Date: 2026-07-03Category: 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 New Broad Gauge Line from Vayor to Lakhpat via Koteshwar (66 70 km) in District Kutch State of Gujarat
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has issued a notification dated July 3, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire private land in the Kutch District of Gujarat for the construction of a 66.70 KM Broad-Gauge railway line from Vayor to Lakhpat via Koteshwar. Interested persons must submit any written objections regarding the land acquisition to the designated competent authority within 30 days of the notification's publication. The acquisition is being processed under the powers conferred by the Railways Act, 1989, for a stated public purpose.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Specifications**
* **Project Name:** Special Railway Project – New Broad-Gauge line from Vayor to Lakhpat via Koteshwar.
* **Total Length:** 66.70 KM.
* **Location:** District Kutch, Gujarat.
**Legal Framework and Authority**
* **Statutory Authority:** The notification is issued under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Competent Authority:** The Prant Officer of Abdasa, District Kutch, is the designated authority for receiving objections and conducting hearings.
* **Finality of Orders:** Any order made by the competent authority regarding objections under sub-section (II) of section 20(D) of the Act shall be final.
**Land Acquisition Details**
* **Total Area:** 13,666 Square Meters of land are slated for acquisition.
* **Specific Location:** All identified plots are located in Vayor Village, Abdasa Taluka, Kutch District.
* **Land Type:** The document classifies all listed survey numbers (219/p1, 124, 146/p23, 121/p2, 121/p1, and 121) as "Private" land.
* **Inspection:** Detailed land plans and further particulars are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the competent authority.
**Objection Process**
* **Timeline:** Objections must be raised within 30 days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Procedure:** Objections must be submitted in writing, setting out the specific grounds for the objection.
* **Hearing Rights:** The competent authority will provide objectors the opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Private Landowners in Vayor Village (Abdasa Taluka)**
**Impact**
The identified private land parcels totaling 13,666 square meters are subject to mandatory acquisition by the Central Government for the railway project.
**Action Required**
Affected owners should visit the office of the Prant Officer-Abdasa to inspect land plans. If they wish to contest the acquisition or use of the land, they must submit a written objection within 30 days of July 3, 2026.
**Stakeholder: Prant Officer-Abdasa (Competent Authority)**
**Impact**
The officer is legally mandated to serve as the intermediary for the acquisition process and the arbiter for local grievances.
**Action Required**
The officer must make land plans available for public inspection, receive written objections, conduct formal hearings/enquiries, and issue final orders to either allow or disallow the objections.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Railways / Western Railway (Construction Organisation)**
**Impact**
The organization gains the legal pathway to acquire necessary land for the execution of the Vayor-Lakhpat via Koteshwar railway line.
**Action Required**
Proceed with the project execution following the resolution of the objection period and finalization of land acquisition orders.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation (specifically Sections 20A and 20D) under which the Central Government is acquiring land for public purposes.
Special Railway Project: The construction of a new 66.70 KM Broad-Gauge line from Vayor to Lakhpat via Koteshwar in Gujarat.
District Kutch, Gujarat: The specific location and primary administrative region where the land acquisition for the railway project is being executed.
Prant Officer- Abdasa: The designated competent authority in District Kutch responsible for hearing and adjudicating objections regarding the land acquisition.
Ministry of Railways: The primary central ministry responsible for the notification and execution of the railway project through the Western Railway (Construction Organisation).
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-13072026-274239
CG-MxHx-xEG-I1D3H0x7x2x0 26-274239
xxxGIDExxx
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 507] िई कदल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, िुलाई 3, 2026/आषाढ 12, 1948
No. 507] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2026/ASHADHA 12, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पश्चिमी रेलव े (श्चिमाणा सगं ठि)]
अश्चिसचू िा
मुम्बई, 3 िलु ाई, 2026
सा.का.जि. 565(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 जििरण इससे उपाबद्ध अिुसूची म ें कदया गया ह,ै गुिरात राज्य के
"गुिरात राज्य म ेंजििेष रेलिे पररयोििा - पजश्चमी रेलि ेपर अहमदाबाद जडिीिि के िायोर-लखपत िाया कोटेश्वर (66.70
ककमी) स े िई ब्रॉड गेि लाइि पररयोििा के जिष्पादि के जलय े आिश्यक ह,ै ऐसी भूजम के अिजि करिे के आिय की घोषणा
करती ह।ै
उक्त भूजम के जलय ेइच्छुक 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 उपयक्तुज प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अिजि और उपयोग के संबंध म ें
आिेप कर सकेगा।
प्रत्येक ऐसा आिेप सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ाजत,् प्रांत अजधकारी, अबडासा,जिला कच्छ को जलजखत रुप म े ककया
िाएगा िो कक आिेप का आधार होगा। सिम प्राजधकारी आिपे कताज को व्यजक्तगत रुप स े या कािुिी प्रेजटटििर के माध्यम
स े सुििाई का अिसर प्रदाि करेगा और सभी ऐस े आिेपों की सुििाई और िांच करिे के पश्चात्, यकद आिश्यक समझे तो,
आदेि द्वारा या तो आिेपों के जलय ेअिुमजत देगा या अिुमजत प्रदाि िही करेगा।
5016 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उप-धारा (2) के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा कदया गया आदिे अंजतम होगा।
इस अजधसूचिा के अधीि आि े िाली भूजम की भूजम योििा और अन्य ब्यौरे उपलब्ध ह ैं और इच्छुक व्यजक्त द्वारा
सिम प्राजधकारी के उक्त उल्लेजखत कायाजलय म ेंउिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
कच्छ जिल े म ेंिायोर-लखपत िाया कोटेश्वर (66.70 ककमी) स ेिई ब्रॉड गिे लाइि पररयोििा को भजू म अजधग्रहण की
िाििे ाली सरं चिा सजहत या उसके रजहत भजू म का सजं िप्त जििरण.
जिले का िामः कच्छ
Sr. तालुका का गााँि का िाम सि े िं. भूजम का प्रकार भूजम िेत्रफल
No. िाम (िेत्रफल िग ज मीटर)
1 अबडासा िायोर 219/p1 जििी 1400
2 अबडासा िायोर 124 जििी 2390
3 अबडासा िायोर 146/p23 जििी 5020
4 अबडासा िायोर 121/p2 जििी 1493
5 अबडासा िायोर 121/p1 जििी 1780
6 अबडासा िायोर 121 जििी 1583
कुल भूजम 13666
[फा.स.ं ई-698930-02]
एस.आर. प्रसाद, मख्ु य पररयोििा प्रबंधक - II
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organisation)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 3rd July, 2026
G.S.R. 565(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 in the state of Gujarat -New Broad Gauge line from Vayor- Lakhpat Via Koteshwar (66.70
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- Abdasa, 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.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired with or without structure for the Special Railway Project namely:
New Broad-Gauge line from Vayor- Lakhpat Via Koteshwar (66.70 KM) in District Kutch in the state of
Gujarat.
Name of District: Kutch
Sr. No. Name of Village Name Survey No. Land Type Area of Land to be
Taluka acquired
(in Sqm.)
1 Abdasa Vayor 219/p1 Private 1400
2 Abdasa Vayor 124 Private 2390
3 Abdasa Vayor 146/p23 Private 5020
4 Abdasa Vayor 121/p2 Private 1493
5 Abdasa Vayor 121/p1 Private 1780
6 Abdasa Vayor 121 Private 1583
Total Land 13666
[F.No. E-698930-02]
S.R. Prasad, Chief Project Manager - II
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.