Date: 2026-01-30Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Request for Publication of Gazette Notification for the below mentioned Land Schedule under Subsection 1 of section 20A of the Railways Amendment Act 1989 for ROB No.440
**Executive Summary**
This document, issued by the Ministry of Railways on January 30, 2026, declares the intention to acquire land in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, for the "Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division." Interested parties have 30 days from the publication date to raise objections to the land acquisition. Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA) (Revenue Divisional Officer Srikakulam).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Intention:**
* The Central Government intends to acquire land for a special railway project.
* The project is the construction of a road over bridge in lieu of closing a manned level crossing.
* The location is between Ponduru and Sigdam on the Waltair Division main line in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
* **Objection Process:**
* Interested parties have 30 days from the publication date to raise objections.
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA), which is the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) of Srikakulam.
* The objection must include the grounds for the objection.
* The competent authority will provide an opportunity for the objector to be heard.
* The competent authority may allow or disallow the objections after a hearing and further inquiry if necessary.
* The order made by the competent authority is final.
* **Land Details:**
* The schedule provides details of the land to be acquired, including:
* Village name (Chettupodilam)
* Survey number
* Total area in acres
* Classification (Government Poramboku or Patta Dry)
* Acquired area in acres
* Type of land (Government Land or Private Land)
* A total of 4.15 acres is to be acquired, including both government and private land.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners in Chettupodilam**
*Impact:*
Landowners in Chettupodilam, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, will be affected by the acquisition of land for the road over bridge project. This includes owners of both government and private land.
*Action Required:*
If landowners have any objections to the acquisition, they must submit them in writing to the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) of Srikakulam within 30 days of the notification publication date.
**Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA) / Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) Srikakulam**
*Impact:*
Responsible for overseeing the land acquisition process and addressing concerns of the land owners.
*Action Required:*
The RDO must accept written objections, provide opportunity for land owners to be heard and then make a determination to accept or reject the land owner's objections.
**Ministry of Railways / East Coast Railway (Construction)**
*Impact:*
Responsible for the execution of the project.
*Action Required:*
To successfully manage the land acquisition process within the legal framework of the railway act of 1989.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary law authorizing land acquisition for railway projects, specifically section 20A, under which the notice is issued.
Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division: The Specific railway project name requiring land acquisition: Construction of the bridge.
Ministry of Railways: The central government ministry responsible for railway infrastructure and projects.
Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh: The specific district and state where the land acquisition is taking place for the railway project.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 418] िई कदल्ली, िुक्रवार, ििवरी 30, 2026/माघ 10, 1947 9, 1947 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 418] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026/MAGHA 10, 1947 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
रैलव ेमत्रं ालय
[पवू वतट रेलव े(जिमाणव )]
अजधसचू िा
भुविेश्वर, 30 ििवरी, 2026
(रेलव ेअजधजियम 1989 की धारा 20ए के तहत सचू िा)
का.आ. 446(अ).— रेलवे (संिोधि) अजधजियम, 1989(24/89) (जिसे इसके बाद उक्त अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै
की धारा 20ए की उप-धारा(1) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों के तहत, केंद्र सरकार इस बात से संतुष्ट होिे के बाद कक सावविजिक
उद्देश्य के जलए, भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण यहां सलं ग्न अिसु ूची में कदया गया है, जविेष रेलवे पररयोििा के जिष्पादि के
जलए आवश्यक ह,ै अर्ावत,् आंध्र प्रदेि राज्य के श्रीकाकुलम जिले म ें "वाल्टेयर जडवीिि की मख्ु य लाइि पर पोंडुरु - जसगदम
के बीच ककमी 772/23-25 पर मािवयक्तु एलसी सख्ं या एमएल-440 को बदं करि े के बदल े रोड ओवर जिि का जिमाणव ”
इसके द्वारा ऐसी भूजम का अजधग्रहण करि े का इरादा घोजषत करती ह।ै
उक्त भूजम में जहतबद्ध कोई भी व्यजक्त, अजधसूचिा के रािपत्र में प्रकािि की तारीख स े (30) तीस कदि की अवजध
के भीतर, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उपधारा(1) के अधीि प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अिवि पर आपजत्त उठा
सकेगा।
प्रत्येक आपजत्त, सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ावत भजू म अजधग्रहण के जलए सिम प्राजधकारी (काला) रािस्ट्व मडं लीय
अजधकारी (आरडीओ)/ श्रीकाकुलम को वाल्टेयर जडवीिि की मख्ु य लाइि पर पोंडुरु - जसगदम के बीच ककमी 772/23-25
पर मािवयक्तु एलसी सख्ं या एमएल-440 को बदं करि े के बदल े रोड ओवर जिि का जिमाणव के संबंध में जलजखत रूप म ें
आवेदि प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी तर्ा ऐसे आपजत्त के आधार जिधावररत ककया िाएगं ा और सिम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताव को चाह े
637 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
वह व्यजक्तगत रुप से हो या किर ककसी जवजध व्यवसायी के माध्यम से, सुिवाई का अवसर दगे ा, और ऐस े आपजत्तयां सुििे के
पश्चात् और आवश्यक आगे की िांच, यकद कोई हो, करि ेके पश्चात्, िैसा कक सिम प्राजधकारी आवश्यक समझे आपजत्तयों को
स्ट्वीकार या अस्ट्वीकार कर सकेगा।
उक्त अजधजियम के 20D की उप-धारा(2) के अतं गतव सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा िारी ककया गया कोई भी आदिे को
अंजतम मािा िाएगा। इस अजधसूचिा के अंतगवत आिे वाली भूजम की योििाएं और अन्य जववरण उपलब्ध ह ैं और इच्छुक
व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम प्राजधकारी के उपरोक्त कायावलय म ेंउिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
जविेष रेलवे पररयोििा अर्ावत ् आध्रं प्रदेि राज्य के श्रीकाकुलम जिले में “वाल्टेयर जडवीिि की मख्ु य लाइि पर
पोंडुरु - जसगदम के बीच ककमी 772/23-25 पर मािवयक्तु एलसी सख्ं या एमएल-440 को बदं करि े के बदल े रोड ओवर
जिि का जिमाणव ” के जलए सरं चिाओं के सार् या जबिा संरचिाओं के अजधग्रजहत की िािे वाली भूजम का संजिप्त जववरण
(अिलु ग्नक1) यहां सलं ग्न ह।ै
जिल ेका िाम और राज्य: श्रीकाकुलम, औरआध्रं प्रदेि
(अिलु ग्नक1)
एलपीएम Total Acquired Acquired
क्र.स ं गावं का िाम िबं र/ सवे Area in वगीकरण sy.no/ area in भजू म का प्रकार
िबं र Acre sd .no acre
सरकार
1 चेट्टुपोजडलम 13 2.55 13-2 0.27 सरकारी भूजम
पोरमबोकू
सरकार
2 चेट्टुपोजडलम 14 2.16 14-1 0.05 सरकारी भूजम
पोरमबोकू
सरकार
3 चेट्टुपोजडलम 16-22 0.14 16-22 0.14 सरकारी भूजम
पोरमबोकू
सरकार
4 चेट्टुपोजडलम 16-32 0.48 16-32 0.48 सरकारी भूजम
पोरमबोकू
सरकार
5 चेट्टुपोजडलम 86 20.87 86-2 1.89 सरकारी भूजम
पोरमबोकू
6 चेट्टुपोजडलम 12-22 0.61 पट्टा सूखा 12-22B 0.1 जििी भूजम
7 चेट्टुपोजडलम 15-1 0.62 पट्टा सूखा 15-1A 0.07 जििी भूजम
8 चेट्टुपोजडलम 15-6 1.13 पट्टा सूखा 15-6A 0.32 जििी भूजम
9 चेट्टुपोजडलम 15-7 1.65 पट्टा सूखा 15-7A 0.26 जििी भूजम
10 चेट्टुपोजडलम 16-19 0.46 पट्टा सूखा 16-19B 0.04 जििी भूजम
11 चेट्टुपोजडलम 16-20 0.49 पट्टा सूखा 16-20B 0.04 जििी भूजम
12 चेट्टुपोजडलम 16-21 0.75 पट्टा सूखा 16-21B 0.11 जििी भूजम
13 चेट्टुपोजडलम 16-23 0.61 पट्टा सूखा 16-23B 0.02 जििी भूजम
जििी भूजम
14 चेट्टुपोजडलम 16-30 0.33 पट्टा सूखा 16-30B 0.05
(As per WEB Land)
जििी भूजम
15 चेट्टुपोजडलम 16-31 0.22 पट्टा सूखा 16-31B 0.1
(As per WEB Land)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
16 चेट्टुपोजडलम 22-3 0.12 पट्टा सूखा 22-3B 0.01 जििी भूजम
जििी भूजम
17 चेट्टुपोजडलम 22-5 0.04 पट्टा सूखा 22-5 0.04
(As per WEB Land)
जििी भूजम
18 चेट्टुपोजडलम 22-4 0.22 पट्टा सूखा 22-4B 0.01
(Bhustiti Rasta)
जििी भूजम
19 चेट्टुपोजडलम 23-5 0.3 पट्टा सूखा 23-5B 0.07
जििी भूजम
20 चेट्टुपोजडलम 23-6 0.32 पट्टा सूखा 23-6B 0.08 जििी भूजम
कुल (एकड़ म)ें 4.15
अमतू व
सरकारी भजू म गीली भजू म सखू ी भजू म कुल
क्र.स ं गावं का िाम
(एकड़ म)ें (एकड़ म)ें (एकड़ म)ें (एकड़ म)ें
1 चेट्टुपोजडलम 2.83 0 1.32 4.15
[िा. स.ं CAO/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROBs/440/20A]
अिय कुमार सामल, मुख्य इंिीजियर (जिमावण- II)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[East Coast Railway (Construction)]
NOTIFICATION
Bhubaneswar, the 30th January, 2026
Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act – 1989
S.O. 446(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways
(Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89) (herein after referred as the said Act.), the Central Government, after being satisfied
that for the public purpose, the Land, brief description of which is given in the schedule annexed here to is required for
the execution of Special Railway Project, namely, “Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned
LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division” in Srikakulam
district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land.
Any person interested in the said land may within a period of (30) thirty days from the date of publication of
the notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition of such land for the aforesaid purpose under
sub-section(1) of section 20D of the said Act.
Every objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely Competent Authority Land Acquisition
(CALA) i.e. The Revenue Divisional officer (RDO), Srikakulam for Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of
closing of manned LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair
Division” in writing, and shall set out grounds thereof and competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of
being head, either in person or through a legal practitioner and may after hearing all such objections and after making
such further inquiry if any as the competent authority thinks necessary by order either allow or disallow the objections.
Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) of 20D of the said Act shall be final. The
land plans and other details of the land covered under this notification are available and can be inspected by the interested
person at the aforesaid office of the competent authority.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
SCHEDULE
Brief description of land (Annexure-I) attached here with 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 - 440 at Km
772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division” in Srikakulam district in the state of
Andhra Pradesh.
Name of the District & State: Srikakulam & Andhra Pradesh
(Annexure-I)
Acquired
Sl Survey Total Acquired
Name of the sy.no/
number/L Area in Clasification area in Type of land
village
no PM no Acre acre
sd .no
Government Government
1 Chettupodilam 13 2.55 13-2 0.27
Poramboku Land
Government Government
2 Chettupodilam 14 2.16 14-1 0.05
Poramboku Land
Government Government
3 Chettupodilam 16-22 0.14 16-22 0.14
Poramboku Land
Government Government
4 Chettupodilam 16-32 0.48 16-32 0.48
Poramboku Land
Government Government
5 Chettupodilam 86 20.87 86-2 1.89
Poramboku Land
6 Chettupodilam 12-22 0.61 Patta Dry 12-22B 0.1 Private Land
7 Chettupodilam 15-1 0.62 Patta Dry 15-1A 0.07 Private Land
8 Chettupodilam 15-6 1.13 Patta Dry 15-6A 0.32 Private Land
9 Chettupodilam 15-7 1.65 Patta Dry 15-7A 0.26 Private Land
10 Chettupodilam 16-19 0.46 Patta Dry 16-19B 0.04 Private Land
11 Chettupodilam 16-20 0.49 Patta Dry 16-20B 0.04 Private Land
12 Chettupodilam 16-21 0.75 Patta Dry 16-21B 0.11 Private Land
13 Chettupodilam 16-23 0.61 Patta Dry 16-23B 0.02 Private Land
Private Land
14 Chettupodilam 16-30 0.33 Patta Dry 16-30B 0.05 (As per WEB
Land)
Private Land
15 Chettupodilam 16-31 0.22 Patta Dry 16-31B 0.1 (As per WEB
Land)
16 Chettupodilam 22-3 0.12 Patta Dry 22-3B 0.01 Private Land
Private Land
17 Chettupodilam 22-5 0.04 Patta Dry 22-5 0.04 (As per WEB
Land)
Private Land
18 Chettupodilam 22-4 0.22 Patta Dry 22-4B 0.01
(Bhustiti Rasta)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Private Land
19 Chettupodilam 23-5 0.3 Patta Dry 23-5B 0.07
Private Land
20 Chettupodilam 23-6 0.32 Patta Dry 23-6B 0.08 Private Land
Total (In Acres) 4.15
Abstract
Government Land Dry Land Total
Sl No Village name Wet Land
(In Acres) (In Acres) (In Acres)
1 Chettupodilam 2.83 0 1.32 4.15
[F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROBs/440/20A]
AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Construction-II)
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