This is a notification from the Ministry of Railways, East Coast Railway (Construction), dated October 27, 2025, issued in Bhubaneswar and published in the Gazette of India. The notification, designated S.O. 4905(E), is in exercise of powers conferred by Clause 7(A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989.
The Central Government authorizes the Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam, to act as the Competent Authority/Special Land Acquisition Officer. This authorization pertains to the 3rd and 4th rail line project between Simhachalam North and Gopalapatnam (2.64 Kms) under Waltair Division, located in Andhra Pradesh. The file number for this project is CE/CON/I/VSKP/3RD AND 4TH LINE SCMN-GPT/CALA. The notification is signed by Ajaya Kumar Samal, Chief Engineer (Con-II).
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: Act authorizing the Central Government to appoint authorities for railway projects.
Andhra Pradesh: State in which the special railway project is located and the notification is applicable.
Ministry of Railways: The central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and the railway project.
Visakhapatnam: Revenue Divisional Officer of Visakhapatnam is appointed as Special Land Acquisition Officer.
East Coast Railway (Construction): The railway zone under which the railway project is being carried out.
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रेल मत्रं ालय
[ पूर्व तट रेलर् े(जिमावण) ]
अजधसचू िा
भूर्िेश् र्र, 27 अक् तूबर, 2025
का.आ. 4905(अ).—रेलर्े अजधजियम की धारा-2 के खंड 7 (ए), 1989 (1989 का 24) के तहत, प्रदत्त िजियां के प्रयोग
करते हुए केन्द्र सरकार एतद्द्वारा, जर्िेष क्षेत्र के संबंध में उि अजधजियम के तहत ऐसे प्राजधकरण के कायव को जिष्पाददत करिे के जलए
सक्षम प्राजधकारी आध्रं प्रदिे राज्य में िीचे दी गई ताजलका के कॉलम (3) में उजललजखत रेलर्े पररयोििा, आजधकाररक रािपत्र में
प्रकाजित ददिांक से प्रभार्ी यह अजधसूचिा, के जलए िीचे दी गई सारणी के स्ट्तंभ (2) में उजललजखत अजधकारी को जिम्नजलजखत पद के
जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह:ै
ताजलका
क्रम. स.ं सक्षम अजधकार जर्िषे रेलर् ेपररयोििा का क्षत्रे
(1) (2) (3)
1. रािस्ट्र् मंडल अजधकारी, जर्िाखपट्टणम को जर्िेष भूजम र्ालतेरु मंडल के अंतगवत जसम्हाचलम उत्तर और
अजधग्रहण अजधकारी के रूप में जियुि दकया गया। गोपालपट्टिम (2.64 दकमी) के बीच तीसरी
और चौथी लाइि।
[फा. सं. CE/CON/I/VSKP/3RD AND 4TH LINE SCMN-GPT/CALA]
अिय कुमार सामल, चीफ इंिीजियर (जिमावण-II)
7169 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[East Coast Railway (Construction)]
NOTIFICATION
Bhubaneswar, the 27th October, 2025
S.O. 4905(E).—In exercise of the powers, conferred by Clause 7 (A) of Section – 2 of the Railways Act,
1989 (24 of 1989) the Central Government hereby authorize the officer mentioned in column (2) of the Table below as
the Competent Authority to perform the function of such authority under said Act in respect of area of the Special
Railway Project mentioned in column (3) of the Table below in the State of Andhra Pradesh with effect from the date
of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
TABLE
S. No. Competent Authority Area of the Special Railway Project
(1) (2) (3)
1 Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam as 3rd and 4th line between Simhachalam North and
Special Land Acquisition Officer. Gopalapatnam (2.64 Kms) under Waltair
Division.
[F. No. CE/CON/I/VSKP/3RD AND 4TH LINE SCMN-GPT/CALA]
AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Con-II)
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