**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Railways, published in the Gazette of India on February 19, 2026. It designates the Special Land Acquisition Officer of Angul, Odisha, as the Competent Authority to perform functions under the Railways Act, 1989, for specific railway projects in the Angul district. This notification is effective from its publication date.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Designation of Competent Authority:**
* The Central Government authorizes the officer mentioned in column (2) as the Competent Authority to perform the function under said Act in respect of area of the Special Railway Project mentioned in column (3).
* Special Land Acquisition Officer, Angul, Odisha, is designated as the Competent Authority.
* **Special Railway Projects:**
* The authority extends to the area for construction of a new Railway BG line between Talcher & Angul with 'Y' Connection at Talcher (16.50 Km) of East Coast Railway.
* The authority extends to the area for construction of MCRL Inner Corridor Phase-I Doubling (10.93 Kms)" of East Coast Railway.
**Impact Analysis**
**Special Land Acquisition Officer, Angul, Odisha:**
* **Impact:** The Special Land Acquisition Officer is now authorized to perform functions under the Railways Act, 1989, concerning the specified railway projects.
* **Action Required:** The Special Land Acquisition Officer must perform the functions under the Railways Act, 1989, to facilitate the construction of new lines within the designated project area in the Angul district.
**Ministry of Railways:**
* **Impact:** The ministry is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Railways Act and the specific construction of these railway line projects.
* **Action Required:** Oversee and supervise the execution of railway projects by the designated competent authority.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: Central law that this notification refers to for empowering an authority.
Ministry of Railways: The issuing ministry for this notification regarding railway construction project.
Special Land Acquisition Officer, Angul: Authorized as the 'Competent Authority' for the specified railway project area.
Odisha: State where the railway project and the empowered authority's jurisdiction lie.
East Coast Railway (Construction): Division of the Ministry of Railways under which this project falls.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 891] िई कदलली, बृहस्ट्प जतर्ार, फरर्री 19, 2026/माघ 30, 1947
No. 891] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2026/MAGHA 30, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पर्ू व तट रेलर् े (जिमाणव )]
अजधसचू िा
भुर्िेश्वर, 19 फरर्री, 2026
का.आ. 933(अ).—केंद्र सरकार, रेल अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24 ) की धारा 2 के खडं 7 (क), द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, सरकारी रािपत्र में इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की तारीख स,े
ओजडिा राज्य म ें एतद्वारा िीचे दी गई ताजलका के मद स.ं 2 म ें र्र्णवत अजधकारी को मद सं. 3 म ें उजललजखत जर्िेष रेल
पररयोििा के क्षत्रे से संबंजधत, इस तरह के कायव करिे के जलए, सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप में अजधकृत करती ह ै
क्रम सक्षम प्राजधकारी का िाम जर्िेष रेल पररयोििा का क्षेत्र
संख्या
(1) (2) (3)
जर्िेष भूजम अजधग्रहण अजधकारी, अंगलु . तालचेर और अिुगलु के बीच “र्ाई किेक्सि के साथ
(16.50 ककजम) पूर्व तट रेलर्े के अन्तगवत िई चौ़ि ेआमाि
के” रेल लाइि का जिमावण
1.
ज़िला:- अगं ुल, राज्य:- ओज़ििा
एमसीआरएल इिर कॉररडोर चरण- I दोहरीकरण
(10.93 ककलोमीटर)" का जिमाणव काय”व ।
[फा. स. ं CE/CON/IV/BBS/ANGL-TLHR Y connection & MCRL Ph-I Doub/CALA]
अिय कुमार सामल, मुख्य इंिीजियर (जिमावण-II)
1283 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[East Coast Railway (Construction)]
NOTIFICATION
Bhubaneswar, the 19th February, 2026
S.O. 933(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 Odisha with effect from the date of
publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
S. Competent Authority Area of the Special Railway Project
No.
(1) (2) (3)
1 Spl. Land Acquisition Officer, Angul New Railway BG line between Talcher & Angul
with ‘Y’ Connection at Talcher (16.50 Km) of
East Coast Railway
District: - Angul. State:- Odisha
MCRL Inner Corridor Phase-I Doubling (10.93
Kms)” of East Coast Railway
[F. No. CE/CON/IV/BBS/ANGL-TLHR Y connection & MCRL Ph-I Doub/CALA]
AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Construction-II)
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