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Date: 2026-06-12 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Request for Publication of Extraordinary Gazette Notification for the below mentioned Land Schedule under Part II Section 3 Subsection ii as per the Railways Act 1989

Issued by Ministry of Railways · Construction Department

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**Executive Summary** This notification, issued on June 12, 2026, under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989, declares the Central Government's acquisition of 2.26 acres of land for a Special Railway Project in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The project involves constructing a Road Over Bridge (ROB) to replace manned Level Crossing ML-461 between Nellimarla and Vizianagaram. Following the expiration of the objection period established by a preliminary notice on April 1, 2026, the specified lands now vest absolutely in the Central Government. **Key Points / Main Content** **Project Scope and Location** * **Purpose:** Construction, maintenance, and management of a Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Km 815/27-29. * **Project Site:** Between Nellimarla and Vizianagaram on the Main Line of the Waltair Division, East Coast Railway. * **Geographic Coverage:** Land located in the Vizianagaram Mandal, specifically within the villages of Vizianagaram Bit-II, Venugopalapuram Bit-II, and Gajularega. **Legal and Procedural Status** * **Statutory Authority:** The declaration is made under Section 20E(1) of the Railway Act, 1989, following powers conferred by Section 20A. * **Previous Notifications:** A declaration of intent was published on April 1, 2026, and publicized in local newspapers (*Prajasakti* and *New Indian Express*) on April 14, 2026. * **Public Objection Status:** The Competent Authority received no objections from any person regarding the acquisition. * **Transfer of Ownership:** Under Section 20E(2), the specified land vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances. **Land Acquisition Specifications** * **Total Area:** 2.26 Acres. * **Land Types:** The acquisition includes both Government-owned land (Poramboke/Kaluva) and Private land (categorized as Wet or Dry). * **Structures:** Most plots are recorded as having no trees or structures ("Nill"), though certain plots in Vizianagaram Bit-II are noted as being on "ground katcha Road." **Impact Analysis** **Central Government / Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway)** **Impact** Acquires full legal title and possession of 2.26 acres of land necessary for the execution of the Special Railway Project. **Action Required** Proceed with the planned construction and long-term management of the Road Over Bridge at Level Crossing ML-461. **Private Landowners / Enjoyers (as listed in the Land Schedule)** **Impact** Total loss of land ownership and rights for the specified survey numbers (e.g., Maddala Tulai Rao, Paila Nageswara Rao, etc.). **Action Required** Vacate the specified land parcels and follow statutory procedures for claiming compensation under the Railway Act. **Vizianagaram District Revenue Authorities** **Impact** Required to modify administrative and land revenue records to reflect the change in ownership. **Action Required** Update official land records to show the Central Government as the absolute owner of the surveyed plots in Vizianagaram Bit-II, Venugopalapuram Bit-II, and Gajularega.

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Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation providing the legal framework for the acquisition of land for special railway projects, specifically cited under sections 20A and 20E. Ministry of Railways: The central government body responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the execution of the railway infrastructure project. Construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) at LC No ML-461: The specific Special Railway Project involving the replacement of a manned level crossing between Nellimarla and Vizianagaram on the Waltair Division's main line. Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh: The district and state where the targeted land acquisition is situated, specifically encompassing the villages of Vizianagaram Bit-II, Venugopalapuram Bit-II, and Gajularega.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-ओ.आर.-अ.-15062026-273449 CG-OxRx-xEG-I1D5H0x6x2x0 26-273449 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 2915] िई दिल्ली, िुक्रर्ार, ििू 12, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 22, 1948 No. 2915] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026/JYAISTHA 22, 1948 रेल मत्रं ालय [पर्ू वतट रेलर् े( जिमाणव ) ] अजधसचू िा भुर्िेश्वर, 12 िूि, 2026 रेलर् ेअजधजियम, 1989 की धारा 20ई के तहत सचू िा का.आ. 3021(अ).—भारत सरकार की अजधसूचिा के द्वारा रेल मंत्रालय (ईस्ट्ट कोस्ट्ट रेलर्े, जिमावण सगं ठि) म ें अजधसूचिा संख्या, का.आ. 1692(अ). दििांक 1 अप्रैल, 2026 भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खडं -3 उप-खंड (ii) में प्रकाजित, दििांक 1 अप्रलै , 2026 (इसके बाि उक्त अजधसूचिा के रूप में संिर्भवत) और उप-धारा (1) के तहत िारी दकया गया। रेलर्े अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (इसके बाि उक्त अजधजियम के रूपमें संिर्भवत) की धारा 20ए के तहत, केंद्र सरकार जिष्पािि के उद्देश्यस े उक्त अजधसूचिा से िुडी अिुसचू ी में जर्िेष रेलर्े पररयोििा अर्ावत्, "र्ाल्टेयर जडर्ीिि की मख्ु य लाइि पर िल्े लीमला व - जर्ियिगरम के बीच दकमी 815/27-29 पर मािर्यक्तु एलसी सख्ं या एमएल-461 को बिं करि े के बिल े रोड ओर्र जिि का जिमाणव " के जिमावण का रखरखार्, प्रबंधि और संचालि, आंध्र प्रििे राज्य के जिला- श्रीकाकुलम में जिर्िष्टव भूजमका अजधग्रहण करिे के अपिे इरािे की घोषणा करती ह।ै और, उक्त अजधसूचिा का सार िैजिक स्ट्र्ािीय समाचार पत्रों अर्ावत ् तले गु ु में " प्रिािजक्त " (श्रीकाकुलम & जर्िाखापत्तिम संस्ट्करण) म ेंदििांक 14 अप्रैल, 2026 को और अग्रं ेिी म ें“न्य ूइंजडयि एक्सप्रसे ” (जर्िाखापत्तिम संस्ट्करण) में दििांक 14 अप्रलै , 2026 को उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ए की उपधारा (4) के तहत प्रकाजित हुआर्ा। और िबदक सक्षम प्राजधकारी द्वारा दकसी व्यजक्त स ेकोई आपजत्त प्राप्त िहीं की गई ह।ै और, सक्षम प्राजधकारी ि े उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उपधारा (1) के अिुसरण म ेंअपिी ररपोटव केंद्र सरकार को सौंप िी ह।ै 4247 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] अत: अब केंद्र सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी से ररपोटव प्राप्त होिे पर और उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ैदक यहां संलग्न अिुसूची में जर्जिर्िवष्ट भूजम उपरोक्त उद्देश्य के जलए अजधग्रहण दकया िाएगा | अत: यह की केंद्र सरकार उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उप-धारा (2) के अिुसरण म,ें यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक आजधकाररक रािपत्र में अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि पर, यहां संलग्न अिुसूची में जर्जिर्िवष्ट भूजम सभी जर्ल्लग्रो स े मुक्त हो कर केंद्र सरकार में जिजहत हो िाएगी। अिसु चू ी आध्रं प्रिेि राज्य के जिला- जर्ियिगरम ्म ेंजर्िषे रेलर् ेपररयोििा अर्ातव ् " र्ाल्टेयर जडर्ीिि की मख्ु य लाइि पर िल्े लीमला व - जर्ियिगरम के बीच दकमी 815/27-29 पर मािर्यक्तु एलसी सख्ं या एमएल-461 को बिं करि ेके बिल ेरोड ओर्र जिि का जिमाणव " के अतं गतव आिर्े ाली सरं चिा के सार् या जबिासरं चिा के अजधग्रहण की िाि ेर्ाली भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जर्र्रण | भूजम अिसु चू ी (20 ई) जर्िेष रेलर्े पररयोििा अर्ावत ् र्ाल्टेयर जडर्ीिि की मख्ु य लाइि िले ीमला व- जर्ियिगरम के बीच दकमी 815/27-29 पर मािर् जियंत्रण रेखा संयुक्त संख्या-461 को बंि करि े के रोड ओर्र जिि का जिमावण के जलए संरचिाओं के सार् या जबिा संरचिाओं के सार् अजधग्रजहत की िािे र्ाली भूजम का सजं क्षप्त जर्र्रण ज़िला: जर्ियिगरम गांर्: जर्ियिगरम जबट-II, र्ेणगु ोपालपरु म जबट-II और गिलु ारेगा अगर क्षत्रे फल सब- कोई पडे क्रम गार्ाँ का सर् े ़िमीि का ़िमीि की प्रस्ट्ताजर्त जडजर्िि (एकड और सख्ं या िाम िबं र प्रकार प्रकृजत लाभार्र्यव ों का िाम िबं र म)ें सरं चिाएाँ हों जर्ियिगर 1 82 9 सरकार पोरम्बोके 0.53 कलर्ु ा कुछ िहीं म जबट-II मद्दला तलु ाई रार् जपता: जचिाराम ू जर्ियिगर 2 82 3A जििी गीला 0.02 िायडू कुछ िहीं म जबट-II (िमीिी कच्ची सडक पर) मद्दला तलु ाई रार् जपता: जचिाराम ू जर्ियिगर 3 82 3C जििी गीला 0.01 िायडू कुछ िहीं म जबट-II (िमीिी कच्ची सडक पर) मद्दला तलु ाई रार् जपता: जचिाराम ू जर्ियिगर 4 82 3D जििी गीला 0.04 िायडू कुछ िहीं म जबट-II (िमीिी कच्ची सडक पर) जर्ियिगर 5 82 4A जििी गीला 0.71 जर्र्ाि कुछ िहीं म जबट-II[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 र्णे गु ोपाल 6 परु म जबट 15 13 सरकार पोरम्बोके 0.05 रास्ट्ता कुछ िहीं II र्ेणुगोपाल र्ािटे ी सिु ीर् चौमि 7 पुरम जबट 15 9A जििी सखू ा 0.06 कुछ िहीं जपता: िॉि जर्क्टर II र्ेणुगोपाल पलै ा िागश्वे र रार् 8 पुरम जबट 15 8A जििी सखू ा 0.07 जपता: स्ट्र्गीय कृष्णा कुछ िहीं II मर्ू त व र्ेणुगोपाल पलै ा सत्यिारायण 9 पुरम जबट 15 10A जििी सखू ा 0.18 कुछ िहीं जपता: तजर्तय्या II र्ेणुगोपाल 10 पुरम जबट 16 28 सरकार पोरम्बोके 0.06 रास्ट्ता कुछ िहीं II र्ेणुगोपाल पलै ा िागश्वे र रार् 11 पुरम जबट 16 6A जििी सखू ा 0.03 जपता: स्ट्र्गीय कृष्णा कुछ िहीं II मर्ू त व र्ेणुगोपाल रोंगाली महिे 12 पुरम जबट 16 3A जििी सखू ा 0.24 कुछ िहीं जपता: सरू ी II र्ेणुगोपाल जसर्ाला रामचन्द्र 13 पुरम जबट 82 2A जििी गीला 0.02 रार् कुछ िहीं II जपता: अिं िये लु ु र्ेणुगोपाल पलै ा िागश्वे र रार् 14 पुरम जबट 16 24A जििी सखू ा 0.18 जपता: स्ट्र्गीय कृष्णा कुछ िहीं II मर्ू त व कंकला िागर्ल्ली 15 गिलु ारेगा 13 22B जििी सखू ा 0.01 पजत: स्ट्र्गीय कुछ िहीं प्रसािरार् मदद्दला कृष्ण कुमार पजत: िकं र रार् 16 गिलु ारेगा 13 23B जििी सखू ा 0.04 किकला कुछ िहीं सत्यिारायण जपता: सयू ा वरार् पोरम्बोके 17 गिलु ारेगा 84 2 सरकार 0.01 पोराबं ोकू-कालर्ु ा कुछ िहीं -कालर्ु ा Total 2.26 [फा. स.ं Dy.CE/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROB-461/17 village/20E] एच. अिंतरामि, चीफ इंिीजियर (जिमावण-II)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 12th June, 2026 NOTICE UNDER SECTION 20E OF THE RAILWAY ACT, 1989 S.O. 3021(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O.1692(E). dated 1st April, 2026 published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section-3 Sub-section (ii), dated 1st April, 2026 (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 declares its intention to acquire the land specified in the schedule annexed to the said notification for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of Special Railway Project, namely, “Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-461 at Km 815/27-29 between Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division.” in the Vizianagaram district state of Andhra Pradesh. And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily local newspapers namely "PRAJASAKTI" in Telugu (Srikakulam & Visakhapatnam Edition) on dated 14th April, 2026 and “NEW INDIAN EXPRESS” in English (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 14th April, 2026 under sub- section (4) of section 20A of the said Act and whereas no objection has been received from any person by the competent authority. 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 lands specified in the schedule annexed here to 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 the notification in the official Gazette, the land specified in the schedule annexed here to shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. SCHEDULE Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway Project, namely “Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-461 at Km 815/27-29 between Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division.” in the Vizianagaram district state of Andhra Pradesh. LAND SCHEDULE (20E) Brief description of land herewith to be acquired with or without structures for special Railway Project namely Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-461 at Km 815/27-29 between Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division. District: Vizianagaram Village: Vizianagaram Bit-II , Venugopalapuram Bit-II & Gajularega of Vizianagaram Mandal Sub Name of the Trees & Name of the Survey Type of Nature Area Sl. No division proposed Structur village Number land of Land in No Enjoyers es Acre Viziangaram Governm Porambo 1 82 9 0.53 Kaluva Nill Bit-II ent ke Maddala Tulai Rao S/o Viziangaram 2 82 3A Private Wet 0.02 Chinaramu Nill Bit-II Naidu (on groung katcha Road) Maddala Tulai Rao Viziangaram 3 82 3C Private Wet 0.01 S/o Nill Bit-II Chinaramu Naidu[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 (on groung katcha Road) Maddala Tulai Rao S/o Viziangaram 4 82 3D Private Wet 0.04 Chinaramu Nill Bit-II Naidu (on groung katcha Road) Viziangaram 5 82 4A Private Wet 0.71 Dispute Nill Bit-II Venugopalapur Porambo 6 15 13 Governm 0.05 Rasta Nill am Bit II ke ent Thanety Sunith Venugopalapur 7 15 9A Private Dry 0.06 Chowman Nill am Bit II S/o John Victor Paila Nageswara Venugopalapur Rao 8 15 8A Private Dry 0.07 Nill am Bit II S/o Late Krishna Murthy Paila Venugopalapur 9 15 10A Private Dry 0.18 Satyanarayana Nill am Bit II S/o Tavitayya Venugopalapur Porambo 10 16 28 Governm 0.06 Rasta Nill am Bit II ke ent Paila Nageswara Venugopalapur Rao 11 16 6A Private Dry 0.03 Nill am Bit II S/o Late Krishna Murthy Rongali Venugopalapur 12 16 3A Private Dry 0.24 Mahesh Nill am Bit II S/o Suri Sivala Ramachandra Venugopalapur 13 82 2A Private Wet 0.02 Rao Nill am Bit II S/o Anjaneyulu Paila Nageswara Venugopalapur Rao 14 16 24A Private Dry 0.18 Nill am Bit II S/o Late Krishna Murthy Kankala Nagavalli 15 Gajularega 13 22B Private Dry 0.01 Nill W/o Late Prasadrao Maddila Krishna kumar 16 Gajularega 13 23B Private Dry 0.04 W/o Sankara Nill Rao Kanakala Satyanarayana S/o Surya Rao6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] Porambo Poramboku - 17 Gajularega 84 2 Governm ke- 0.01 Nill Kaluva ent Kaluva Total 2.26 [F. No. Dy.CE/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROB-461/17 village/20E] H. ANANTHARAMAN, Chief Engineer (Con-II) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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