Date: 2026-04-08Category: 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 2008 for ROB No234
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has issued a notification dated April 8, 2026, declaring its intention to acquire 8.668 acres of land in the Khurda district of Odisha. This land is required for a special railway project involving the construction of a Road Over Bridge (ROB No. 234) on the Howrah-Visakhapatnam main line. Any person interested in the land must file objections within 30 days from the date of publication of this notification.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Project Specifications**
* **Purpose:** Execution of a Special Railway Project: "Construction of Road Over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned L.C. NO-234."
* **Location:** Between Kalupadaghat (KAPG) and Kuhuri (KUU) stations at KM 500/7-9 within the Khurda Road Division.
* **Total Land Area:** A total of 8.668 acres is to be acquired across five villages: Mundala, Barakusumi, Baunsamuli, Potana, and Junapada.
**Legal and Procedural Provisions**
* **Statutory Authority:** The notification is issued under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Right to Object:** Under Section 20D(1), any person interested in the specified land may raise an objection to the acquisition within 30 days.
* **Submission of Objections:** Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) & Tahasildar, Chilika.
* **Hearing Process:** The competent authority will provide the objector or their legal practitioner an opportunity to be heard. After inquiry, the authority may allow or disallow the objections.
* **Finality of Decisions:** Any order made by the competent authority under section 20D(2) shall be considered final.
* **Inspection of Plans:** Land plans and detailed information are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the competent authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Interested Persons in Khurda District**
**Impact**
Property owners in the villages of Mundala, Barakusumi, Baunsamuli, Potana, and Junapada will have portions of their land (private or government-held) acquired for the railway project.
**Action Required**
Must submit written objections stating grounds to the CALA and Tahasildar, Chilika, within 30 days if they oppose the acquisition. They may also inspect land plans at the competent authority’s office.
**Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) / Tahasildar, Chilika**
**Impact**
Designated as the primary authority responsible for overseeing the legal process of land acquisition and dispute resolution for this project.
**Action Required**
Must receive written objections, conduct necessary inquiries, provide hearings to objectors, and issue final orders to allow or disallow objections.
**Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway)**
**Impact**
The Ministry is authorized to proceed with the execution of the special railway project (ROB No. 234) to replace the manned level crossing.
**Action Required**
Proceed with the construction of the Road Over Bridge between Kalupadaghat and Kuhuri stations following the completion of the land acquisition process.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which Section 20A is invoked for the acquisition of land for a special railway project.
Ministry of Railways: The primary central ministry responsible for the execution of the special railway project and issuance of the land acquisition notification.
Khurda District, Odisha: The central location where the land acquisition and the Road Over Bridge project are physically situated.
Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA): The designated regulatory authority responsible for hearing objections and managing the land acquisition process.
Road Over Bridge (ROB) No. 234: The specific infrastructure project on the Howrah-Visakhapatnam main line for which the land is being acquired.
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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.ं 1715] िई कदल्ली, बधु र्ार, अप्रलै 08, 2026/चत्रै 18, 1948
No. 1715] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 08, 2026/CHAITRA 18, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पर्ू व तट रेलर् े (जिमाणव )]
अजधसचू िा
भुर्िेश्वर, 8 अप्रलै , 2026
(रेलर् ेअजधजियम एक हिार िौ सौ िर्ासी की धारा बीस ए के तहत सचू िा)
का.आ. 1783(अ).—रेलर् े(सिं ोधि) 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 स े संतुष्ट होिे के बाद कक सार्विजिक
उद्देश्य के जलए, भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जर्र्रण यहां संलग्न अिसु ूची म ें कदया गया ह,ै जर्िेष रेलर्े पररयोििा के जिष्पादि
के जलए आर्श्यक ह,ै अर्ावत,् ओजडिा राज्य के खोदाव जिले म ें "खुदाव रोड जडर्ीिि के तहत हॉर्डा-जर्िाखापत्तिम मुख्य
लाइि पर कालुपडाघाट(KAPG)- कुहुडी(KUU) स्ट्टेििों के बीच KM 500/7-9 पर आर.ओ.बी (रोड ओर्र जिि) संख्या
234 का जिमावण।", इसके द्वारा ऐसी भूजम का अजधग्रहण करि ेका इरादा घोजषत करती ह।ै
उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध कोई भी व्यजक्त, अजधसूचिा के रािपत्र म ें प्रकािि की तारीख स े (30) तीस कदि की अर्जध
के भीतर, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20घ की उपधारा (1) के अधीि प्रयोिि के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अििव पर आपजत्त उठा
सकेगा।
2511 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
प्रत्येक आपजत्त, सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ावत भूजम अजधग्रहण के जलए सिम प्राजधकारी (काला) तहसीलदार, जचजलका
को खुदाव रोड जडर्ीिि के तहत हॉर्डा-जर्िाखापटिम मुख्य लाइि पर कालुपडाघाट(KAPG)- कुहुडी(KUU) स्ट्टेििों के
बीच KM 500/7-9 पर आर.ओ.बी (रोड ओर्र जिि) संख्या 234 के जिमावण के संबंध म ें जलजखत रूप म ें आर्ेदि प्रस्ट्ततु
की िाएगी तर्ा ऐस ेआपजत्त के आधार जिधावररत ककया िाएंगा और सिम प्राजधकारी, आपजत्तकताव को चाह े र्ह व्यजक्तगत
रुप स े हो या किर ककसी जर्जध व्यर्सायी के माध्यम स,े सुिर्ाई का अर्सर देगा, और ऐसे आपजत्तयां सुििे के पश्चात ् और
आर्श्यक आग े की िांच, यकद कोई हो, करि े के पश्चात्, िैसा कक सिम प्राजधकारी आर्श्यक समझे आपजत्तयों को स्ट्र्ीकार
या अस्ट्र्ीकार कर सकेगा।
उक्त अजधजियम के 20घ की उप-धारा(2) के अंतगवत सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा िारी ककया गया कोई भी आदेि को
अंजतम मािा िाएगा। इस अजधसूचिा के अंतगवत आि े र्ाली भजू म की योििाए ं और अन्य जर्र्रण उपलब्ध ह ैं और इच्छुक
व्यजक्त द्वारा सिम प्राजधकारी के उपरोक्त कायावलय म ेंउिका जिरीिण ककया िा सकता ह।ै
अिसु चू ी
जर्िषे रेलर् ेपररयोििा अर्ातव ्ओजडिा राज्य के खोदा व जिल ेम ें“खदु ा व रोड जडर्ीिि के तहत हॉर्डा-जर्िाखापटिम
मख्ु य लाइि पर कालपु डाघाट(KAPG)- कुहुडी(KUU) स्ट्टेििों के बीच KM 500/7-9 पर (आर.ओ.बी) रोड
ओर्र जिि सख्ं या 234 का जिमाणव ” के जलए सरं चिाओं के सार् या जबिा सरं चिाओं के अजधग्रजहत की
िाि े र्ाली भजू म का सजं िप्त जर्र्रण (अिलु ग्नक1) यहा ंसलं ग्न ह।ै
जिल े का िामााः- खदु ा व अिलु ग्नक-1
भूजम अिुसूची
पररयोििा का िाम:-आर.ओ.बी–234 का जिमावण
जिले का िाम:-खुदाव, प्रभाग का िाम:-खुदाव रोड, तहसीलदार:- जचजलका
भूजम का कुल िेत्रिल अजधग्रजहत िमीि
क्रम स. ं गााँर् का िाम प्लॉट संख्या खाता संख्या
प्रकार (एकड) म ें (एकड) म ें
1 मुण्डल 3 89 सरकारी 0.123 0.025
2 मुण्डल 4 66/13 जििी 0.108 0.108
3 मुण्डल 5 18 जििी 0.088 0.043
4 मुण्डल 6 30 जििीu 0.538 0.155
5 मुण्डल 7 11 जििी 0.065 0.002
6 बरकुसुमी 166 37 जििी 0.450 0.041
7 बरकुसुमी 167 51 जििी 0.225 0.122
8 बरकुसुमी 170 50 जििी 0.124 0.002
9 बरकुसुमी 171 33 जििी 0.638 0.177
10 बरकुसुमी 179 81 जििी 0.099 0.046
11 बरकुसुमी 178 5 जििी 0.030 0.03
12 बरकुसुमी 183 33 जििी 0.318 0.038
13 बरकुसुमी 177 19 जििी 0.415 0.143
14 बरकुसुमी 176 5 जििी 0.190 0.118[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
15 बरकुसुमी 186 33 जििी 0.078 0.015
16 बरकुसुमी 188 59 जििी 0.080 0.001
17 बरकुसुमी 175 56 जििी 0.310 0.124
18 बरकुसुमी 193 57 जििी 0.634 0.262
19 बरकुसुमी 195 33 जििी 0.942 0.101
20 बरकुसुमी 200 6 जििी 0.313 0.064
21 बरकुसुमी 201 68 जििी 0.267 0.136
22 बाउन्समुली 134 307 जििी 0.641 0.172
23 बाउन्समुली 140 213 जििी 1.257 0.160
24 बाउन्समुली 144 202 जििी 0.364 0.126
25 बाउन्समुली 145 154 जििी 0.139 0.053
26 बाउन्समुली 143 316 जििी 0.546 0.157
27 बाउन्समुली 147 229 जििी 0.562 0.001
28 बाउन्समुली 124 217 जििी 2.140 0.328
29 बाउन्समुली 151 29 जििी 1.080 0.239
30 बाउन्समुली 158 168 जििी 0.756 0.244
31 बाउन्समुली 157 333 सरकारी 0.074 0.016
32 बाउन्समुली 166 319/85 जििी 0.243 0.026
33 बाउन्समुली 167 272 जििी 0.337 0.106
34 बाउन्समुली 168 95 जििी 0.372 0.163
35 बाउन्समुली 164 46 जििी 0.802 0.105
36 बाउन्समुली 170 69 जििी 0.245 0.003
37 बाउन्समुली 107 319/73 जििी 0.472 0.003
38 बाउन्समुली 106 126 जििी 0.171 0.114
39 बाउन्समुली 177 334 रेलर् े 0.720 0.035
40 बाउन्समुली 9999 NA सरकारी NA 0.062
41 बाउन्समुली 181 334 रेलर् े 0.979 0.033
42 बाउन्समुली 182 334 रेलर् े 0.698 0.038
43 बाउन्समुली 215 334 रेलर् े 0.278 0.043
44 बाउन्समुली 214 79 जििी 0.070 0.049
45 बाउन्समुली 218 79 जििी 0.363 0.002
46 बाउन्समुली 213 268 जििी 0.842 0.136
47 बाउन्समुली 220 319/20 जििी 0.928 0.153
48 बाउन्समुली 221 54 जििी 1.260 0.002
49 बाउन्समुली 223 319/94 जििी 0.654 0.169
50 बाउन्समुली 222 319/113 जििी 0.500 0.2054 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
51 बाउन्समुली 227 319/115 जििी 3.978 0.269
52 बाउन्समुली 232 191 जििी 0.450 0.120
53 बाउन्समुली 234 132 जििी 0.563 0.145
54 बाउन्समुली 236 14 जििी 0.225 0.027
55 बाउन्समुली 235 47 जििी 0.262 0.074
56 बाउन्समुली 237 286 जििी 0.596 0.110
57 बाउन्समुली 258 42 जििी 1.085 0.008
58 बाउन्समुली 259 102 जििी 0.330 0.181
59 बाउन्समुली 260 253 जििी 0.709 0.018
60 पोटिा 187 68 जििी 0.577 0.285
61 पोटिा 188 55 जििी 0.977 0.229
62 पोटिा 190 99/20 जििी 0.920 0.157
63 पोटिा 204 21 जििी 0.680 0.410
64 पोटिा 206 20 जििी 0.291 0.016
65 पोटिा 207 4 जििी 0.390 0.005
66 पोटिा 213 70 जििी 0.225 0.159
67 पोटिा 214 74 जििी 0.307 0.063
68 पोटिा 212 99/53 जििी 0.566 0.022
69 पोटिा 215 91 जििी 0.144 0.040
70 पोटिा 237 99/40 जििी 0.708 0.233
71 पोटिा 249 99/40 जििी 0.469 0.161
72 पोटिा 248 13 जििी 0.926 0.263
73 पोटिा 251 5 जििी 0.599 0.050
74 िुिापडा 3 2 जििी 0.375 0.143
75 िुिापडा 4 1 जििी 0.596 0.167
76 िुिापडा 5 2 जििी 0.038 0.033
77 िुिापडा 6 22 जििी 0.071 0.003
78 िुिापडा 24 15 जििी 0.116 0.085
79 िुिापडा 25 39/39 जििी 0.840 0.003
80 िुिापडा 26 8 जििी 1.115 0.115
81 िुिापडा 27 25 जििी 1.600 0.378
कुल 8.668
[िा. स.ं सीएओ/सीओएि/आरएसपी/बीबीएस/2025/आरओबी संख्या 234/20ए]
सुधीर कुमार पररडा, मुख्य अजभयंता(जिमावण -III)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[East Coast Railway (Construction)]
NOTIFICATION
Bhubaneswar, the 8th April, 2026
Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-,1989
S.O. 1783(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways
(Amendment) Act,1989 (24/89) (hereinafter 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
L.C.NO-234 at KM 500/7-9 between Stations Kalupadaghat(KAPG)-Kuhuri(KUU) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main
line under Khurda Road Division.” in Khurda district in the state of Odisha, 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 for Land Acquisition
(CALA) & Tahasildar, Chilika for Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of LC NO-234 at KM 500/7-9
between Stations Kalupadaghat(KAPG)-Kuhuri(KUU) on Howrah Visakhapatnam main line under Khurda Rd.
Division in writing, and shall set out grounds thereof and competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity
of being heard, 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.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of land (Annexure-I) attached here with to be acquired with or without structures, for
Special Railway Project, namely “Construction of ROB in lieu of closing of manned of L.C.NO.234 at
KM-500/7-9 between Stations Kalupadaghat(KAPG)-Kuhuri(KUU) on Howrah Visakhapatnam
main line under Khurda Road Division)” in Khurda district in the state of Odisha.
Name of District:-Khurda Annexure-I
LAND SCHEDULE
Name of the Project:- Construction of ROB–234
Name of the District:-Khurda, Name of the Division:-Khurda Road, Name of the Tahasil:-Chilika
Sl. NAME OF PLOT KHATA Type of Total area ACQUIRED LAND in
No. VILLAGE No. No. Land in Acres ACRES
1 MUNDALA 3 89 Govt. 0.123 0.025
2 MUNDALA 4 66/13 Private 0.108 0.108
3 MUNDALA 5 18 Private 0.088 0.043
4 MUNDALA 6 30 Private 0.538 0.155
5 MUNDALA 7 11 Private 0.065 0.002
6 BARAKUSUMI 166 37 Private 0.450 0.041
7 BARAKUSUMI 167 51 Private 0.225 0.122
8 BARAKUSUMI 170 50 Private 0.124 0.002
9 BARAKUSUMI 171 33 Private 0.638 0.177
10 BARAKUSUMI 179 81 Private 0.099 0.046
11 BARAKUSUMI 178 5 Private 0.030 0.03
12 BARAKUSUMI 183 33 Private 0.318 0.038
13 BARAKUSUMI 177 19 Private 0.415 0.143
14 BARAKUSUMI 176 5 Private 0.190 0.118
15 BARAKUSUMI 186 33 Private 0.078 0.015
16 BARAKUSUMI 188 59 Private 0.080 0.001
17 BARAKUSUMI 175 56 Private 0.310 0.1246 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
18 BARAKUSUMI 193 57 Private 0.634 0.262
19 BARAKUSUMI 195 33 Private 0.942 0.101
20 BARAKUSUMI 200 6 Private 0.313 0.064
21 BARAKUSUMI 201 68 Private 0.267 0.136
22 BAUNSAMULI 134 307 Private 0.641 0.172
23 BAUNSAMULI 140 213 Private 1.257 0.160
24 BAUNSAMULI 144 202 Private 0.364 0.126
25 BAUNSAMULI 145 154 Private 0.139 0.053
26 BAUNSAMULI 143 316 Private 0.546 0.157
27 BAUNSAMULI 147 229 Private 0.562 0.001
28 BAUNSAMULI 124 217 Private 2.140 0.328
29 BAUNSAMULI 151 29 Private 1.080 0.239
30 BAUNSAMULI 158 168 Private 0.756 0.244
31 BAUNSAMULI 157 333 Govt. 0.074 0.016
32 BAUNSAMULI 166 319/85 Private 0.243 0.026
33 BAUNSAMULI 167 272 Private 0.337 0.106
34 BAUNSAMULI 168 95 Private 0.372 0.163
35 BAUNSAMULI 164 46 Private 0.802 0.105
36 BAUNSAMULI 170 69 Private 0.245 0.003
37 BAUNSAMULI 107 319/73 Private 0.472 0.003
38 BAUNSAMULI 106 126 Private 0.171 0.114
39 BAUNSAMULI 177 334 Railway 0.720 0.035
40 BAUNSAMULI 9999 NA Govt. NA 0.062
41 BAUNSAMULI 181 334 Railway 0.979 0.033
42 BAUNSAMULI 182 334 Railway 0.698 0.038
43 BAUNSAMULI 215 334 Railway 0.278 0.043
44 BAUNSAMULI 214 79 Private 0.070 0.049
45 BAUNSAMULI 218 79 Private 0.363 0.002
46 BAUNSAMULI 213 268 Private 0.842 0.136
47 BAUNSAMULI 220 319/20 Private 0.928 0.153
48 BAUNSAMULI 221 54 Private 1.260 0.002
49 BAUNSAMULI 223 319/94 Private 0.654 0.169
50 BAUNSAMULI 222 319/113 Private 0.500 0.205
51 BAUNSAMULI 227 319/115 Private 3.978 0.269
52 BAUNSAMULI 232 191 Private 0.450 0.120
53 BAUNSAMULI 234 132 Private 0.563 0.145
54 BAUNSAMULI 236 14 Private 0.225 0.027
55 BAUNSAMULI 235 47 Private 0.262 0.074
56 BAUNSAMULI 237 286 Private 0.596 0.110
57 BAUNSAMULI 258 42 Private 1.085 0.008
58 BAUNSAMULI 259 102 Private 0.330 0.181
59 BAUNSAMULI 260 253 Private 0.709 0.018
60 POTANA 187 68 Private 0.577 0.285
61 POTANA 188 55 Private 0.977 0.229
62 POTANA 190 99/20 Private 0.920 0.157
63 POTANA 204 21 Private 0.680 0.410
64 POTANA 206 20 Private 0.291 0.016
65 POTANA 207 4 Private 0.390 0.005
66 POTANA 213 70 Private 0.225 0.159
67 POTANA 214 74 Private 0.307 0.063
68 POTANA 212 99/53 Private 0.566 0.022
69 POTANA 215 91 Private 0.144 0.040
70 POTANA 237 99/40 Private 0.708 0.233
71 POTANA 249 99/40 Private 0.469 0.161
72 POTANA 248 13 Private 0.926 0.263
73 POTANA 251 5 Private 0.599 0.050
74 JUNAPADA 3 2 Private 0.375 0.143
75 JUNAPADA 4 1 Private 0.596 0.167
76 JUNAPADA 5 2 Private 0.038 0.033
77 JUNAPADA 6 22 Private 0.071 0.003[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
78 JUNAPADA 24 15 Private 0.116 0.085
79 JUNAPADA 25 39/39 Private 0.840 0.003
80 JUNAPADA 26 8 Private 1.115 0.115
81 JUNAPADA 27 25 Private 1.600 0.378
TOTAL 8.668
[F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/BBS/2025/ROB No.234/20A]
SUDHIR KUMAR PARIDA, Chief Engineer (Con-III)
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