Date: 2026-02-02Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary gazette under Part II section 3 Sub Section (II) Notification under clause 20 E of the Railway Act 1989 (24 of 1989) for Land to be acquired in connection with Special Railway Project, namely Goregaon to Borivali Harbour Line (length 7.08 km) under the MUTP 3 A Special Railway Project, situated in District Mumbai Suburban State of Maharashtra.
**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Railways, published on February 2, 2026, concerns the acquisition of land for the Goregaon to Borivali Harbour Line (7.08 km) under the MUTP-3A Special Railway Project. It declares the acquisition of specified land and confirms that the land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. The notification references prior notifications related to the land acquisition process published on February 6, 2025, December 6, 2025 and December 16, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Declaration:** The Central Government declares that the land specified in the schedule is acquired for the railway project.
* **Land Vesting:** Upon publication of this notification, the land listed in the schedule vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
* **Project Details:** The land is being acquired for the construction of the Goregaon to Borivali Harbour Line (7.08 km) under the MUTP-3A Special Railway Project.
* **Affected Area:** The land is situated in the Mumbai Suburban District of Maharashtra State.
* **Land Schedule:** A schedule lists the specific survey numbers/block numbers and areas (in square meters) of the land to be acquired in the villages of Chinchvali, Malad (South), Malad (East), Malad (North), Poisar and Pahadi Goregaon within the Borivali Taluka.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Landowners in Chinchvali, Malad (South), Malad (East), Malad (North), Poisar and Pahadi Goregaon**
* **Impact:** Loss of land as detailed in the schedule due to acquisition by the Central Government. The land will be free from all encumbrances and fully vested in the Central Government.
* **Action Required:** No action is explicitly mentioned in the document, although landowners would likely be contacted separately regarding compensation and relocation (not covered in the document).
Key Entities Referenced
The Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008: Amends the Railways Act, enabling land acquisition for railway projects.
Railways Act, 1989: The principal law governing railways, including land acquisition.
Section 20(E) of Railways Act: Grants the power to acquire land for railway projects.
Mumbai: Location where Goregaon to Borivali Harbour Line (7.08km) railway project is located, impacting land acquisition.
MUTP-3A Special Railway Project: The specific railway project necessitating land acquisition between Goregaon and Borivali.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 448] िई दिलली, सोमवार, फरवरी 2, 2026/माघ 13, 1947
No. 448] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026/MAGHA 13, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पजिम रेलव े(जिमाणा सगं ठि)]
अजधसचू िा
मुम्बई, 2 फरवरी, 2026
का.आ. 477(अ).—रेलव े अजधजियम, 1989 (24) तथा रेलव े (सिं ोधि) अजधजियम, 2008 [The Railway
(Amendment) Act, 2008] की धारा 20(E) – भजू म अजधग्रहण की िजि (20(E) की अजधसचू िा) के अतं गता दिए गए
जििेिों के अिुसार, गोरेगावं स ेबोरीवली हाबरा लाइि (लबं ाई 7.08 दक.मी.) इस MUTP–3A जविषे रेलव े पररयोििा के
अंतगता िीचे उजललजखत भूजम अजधग्रहण प्रकरण में भूजम अजधग्रहण की कायावाही दकए िािे के संबंध में उप मख्ु य अजभयतं ा
(जिमाणा ), पजिम रेलव,े चचगा टे द्वारा दििांक 23.05.2024 के पत्र के माध्यम से प्रस्ट्ततु प्रस्ट्ताव के अिरूु प तथा रेलव े
(संिोधि) अजधजियम, 2008 की प्रावधािों के अिुसार रेलव ेपररयोििा हते ु प्राप्त भूजम अजधग्रहण प्रस्ट्ताव पर कायावाही की
िा रही ह।ै
उि पररयोििा के दियान्वयि, संरक्षण, प्रबंधि एवं संचालि हते ु िीचे उजललजखत भूजम के अजधग्रहण का िासि
का आिय पूवा में घोजषत दकया िा चुका ह ै तथा इस संबंध में रेलवे अजधजियम की धारा 20(A) के अंतगात दििाकं
06.02.2025 एव ं 16.12.2025 को रािपत्र में अजधसूचिा प्रकाजित की गई है, तथा दििांक 13.02.2025 (हहिं स्ट्ु ताि
टाइम्स, महाराष्ट्र टाइम्स, प्रातःकाल, प्रहार, िवराष्ट्र) एव ं 25.12.2025 (हहिं स्ट्ु ताि टाइम्स, ि इंजडयि एक्सप्रेस, िवभारत,
प्रातःकाल, प्रहार, िवराष्ट्र) को हहिं ी, अग्रं ेिी एवं मराठी भाषाओं के स्ट्थािीय समाचार पत्रों म ेंप्रकाजित दकया गया ह।ै
और चूूँदक उि धारा 20(A) की उप-धारा (1) के अिुसार सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा केंद्र सरकार को अपिी ररपोटा
प्रस्ट्तुत की गई ह,ै अतः केंद्र सरकार द्वारा उि ररपोटा प्राप्त होि ेके पिात तथा उि अजधजियम की धारा 20(E) की उप-धारा
698 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए यह घोजषत दकया िाता ह ैदक अिुसूची में जिर्िष्टा भूजम को उपयुाि प्रयोिि हते ु
अजधग्रहीत दकया िाएगा।
तथा उि अजधजियम की धारा 20(E) की उप-धारा (2) के अिसु ार केंद्र सरकार यह भी घोजषत करती ह ैदक अजधकृत
रािपत्र म ें इस अजधग्रहण के प्रकािि के पिात अिुसूची म ें उजललजखत भूजम समस्ट्त प्रकार के भारों से मिु होकर पणू ातः केंद्र
सरकार में जिजहत हो िाएगी।
पररजिष्ट
महाराष्ट्र राज्य के मबुं ई उपिगर जिल े म ेंजस्ट्थत, गोरेगावं स ेबोरीवली हाबरा लाइि (लबं ाई 7.08 दक.मी.) इस MUTP–3A
जविषे रेलव ेपररयोििा के जिमााण हते ,ु जिमााण सजहत अथवा जबिा जिमााण के अजधग्रहीत की िािे वाली भूजम का संजक्षप्त
जववरण जिम्नािुसार ह:ै
मबुं ई उपिगर
अ.ि. तालकु ा गावाच ेिाव सव/ेब्लॉक ि. क्षत्रे फळ (चौ.मी.)
1 बोरीवली हचंचवली 92 ब 42.20
2 656 अ 83.80
3 656 अ/61 19.00
4 656 अ/62 19.70
5 656 अ/63 8.20
6 656 अ/64 11.40
बोरीवली मालाड (िजक्षण)
7 656 अ/65 5.20
8 656 अ/66 4.50
9 658 150.30
10 661 38.10
11 662 12.50
12 554 अ 53.00
13 555 अ 38.70
बोरीवली मालाड (पूवा)
14 556 31.60
15 557 94.00
16 568 327.60
17 568/106 8.50
18 568/107 7.00
19 568/108 7.50
बोरीवली मालाड (उत्तर)
20 568/109 7.50
21 568/110 7.50
22 572 108.90
23 575 243.60[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
24 583 39.40
25 583/52 1.50
26 583/53 13.00
27 343 1443.20
28 343/1 25.90
29 343/2 23.70
30 343/3 28.90
31 343/4 28.90
32 343/5 20.10
33 343/6 19.20
34 343/7 18.90
35 343/8 18.30
बोरीवली पोईसर
36 343/9 22.20
37 343/10 25.90
38 343/11 17.60
39 343/12 17.30
40 343/13 18.20
41 343/14 18.20
42 343/15 18.20
43 343/16 17.00
44 344/अ 158.30
45 बोरीवली पहाडी गोरेगाव 988/ब 64.80
एकूण क्षत्रे 3389.00 चौ.मी.
कुल क्षत्रे फल : 3389.00 वग ामीटर
[फा. सं. E-364842-05]
मुकेश कुमार, मुख्य अजभयन्ता (जिमााण)- I4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 2nd February, 2026
S.O. 477(E).— In accordance with the directions issued under Section 20(E) – Power to Acquire
Land (Notification under 20(E)) of the Railways Act, 1989 (24) and the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008, and in
pursuance of the proposal submitted vide letter dated 23.05.2024 by the Deputy Chief Engineer (Construction),
Western Railway, Churchgate, regarding land acquisition proceedings for the Goregaon to Borivali Harbour Line
(length 7.08 km) under the MUTP-3A Special Railway Project, action is being taken on the land acquisition proposal
received for the railway project in accordance with the provisions of the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008.
Whereas, the intention of the Government to acquire the land mentioned below for the
implementation, development, maintenance, management and operation of the said project had already been declared
earlier, and the notification in this regard was published under Section 20(A) of the Railways Act in the Official Gazette
dated 06.02.2025 and 16.12.2025, and was also published in local newspapers in Hindi, English and Marathi on February
13, 2025 (Hindustan Times, Maharashtra Times, Pratahkal, Prahaar, Navarashtra) and December 25, 2025 (Hindustan
Times, The Indian Express, Navbharat, Pratahkal, Prahaar, Navarashtra)
And whereas, in accordance with sub-section (1) of Section 20(A), the Competent Authority has
submitted its report to the Central Government, and after receipt of the said report, the Central Government, in exercise
of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of Section 20(E) of the said Act, hereby declares that the land specified
in the Schedule shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose.
And in accordance with sub-section (2) of Section 20(E) of the said Act, the Central Government
hereby declares that upon publication of this acquisition in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the Schedule shall
vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land proposed to be acquired, with or without structures thereon, for the construction of the
Goregaon to Borivali Harbour Line (length 7.08 km) under the MUTP-3A Special Railway Project, situated in
Mumbai Suburban District of Maharashtra State, is as follows:
(Gazette published on Thursday, February 6, 2025)
Sr. No. Taluka Name of Village Survey No. / Block No. Area (Sq. m.)
1 Borivali Chinchvali 92 B 42.20
2 Borivali Malad (South) 656 A 83.80
3 656 A/61 19.00
4 656 A/62 19.70
5 656 A/63 8.20
6 656 A/64 11.40
7 656 A/65 5.20
8 656 A/66 4.50
9 658 150.30[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
10 661 38.10
11 662 12.50
12 Borivali Malad (East) 554 A 53.00
13 555 A 38.70
14 556 31.60
15 557 94.00
16 Borivali Malad (North) 568 327.60
17 568/106 8.50
18 568/107 7.00
19 568/108 7.50
20 568/109 7.50
21 568/110 7.50
22 572 108.90
23 575 243.
24 583 39.40
25 583/52 1.50
26 583/53 13.00
27 Borivali Poisar 343 1443.20
28 343/1 25.90
29 343/2 23.70
30 343/3 28.90
31 343/4 28.90
32 343/5 20.10
33 343/6 19.20
34 343/7 18.90
35 343/8 18.30
36 343/9 22.20
37 343/10 25.90
38 343/11 17.60
39 343/12 17.30
40 343/13 18.20
41 343/14 18.20
42 343/15 18.206 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
43 343/16 17.00
44 344/अ 158.30
45 Borivali Pahadi Goregaon 988/ब 64.80
Total Area 3389.00 sq. m.
Total Area: 3389.00 sq. m.
[F. No. E. 364842-05]
MUKESH KUMAR, Chief Engineer (Construction)-I
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