Date: 2026-07-21Category: 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 ROB 62 in connection with Bhuj Naliya Gauge Conversion (101.25 KM) extension up to Vayor New Line (24.65 KM) in District Kutch in the state of Gujarat
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has issued a notification of its intention to acquire land in District Kutch, Gujarat, for the execution of the "Special Railway Project" (ROB-62) involving the Bhuj–Naliya Gauge Conversion and the Vayor New Line extension. The project covers a conversion of 101.25 km and an extension of 24.65 km. Interested parties must submit any written objections regarding the land acquisition to the competent authority within 30 days of the notification date, July 21, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Scope and Legal Authority**
* **Project Identification:** The acquisition is for "ROB-62" in connection with the Bhuj – Naliya Gauge Conversion and the Vayor New Line extension.
* **Legal Basis:** The Central Government is exercising powers conferred by Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Geographic Focus:** The affected land is located in the Nakhatrana Taluka of District Kutch, Gujarat, specifically within the villages of Manjal and Mangvana.
**Objection and Hearing Process**
* **Deadline for Objections:** Any person interested in the land must raise objections in writing within 30 days from the publication date of the notification.
* **Competent Authority:** Objections must be submitted to the Prant Officer- Nakhatrana, District Kutch.
* **Submission Requirements:** Objections must be made in writing and clearly set out the grounds for the objection.
* **Right to a Hearing:** Objectors will be given an opportunity to be heard either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Decision:** Following inquiries, the competent authority will issue an order to allow or disallow objections; this order is final under Section 20(D)(II) of the Act.
**Land Details and Inspection**
* **Total Land Area:** The notification covers a total of 14,141 square meters of land.
* **Land Types:** The acquisition includes private agricultural land (Survey Nos. 313, 163/1, 174, 354/P1, 164) and government land used for tubewells and waste land (Survey Nos. 173 and 358/1).
* **Public Inspection:** Detailed land plans and related documents are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the competent authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Villages of Manjal and Mangvana)**
**Impact**
Their private agricultural land or interests in specified survey numbers are subject to compulsory acquisition by the government for a public railway project.
**Action Required**
They must inspect the land plans at the office of the Prant Officer- Nakhatrana and, if they have grounds for opposition, submit a written objection within 30 days of July 21, 2026.
**Prant Officer- Nakhatrana (Competent Authority)**
**Impact**
The officer is designated as the primary authority to manage the legal process of land acquisition at the local level.
**Action Required**
The officer must receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors (personally or through legal practitioners), perform necessary inquiries, and issue final orders to allow or disallow the land acquisition.
**Ministry of Railways / Western Railway (Construction Organization)**
**Impact**
This department is the project executor requiring the land for the Bhuj–Naliya Gauge Conversion and extension to Vayor.
**Action Required**
The organization must ensure the project (ROB-62) proceeds in accordance with the Railways Act, 1989, following the resolution of the land acquisition and objection phase.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising its powers (specifically Section 20A) to acquire land for public purpose.
Bhuj – Naliya Gauge Conversion and extension to Vayor New Line: The specific Special Railway Project (ROB-62) involving gauge conversion and new line extension for which the land acquisition is intended.
Ministry of Railways: The primary government ministry responsible for the project and the issuance of this land acquisition notification.
District Kutch, Gujarat: The specific location where the land acquisition for the railway project is taking place, encompassing villages like Manjal and Mangvana.
Prant Officer, Nakhatrana: The designated competent authority responsible for receiving, hearing, and deciding on objections raised against the proposed land acquisition.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 589] िई कदल्ली, मगं लवार, िुलाई 21, 2026/आषाढ 30, 1948
No. 589] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2026/ASHADHA 30, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पजि म रेलव े (जिमाणा सगं ठि)]
अजधसिू िा
मुम्बई, 21 िलु ाई, 2026
सा.का.जि. 648(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् उक्त
अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20क के उपखंड (I) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत ेहुये, ये समाधाि हो िाि ेके पश्चात ्
कक लोक प्रयोिि के जलए, यह भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण इससे उपाबद्ध अिुसूिी म ेंकदया गया ह,ै गुिरात राज्य के जिला
कच्छ, भुि-िजलया आमाि पररवताि पररयोििा (101.25 कक.मी.) और ियी लाइि स ेवायोर तक जवस्ट्तार (24.65 कक.मी.)
तक विस्तार के संबंध म ेंआरओबी-62 को भूजम अजधग्रहण पररयोििा के जिष्पादि के जलये आवयक ह,ै ऐसी भूजम के अिाि
करिे के आिय की घोषणा करती ह।ै
उक्त भूजम के जलय ेइछक कोई व्यजक्त, रािपत्र म ेंइस अजधसूििा 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।
5543 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ाात्, प्रांत अजधकारी, नखत्राणा, जिला कच्छ, को जलजखत रुप म े ककया
िाएगा िो कक आिेप का आधार होगा। सिम प्राजधकारी आिपे कता ा को व्यजक्तगत रुप से या कािुिी प्रेजटिििर के माध्यम
स े सुिवाई का अवसर प्रदाि करेगा और सभी ऐस े आिेपों की सुिवाई और िांि करिे के पश्चात्, यकद आवयक समझे तो,
आदेि द्वारा या तो आिेपों के जलय े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।
इस अजधसूििा के अधीि आिे वाली भूजम की भूजम योििा और अन्य ब्यौरे उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर इछुक व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम
प्राजधकारी के उक्त उल्लेजखत कायाालय म ें उिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
अिसु िू ी
गुिरात राज्य के जिला कच्छ भुि, भुि-िजलया आमाि पररवताि पररयोििा (101.25 कक.मी.) और ियी लाइि
स े वायोर तक जवस्ट्तार (24.65 कक.मी.) तक विस्तार के संबंध म ें आरओबी-62 को भूजम अजधग्रहण की िािेवाली संरििा
सजहत या उसके रजहत भूजम का संजिप्त जववरण.
जिले का िामः कच्छ.
ज़मीि का
तालुका गााँव का
क्र. स. सिेक्षण संख्या भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की प्रकृजत िेत्रफल
का िाम िाम
(वगा मीिर म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 नखत्राणा मंजल 313 वनजी खेती 821
2 नखत्राणा मंगिाना 163/1 वनजी खेती 965
3 नखत्राणा मंगिाना 174 वनजी खेती 1079
4 नखत्राणा मंगिाना 354/P1 वनजी खेती 5078
5 नखत्राणा मंगिाना 164 वनजी खेती 174
6 नखत्राणा मंगिाना 173 सरकार ट्यूबवेल 133
7 नखत्राणा मंगिाना 358/1 सरकार बंिर 5891
कुल ज़मीि (वग ा मीिर म)ें 14141
[फा. स.ं E. -642610 -03]
एस. आर. प्रसाद, मुख्य पररयोििा प्रबंधक – II[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 21st July, 2026
G.S.R. 648(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 been given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for execution
of the Special Railway Project, namely, ROB-62, in connection with Bhuj – Naliya Gauge Conversion (101.25 Km)
extension up to Vayor New Line (24.65 KM) in District Kutch 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 the acquisition and use of such land for aforesaid 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- Nakhatrana, District
Kutch, 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:
ROB-62, in connection with Bhuj – Naliya Gauge Conversion (101.25 KM) extension up to Vayor New Line
(24.65 KM) in District Kutch in the state of Gujarat.
Name of District: Kutch
Sr Name of Name Survey No Type of Land Nature of Land Area of land
No Taluka Village (Are in Sqm)
1 Nakhatrana Manjal 313 Private Agriculture 821
2 Nakhatrana Mangvana 163/1 Private Agriculture 965
3 Nakhatrana Mangvana 174 Private Agriculture 1079
4 Nakhatrana Mangvana 354/P1 Private Agriculture 5078
5 Nakhatrana Mangvana 164 Private Agriculture 174
6 Nakhatrana Mangvana 173 Goverment Tubewell 133
7 Nakhatrana Mangvana 358/1 Goverment Waste land 5891
Total land in SQM 14141
[F. No. E. -642610 -03]
S. R. PRASAD, Chief Project Manager –II
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