Date: 2026-05-06Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary Gazette under Part II section 3 Sub Section (ii) Notification under clause (20A) Of the Railways Act, 1989 in connection with the construction of Road Over Bridge In lieu of Level Crossing No.03 at Km 3/25 27 between Guntur and Nambur in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh
**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued on May 6, 2026, by the Ministry of Railways, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, for the construction of a Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Level Crossing No. 03. Interested persons must submit any objections regarding the land acquisition to the Competent Authority within 30 days of the notification's publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project and Legal Authority**
* **Purpose:** Land acquisition for the construction of a Road Over Bridge in lieu of Level Crossing No. 03 (Km 3/25-27) between Guntur and Nambur.
* **Statutory Basis:** The notification is issued under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Location:** The targeted land is situated in Agathavarappadu village, Pedakakani Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh.
**Objection Procedures**
* **Submission Timeline:** Any person with an interest in the land may raise an objection within 30 days from the publication date of the notification under Section 20-D(1) of the Act.
* **Format:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority, specifically the Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur.
* **Hearing Process:** The Competent Authority will provide the objector an opportunity to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Orders:** Following an inquiry, the Competent Authority will issue an order to allow or disallow objections; these orders are deemed final under Section 20-D(II).
**Land Details and Inspection**
* **Total Area:** The acquisition involves a total of 11,822.25 square meters (approximately 2.9213 acres).
* **Land Types:** The schedule includes both Patta (private) land and Government land (classified as road, path, tank, and dry land).
* **Accessibility:** Detailed land plans and descriptions are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons (Private/Patta Land)**
**Impact**
Owners of 14 specific survey numbers in Agathavarappadu village face the acquisition of their "Dry" land for public infrastructure.
**Action Required**
Must submit written objections stating specific grounds to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur, within 30 days if they oppose the acquisition or use of the land.
**Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Guntur (Competent Authority)**
**Impact**
The RDO is designated as the primary official responsible for managing the legal process of the land acquisition.
**Action Required**
Must make land plans available for public inspection, receive written objections, conduct hearings for objectors, and issue final orders regarding the acquisition.
**Ministry of Railways (South Central Railway)**
**Impact**
The Ministry is the initiating body for the infrastructure project intended to replace Level Crossing No. 03 with an ROB.
**Action Required**
Proceed with the acquisition process and construction once the 30-day objection period and subsequent legal inquiries are concluded.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Central Government exercises powers (specifically Sections 20A and 20D) to acquire land for railway-related public infrastructure.
Ministry of Railways: The central government ministry, via the South Central Railway, responsible for the notification and execution of the infrastructure project necessitating land acquisition.
Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur: The designated Competent Authority responsible for receiving, hearing, and adjudicating objections regarding the acquisition and use of the identified land parcels.
Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh: The central location of the project's impact, specifically encompassing Agathavarappadu village and Pedakakani mandal where land is being acquired for a road over bridge.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 2186] नई कदल्ली, ब धवार, मई 6, 2026/विै ाख 16, 1948
No. 2186] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026/VAISAKHA 16, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
(दजिण मध्य रेलव)े
अजधसचू ना
ग ंटूर, 6 मई, 2026
का.आ. 2277(अ).—रेलवे अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) की धारा 20A की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए (जिसे आग े उि अजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै , केन्द्रीय सरकार, यह संत ष्ट होने पर कक अन सूची म ें
संलग्र भूजम. जिसका संजिप्त जववरण इसके साथ संलग्र अन सूची म ें कदया गया ह,ै एक सावविजनक प्रयोिन हते अथावत ् आंध्र
प्रदेि के ग ंटूर जिले के ग ंटूर एव ंनंबूर के बीच कक.मी. 3/25-27 पर समपार स.ं 03 के स्ट्थान पर सड़क ऊपरी प ल के जनमावण
के जलए आवश्यक ह,ै एतद ्द्वारा उि भूजम के अजधग्रहण का अपना आिय घोजित करती ह।ै
कोई भी व्यजि, िो उि भूजम म ें रुजच रखता ह,ै वह इस अजधसूचना के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािन की तारीख म ें तीस
(30) कदनों की अवजध के भीतर, उि अजधजनयम की धारा 20-D की उप-धारा (1) के अतं गतव , उपयि व उद्देश्य के जलए उि
भूजम के अजधग्रहण और उपयोग पर आपजत्तयां प्रस्ट्त त कर सकता ह।ै
प्रत्येक ऐसी आपजत्त, भूजम अजधग्रहण हते सिम प्राजधकारी, अथावत् रािस्ट्व मंडल अजधकारी, ग ंटूर, ग ंटूर जिला,
को जलजखत रूप म ेंप्रस्ट्त त की िाएगी तथा उसम ेंआपजत्त के आधार स्ट्पष्ट रूप म ेंअंककत ककए िाएंगे। सिम प्राजधकारी, अथातव ्
रािस्ट्व मंडल अजधकारी, ग ंटूर जिला, आपजत्त करने वाल ेव्यजि को व्यजिगत रूप स ेअथवा कानूनी प्रैजटटिनर के माध्यम स े
3195 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
स नबाई का अवसर प्रदान करेगा और सभी ऐसी आपजत्तयों को स नने के पश्चात ्तथा सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा आवश्यक समझी
िाने बाली ककसी भी अजतररि िााँच के उपरांत, आदेि द्वारा ऐसी आपजत्तयों को स्ट्वीकृत अथवा अस्ट्वीकृत करसकता ह।ै
उि अजधजनयम की धारा 20D की उप-धारा (II) के अतं गतव भजू म अिवन हते सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा ककया गया
कोई भी आदेि अंजतम होगा।
इस अजधसूचना के अतं गतव आन े वाली भूजम की भूजम योिनाए ाँ एव ं अन्द्य जववरणउपलब्ध ह ै तथा इच्छ क व्यजि
सिम प्राजधकारी के उपयि व कायावलय म ें उनका अवलोकन कर सकते ह।ैं
अनस चू ी
अजधग्रहण म ेंभजू मयों का जववरणः आध्रं प्रदिे के गट ं ूर जिल ेके गट ं ूर एव ंनबं रू के बीच कक.मी 3/25-27 पर समपार फाटक
स.ं 03 के स्ट्थान पर सड़क ऊपरी पल का जनमाणव ।
ग्राम का नाम : अगतवारपाड
मडं ल का नाम : आध्रं प्रदिे के गट ं ूर जिला का पद्दे ाकाकनी
क्र.सं. मंडल का गांव का नाम सवे अंदाज़न अंदाज़न अंदाज़न भूजम का प्रकार भूजम की
नाम संख्या िेत्रफल(वगव िेत्रफल िेत्रफल (सरकारी/जनिी) प्रकृजत
मीटर में) (एकड़ में) (हटे टेयरमें) (गीली/सूखी)
गोरंटला की ओर िानवे ाली रेलपथ के आगे
1. 134 68.96 0.0170 0.0069 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
2. 141 998.85 0.2468 0.0999 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
3. 140- 1467.68 0.3627 0.1468 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
B
4. 134 14.33 0.0035 0.0014 सरकारी भूजम सड़क
पेद्दाकाकनी अगतवारपाड
5. 136 284.55 0.0703 0.0285 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
6. 137 126.81 0.0313 0.0127 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
7. 138 943.12 0.2331 0.0943 सरकारी भूजम रास्ट्ता
8. 141 33.75 0.0083 0.0034 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
उप-क ल (ए) 3938.05 0.9731 0.3938
गोरंटला की ओर िानवे ाली रेलपथ के बाद
9. 139- 60.79 0.0150 0.0061 सरकारी भूजम टंकी
B
10. 140A 1908.19 0.4715 0.1908 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
11. पेद्दाकाकनी अगतवारपाड 139A 459.44 0.1135 0.0459 सरकारी भूजम टंकी
12. 82 2633.52 0.6508 0.2634 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
13. 81 469.98 0.1161 0.0470 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
14. 79 195.05 0.0482 0.0195 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
15. 80 1206.77 0.2982 0.1207 सरकारी भूजम रास्ट्ता
16. 45 52.89 0.0131 0.0053 इनाम सूखी
17. 46 692.71 0.1712 0.0693 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
18. 47 204.86 0.0506 0.0205 पट्टा भूजम सूखी
उप- क ल (बी) 7884.2 1.94823 0.7884
क ल = ए + बी 11822.25 2.9213 1.1822
[फा. स ंGS/Gazette/20A/LC.No.03/GNT-KCC/GNT]
के. सैमन, म ख्य पररयोिना प्रबंधक गजतिजि[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(South Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Guntur, the 6th May, 2026
S.O. 2277(E).—In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act,
1989 (24 of 1989) (herein after referred to as the said Act), the Central Government after being satisfied that the land,
the brief description of which is given in the schedule annexed here to, is required for construction of Road Over Bridge
In lieu of Level Crossing No.03 at Km 3/25-27 between Guntur and Nambur in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh,
hereby declares its intention to acquire such land.
Any person interested in the said land may raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for the
aforesaid purpose under sub-section (1) of Section 20-(D) of the said Act within a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of publication of this notification in the official gazette.
Every such objection, shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely Revenue Divisional Officer Guntur,
Guntur District in writing and shall be set out the grounds thereof and the Competent Authority and Revenue Divisional
Officer, Guntur of Guntur District 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 under this notification are available and can be inspected by the
interested persons at the aforesaid office of the competent authority.
SCHEDULE
Description of lands in acquisition: Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of level Crossing No.03 at Km
3/25-27 between Guntur and Nambur.
Name of the village: Agathavarappadu
Name of the Mandal: Pedakakani in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh
SI. Name of Name of the Survey Tentative Tentative Tentative Type of Natureofland
No. the Mandal Village No. Area (in Area (in Area (in Land (Govt
Sqmts) Acres) Hectare) /Private)
Before Railway track moving towards Gorantla Side
1. 134 68.96 0.0170 0.0069 Pattaland Dry
2. 141 998.85 0.2468 0.0999 Patta land Dry
3. 140-B 1467.68 0.3627 0.1468 Patta Land Dry
4. 134 14.33 0.0035 0.0014 Govt-land Road
5. Pedakakani Agathavarappadu 136 284.55 0.0703 0.0285 Patta Land Dry
6. 137 126.81 0.0313 0.0127 Patta Land Dry
7. 138 943.12 0.2331 0.0943 Govt-land Path
8. 141 33.75 0.0083 0.0034 Patta Land Dry
Sub - Total (A) 3938.05 0.9731 0.3938
After Railway track moving towards Gorantla Side
9. 139-B 60.79 0.0150 0.0061 Govt-land Tank
10. 140A 1908.19 0.4715 0.1908 Patta land Dry
11. 139A 459.44 0.1135 0.0459 Govt-land Tank
12. 82 2633.52 0.6508 0.2634 Patta land Dry4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
13. 81 469.98 0.1161 0.0470 Patta land Dry
14. Pedakakani Agathavarappadu 79 195.05 0.0482 0.0195 Patta land Dry
15. 80 1206.77 0.2982 0.1207 Govt-land Path
16. 45 52.89 0.0131 0.0053 Inam Dry
17. 46 692.71 0.1712 0.0693 Patta land Dry
18. 47 204.86 0.0506 0.0205 Patta land Dry
Sub – Total (B) 7884.2 1.94823 0.7884
Total = A+B 11822.25 2.9213 1.1822
[F. No. GS/Gazette/20A/LC.No.03/GNT-KCC/GNT]
K. SIMON, Chief Project Manager/Gatishakti
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