This notification, S.O. 4168(E), issued by the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, and published in the Gazette of India on September 15, 2025, concerns land acquisition for the East Coast Railway Construction project in Odisha. It designates a Land Acquisition Zone Officer as the Competent Authority, as per Clause 7A of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989, to oversee land acquisition specifically for the Khurda Road ROB No. 357, 399, 413, and 542 of the Khurda Road-Bolangir New B.G Rail Link project within the Boudh area. The notification declares the Bolangir New B.G Rail Link as a Special Railway Project under the East Coast Railway. The Chief Engineer Construction-II, AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, is the responsible official (F. No. CECONIBBS4 ROB at BoudhCALA).
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: A law that empowers the Central Government to authorize officers as Competent Authority for railway projects.
Central Government: The governing body that authorizes the Competent Authority for the railway project.
Odisha: The state in India where the Special Railway Project is located.
East Coast Railway: The railway zone responsible for the construction project.
Khurda Road Bolangir New B.G Rail Link project: The specific railway project for which land acquisition is being authorized.
Special Railway Project: A designation given to the Khurda Road Bolangir New B.G Rail Link project under the East Coast Railway.
Ajaya Kumar Samal: Chief Engineer ConstructionII
Bhubaneswar: The city in Odisha where the East Coast Railway Construction office is located.
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No. 4053] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025/BHADRA 24, 1947 3, 1946
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पूर्व तट रेलर्े (जिमावण)]
अजधसचू िा
भुर्िेश्वर, 15 जसतम्ब र, 2025
का.आ. 4168(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 म ें इस अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि की जतजि स,े ओजडिा राज्य म,ें एतद्वारा िीच े
दी गई ताजलका के मद स.ं 2 म ेंर्र्णवत अजधकारी को, मद स.ं 3 म ें उजललजखत जर्िेष रेल पररयोििा के क्षत्रे स े संबंजधत, इस
तरह के काय व करि े के जलए, सक्षम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ेंअजधकृत करती ह।ै
सक्षम प्राजधकारी का िाम जर्िेष रेल पररयोििा का क्षेत्र
क्रम संख्या
(1) (2) (3)
1. भूजम अजधग्रहण क्षेत्र अजधकारी खोरधारोड- बलांगीर, िई ओजडिा राज्य में पूर्व तट रेलर्े के अंतगवत, जर्िेष रेलर्े
बी.िी. रेल ललंक पररयोििा, बौध। पररयोििा के रूप में खोरधारोड- बलांगीर, िई बी.िी.
रेल ललंक के सड़क उपररपुल सं. 357, 399, 413 और
542।
[फा. सं. CE/CON/I/BBS/4 ROB at Boudh/CALA]
अिय कुमार सामल, मुख्य इंिीजियर / जिमावण-II
6119 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[East Coast Railway (Construction)]
NOTIFICATION
Bhubaneswar, the 15th September, 2025
S.O. 4168(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.
Sl. Competent Authority Area of the Special Railway Project
No.
(1) (2) (3)
1 Land Acquisition Zone officer Khurda Road- ROB No.357, 399,413 & 542 of Khurda Road –
Bolangir New B.G Rail Link project, Boudh. Bolangir New B.G Rail Link as Special Railway
Project under East Coast Railway in the state of
Odisha.
[F. No. CE/CON/I/BBS/4 ROB at Boudh/CALA]
AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer / Construction-II
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