Date: 2026-07-08Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Request for Publication of e Gazette Notification for Acquisition of Land mentioned in attached Land Schedule under Sub section 1 of section 20A of the Railways Amendment Act 1989
**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued on July 8, 2026, announces the Central Government's intention to acquire land in the Ganjam District of Odisha for a Special Railway Project involving a 3rd line between Nirgundi–Barang and Khurda Road–Vizianagaram. Any person interested in the land must submit written objections to the competent authority within thirty days of the notification's publication. The acquisition is authorized under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989, for the public purpose of expanding the East Coast Railway.
**Key Points / Main Content**
*Project Scope and Authority*
* The Ministry of Railways is exercising powers under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989, to acquire land for a "Special Railway Project."
* The project includes a 22 km line between Nirgundi and Barang and a 363 km line between Khurda Road and Vizianagaram, part of the broader 525 km Bhadrak–Vizianagarm project.
*Land Acquisition Details*
* The acquisition affects Madanmohanpur village in the Ganjam district of Odisha.
* A total of 0.904 acres of private land comprising 33 plots is designated for acquisition.
* Land classifications involved include residential (Gharabari), agricultural (Bila Jalasechita Eka Fasali), and other types such as Padar and Jalasaya-II.
*Objection and Hearing Procedures*
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Land Acquisition Officer in Ganjam, Odisha, within 30 days of the publication date.
* Objectors have the right to be heard in person or through a legal practitioner.
* The competent authority will conduct inquiries and issue orders to allow or disallow objections; these orders are final under Section 20D(2) of the Act.
*Public Inspection*
* Detailed land plans and specifics regarding the plots are available for inspection by interested parties at the office of the competent authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Private Landowners (Madanmohanpur Village)**
**Impact**
Owners of 33 identified plots will lose ownership or use of their land as it is acquired for government railway infrastructure.
**Action Required**
Interested parties should review the plot schedule and must file any written objections, stating specific grounds, within the 30-day deadline.
**Stakeholder: Land Acquisition Officer (Competent Authority), Ganjam**
**Impact**
The officer is legally tasked with administering the objection process, hearing stakeholders, and making final determinations on land acquisition.
**Action Required**
Maintain land plans for public inspection, receive written objections, conduct formal hearings, and issue final orders under the Railways Act.
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway)**
**Impact**
The Ministry gains the legal pathway to secure essential land for a high-priority, multi-state infrastructure project.
**Action Required**
Coordinate with local authorities to finalize acquisition once the objection period concludes and proceed with construction of the sanctioned 3rd railway line.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which the Central Government is exercising powers (Section 20A) to acquire land for public purposes.
3rd line Bhadrak-Vizianagaram Project: A sanctioned Special Railway Project for which land is being acquired in the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Ministry of Railways: The primary central ministry responsible for the notification and execution of the railway construction project.
Ganjam District, Odisha: The central location where the specific land parcels (including Madanmohanpur village) are being acquired for the project.
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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.ं 3554] िई दिल्ली, बुधर्ार, िुलाई 8, 2026/आषाढ 17, 1948
No. 3554] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026/ASHADHA 17, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पर्ू व तट रेलर् े (जिमाणव )]
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 8 िलु ाई, 2026
रेलर् ेअजधजियम, एक हिार िौ सौ िर्ासी की धारा बीस (ए) के तहत सचू िा
का.आ. 3716(अ).—रेलर्े (सिं ोधि) अजधजियम, 1989 (89 का 24) (इसके बाि उक्त अजधजियम के रूप म ें
सिं र्भतव ) की धारा बीस (ए) की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केंद्र सरकार, इस बात से संतुष्ट होि े
के बाि दक सार्विजिक उद्देश्य के जलए भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जर्र्रण इसके साथ संलग्न अिुसचू ी में दिया गया ह,ै ओजडिा
राज्य के गंिाम जिल े म ें जर्िेष रेलर्े पररयोििा, अथावत, “ओजडिा और आध्रं प्रििे राज्य में पर्ू व तट रेलर्े के खुिाव रोड और
र्ाल्टेयर जडर्ीज़ि के अंतगवत भद्रक - जर्ियिगरम (५२५ दक जम) के बीच िई स्ट्र्ीकृत ततृ ीय रेलर्े लाइि पररयोििा के
तहत जिगुवन्डी - बारंग (२२ दक जम) और खुिाव रोड - जर्ियिगरम (३६३ दक जम) के बीच तृतीय रेलर् े लाइि“ के जिमावण के
जलए आर्श्यक ह,ै एतद्वारा ऐसी भूजम का अजधग्रहण करि े के अपि े इराि े की घोषणा करता ह।ै
उक्त भूजम म ें रुजच रखिे र्ाला कोई भी व्यजक्त आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की तारीख से तीस
दििों की अर्जध के भीतर, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा बीस (डी) की उप-धारा (एक) के तहत उक्त उद्दश्े य के जलए ऐसी भूजम
के अजधग्रहण पर आपजत्त उठा सकता ह।ै
5157 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
प्रत्येक आपजत्त, सिम प्राजधकारी अथावत भूजम अजधग्रहण अजधकारी, गंिाम, राज्य - ओजडिा को जलजखत रूप म ें की
िाएगी जिसमें इसका कारण ििावया िायेगा, और सिम प्राजधकारी आपजत्त कता व को व्यजक्तगत रूप से या दकसी कािूिी
व्यर्सायी के माध्यम से सुिर्ाई दकए िािे का मौका िेगा, और ऐसी सभी आपजत्तयों को सुििे के बाि और आगे की िरूरी
िाचं , यदि कोई हो, करिे के बाि, िसै ा सिम प्राजधकारी आर्श्यक समझे, आििे द्वारा आपजत्तयों को स्ट्र्ीकार या
अस्ट्र्ीकार कर सकता ह।ै
उक्त अजधजियम की धारा बीस (डी) की उप-धारा (िो) के तहत सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दिया गया कोई भी आििे
अजं तम होगा।
इस अजधसूचिा के अंतगतव आि े र्ाली भूजम के िक्िे एर्ं अन्य जर्र्रण उपलब्ध ह ैं तथा इच्छुक व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम
प्राजधकारी के उक्त कायावलय म ेंजिरीिण दकए िा सकते ह।ैं
अिसु चू ी
ओजडिा राज्य के गिं ाम जिल ेम ेंजर्िषे रेलर् ेपररयोििा, “ओजडिा और आध्रं प्रिेि राज्य म ेंपर्ू वतट रेलर् ेके खिु ा वरोड
और र्ाल्टेयर जडर्ीज़ि के अतं गतव भद्रक - जर्ियिगरम (५२५ दक जम) के बीच िई स्ट्र्ीकृत ततृ ीय रेलर् ेलाइि पररयोििा
के तहत जिगन्ुव डी - बारंग (२२ दक जम) और खिु ा वरोड - जर्ियिगरम (३६३ दक जम) के बीच ततृ ीय रेलर् ेलाइि“ के जिमाणव
हते ु सरं चिा के साथ या जबिा सरं चिा के अजधग्रहण की िाि ेर्ाली भजू म का सजं िप्त जर्र्रण (सलं ग्नक – l)
सलं ग्नक – l
अजधग्रहण
क्रम खाता कुल िेत्र भूजम का
गांर् का िाम प्लाट संख्या भूजम की दकस्ट्म िेत्र एकड़
संख्या संख्या एकड़ म ें प्रकार
म ें
1 मिि मोहिपरु 265 पिर 0.680 0.064 व्यजक्तगत
176
2 मिि मोहिपरु 266 घरबारी 0.050 0.013 व्यजक्तगत
3 मिि मोहिपरु 458 510 पिर 0.107 0.034 व्यजक्तगत
4 मिि मोहिपरु 791/2132 510/3316 पिर 0.020 0.008 व्यजक्तगत
5 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1947 510/3873 पिर 0.020 0.008 व्यजक्तगत
6 मिि मोहिपरु 791/2392 510/4254 पिर 0.023 0.011 व्यजक्तगत
7 मिि मोहिपरु 374 511 पिर 0.130 0.047 व्यजक्तगत
8 मिि मोहिपरु 430 512 पिर 0.100 0.026 व्यजक्तगत
9 मिि मोहिपरु 29 513 पिर 0.190 0.067 व्यजक्तगत
10 मिि मोहिपरु 487 516 िलािय - II 0.150 0.097 व्यजक्तगत
11 मिि मोहिपरु 409 517 पिर 0.260 0.139 व्यजक्तगत
जबल अििलसेजचत
12 मिि मोहिपरु 791/2777 518 0.130 0.084 व्यजक्तगत
- II
जबल अििलसेजचत
13 मिि मोहिपरु 292 606 0.353 0.007 व्यजक्तगत
- II
14 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1996 605 घरबारी 0.335 0.002 व्यजक्तगत
जबल िलसेजचत
15 मिि मोहिपरु 432 580 0.017 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
0.080
जबल िलसेजचत
16 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1508 580/3505 0.194 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
जबल िलसेजचत
17 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1613 580/3588 0.017 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
18 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1614 580/3589 0.017 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
19 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1632 580/3604 0.017 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
20 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1895 580/3830 0.017 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
21 मिि मोहिपरु 791/3432 580/3876 0.017 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
22 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1972 580/3891 0.026 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
23 मिि मोहिपरु 791/3367 580/3899 0.034 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
24 मिि मोहिपरु 791/3434 580/3980 0.017 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
25 मिि मोहिपरु 791/2616 580/4411 0.028 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
26 मिि मोहिपरु 791/2617 580/4412 0.017 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
27 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1603 581 0.210 0.039 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
जबल िलसेजचत
28 मिि मोहिपरु 349 583 0.178 0.028 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
29 मिि मोहिपरु 584 जबल िलसेजचत 0.260 0.021 व्यजक्तगत
791/1405
30 मिि मोहिपरु 591 एक फसली 0.270 0.034 व्यजक्तगत
31 मिि मोहिपरु 592 जबल िलसेजचत 0.755 0.053 व्यजक्तगत
791/1141
32 मिि मोहिपरु 593 एक फसली 0.295 0.029 व्यजक्तगत
जबल िलसेजचत
33 मिि मोहिपरु 791/1141 1076 0.210 0.013 व्यजक्तगत
एक फसली
कुल 5.144 0.904
ग्राम र्ार सार
क्रम अजधग्रहण िेत्र
गांर् कुल प्लाट संख्या
संख्या एकड़ म ें
1 मिि मोहिपरु 0.904 33
Total Area = 0.904 33
[फा.स.ं CE/CON/II/BBS/3rd line BHC-VZM/One village/Madanmohanpur]
एच. अिंतरामि, मख्ु य इंिीजियर (जिमावण-II)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[East Coast Railway (Construction)]
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th July, 2026
Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-1989
S.O. 3716(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways
(Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89) (here in after referred as the said Act), the Central Government, after being satisfied
that for the public purpose, the Land, brief description of which is given in the schedule annexed here to, is required in
Ganjam district of Odisha state for the execution of the Special Railway Project, namely “3rd line between Nirgundi –
Barang (22 Km) & Khurda Road - Vizianagaram (363 Kms) of newly sanctioned 3rd line between Bhadrak-
Vizianagarm project (525Km)” under Khurda Road and Waltair Division of East Coast Railway in the State of Odisha
and Andhra Pradesh.” 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 the
notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition of such land for the aforesaid purpose under
sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act.
Every objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely Land Acquisition Officer, Ganjam,
State - Odisha for “3rd line between Nirgundi – Barang (22 Km) & Khurda Road - Vizianagaram (363 Kms) of newly
sanctioned 3rd line between Bhadrak-Vizianagarm project (525Km)” under Khurda Road and Waltair Division of East
Coast Railway in the State of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.” in writing and shall set out grounds thereof, and
competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or through a legal
practitioner, and may, after hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry, 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 (2) of section 20D 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 land (Annexure-l) (attached here with) to be acquired in Ganjam district of Odisha state,
with or without structures, for the Special Railway Project, namely “3rd line between Nirgundi – Barang
(22 Km) & Khurda Road - Vizianagaram (363 Kms) of newly sanctioned 3rd line between Bhadrak -
Vizianagarm project (525Km)” under Khurda Road and Waltair Division of East Coast Railway
in the State of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.”
Annexure-l
Total Area to be
Sl. Khata Type of
Village Name Plot No. Kissam of Land Area in acquired in
No. No. Land
Acre Acre
1 Madan mohanpur 265 Padar 0.680 0.064 PRIVATE
176
2 Madan mohanpur 266 Gharabari 0.050 0.013 PRIVATE
3 Madan mohanpur 458 510 Padar 0.107 0.034 PRIVATE
4 Madan mohanpur 791/ 2132 510/ 3316 Padar 0.020 0.008 PRIVATE
5 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1947 510/ 3873 Padar 0.020 0.008 PRIVATE
6 Madan mohanpur 791/ 2392 510/ 4254 Padar 0.023 0.011 PRIVATE
7 Madan mohanpur 374 511 Padar 0.130 0.047 PRIVATE
8 Madan mohanpur 430 512 Padar 0.100 0.026 PRIVATE
9 Madan mohanpur 29 513 Padar 0.190 0.067 PRIVATE
10 Madan mohanpur 487 516 Jalasaya-II 0.150 0.097 PRIVATE
11 Madan mohanpur 409 517 Padar 0.260 0.139 PRIVATE
12 Madan mohanpur 791/ 2777 518 Bila Anajalasechita-II 0.130 0.084 PRIVATE
13 Madan mohanpur 292 606 Bila Anajalasechita-II 0.353 0.007 PRIVATE
14 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1996 605 Gharabari 0.335 0.002 PRIVATE[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Bila Jalasechita Eka
15 Madan mohanpur 432 580 0.017 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
16 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1508 580/ 3505 0.194 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
17 Madan mohanpur 791/1613 580/ 3588 0.017 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
18 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1614 580/ 3589 0.017 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
19 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1632 580/ 3604 0.017 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
20 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1895 580/ 3830 0.017 PRIVATE
Fasali
0.080
Bila Jalasechita Eka
21 Madan mohanpur 791/ 3432 580/ 3876 0.017 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
22 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1972 580/ 3891 0.026 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
23 Madan mohanpur 791/ 3367 580/ 3899 0.034 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
24 Madan mohanpur 791/ 3434 580/ 3980 0.017 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
25 Madan mohanpur 791/ 2616 580/ 4411 0.028 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
26 Madan mohanpur 791/ 2617 580/ 4412 0.017 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
27 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1603 581 0.210 0.039 PRIVATE
Fasali
Bila Jalasechita Eka
28 Madan mohanpur 349 583 0.178 0.028 PRIVATE
Fasali
29 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1405 584 Bila Jalasechita Eka 0.260 0.021 PRIVATE
30 Madan mohanpur 591 Fasali 0.270 0.034 PRIVATE
31 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1141 592 Bila Jalasechita Eka 0.755 0.053 PRIVATE
32 Madan mohanpur 593 Fasali 0.295 0.029 PRIVATE
Bila Jalasechita Eka
33 Madan mohanpur 791/ 1141 1076 0.210 0.013 PRIVATE
Fasali
Total 5.144 0.904
Village wise Abstract
Area to be
Sl No Village acquired in Total No. of Plots
Acre
1 Madanmohanpur 0.904 33
Total Area = 0.904 33
[F.No. CE/CON/II/BBS/3rd line BHC-VZM/One village/Madanmohanpur]
H. ANANTHARAMAN, Chief Engineer (Con-II)
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