Date: 2022-05-05Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Publication of notification of extraordinary gazette under section 20A of the Railway Act 1989 24 of 1989 in connection with Special Railway Project Rajkot Kanalus Doubling Project in the Jamnagar district
## Policy Analysis Report: Acquisition of Land for Rajkot-Kanalus Railway Project
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes a notification from the Ministry of Railways, Western Railway Construction Organization, regarding the acquisition of land for the Rajkot-Kanalus doubling of the Broad Gauge single line railway project in Gujarat. The core purpose, as inferred from the text, is to facilitate the expansion of railway infrastructure by acquiring necessary land. The key finding is a detailed schedule of land parcels in various villages and talukas of Jamnagar district slated for acquisition, along with a process for landowners to raise objections.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide an informative overview of a specific government notification concerning land acquisition for a railway project. The analysis is based solely on the text of the provided notification.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Core Objective(s):** Based on the provided text, the core objective is to acquire land for the execution of the Special Railway Project, namely, Rajkot-Kanalus doubling of Broad Gauge single line in District Rajkot and Jamnagar in the State of Gujarat. This aims to improve railway infrastructure and capacity.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* **New Policy:** This is a new policy instrument, as it establishes a land acquisition process for a specific project based on existing legal framework (Railways Act, 1989). The underlying problem is the need to acquire land for infrastructure development which requires a legal framework to balance public interest with private property rights.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The key provisions outlined in the notification are:
* **Declaration of Intent:** The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the Rajkot-Kanalus railway project.
* **Objection Mechanism:** Individuals with an interest in the land are granted a 30-day period to raise objections to the acquisition.
* **Competent Authority:** The Prant Officer, Jamnagar Rural, District Jamnagar, is designated as the competent authority to receive and adjudicate objections.
* **Hearing Process:** Objectors are given an opportunity to be heard, either in person or through a legal practitioner.
* **Finality of Order:** The decision of the competent authority is deemed final.
* **Land Schedule:** A detailed schedule listing the survey numbers and area (in Sqm) of land to be acquired in various villages (Kanalus, Pipli, Balambhadi, Dodhiya) under Lalpur and Jamnagar Rural Talukas is provided.
* **Inspection of Documents**: The land plans and other details are available for inspection at the office of the competent authority.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders are:
* Landowners within the District Rajkot and Jamnagar, State of Gujarat, specifically those owning land parcels identified in the schedule annexed to the notification.
* Residents of the Kanalus, Pipli, Balambhadi, and Dodhiya villages.
* The Ministry of Railways and its implementing agencies.
* The Prant Officer Jamnagar Rural, District Jamnagar (the competent authority).
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** Ministry of Railways, Western Railway Construction Organization, and the Prant Officer Jamnagar Rural, District Jamnagar.
* **Timelines:** Landowners have 30 days from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette to raise objections.
* **Procedures:** Objectors must submit their objections in writing to the competent authority, outlining the grounds for their objection. The competent authority will then hold a hearing and make a decision. Land plans are available at the competent authority's office for inspection.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
* **New Policy:** The expected outcome is the acquisition of the specified land parcels, facilitating the Rajkot-Kanalus railway doubling project. This aims to improve rail transport capacity in the region, potentially leading to better connectivity, reduced travel times, and economic benefits. The impact on landowners is the potential loss of land, although compensation is implied (though not explicitly stated in this notification) based on standard land acquisition practices.
**9. Conclusion:**
The notification outlines the government's intention to acquire land for a crucial railway infrastructure project. It establishes a process for affected landowners to voice their concerns. Successful implementation hinges on the smooth execution of the objection hearing process and the subsequent land acquisition, which is expected to contribute to improved railway infrastructure and regional connectivity.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: A legal act referenced in the notification, specifically section 20A and 20D, related to land acquisition for railway projects.
Central Government: The governing authority making the declaration of intention to acquire land.
Special Railway Project, namely, RajkotKanalus doubling of Broad Gauge single line: The specific infrastructure project requiring land acquisition as described in the notification.
Rajkot District: One of the districts in Gujarat where the railway project is located.
Jamnagar District: One of the districts in Gujarat where the railway project is located.
Gujarat: The state in India where the railway project is located.
Official Gazette: The publication in which the notification is published.
Prant Officer Jamnagar Rural, District Jamnagar: The competent authority to whom objections regarding the land acquisition can be made.
Lalpur Taluka: A subdistrict within Jamnagar District.
Kanalus Village: A village in Lalpur Taluka, Jamnagar District.
Pipli Village: A village in Lalpur Taluka, Jamnagar District.
JamnagarRural Taluka: A subdistrict within Jamnagar District.
Balambhadi Village: A village in JamnagarRural Taluka, Jamnagar District.
Dodhiya Village: A village in JamnagarRural Taluka, Jamnagar District.
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS Western Railway Construction Organization: The ministry and organisation issuing the notification.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Place of notification, possibly place where ministry/organization is located.
PARAMJEET SINGH: Name of the Chief Engineer Construction VI
New Delhi, Delhi: Place where the document was printed and published.
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ऄसाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 1986] नइ कदल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, मइ 5, 2022/विै ाख 15, 1944
No. 1986] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2022/VAISAKHA 15, 1944
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पजिम रेलव े(जनमाणा सगं ठन)]
ऄजधसचू ना
मुम्बइ, 5 मइ, 2022
का.अ. 2087(ऄ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, रेल ऄजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जजसे आसमें आसके पिात ् ईक्त
ऄजधजनयम कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 20क के ईपखंड (I) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुये, ये समाधान हो जान े के
पिात् कक लोक प्रयोजन के जलए, यह भूजम, जजसका संजिप्त जववरण आससे ईपाबद्ध ऄनुसूची में कदया गया ह,ै गुजरात राज्य
के राजकोट और जामनगर जजले मे राजकोट-कानालुस ब्रोड गजे दोहरीकरण पररयोजना नाम की जविेष रेल पररयोजना के
जनष्पादन के जलये अवश्यक ह,ै ऐसी भूजम के ऄजान करन े के अिय की घोषणा करती ह।ै
ईक्त भूजम के जलये आछक कोइ व्यजक्त, राजपत्र में आस ऄजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े तीस कदन के भीतर,
ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 20घ की ईप-धारा (1) के ऄधीन ईपयुाक्त प्रयोजन के जलए ऐसी भजू म के ऄजान और ईपयोग के
संबंध में अिेप कर सकेगा।
प्रत्येक ऐसा अिेप सिम प्राजधकारी ऄथाात्, प्रांत ऄजधकारी, जामनगर (ग्राम्य), जजला जामनगर को जलजखत रुप
मे ककया जाएगा जो कक अिेप का अधार होगा। सिम प्राजधकारी अिेपकता ा को व्यजक्तगत रुप स े या कानुनी प्रेजटटिनर के
माध्यम स े सुनवाइ का ऄवसर प्रदान करेगा और सभी ऐस े अिेपों की सुनवाइ और जांच करन े के पिात्, यकद अवश्यक
समझे तो, अदेि द्वारा या तो अिेपों के जलय ेऄनुमजत दगे ा या ऄनुमजत प्रदान नही करेगा।
ईक्त ऄजधजनयम की धारा 20घ की ईप-धारा (2) के ऄधीन सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा कदया गया अदेि ऄंजतम होगा।
3072 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
आस ऄजधसूचना के ऄधीन अन े वाली भूजम की भूजम योजना और ऄन्य ब्यौरे ईपलब्ध ह ैं और आछुक व्यजक्त द्वारा
सिम प्राजधकारी के ईक्त ईल्लेजखत कायाालय म ेंईनका जनरीिण ककया जा सकता ह।ै
ऄनसु चू ी
गजु रात राज्यम ेंराजकोट-कानालसु ब्रोड गजे आकहरी लाइन खडं के दोहरीकरण नामक जविषे रेल पररयोजना के जलय े
ऄजधग्रहण की जानवे ाली सरं चना सजहत या ईसके रजहत भजू म का सजं िप्त जववरण
जजल ेका नामः जामनगर
क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का नाम ग्राम का नाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेऄर जमटर)
लालपरु कानालुस
1 लालपरु कानालुस 888 164.81
2 कानालुस 891 252.63
3 कानालुस 892 1039.25
4 कानालुस 623 617.50
5 कानालुस 622 723.10
6 कानालुस 621 586.36
7 कानालुस 620 930.49
8 कानालुस 657 743.81
9 कानालुस 659 190.66
10 कानालुस 664 376.94
11 कानालुस 713 144.80
12 कानालुस 714 128.24
13 कानालुस 717 719.84
14 कानालुस 718 250.85
15 कानालुस 719 1298.64
16 कानालुस 720 951.05
17 कानालुस 721 260.30
18 कानालुस 26 1050.29
19 कानालुस 27 1188.94
20 कानालुस 33 107.22
21 कानालुस 507 312.50
22 कानालुस 497 474.76
23 कानालुस 388 332.29
24 कानालुस 387 1329.67
25 कानालुस 385 3609.19[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
26 कानालुस 384 2905.18
27 कानालुस 376 1457.22
28 कानालुस 375 1468.25
29 कानालुस 660 202.55
30 कानालुस 890 349.97
31 कानालुस 889 558.26
32 कानालुस 496 585.56
33 कानालुस 619 2852.77
कुल : 28163.89
क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का नाम ग्राम का नाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेऄर जमटर)
लालपरु जपपली
1 जपपली 210 1928.17
2 जपपली 2 660.35
3 जपपली 222 127.79
4 जपपली 237 3371.63
5 जपपली 240 3278.99
6 जपपली 127 1045.87
7 जपपली 117 957.64
8 जपपली 143 1489.72
9 जपपली 321 2905.38
10 जपपली 345 1097.48
11 जपपली 77 510.96
12 जपपली 141 3265.70
13 जपपली 269 530.43
14 जपपली 130 876.28
15 जपपली 118 4548.33
16 जपपली 119 3040.29
कुल : 29635.01
क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का नाम ग्राम का नाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेऄर जमटर)
जामनगर (ग्राम्य) बालंभडी
1 जामनगर (ग्राम्य) बालंभडी 225 1806.77
2 बालंभडी 332 447.724 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
3 बालंभडी 319 1026.21
4 बालंभडी 182 515.96
5 बालंभडी 329 447.72
6 बालंभडी 314 978.47
7 बालंभडी 315 385.10
8 बालंभडी 183 515.96
कुल : 6123.91
क्रम सख्ं या तहसील का नाम ग्राम का नाम खसरा सख्ं या ित्रे फल (स्ट्वेऄर जमटर)
जामनगर (ग्राम्य) दोढीया
1 जामनगर (ग्राम्य) दोढीया 230 823.99
2 दोढीया 181 395.85
3 दोढीया 182 1254.04
4 दोढीया 185 263.27
5 दोढीया 162 1151.83
6 दोढीया 161 175.81
7 दोढीया 160 412.59
8 दोढीया 141 170.55
9 दोढीया 145 655.56
10 दोढीया 147 477.90
11 दोढीया 109 275.29
12 दोढीया 97 343.84
13 दोढीया 672 102.62
14 दोढीया 665 750.00
15 दोढीया 186 147.90
16 दोढीया 187 1139.69
17 दोढीया 99 1249.05
18 दोढीया 1 1416.97
19 दोढीया 2 381.41
20 दोढीया 674 81.64
21 दोढीया 673 262.52
कुल : 11932.32
[फा. सं. WNC 335/1/2/JAM -Gujarat]
परमजीत ससह, मुख्य ऄजभयंता (जनमााण) - VI[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 5
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Western Railway (Construction Organization)]
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 5th May, 2022
S.O. 2087(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, Rajkot-Kanalus doubling
of Broad Gauge single line in District Rajkot and Jamnagar 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- Jamnagar
(Rural), District Jamnagar, 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: Rajkot - Kanalus doubling of Broad-Gauge single line in the state of Gujarat.
Name of District: Jamnagar
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
Acquired (in Sqm.)
Lalpur Kanalus
1 Lalpur Kanalus 888 164.81
2 Kanalus 891 252.63
3 Kanalus 892 1039.25
4 Kanalus 623 617.50
5 Kanalus 622 723.10
6 Kanalus 621 586.36
7 Kanalus 620 930.49
8 Kanalus 657 743.81
9 Kanalus 659 190.66
10 Kanalus 664 376.94
11 Kanalus 713 144.80
12 Kanalus 714 128.24
13 Kanalus 717 719.846 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
14 Kanalus 718 250.85
15 Kanalus 719 1298.64
16 Kanalus 720 951.05
17 Kanalus 721 260.30
18 Kanalus 26 1050.29
19 Kanalus 27 1188.94
20 Kanalus 33 107.22
21 Kanalus 507 312.50
22 Kanalus 497 474.76
23 Kanalus 388 332.29
24 Kanalus 387 1329.67
25 Kanalus 385 3609.19
26 Kanalus 384 2905.18
27 Kanalus 376 1457.22
28 Kanalus 375 1468.25
29 Kanalus 660 202.55
30 Kanalus 890 349.97
31 Kanalus 889 558.26
32 Kanalus 496 585.56
33 Kanalus 619 2852.77
TOTAL 28163.89
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
Acquire (in Sqm.)
Lalpur Pipli
1 Lalpur Pipli 210 1928.17
2 Pipli 2 660.35
3 Pipli 222 127.79
4 Pipli 237 3371.63
5 Pipli 240 3278.99
6 Pipli 127 1045.87
7 Pipli 117 957.64
8 Pipli 143 1489.72
9 Pipli 321 2905.38
10 Pipli 345 1097.48
11 Pipli 77 510.96[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 7
12 Pipli 141 3265.70
13 Pipli 269 530.43
14 Pipli 130 876.28
15 Pipli 118 4548.33
16 Pipli 119 3040.29
TOTAL 29635.01
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
Acquire (in Sqm.)
Jamnagar(Rural) Balambhadi
1 Jamnagar(Rural) Balambhadi 225 1806.77
2 Balambhadi 332 447.72
3 Balambhadi 319 1026.21
4 Balambhadi 182 515.96
5 Balambhadi 329 447.72
6 Balambhadi 314 978.47
7 Balambhadi 315 385.10
8 Balambhadi 183 515.96
TOTAL 6123.91
Sr. No. Name of Taluka Village Name Survey No. Area of Land to be
Acquire (in Sqm.)
Jamnagar (Rural) Dodhiya
1 Jamnagar (Rural) Dodhiya 230 823.99
2 Dodhiya 181 395.85
3 Dodhiya 182 1254.04
4 Dodhiya 185 263.27
5 Dodhiya 162 1151.83
6 Dodhiya 161 175.81
7 Dodhiya 160 412.59
8 Dodhiya 141 170.55
9 Dodhiya 145 655.56
10 Dodhiya 147 477.90
11 Dodhiya 109 275.29
12 Dodhiya 97 343.84
13 Dodhiya 672 102.628 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
14 Dodhiya 665 750.00
15 Dodhiya 186 147.90
16 Dodhiya 187 1139.69
17 Dodhiya 99 1249.05
18 Dodhiya 1 1416.97
19 Dodhiya 2 381.41
20 Dodhiya 674 81.64
21 Dodhiya 673 262.52
TOTAL 11932.32
[F. No.WNC 335/1/2/JAM –Gujarat]
PARAMJEET SINGH, Chief Engineer (Construction) VI
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