 20D of the Act regarding the acquisition or use of the land.
* **Inspection:** Land plans and detailed information are available for inspection at the office of the competent authority.
* **Finality of Orders:** Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (II) of section 20(D) shall be considered final.
**Impact Analysis**
**Private Landowners in Village Bochasan**
**Impact**
Owners of the five specified survey numbers will have their agricultural land acquired by the government for the railway project.
**Action Required**
If they wish to object, they must submit a written statement setting out the grounds for objection to the Prant Officer in Borsad within 30 days of the publication date (April 9, 2026).
**Competent Authority (Prant Officer, Borsad)**
**Impact**
The officer is designated to handle all legal formalities regarding the land acquisition process in Taluka Borsad.
**Action Required**
The authority must receive written objections, provide objectors an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner, conduct inquiries, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Ministry of Railways (Western Railway)**
**Impact**
The Ministry is the executing body for the Special Railway Project.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure land plans are available for public inspection and proceed with the project execution following the resolution of the land acquisition process.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising powers (Section 20A) to acquire land for the execution of a railway project.
Petlad-Bhadran Gauge Conversion Project: The designated 'Special Railway Project' necessitating the acquisition of land in the State of Gujarat.
Ministry of Railways: The issuing authority, specifically through the Western Railway (Construction Organization), responsible for the project's execution and land notification.
Village Bochasan, Taluka Borsad, District Anand (Gujarat): The specific geographical location where land is being acquired for the railway project as detailed in the official schedule.
Prant Officer, Borsad: The designated Competent Authority to whom interested persons may submit objections regarding the land acquisition within thirty days.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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सा. का. जि. 261(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसम ेंइसके पिात ्उक्त
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2556 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
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सिम प्राजधकारी के उक्त उल्लेजखत कायाालय म ेंउिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
गिु 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. सव ेक्रमाकं भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत अजधग्रहण की िाि े वाली
भूजम का ित्रे फल
(वग ा मी)
गावाँ : बोचासि तालकु ा : बोरसद
1 868 जििी कृजष 1455
2 871 जििी कृजष 11
3 869 जििी कृजष 69
4 870 जििी कृजष 80
5 867 जििी कृजष 456
कुल 2071
[फा. स.ं E-297072-19]
रािेि श्रीवास्ट्तव, मुख्य पररयोििा प्रबंधक (जिमााण-II)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 9th April, 2026
G.S.R. 261(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,1st Floor, Taluka
Sevasadan, Near Swaminarayan Temple, Borsadchowkdi, 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
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 : Bochasan Taluka : Borsad
1 868 Private Agriculture 1455
2 871 Private Agriculture 11
3 869 Private Agriculture 69
4 870 Private Agriculture 80
5 867 Private Agriculture 456
Total 2071
[F. No. E-297072-19]
RAJESH SRIVASTAVA, Chief Project Manager (Con-II)
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