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 Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project (53.00 KM) in District Kutch in the state of Gujarat.
Executive Summary:
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways, declares the intention to acquire land in the Kutch district of Gujarat for the Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project. Interested parties have 30 days from the publication date of August 18, 2025, to raise objections to the acquisition. Objections must be submitted in writing to the Prant Officer Bhachau, District Kutch.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Land Acquisition Intention:**
* The Central Government intends to acquire land for the Special Railway Project: Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project (53.00 KM) in the Kutch district of Gujarat.
* The land details, including survey numbers and area to be acquired in Sqm, are listed in the schedule for various villages.
* **Objection Process:**
* Interested persons may object to the acquisition within 30 days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette.
* Objections must be in writing, stating the grounds for the objection and submitted to the Prant Officer Bhachau, District Kutch.
* The competent authority (Prant Officer Bhachau) will provide an opportunity for a hearing, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* The competent authority's order on the objections is final.
* **Land Plan Availability:**
* Land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the competent authority.
Impact Analysis:
* **Landowners/Interested Parties:**
* *Impact:* Landowners in the Kutch district, specifically in the villages of Samakhiali, Bhachau, and Vondh, Chirai Moti, are directly affected by the intended land acquisition for the railway project.
* *Action Required:* Review the schedule to determine if their land is listed. If so, and they object to the acquisition, they must submit a written objection to the Prant Officer Bhachau within 30 days of the notification date (August 18, 2025).
* **Prant Officer Bhachau, District Kutch (Competent Authority):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for receiving and processing objections related to the land acquisition.
* *Action Required:* Provide a hearing to objectors, conduct any necessary inquiries, and issue orders either allowing or disallowing the objections.
* **Ministry of Railways/Western Railway Construction Organization:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the execution of the Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project.
* *Action Required:* Proceed with the land acquisition process after addressing objections and finalizing the land requirements.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: Act of Indian Parliament under which the land acquisition is being carried out.
Central Government: The government of India, exercising powers under the Railways Act, 1989.
Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project: A special railway project for which land acquisition is being carried out in Kutch district, Gujarat.
Kutch: District in Gujarat where the Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project is located.
Gujarat: State in India where the land acquisition for the railway project is taking place.
Prant Officer Bhachau: Competent authority designated to hear objections related to the land acquisition.
Bhachau: Taluka within the Kutch district where land acquisition is taking place.
Western Railway Construction Organization: The railway organization responsible for the construction project.
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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.ं 514] िई कदल्ली, सोमवार, अगस्ट्त 18, 2025/श्रावण 27, 1947
No. 514] 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. 558(अ).––रेलव े अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसके बाद उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै
की धारा 20 ए की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों के तहत, केंद्र सरकार इस बात से संतष्टु होिे के बाद कक सावािजिक
उद्देश्य के जलए, भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण संलग्न अिुसूची म ें कदया गया ह,ै जविेष रेलव े पररयोििा, अर्ाात ् गुिरात
राज्य के जिला कच्छ में सामाजखयाली गांधीधाम चौगुिी पररयोििा (53.00 ककमी) के जिष्पादि के जलए आवश्यक है,
इसके द्वारा ऐसी भूजम का अजधग्रहण करि े का अपिा इरादा घोजषत करती ह।ै
उक्त भूजम के जलये इछक कोई व्यजक्त, रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की तारीख स े तीस कदि के भीतर,
उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उप-धारा (1) के अधीि उपयुाक्त प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भजू म के अिाि और उपयोग के
संबंध में आिेप कर सकेगा।
ऐसी प्रत्येक आपजत्त सिम प्राजधकारी, अर्ाात् प्रांत अजधकारी- भचाऊ, जिला कच्छ को जलजखत रूप में प्रस्ट्तुत की
िाएगी और उसके आधार बताए िाएंगे। सिम प्राजधकारी आपजत्तकताा को व्यजक्तगत रूप स े या जवजध व्यवसायी द्वारा
सुिवाई का अवसर देगा और ऐसी सभी आपजत्तयों की सुिवाई करि े तर्ा ऐसी आग े की िांच, यकद कोई हो, करिे के
पिात,् िैसा सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे, आदेि द्वारा, आपजत्तयों को स्ट्वीकार या अस्ट्वीकार कर सकेगा। उक्त
अजधजियम की धारा 20(घ) की उपधारा (II) के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा ककया गया कोई भी आदेि अंजतम होगा।
इस अजधसूचिा के अंतगात आि े वाली भूजम की भूजम योििाए ं और अन्य जववरण उपलब्ध ह ैं और इच्छुक व्यजक्त
द्वारा सिम प्राजधकारी के उपरोक्त कायाालय में उिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
5497 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
अिसु चू ी
जविषे रेलव ेपररयोििा के जलए सरं चिा के सार् या उसके जबिा अजधग्रजहत की िाि ेवाली भूजम का सजं िप्त जववरण:
गिु रात राज्य के कच्छ जिल ेम ेंसामाजखयाली गाधं ीधाम चौगिु ी पररयोििा (53.00 ककमी)
जिल े का िामः कच्छ
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
acquired (in Sqm.)
1 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 179/p
2 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 179/p1
00872
3 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 179/p2
4 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 179/p3
5 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 180/p1
01006
6 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 180/p2
7 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 262 03385
8 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 261 01523
9 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 260/2 01031
10 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 260/1 01090
11 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 259 01349
12 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 258 01259
13 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 257 01206
14 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 256/2 00813
15 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 252/2 01811
16 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 247/1
02165
17 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 247/2
18 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली गामटल रोड 00560
19 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली धारा से छड़वाड़ा रोड 00110
20 भचाऊ सामाजखयाली 524 00757
21 भचाऊ चोपड़वा राष्ट्रीय रािमागा-41 05384
21-अ भचाऊ भचाऊ 561/2 00861
22 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1162/2 00220
23 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1162/1 00754
24 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1169/2/p1 01259[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
acquired (in Sqm.)
25 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1169/2/p2
26 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1140/2 00803
27 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1140/3 00340
28 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1099/4 01194
29 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1099/1
00977
30 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1099/1/p1
31 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1099/3 02008
32 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1098/3 00780
33 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1098/2 00527
34 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1098/1 01090
35 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1096/p1
36 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1096/p1/p1 01109
37 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1096/p2
38 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1094 02371
39 भचाऊ भचाऊ 38/2 00236
40 भचाऊ भचाऊ पालिपरु रोड 12745
41 भचाऊ भचाऊ गामटल रोड 00061
42 भचाऊ भचाऊ 2000/213 10599
43 भचाऊ भचाऊ 1095/2 00682
44 भचाऊ वोंध 18 00609
45 भचाऊ वोंध 16/4 00464
46 भचाऊ वोंध 16/5 00398
47 भचाऊ वोंध 16/2 00035
48 भचाऊ वोंध 45/2 00324
49 भचाऊ वोंध 46/4 00618
50 भचाऊ वोंध 47/10 00254
51 भचाऊ वोंध 70 00561
52 भचाऊ वोंध 71/3 005874 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
acquired (in Sqm.)
53 भचाऊ वोंध 148/7 00317
54 भचाऊ वोंध 148/6 00299
55 भचाऊ वोंध 148/4 00110
56 भचाऊ वोंध 204/2 00618
57 भचाऊ वोंध 205/4 00110
58 भचाऊ वोंध 205/3 00118
59 भचाऊ वोंध 205/2 00087
60 भचाऊ वोंध 284/1/1
00498
61 भचाऊ वोंध 284/1/2
62 भचाऊ वोंध 285 00235
63 भचाऊ वोंध 286/1 00505
64 भचाऊ वोंध 287 00433
65 भचाऊ वोंध 562/4 00369
66 भचाऊ वोंध 562/5 00290
67 भचाऊ वोंध 562/3 00022
68 भचाऊ वोंध 561 00540
69 भचाऊ वोंध 553/8 01111
70 भचाऊ वोंध 551/2 00714
71 भचाऊ वोंध 551/1 00769
72 भचाऊ वोंध 535/1/p1 00434
73 भचाऊ वोंध 535/1/p2
74 भचाऊ वोंध 535/3 00649
75 भचाऊ वोंध 534/2 00552
76 भचाऊ वोंध 534/1 00430
77 भचाऊ वोंध 492 02844
78 भचाऊ वोंध 491/1/p1
79 भचाऊ वोंध 491/1/p2 00549
80 भचाऊ वोंध 19 00457[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
acquired (in Sqm.)
81 भचाऊ वोंध 16/1 00795
82 भचाऊ वोंध Sim Road-1 00128
83 भचाऊ वोंध Sim Road-2 00065
84 भचाऊ वोंध गामटल रोड -1 00050
85 भचाऊ वोंध गामटल रोड -2 00068
86 भचाऊ वोंध गामटल रोड -3 00026
87 भचाऊ वोंध गामटल रोड -4 00073
88 भचाऊ वोंध गामटल रोड -5 00152
89 भचाऊ जचरई मोती 231 00080
90 भचाऊ जचरई मोती 1007/7 05566
91 भचाऊ जचरई मोती राष्ट्रीय रािमागा-41 08171
92 भचाऊ जचरई मोती भचाऊ रोड 04954
93 भचाऊ जचरई मोती गामटल जचरई मोती 00467
94 भचाऊ जचरई मोती 1003/p111 01493
कुल भजू म 101835
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एस. आर. प्रसाद, मुख्य पररयोििा प्रबंधक (जिमााण- II)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 18th August, 2025
G.S.R. 558(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 Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project (53.00 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 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
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.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structure for the Special Railway Project namely:
Samakhiyali Gandhidham Quadrupling Project (53.00 KM) in District Kutch in the state of Gujarat.
Name of District: Kutch
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
acquired
(in Sqm.)
1 Bhachau Samakhiali 179/p
2 Bhachau Samakhiali 179/p1
00872
3 Bhachau Samakhiali 179/p2
4 Bhachau Samakhiali 179/p3
5 Bhachau Samakhiali 180/p1
01006
6 Bhachau Samakhiali 180/p2
7 Bhachau Samakhiali 262 03385
8 Bhachau Samakhiali 261 01523
9 Bhachau Samakhiali 260/2 01031
10 Bhachau Samakhiali 260/1 01090
11 Bhachau Samakhiali 259 01349
12 Bhachau Samakhiali 258 01259
13 Bhachau Samakhiali 257 01206
14 Bhachau Samakhiali 256/2 00813
15 Bhachau Samakhiali 252/2 01811
16 Bhachau Samakhiali 247/1
02165
17 Bhachau Samakhiali 247/2
18 Bhachau Samakhiali Gamtal Road 00560
19 Bhachau Samakhiali Dhara to Chhdvada Road 00110
20 Bhachau Samakhiali 524 00757
21 Bhachau Chopdava National Highway-41 05384
21-A Bhachau Bhachau 561/2 00861
22 Bhachau Bhachau 1162/2 00220
23 Bhachau Bhachau 1162/1 00754
24 Bhachau Bhachau 1169/2/p1
01259
25 Bhachau Bhachau 1169/2/p2
26 Bhachau Bhachau 1140/2 00803
27 Bhachau Bhachau 1140/3 00340
28 Bhachau Bhachau 1099/4 01194
29 Bhachau Bhachau 1099/1
00977
30 Bhachau Bhachau 1099/1/p1
31 Bhachau Bhachau 1099/3 02008[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
acquired
(in Sqm.)
32 Bhachau Bhachau 1098/3 00780
33 Bhachau Bhachau 1098/2 00527
34 Bhachau Bhachau 1098/1 01090
35 Bhachau Bhachau 1096/p1
36 Bhachau Bhachau 1096/p1/p1 01109
37 Bhachau Bhachau 1096/p2
38 Bhachau Bhachau 1094 02371
39 Bhachau Bhachau 38/2 00236
40 Bhachau Bhachau Palanpur Road 12745
41 Bhachau Bhachau Gamtal Road 00061
42 Bhachau Bhachau 2000/213 10599
43 Bhachau Bhachau 1095/2 00682
44 Bhachau Vondh 18 00609
45 Bhachau Vondh 16/4 00464
46 Bhachau Vondh 16/5 00398
47 Bhachau Vondh 16/2 00035
48 Bhachau Vondh 45/2 00324
49 Bhachau Vondh 46/4 00618
50 Bhachau Vondh 47/10 00254
51 Bhachau Vondh 70 00561
52 Bhachau Vondh 71/3 00587
53 Bhachau Vondh 148/7 00317
54 Bhachau Vondh 148/6 00299
55 Bhachau Vondh 148/4 00110
56 Bhachau Vondh 204/2 00618
57 Bhachau Vondh 205/4 00110
58 Bhachau Vondh 205/3 00118
59 Bhachau Vondh 205/2 00087
60 Bhachau Vondh 284/1/1
00498
61 Bhachau Vondh 284/1/2
62 Bhachau Vondh 285 00235
63 Bhachau Vondh 286/1 00505
64 Bhachau Vondh 287 00433
65 Bhachau Vondh 562/4 00369
66 Bhachau Vondh 562/5 00290
67 Bhachau Vondh 562/3 000228 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
acquired
(in Sqm.)
68 Bhachau Vondh 561 00540
69 Bhachau Vondh 553/8 01111
70 Bhachau Vondh 551/2 00714
71 Bhachau Vondh 551/1 00769
72 Bhachau Vondh 535/1/p1
73 Bhachau Vondh 535/1/p2 00434
74 Bhachau Vondh 535/3 00649
75 Bhachau Vondh 534/2 00552
76 Bhachau Vondh 534/1 00430
77 Bhachau Vondh 492 02844
78 Bhachau Vondh 491/1/p1
79 Bhachau Vondh 491/1/p2 00549
80 Bhachau Vondh 19 00457
81 Bhachau Vondh 16/1 00795
82 Bhachau Vondh Sim Road-1 00128
83 Bhachau Vondh Sim Road-2 00065
84 Bhachau Vondh Gamtal Road-1 00050
85 Bhachau Vondh Gamtal Road-2 00068
86 Bhachau Vondh Gamtal Road-3 00026
87 Bhachau Vondh Gamtal Road-4 00073
88 Bhachau Vondh Gamtal Road-5 00152
89 Bhachau Chirai Moti 231 00080
90 Bhachau Chirai Moti 1007/7 05566
91 Bhachau Chirai Moti National Highway 41 08171
92 Bhachau Chirai Moti Bhachau Road 04954
93 Bhachau Chirai Moti Gamtal Chirai Moti 00467
94 Bhachau Chirai Moti 1003/p111 01493
Total land 101835
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