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Date: 2026-03-30 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: 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 Kanalus Okha (Devbhoomi Dwarka) doubling of Broad Gauge single line in the state of Gujarat.

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**Executive Summary** This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways on March 30, 2026, declares the government's intention to acquire land in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat for the Kanalus-Okha Broad Gauge railway doubling project. The document outlines the legal framework for acquisition under the Railways Act, 1989, and establishes a 30-day deadline from the date of publication for interested parties to file objections. The Prant Officer of Khambhaliya is designated as the competent authority to oversee the objection and hearing process. **Key Points / Main Content** **Project Declaration** * The project is identified as a "Special Railway Project" involving the doubling of the Kanalus-Okha (Devbhumi Dwarka) Broad Gauge single line. * The Central Government is satisfied that the land is required for a public purpose and has exercised powers under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989. **Land Acquisition Scope** * The acquisition includes land both with and without structures located in the Khambhaliya Taluka of Devbhumi Dwarka district. * The affected villages and total areas to be acquired are: * **Kuvadiya:** 10,388.00 Sqm * **Viramdad:** 8,594.00 Sqm * **Khajuriya:** 9,662.00 Sqm * **Kanchanpur:** 1,232.00 Sqm * **Khambhaliya:** 25,451.00 Sqm * **Sinhan Kakabhai:** 18,127.00 Sqm **Objection and Legal Process** * Any person interested in the land may object to the acquisition and use of the land within 30 days of the notification's publication. * Objections must be submitted in writing to the Prant Officer, Khambhaliya, stating the specific grounds for the objection. * The competent authority will provide the objector an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner. * After necessary inquiries, the competent authority will issue an order either allowing or disallowing the objections; such orders are final under Section 20D(2) of the Act. **Inspection of Plans** * Detailed land plans and other specifics regarding the covered land are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the competent authority. **Impact Analysis** **Landowners and Interested Persons** **Impact** Owners or individuals with interests in the specified survey numbers in Khambhaliya Taluka will have their land acquired by the government for the railway project. **Action Required** They must inspect the land plans at the competent authority's office and, if they have grounds for opposition, submit a written objection to the Prant Officer, Khambhaliya, within 30 days of March 30, 2026. **Prant Officer, Khambhaliya (Competent Authority)** **Impact** Designated as the primary official responsible for managing the local legal process of the land acquisition. **Action Required** The officer must facilitate the inspection of land plans, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and pass final orders regarding the validity of those objections. **Ministry of Railways (Western Railway)** **Impact** The Ministry is the initiating body for the Special Railway Project, seeking to execute the doubling of the Kanalus-Okha line. **Action Required** The Ministry must proceed with the execution of the project following the conclusion of the land acquisition and objection proceedings as per the Railways Act, 1989.

Key Entities Referenced

Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislative authority under which the Central Government is exercising powers for land acquisition (specifically Sections 20A and 20D). Kanalus-Okha (Devbhumi Dwarka) Doubling of Broad Gauge single line: The specific Special Railway Project for which the land acquisition is intended. Ministry of Railways: The primary central ministry overseeing the project and issuing the land acquisition notification. Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat: The primary geographical location where the land acquisition and railway project are situated. Prant Officer, Khambhaliya: The designated competent authority to whom affected persons must submit land acquisition objections.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-01042026-271485 CG-MxHx-xEG-I0D1H0x4x2x0 26-271485 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.ं 202] िई कदल्ली, सोमवार, माच ा30, 2026/ चत्रै 9, 1948 26/पौष 17, 1947 No. 202] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2026/ CHAITRA 9, 1948 /PAUSHA 17, 1947 रेल मत्रं ालय [पजिम रेलव े(जिमाणा सगं ठि)] अजधसचू िा मुम्बई, 30 माच,ा 2026 सा.का.जि. 221(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसम ें इसके पिात ् उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20क के उपखंड (I) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत ेहुये, ये समाधाि हो िाि ेके पिात ् कक लोक प्रयोिि के जलए, यह भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण इससे उपाबद्ध अिुसूची म ें कदया गया ह,ै गुिरात राज्य के देवभूजम द्वारका जिल े म े कािालुस-ओखा (देवभूजम द्वारका) ब्रोड गेि इकहरी लाईि का दोहरीकरण पररयोििा िाम की जविेष रेल पररयोििा के जिष्पादि के जलय ेआवश्यक ह,ै ऐसी भूजम के अिाि करि े के आिय की घोषणा 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 अर्ाात,् प्रांत अजधकारी, खंभाळीया, जिला देवभूजम द्वारका को जलजखत रुप म े ककया िाएगा िो कक आिेप का आधार होगा। सिम प्राजधकारी आिेपकता ा को व्यजक्तगत रुप स े या कािुिी प्रेजटिििर के माध्यम स े सुिवाई का अवसर प्रदाि करेगा और सभी ऐस े आिेपों की सुिवाई और िांच करि े के पिात,् यकद आवश्यक समझे तो, आदेि द्वारा या तो आिेपों के जलय ेअिुमजत दगे ा या अिुमजत प्रदाि िही करेगा। 2303 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उप-धरा (2) के अधीि सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा कदया गया आदेि अंजतम होगा। इस अजधसूचिा 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।ै अिुसूची गुिरात राज्य म ें कािालुस-ओखा (देवभूजम द्वारका) ब्रोड गेि इकहरी लाईि खंड के दोहरीकरण िामक जविेष रेल पररयोििा के जलय ेअजधग्रहण की िािेवाली संरचिा सजहत या उसके रजहत भूजम का संजिप्त जववरण. जिले का िामः देवभूजम द्वारका क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का िाम ग्राम का िाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेअर जमिर) खंभाजळया कुवाजडया 1 खंभाजळया कुवाजडया 97 3804.00 2 खंभाजळया कुवाजडया 146 6284.00 3 खंभाजळया कुवाजडया 96 100.00 4 खंभाजळया कुवाजडया 145 100.00 5 खंभाजळया कुवाजडया 388 100.00 कुल : 10388.00 क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का िाम ग्राम का िाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेअर जमिर) खंभाजळया वीरमदड 1 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 79 305.00 2 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 80 685.00 3 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 81 324.00 4 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 83 514.00 5 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 84 366.00 6 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 86 225.00 7 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 87 136.00 8 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 88 316.00 9 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 91 480.00 10 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 236 204.00 11 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 244 361.00 12 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 245 263.00[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 13 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 248 157.00 14 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 669 450.00 15 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 85 100.00 16 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 94 100.00 17 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 93 100.00 18 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 96 100.00 19 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 230 100.00 20 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 231 100.00 21 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 232 100.00 22 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 234 100.00 23 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 233 100.00 24 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 97 100.00 25 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 95 100.00 26 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 663 100.00 27 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 664 100.00 28 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 660 375.00 29 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 666 1633.00 30 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 247 100.00 31 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 92 100.00 32 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 67 100.00 33 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 238 100.00 34 खंभाजळया वीरमदड 705 100.00 कुल : 8594.00 क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का िाम ग्राम का िाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेअर जमिर) खंभाजळया खिुरीया 1 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 86 286.00 2 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 89 141.00 3 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 94 512.00 4 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 95 557.00 5 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 209 664.004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 6 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 221 620.00 7 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 224 1149.00 8 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 370 168.00 9 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 371 382.00 10 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 377 143.00 11 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 425 477.00 12 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 426 531.00 13 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 427 342.00 14 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 428 434.00 15 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 429 502.00 16 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 381 100.00 17 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 410 100.00 18 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 413 100.00 19 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 414 100.00 20 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 220 100.00 21 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 91 100.00 22 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 90 100.00 23 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 83 100.00 24 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 210 1361.00 25 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 661 226.00 26 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 213 100.00 27 खंभाजळया खिुरीया 84 100.00 28 खंभाजळया खिुरीया सड़क 167.00 TOTAL 9662.00 क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का िाम ग्राम का िाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेअर जमिर) खंभाजळया कंचिपुर 1 खंभाजळया कंचिपुर 61 100.00 2 खंभाजळया कंचिपुर 64 100.00 3 खंभाजळया कंचिपुर 62 100.00 4 खंभाजळया कंचिपुर 60 100.00[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 5 खंभाजळया कंचिपुर सरकारी िमीि 832.00 कुल : 1232.00 क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का िाम ग्राम का िाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेअर जमिर) खंभाजळया खंभालीआ 1 खंभाजळया खंभालीआ 22 2848.00 2 खंभाजळया खंभालीआ 10 11128.00 3 खंभाजळया खंभालीआ 11 3905.00 4 खंभाजळया खंभालीआ 15 5655.00 5 खंभाजळया खंभालीआ 12 987.00 6 खंभाजळया खंभालीआ 23 828.00 7 खंभाजळया खंभालीआ 16 100.00 कुल : 25451.00 क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का िाम ग्राम का िाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेअर जमिर) खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 1 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 47 678.00 2 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 354 233.00 3 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 355 100.00 4 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 370 100.00 5 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 405 100.00 6 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 406 100.00 7 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 44 100.00 8 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 392 100.00 9 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 30 249.00 10 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 41 683.00 11 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 43 376.00 12 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 45 523.00 13 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 48 3300.00 14 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 49 1260.006 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 15 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 359 7366.00 16 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 369 991.00 17 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 383 1668.00 18 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 42 100.00 19 खंभाजळया सींहण काकाभाई 407 100.00 कुल : 18127.00 [फा. स.ं E-727124] रािेन्द्र कुमार, मुख्य पररयोििा प्रबंधक /सी, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [Western Railway (Construction Organisation)] NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 30th March, 2026 G.S.R. 221(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, Kanalus-Okha (Devbhumi Dwarka) Doubling of Broad Gauge single line in District Devbhumi Dwarka 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- Khambhaliya, District Devbhumi Dwarka, 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: Kanalus- Okha (Devbhoomi Dwarka) doubling of Broad-Gauge single line in the state of Gujarat. Name of District: Devbhumi Dwarka Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be Acquire (in Sqm.) Khambhaliya Kuvadiya 1 Khambhaliya Kuvadiya 97 3804.00 2 Khambhaliya Kuvadiya 146 6284.00 3 Khambhaliya Kuvadiya 96 100.00 4 Khambhaliya Kuvadiya 145 100.00 5 Khambhaliya Kuvadiya 388 100.00 TOTAL 10388.00[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 Acquire (in Sqm.) Khambhaliya Viramdad 1 Khambhaliya Viramdad 79 305.00 2 Khambhaliya Viramdad 80 685.00 3 Khambhaliya Viramdad 81 324.00 4 Khambhaliya Viramdad 83 514.00 5 Khambhaliya Viramdad 84 366.00 6 Khambhaliya Viramdad 86 225.00 7 Khambhaliya Viramdad 87 136.00 8 Khambhaliya Viramdad 88 316.00 9 Khambhaliya Viramdad 91 480.00 10 Khambhaliya Viramdad 236 204.00 11 Khambhaliya Viramdad 244 361.00 12 Khambhaliya Viramdad 245 263.00 13 Khambhaliya Viramdad 248 157.00 14 Khambhaliya Viramdad 669 450.00 15 Khambhaliya Viramdad 85 100.00 16 Khambhaliya Viramdad 94 100.00 17 Khambhaliya Viramdad 93 100.00 18 Khambhaliya Viramdad 96 100.00 19 Khambhaliya Viramdad 230 100.00 20 Khambhaliya Viramdad 231 100.00 21 Khambhaliya Viramdad 232 100.00 22 Khambhaliya Viramdad 234 100.00 23 Khambhaliya Viramdad 233 100.00 24 Khambhaliya Viramdad 97 100.00 25 Khambhaliya Viramdad 95 100.00 26 Khambhaliya Viramdad 663 100.00 27 Khambhaliya Viramdad 664 100.00 28 Khambhaliya Viramdad 660 375.00 29 Khambhaliya Viramdad 666 1633.00 30 Khambhaliya Viramdad 247 100.00 31 Khambhaliya Viramdad 92 100.00 32 Khambhaliya Viramdad 67 100.00 33 Khambhaliya Viramdad 238 100.00 34 Khambhaliya Viramdad 705 100.00 TOTAL 8594.008 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be Acquire (in Sqm.) Khambhaliya Khajuriya 1 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 86 286.00 2 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 89 141.00 3 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 94 512.00 4 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 95 557.00 5 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 209 664.00 6 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 221 620.00 7 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 224 1149.00 8 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 370 168.00 9 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 371 382.00 10 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 377 143.00 11 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 425 477.00 12 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 426 531.00 13 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 427 342.00 14 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 428 434.00 15 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 429 502.00 16 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 381 100.00 17 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 410 100.00 18 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 413 100.00 19 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 414 100.00 20 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 220 100.00 21 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 91 100.00 22 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 90 100.00 23 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 83 100.00 24 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 210 1361.00 25 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 661 226.00 26 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 213 100.00 27 Khambhaliya Khajuriya 84 100.00 28 Khambhaliya Khajuriya Road 167.00 TOTAL 9662.00 Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be Acquire (in Sqm.) Khambhaliya Kanchanpur 1 Khambhaliya Kanchanpur 61 100.00[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 9 2 Khambhaliya Kanchanpur 64 100.00 3 Khambhaliya Kanchanpur 62 100.00 4 Khambhaliya Kanchanpur 60 100.00 5 Khambhaliya Kanchanpur Govt.Land 832.00 TOTAL 1232.00 Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be Acquire (in Sqm.) Khambhaliya Khambhaliya 1 Khambhaliya Khambhaliya 22 2848.00 2 Khambhaliya Khambhaliya 10 11128.00 3 Khambhaliya Khambhaliya 11 3905.00 4 Khambhaliya Khambhaliya 15 5655.00 5 Khambhaliya Khambhaliya 12 987.00 6 Khambhaliya Khambhaliya 23 828.00 7 Khambhaliya Khambhaliya 16 100.00 TOTAL 25451.00 Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be Acquire (in Sqm.) Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 1 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 47 678.00 2 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 354 233.00 3 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 355 100.00 4 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 370 100.00 5 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 405 100.00 6 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 406 100.00 7 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 44 100.00 8 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 392 100.00 9 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 30 249.00 10 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 41 683.00 11 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 43 376.00 12 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 45 523.00 13 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 48 3300.00 14 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 49 1260.00 15 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 359 7366.00 16 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 369 991.00 17 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 383 1668.0010 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 18 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 42 100.00 19 Khambhaliya Sinhan Kakabhai 407 100.00 TOTAL 18127.00 [F. No E-727124] RAJENDRA KUMAR, Chief Project Managar /C 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.

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