Date: 2026-06-01Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Request for Publication of Extraordinary Gazette Notification for the below mentioned Land Schedule under Part II Section3 Sub section ii as per the Railways Act 1989
**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways on June 1, 2026, declares the acquisition of land in the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989. The land is required for a Special Railway Project involving the construction of a Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Km 812/2-4 to replace manned level crossing ML-460. This final declaration follows a preliminary notice from March 19, 2026, against which no objections were received.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Specifications**
* **Purpose:** Execution, maintenance, management, and operation of a Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing manned level crossing No. ML-460.
* **Location:** The project is situated on the Main Line of the Waltair Division between Nellimarla and Vizianagaram.
* **Geographic Scope:** The acquisition affects the Vizianagaram Mandal, specifically the villages of Vizianagaram Bit-II and Venugopalapuram Bit-II.
**Legal Framework and Status**
* **Statutory Authority:** The acquisition is conducted under the powers conferred by Section 20E(1) of the Railway Act, 1989.
* **Vesting of Land:** Per Section 20E(2), the land specified in the schedule vests absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, upon the publication of this notification.
* **Prior Procedural Compliance:** Summary of the intention to acquire land was published in local newspapers ("Sakshi" and "Times of India") on April 8, 2026, and no objections were submitted to the competent authority.
**Land Acquisition Details**
* **Total Area:** A total of 4.16 acres of land is being acquired (3.42 acres in Venugopalapuram Bit-II and 0.74 acres in Vizianagaram Bit-II).
* **Land Types:** The acquired parcels include various categories such as "Dry," "Wet," "Poramboke Cheruvu," and "D-Patta" lands.
* **Structures and Vegetation:** The acquisition includes existing structures like compound walls and drains, as well as several tree species including Neelagiri, Teak, and Thumma.
**Impact Analysis**
**Central Government / Ministry of Railways**
**Impact**
The government gains absolute ownership and possession of 4.16 acres of land, free of any legal encumbrances.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must proceed with the execution, maintenance, and management of the Road Over Bridge project.
**Private Landowners and "Proposed Enjoyers"**
**Impact**
Stakeholders such as the Tunuguntla family, TSR Layout, and others listed in the schedule lose their land rights and ownership of associated structures (e.g., walls) and trees (e.g., Teak and Neelagiri).
**Action Required**
Affected parties must relinquish the specified land parcels to the Central Government as the land is now officially vested in the state.
**Local Authorities (Vizianagaram District Administration)**
**Impact**
The administrative status of the identified land parcels changes from private/local holding to Central Government property.
**Action Required**
Update land records to reflect the transfer of ownership to the Central Government under the Railway Act.
Key Entities Referenced
The Railway Act, 1989: The primary legislation governing the acquisition of land and the management of railway infrastructure in India.
Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989: The specific statutory provision used to declare that identified land shall vest absolutely in the Central Government for a railway project.
Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway): The primary administrative authority responsible for the execution, maintenance, and management of the specified railway project.
Construction of Road Over Bridge (Nellimarla - Vizianagaram): The specific infrastructure initiative to build a bridge at Km 812/2-4 on the Waltair Division main line, replacing a manned level crossing.
Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh: The central geographic location defining the scope and applicability of the land acquisition and project development.
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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.ं 2689] िई दिल्ली, सोमर्ार, ििू 1, 2026/ज्य ष्े ठ 11, 1948 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 2689] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026/JYAISHTHA 11, 1948 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पर्ू व तट रेलर् े (जिमाणव )]
अजधसचू िा
भुर्िेश् र्र, 1 िूि, 2026
रेलर् ेअजधजियम, 1989 की धारा 20ई के तहत सचू िा
का.आ. 2782(अ).—भारत सरकार की अजधसूचिा के द्वारा रेल मंत्रालय (ईस्ट्ट कोस्ट्ट रेलर्े, जिमावण सगं ठि) म ें
अजधसूचिा संख्या, का.आ. 1440(अ). दििांक 19 माच,व 2026 भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खडं -3 उप-खडं (ii)
म ें प्रकाजित, दििांक 19 माच,व 2026 (इसके बाि उक्त अजधसूचिा के रूप म ें संिर्भवत) और उप-धारा (1) के तहत िारी दकया
गया। रेलर् े अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (इसके बाि उक्त अजधजियम के रूपम ें संिर्भतव ) की धारा 20ए के तहत, केंद्र
सरकार जिष्पािि के उद्देश्यसे उक्त अजधसूचिा स े िडु ी अिुसचू ी म ें जर्िेष रेलर्े पररयोििा अर्ावत्,"र्ॉल्टेयर जडर्ीिि की
मुख्य लाइि पर िेल्लीमला व – जर्ियिगरम के बीच Km 812/2-4 पर मैिड LC िंबर ML-460 को बंि करिे के स्ट्र्ाि पर
रोड ओर्र जिि का जिमावण" के जिमावण का रखरखार्, प्रबंधि और संचालि, आध्रं प्रिेि राज्य के जिला-श्रीकाकुलम म ें जिर्िष्टव
भूजमका अजधग्रहण करि े के अपिे इराि ेकी घोषणा करती ह।ै
और, उक्त अजधसूचिा का सार िैजिक स्ट्र्ािीय समाचार पत्रों अर्ावत ् तले गु ु म ें " साक्षी" (जर्िाखापत्तिम संस्ट्करण) म ें
दििांक 04 अप्रलै , 2026 को और अंग्रेिी म ें “टाइम्स ऑफ इंजडया” (जर्िाखापत्तिम संस्ट्करण) म ें दििांक 04 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।ै
3919 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
अत: अब केंद्र सरकार, सक्षम प्राजधकारी स े ररपोटव प्राप्त होि े पर और उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उप-धारा
(1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यह घोषणा करती ह ै दक यहा ं संलग्न अिुसूची म ें जर्जिर्िवष्ट भूजम उपरोक्त उद्दश्े य
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 म ें अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि पर, यहां सलं ग्न अिुसूची म ें जर्जिर्िवष्ट भूजम सभी
जर्ल्लग्रो स े मुक्त हो कर केंद्र सरकार म ें जिजहत हो िाएगी।
अिसु चू ी
आध्रं प्रिेि राज्य के जिला- जर्ियिगरम ्म ेंजर्िषे रेलर् ेपररयोििा अर्ातव ्" र्ॉल्टेयर जडर्ीिि की मख्ु य लाइि पर
िल्े लीमला व – जर्ियिगरम के बीच Km 812/2-4 पर मिै ड LC िबं र ML-460 को बिं करि ेके स्ट्र्ाि पर 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 |
भजू म अिसु चू ी (20E)
पररयोििा का िाम : र्ॉल्टेयर जडर्ीिि की मख्ु य लाइि पर िल्े लीमलाव – जर्ियिगरम के बीच Km 812/2-4 पर मिै ड LC िबं र ML-
460 को बंि करि ेके स्ट्र्ाि पर रोड ओर्र जिि का जिमाणव
ज़िला : जर्ियिगरम
गााँर् : जर्ियिगरम जबट-II और र्णे गु ोपालपरु म जबट-II
मंडल : जर्ियिगरम
कुल यदि कोई
गार्ं सब अजधग्रजहत प्रस्ट्ताजर्त
क्षत्रे फल भजू म का पेड और
क्रमाकं का खाता ि ं जडर्ीिि क्षत्रे भजू म का प्रकार आििं कताओंव के
(एकड दकस्ट्म सरं चिाएं
िाम ि ं (एकड म)ें िाम
म)ें हों
पोराम्बोके
1 45 3 0.28 0.06 सरकार पोन्नू चेरुर्ु िून्य
चेरुर्ु
तुिुगुंटला
2 46 2F 0.04 0.04 सूखा जििी मजल्लकािुवि रार् िून्य
जपतााः येला रार्
आरएमटी
तुिुगुंटला र्ेंकट
में संयुक्त
3 46 2H2 1.12 0.44 सूखा जििी पोतन्ना गुप्ता
िीर्ार,
जपतााः येला रार्
िाली
पोराम्बोके
4 47 2 4.88 0.66 सरकार रेर्ुडी चेरुर्ु िून्य
चेरुर्ु
5 I -I 48 1B 0.61 0.20 गीला जििी
टीएसआर
िून्य
ट लेआउट
ब
ज
म जििी टीएसआर
6 र 48 8B 0.41 0.09 गीला िून्य
पु लेआउट
ल
ा प गीला जििी टीएसआर
7 ो 48 8C 0.41 0.01 िून्य
ग ुण लेआउट
ेर्
गीला जििी टीएसआर
8 48 9B 0.22 0.01 िून्य
लेआउट
गीला जििी टीएसआर
9 48 10B 0.12 0.01 िून्य
लेआउट
जििी टीएसआर
10 48 11B 0.17 0.16 गीला िून्य
लेआउट
जििी टीएसआर
11 48 12B 0.27 0.06 गीला िून्य
लेआउट
टीएसआर
12 48 12C 0.27 0.01 गीला जििी िून्य
लेआउट
टीएसआर
13 37 8B 2.93 0.07 डी-पट्टा डी-पट्टा िून्य
लेआउट[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
टीएसआर
14 37 9B 0.94 0.33 डी-पट्टा डी-पट्टा िून्य
लेआउट
टीएसआर
15 37 10B 0.17 0.05 डी-पट्टा डी-पट्टा िून्य
लेआउट
16 56 11 1.96 0.86 डी-पट्टा डी-पट्टा जििी लेआउट िून्य
17 56 12 0.30 0.18 डी-पट्टा डी-पट्टा सत्यर्रपु माधर्ी िून्य
पोराम्बोके -
18 56 14 0.70 0.03 सरकार जििी लेआउट िून्य
गेद्दा
19 56 15 0.70 0.15 डी-पट्टा डी-पट्टा जििी लेआउट िून्य
कुल (ए) 16.5 3.42
कुल अजधग्र
गार्ं सब क्षत्रे - जहत प्रस्ट्ताजर्त
भजू म का भजू म का यदि कोई पडे और
क्रमांक का खाता ि ं जडर्ीि फल क्षत्रे आििं कताओंव के
दकस्ट्म प्रकार सरं चिाएं हों
िाम ि ि ं (एकड (एकड िाम
म)ें म)ें
तुिुगुंटला र्ेंकटेि,
तुिुगुंटला र्ेंकट िीलजगरी-9,
सुप्रिा, िीलजगरर (र्ासम)-5,
1 I -I 174 1B 1.75 0.53 सूखा जििी सागौि-15,
ट
ब तुिुगुंटला र्ेंकट र्ुम्मा (र्सम)-10,
ज
म
र पोतन्ना गुप्ता, आरएम में पररसर की
ग
ि
य
िीर्ार
ि
र् तुिुगुंटला
ज
मजल्लकािुवि
सागौि-17,
माजलसेट्टी र्ेंकट
2 174 2B 0.82 0.21 पोरम्बोके सरकार र्ासर्ी िीलजगरर-17,
सत्यर्रपु माधर्ी
र्ुम्मा (र्सम)-10
कुल (बी) 2.57 0.74
कुल अजधग्रहीत क्षत्रे फल (एकड म)ें ए+बी = 4.16
[फा.सं. Dy.CE/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROB-460/20E/2 village]
एच. अिंतरामि, चीफ इंिीजियर(जिमावण-II)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(East Coast Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Bhubaneswar, the 1st June, 2026
Notice under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989
S.O. 2782(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East
Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O.1440(E). dated 19th March, 2026 published in
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section-3 Sub-section (ii), dated 19th March, 2026 (herein after referred to as the4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
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-460 at
Km 812/2-4 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 "SAKSHI"
in Telugu (Visakhapatnam Edition) on dated 08th April, 2026 and “TIMES OF INDIA” in English (Visakhapatnam
Edition) dated 08th 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-460 at
Km 812/2-4 between Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division” in the
Vizianagaram district state of Andhra Pradesh.
LAND SCHEDULE(20E)
Name of the Project : Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML-460 at Km 812/2-4 between
Nellimarla - Vizianagaram on Main Line of Waltair Division
District : Vizianagaram
Village : Vizianagaram Bit-II & Venugopalapuram Bit-II of Vizianagaram Mandal
Total Acquir
Name Sub Name of the If any
Survey area ed area Nature of
Sl. No. of the division Type of Land Proposed Trees &
No. (in (in land
Village No Enjoyers Structures
Acre) Acre.)
Poramboke
1 45 3 0.28 0.06 Government Poonu Cheeruvu Nil
Cheruvu
Tunuguntla
Mallikharjuna
2 46 2F 0.04 0.04 Dry Private Nil
Rao
S/o Yela Rao
Tunuguntla
3 I I - 46 2H2 1.12 0.44 Dry Private Venkata Potanna
Co wm ap llo iu nn d
tiB Gupta
RMT, Drain
m S/o Yela Rao
a
r Poramboke
4 u 47 2 4.88 0.66 Government Revudi Cheruvu Nil
p Cheruvu
a
la
p Private
5 o 48 1B 0.61 0.20 Wet TSR Layout Nil
g
u
n
6 e V 48 8B 0.41 0.09 Wet Private TSR Layout Nil
7 48 8C 0.41 0.01 Wet Private TSR Layout Nil
8 48 9B 0.22 0.01 Wet Private TSR Layout Nil
9 48 10B 0.12 0.01 Wet Private TSR Layout Nil
10 48 11B 0.17 0.16 Wet Private TSR Layout Nil
11 48 12B 0.27 0.06 Wet Private TSR Layout Nil[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
12 48 12C 0.27 0.01 Wet Private TSR Layout Nil
13 37 8B 2.93 0.07 D-Patta D-Patta TSR Layout Nil
14 37 9B 0.94 0.33 D-Patta D-Patta TSR Layout Nil
15 37 10B 0.17 0.05 D-Patta D-Patta TSR Layout Nil
16 56 11 1.96 0.86 D-Patta D-Patta Private Layout Nil
Satyavarapu
17 56 12 0.30 0.18 D-Patta D-Patta Nil
Madhavi
Poramboke -
18 56 14 0.70 0.03 Government Private Layout Nil
Gedda
19 56 15 0.70 0.15 D-Patta D-Patta Private Layout Nil
Total (A) 16.5 3.42
Total Acquir
Name Sub Name of the
Survey area ed area Nature Type of If any Trees &
Sl. No. of the division Proposed
No. (in (in of land Land Structures
Village No. Enjoyers
Acre) Acre.)
Tunuguntla
Venkatesh,
Tunuguntla
Neelagiri-9, Neelagiri
Venkata Supraja,
I
I
(Vasam)-5, Teak-15,
1 tiB- 174 1B 1.75 0.53 Dry Private
Tunuguntla
(VasamT )-h 1u 0m
,
Cm oa
m pound
m Venkata Potanna
wall in RM
a r Gupta,
a
g
a
n Tunuguntla
a
iz Mallikharjuna
iV
Malisetti Venkata
Teak-17, Neelagiri-17,
Porambo Govern Vasavi
2 174 2B 0.82 0.21 Thumma
ke ment Satyavarapu
(Vasam)-10
Madhavi
Total (B) 2.57 0.74
Total Acquired area (in Acre.) A+B = 4.16
[F. No. Dy.CE/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROB-460/20E/2 village]
H. ANANTHARAMAN, Chief Engineer (Con.-II)
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