Date: 2025-08-18Category: 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, namely Samakhiali Gandhidham quadrupling project in District Kutchh in the State of Gujarat.
Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways, declares the intention to acquire land in the Kutchh district of Gujarat for the Samakhiali Gandhidham quadrupling project, a Special Railway Project. It invites objections from interested parties regarding the acquisition within thirty days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette on August 18, 2025. Objections should be directed to the Prant Officer Bhachau, District Kutchh.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Land Acquisition Intention:** The Central Government intends to acquire land for the Samakhiali Gandhidham quadrupling project.
* **Legal Basis:** This action is based on subsection I of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989).
* **Objection Mechanism:**
* Interested parties can object to the land acquisition within 30 days of the notification's publication.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Prant Officer Bhachau, District Kutchh, including the grounds for objection.
* The competent authority will provide an opportunity for the objector to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* The competent authority's decision on the objections will be final.
* **Land Details:**
* A brief description of the land is provided in the schedule annexed to the notification.
* Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the competent authority.
* The schedule lists specific survey numbers, land types (private/government), land use (agriculture/non-agriculture), and areas to be acquired (in Sq.Mts) for various plots in Chopdva and Bhachau villages.
Impact Analysis:
**Landowners in Kutchh District (Specifically Bhachau Taluka):**
Impact: Landowners whose property falls within the specified survey numbers in the villages of Chopdva and Bhachau are potentially affected by the land acquisition for the railway project. They may lose ownership of their land, with or without existing structures.
Action Required: If landowners object to the acquisition, they must submit a written objection to the Prant Officer Bhachau, District Kutchh, within 30 days of the notification's publication, stating the grounds for their objection.
**General Public:**
Impact: The public will benefit from the Special Railway Project.
Action Required: No action specified.
**Prant Officer Bhachau, District Kutchh (Competent Authority):**
Impact: Responsible for receiving, reviewing, and processing objections related to the land acquisition.
Action Required: Provide an opportunity for objectors to be heard, conduct necessary inquiries, and issue orders either allowing or disallowing the objections.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: This act is the legal basis for the land acquisition, specifically referencing subsection I of section 20A and subsection 1 of section 20D.
Central Government: The entity exercising the powers conferred by the Railways Act, 1989 to acquire land for the Special Railway Project.
Special Railway Project: A railway infrastructure project for which the land acquisition is being carried out.
Samakhiali Gandhidham quadrupling project: The specific name of the Special Railway Project requiring land acquisition in the District Kutchh in the State of Gujarat.
Kutchh District, Gujarat: The district and state where the land acquisition for the railway project is taking place.
Prant Officer Bhachau: The competent authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made. Bhachau is a Taluka in Kutch District.
Western Railway Construction Organization: The organization under the Ministry of Railways responsible for the construction project.
S R PRASAD: Chief Project Manager ConstII of the Western Railway Construction Organization
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 515] िई कदल्ली, सोमवार, अगस्ट्त 18, 2025/श्रावण 27, 1947
No. 515] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025/SHRAVANA 27, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पजिम रेलव े(जिमाणा सगं ठि)]
अजधसचू िा
मुम्बई 18, अगस्ट्त, 2025
सा.का.जि. 559(अ).––रेलवे अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसके पिात् उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया
ह)ै की धारा 20ए की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द्रीय सरकार, इस बात से संतुष्ट होि ेके पिात ्
कक सावािजिक प्रयोिि के जलए, वह भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण संलग्न अिुसूची म ेंकदया गया ह,ै जविेष रेलव ेपररयोििा,
अर्ाात ् गुिरात राज्य के कच्छ जिल े में सामाजखयाली-गांधीधाम चौगिु ाकरण पररयोििा के जिष्पादि के जलए आवश्यक ह,ै
इसके द्वारा ऐसी भूजम अर्िात करिे का अपिा आिय घोजषत करती ह:ै
उक्त भूजम के जलय ेइछक 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 उपयक्तुा प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अिाि और उपयोग के संबंध म ें
आिेप कर सकेगा।
प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ाात्, प्रांत अजधकारी, भचाऊ ,जिला कच्छ को जलजखतरुप म े ककया िाएगा
िो कक आिेप का आधार होगा। सिम प्राजधकारी आिपे कताा को व्यजक्तगत रुप से या कािुिी प्रेजटिििर के माध्यम से सुिवाई
का अवसर प्रदाि करेगा और सभी ऐसे आिेपों की सुिवाई और िांच करिे के पिात्, यकद आवश्यक समझे तो, आदेि द्वारा
या तो आिेपों के जलये अिुमजत देगा या अिुमजत प्रदाि िही करेगा।
उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उप-धारा (2) के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा कदया गया आदेि अंजतम होगा।
5498 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
इस अजधसूचिा के अधीि आिे वाली भूजम की भूजम योििा और अन्द्य ब्यौरे उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर इछुक व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम
प्राजधकारी के उक्त उल्लेजखत कायाालय में उिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
जवषय: जविषे रेलव ेपररयोििा के जलए सरं चिा के सार् या उसके जबिा अजधग्रजहत की िाि ेवाली भजू म का सजं िप्त
जववरण: गिु रात राज्य के कच्छ जिल ेम ेंसामाजखयाली-गाधं ीधाम चौगिु ी पररयोििा
जिल ेका िाम: कच्छ
क्रम जिला तहसील का ग्राम का िाम खसरा संख्या भूजम का भूजम का िेत्रफल
संख्या िाम प्रकार उपयोग (स्ट्वेअर
जमिर)
भचाऊ चोपड़वा जििी भूजम खेती हते ु
1 कच्छ 273/1/P2
2 कच्छ भचाऊ चोपड़वा 273/2/P3 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु
04231
3 कच्छ भचाऊ चोपड़वा 273/3/P1 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु
कच्छ भचाऊ चोपड़वा जििी भूजम खेती हते ु
4 73/3/P2
5 कच्छ भचाऊ चोपड़वा 281/P1 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु
13473
6 कच्छ भचाऊ चोपड़वा 281/P2 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु
कच्छ भचाऊ चोपड़वा िाला सरकारी गैर कृजष
7 04141
कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ गांधीधाम रोड सरकारी गैर कृजष
8 03927
9 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1938/1 सरकारी गैर कृजष 02620
10 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1095/2 सरकारी गैर कृजष 06081
11 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 2000/P सरकारी गैर कृजष 13127
12 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1226 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 0578
13 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1225 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 06106
14 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1211/2 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 07905
15 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1211/1 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 10845
16 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1210/4 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 04226
कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1210/3 जििी भूजम अजभलेख 03903
17
उपलब्ध िहीं
18 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1210/2 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 07061
19 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1210/1 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 01918
20 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1938/3 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 01689
21 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1938/2 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 0750
22 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1096 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 02244[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
23 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1095/1 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 03219
24 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1093 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 03916
25 कच्छ भचाऊ भचाऊ 1094 जििी भूजम खेती हते ु 02086
कुल भजू म 104046
[फा. सं. E. -665761]
एस. आर. प्रसाद, मुख्य पररयोििा प्रबंधक (जिमााण)– II
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 18th August, 2025
G.S.R. 559(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, Samakhiali- Gandhidham quadrupling project in District Kutchh in the State of
Gujarat, 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 theacquisition and use of such land for a foresaid purpose under
sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act:
Every such objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely, Prant Officer-Bhachau, District
Kutchh, 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:
Samakhiali- Gandhidham quadrupling project in District Kutchh in the State of Gujarat
Name of District: kutchh
Sr. District Taluka Village Survey No. Land Land Use Area to be
No. Type acquired
(Sq.Mts)
kutchh Bhachau Chopdva Private
1 273/1/P2 Agriculture
2 kutchh Bhachau Chopdva 273/2/P3 Private Agriculture
04231
3 kutchh Bhachau Chopdva 273/3/P1 Private Agriculture
4 kutchh Bhachau Chopdva 73/3/P2 Private Agriculture
5 kutchh Bhachau Chopdva 281/P1 Private Agriculture
13473
6 kutchh Bhachau Chopdva 281/P2 Private Agriculture
7 kutchh Bhachau Chopdva NALA Govt Non agriculture 04141
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau Gandhidham Govt Non agriculture
8 03927
Road
9 kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1938/1 Govt Non agriculture 026204 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
10 kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1095/2 Govt Non agriculture 06081
11 kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 2000/P Govt Non agriculture 13127
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1226 Pvt 0578
12 Agriculture
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1225 Pvt 06106
13 Agriculture
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1211/2 Pvt 07905
14 Agriculture
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1211/1 Pvt 10845
15 Agriculture
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1210/4 Pvt 04226
16 Agriculture
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1210/3 Pvt records not 03903
17
land available
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1210/2 Pvt 07061
18 Agriculture
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau 1210/1 Pvt 01918
19 Agriculture
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau Pvt
20 1938/3 Agriculture 01689
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau Pvt
21 1938/2 Agriculture 0750
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau Pvt Agriculture
22 1096 02244
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau Pvt Agriculture
23 1095/1 03219
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau Pvt Agriculture
24 1093 03916
land
kutchh Bhachau Bhachau Pvt Agriculture
25 1094 02086
land
Total Land 104046
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S R PRASAD, Chief Project Manager (Const)–II
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