Date: 2026-01-05Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Regarding Publication of Section 20E in Gazette notification regarding acquisition of land under Railway (Amendment) Act 2008, in connection with Construction of Multi tracking of Sonnagar Andal (374.53 RKm) as part of Eastern DFC Rail Project of East Central Railwayin Gaya District of Bihar.
**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways (East Central Railway) on December 23, 2025, concerns the acquisition of land in Gaya district, Bihar, for the Special Railway Project: Multitracking of Sonnagar-Andal (374.53 RKm) as part of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. It declares the Central Government's decision to acquire specific land parcels, as detailed in the schedule, free from all encumbrances. The notification follows previous publications in January and March 2025 regarding the intention to acquire the land, and the consideration of any objections received.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose:** Acquisition of land for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the Special Railway Project, Multitracking of Sonnagar-Andal (374.53 RKm) as part of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.
* **Location:** Gaya district, Bihar.
* **Land Acquisition:** The Central Government declares the acquisition of land specified in the schedule annexed to the notification.
* **Vesting of Land:** Upon publication of the notification, the land specified in the schedule will vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
* **Background:**
* An earlier notification indicating the intention to acquire the land was published on January 13, 2025.
* The substance of the earlier notification was published in newspapers on April 9th and 10th, 2025.
* No objections were received and were considered by the Competent Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners/Interested Persons**
* **Impact:** Loss of land ownership and associated rights.
* **Action Required:** No immediate action is explicitly stated, but landowners should expect notification and potential compensation procedures following the acquisition.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The central law under which land acquisition for railway projects is governed. Specifically sections 20A and 20E are mentioned.
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor: A special railway project for which land is being acquired.
Ministry of Railways: The primary government body responsible for railway-related matters, including land acquisition.
Bihar: The state where the land acquisition is taking place (Gaya district).
Son Nagar-Andal: The specific section (374.53 RKm) of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor for which land is being acquired.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(East Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Patna, the 23rd December, 2025
S.O. 82(E).— Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Railways (Railway
Board), number S.O. 1534 (E), dated the 13th January, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section(ii), dated the 29th March, 2025 (herein after referred to as the said notification) and issued
under 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 declared its in tention to acquire the land specified in the Schedule annexed to the said
notification for the purpos eof execution, maintenance, management and operation of the Special Railway Project,
namely, Special Railway Projects, Multitracking of Sonnagar-Andal (374.53 RKm) as part of Eastern Dedicated
Freight Corridor;
And, whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in the daily newspapers, namely, Dainik
Bhashkar, Dainik Jagran, Hindustan & Prabhat Khabar,
dated the 9th and 10th April, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act;
And, whereas, no objection were received and the same has been considered by the Competent Authority
accordingly orders have been passed;[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
And, whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the competent authority has
submitted its report to the Central Government;
Now, therefore, upon receipt of the report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers conferred
by sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in
the Schedule annexed hereto shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose.
And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby
declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette the land specified in the Schedule annexed
hereto shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances.
And, whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in the daily newspapers, namely, Dainik
Bhashkar, Dainik Jagran, Hindustan & Prabhat Khabar, dated the 9thand 10th April, 2025 under sub-section (4) of
section 20A of the said Act;
And, whereas, no objection were received and the same has been considered by the Competent Authority
accordingly orders have been passed;
And, whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the competent authority has
submitted its report to the Central Government;
Now, therefore, upon receipt of the report of the competent authority and in exercise of the powers conferred
by sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the land specified in
the Schedule annexed hereto shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose.
And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby
declares that on publication of this notification in the Official Gazette the land specified in the Schedule annexed
hereto shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances.
SCHEDULE
S. Name Thana Khata Plot Area Area Type Nature NameoftheLandowner/IntrestPersons
No. of No. No. Survey (Hec.) (Acre) of of
Mouza No. Land Land
1 0.0202 0.0500 Raiyat Suraiya Parween W/o Idrish Ahmad
2 0.0132 0.0325 Raiyat Aabid Hussain W/oMd. Nezamuddin
3 0.0091 0.0225 Raiyat Sunita Gupta W/o Deepak Kumar
4 0.0121 0.0300 Raiyat Vinay Azad & Vijay Azad S/o Late
Antu Saw
5 0.0121 0.0300 Raiyat Ajeet Kumar S/o Indra Prasad
6 0.0091 0.0225 Raiyat Arvind Prakash S/o Mangal Chandra
7 0.0121 0.0300 Raiyat Prabhakar Kumar S/obShyam Bihari
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13 0.0040 0.0100 Raiyat Manju Gupta W/o BholaShankar
14 0.0061 0.0150 Raiyat Satish Kumar & Nitish Kumar
S/o Kaushalendra Kumar
15 0.0061 0.0150 Raiyat Sanjay Singh S/o Dharu Singh
16 0.0074 0.0183 Raiyat Birju Saw S/o Mahaveer Saw
17 0.0172 0.0425 Raiyat Dugeshwar Prasad s/o Late Teknarayan
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18 0.0162 0.0400 Raiyat Gendlal Prasad S/o Late Gopal Ram
Total Area 0.2371 0.5858
[F. No. L. No. DCE/Con/GAYA/LA/EDFC-Son Nagar-Andal]
RAMASHRAY PANDEY, Chief Admin. Officer/con/south
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