Date: 2025-11-25Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Request for Publication of Gazettee Notification for the below mentioned Land Schedule under Subsection 1 of section 20E of the Railways Amendment Act 1989
**Executive Summary**
This document, a notice from the Government of India's Ministry of Railways, declares the central government's intention to acquire land in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh for the "3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)" railway project. The notice, dated November 25, 2025, follows the Railways Act of 1989. It includes a schedule detailing the specific land to be acquired in Venkatapuram village.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Land Acquisition Declaration:**
* The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the "3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)" railway project.
* This is under Section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.
* **Background and Legal Basis:**
* The decision follows Notification S.O. 2950 (E) dated July 1, 2025.
* The intention to acquire was previously announced under Section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.
* Objections were heard, and orders were passed according to Section 20D of the Railways Act.
* The Competent Authority has submitted its report to the Central Government.
* **Land Details:**
* The schedule attached to the notice specifies the land to be acquired in Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
* The land details include survey numbers, sub-division numbers, type of land, nature of land, area in square yards and meters, and names of proposed registered holders (See table in annexure I).
* **Vesting of Land:**
* Upon publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the schedule will vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Landowners/Holders in Venkatapuram:**
* **Impact:** Loss of land specified in the schedule for the railway project. They may be eligible for compensation as determined by the government.
* **Action Required:** Verify if their land is listed in the schedule. Await further communication from the government regarding compensation or relocation procedures.
* **Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway, Construction Organization):**
* **Impact:** Responsible for acquiring the land and executing the railway project.
* **Action Required:** Proceed with the land acquisition process as per the Railways Act, 1989. Ensure that all legal and procedural requirements are met, including proper notification and compensation to affected parties.
* **Central Government:**
* **Impact:** Gaining ownership of the land for the railway project. Accountable for ensuring the project's execution and its compliance with relevant laws.
* **Action Required:** Ensure notification is published in the Official Gazette. Proceed with any further actions needed to take possession of the land, adhering to the Railways Act and any other applicable regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The primary law under which land acquisition is being carried out for the railway project.
East Coast Railway (Construction): The Ministry responsible for the railway project, specifically its construction organization.
Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) 3rd & 4th Line: The special railway project for which land is being acquired (20.543 Km).
Visakhapatnam: The district in Andhra Pradesh where the land acquisition for the railway project is taking place.
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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.ं 5222] िई दिल्ली, मगं लर्ार, िर्म् बर 25, 2025/ अग्रहायण 4, 1947 ल्ली, िक्रु र्ार, मई 9, 2025/र्िै ाख 19, 1947 946
No. 5222] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 4, 1947 3, 1946
रेल मत्रं ालय
पर्ू व तट रेलर् े(जिमाणव )
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 25 िर्म् बर, 2025
रेलर् ेअजधजियम, 1989 की धारा 20(ई) के तहत िोटटस
का.आ. 5398(अ).— िबदक, भारत सरकार, रेल मंत्रालय (पूर् व तट रेलर्े, जिमावण संगठि) की अजधसूचिा संख्या, एसओ
2950(ई) , दििांक 1 िुलाई, 2025, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड-3 उप-खंड (ii), दििांक 1 िुलाई, 2025 में प्रकाजित
(जिसे इसके बाि उक्त अजधसूचिा कहा गया ह)ै और रेलर्े अजधजियम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (जिसे इसके बाि उक्त अजधजियम कहा
गया ह)ै की धारा 20ए की उप-धारा (1) के तहत िारी दकया गया है, केंद्र सरकार जर्िेष रेलर्े पटरयोििा, अर्ावत्, आंध्र प्रिेि राज्य के
जर्िाखपट्टणम जिले में िव्ु र्ाडा (डीर्ीडी) – उत्तर जसम्हाचलम (एससीएमएि) (20.543 दकमी) के बीच तीसरी और चौर्ी लाइि के
जिष्पािि, रखरखार्, प्रबंधि और संचालि के उद्देश्य से, उक्त अजधसूचिा से संलग्न अिुसूची म ें जिर्िवष्ट भूजम का अजधग्रहण करिे का
अपिा इरािा घोजषत करती है।
और िबदक, उक्त अजधसूचिा का सार उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ए की उपधारा (4) केअधीि िैजिक स्ट्र्ािीय समाचार
पत्रों अर्ावत् "साक्षी" तेलुग ू(जर्िाखपट्टणम संस्ट्करण) दििांक 23 िुलाई , 2025, और "ि टाइम्स ऑफ इंजडया" अंग्रेिी (जर्िाखपट्टणम
संस्ट्करण) दििांक 23 िुलाई, 2025 में प्रकाजित दकया गया र्ा;
7900 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
और िबदक, आपजत्तयां प्राप्त हुईं; सक्षम प्राजधकारी िे आपजत्तयों की सुिर्ाई की ह ै और उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20डी के
अिुसार आिेि पाटरत दकए गए हैं।
और िबदक, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उपधारा (1) के अिुसरण में सक्षम प्राजधकारी िे अपिी टरपोटव केन्द्द्र सरकार
को प्रस्ट्तुत कर िी है।
अतः अब सक्षम प्राजधकारी की टरपोटव प्राप्त होिे पर तर्ा उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों
का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द्द्र सरकार एतद्द्वारा घोषणा करती है दक यहां संलग्न अिुसूची में जर्जिर्िवष्ट भूजम पूर्ोक्त प्रयोिि के जलए अर्िवत
की िाएगी;
और इसके अजतटरक्त, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उपधारा (2) के अिुसरण में, केन्द्द्र सरकार एतद्द्वारा घोषणा करती है
दक रािपत्र में अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि पर, संलग्न अिुसूची में जर्जिर्िवष्ट भूजम सभी भारों से मुक्त होकर पूणवतः केन्द्द्र सरकार में जिजहत हो
िाएगी।
अिसु चू ी
जर्िषे रेलर् ेपटरयोििा, अर्ातव ्“िव्ु र्ाडा (डीर्ीडी) - जसम्हाचलम उत्तर (एससीएमएि) (20.543 दकमी) के बीच तीसरी और चौर्ी
लाइि” के अतं गतव आि ेर्ाली, संरचिाओं के सार् या जबिा, अजधग्रजहत की िाि ेर्ाली भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जर्र्रण।
जिल ेका िाम: - जर्िाखपट्टणम
मडं ल का िाम: - गोपालपट्टिम
गार्ाँ का िाम: - र्ेंकटापरु म अिबु ंध- I
क्रम गार्ाँ का सर्क्षे ण उपजर्भाग भजू म का भजू म की क्षत्रे फल र्ग व क्षत्रे फल र्ग व प्रस्ट्ताजर्त पिं ीकृत धारकों
स.ं िाम सख्ं या सख्ं या प्रकार प्रकृजत गि म ें मीटर म ें का िाम
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
एस.र्ी.एल.एि.एस.डी
1 र्ेंकटापुरम 231 1 बी सरकारी सूखा 213.46 178.479
ससंहाचलम
एस.र्ी.एल.एि.एस.डी
2 र्ेंकटापुरम 231 2 बी सरकारी सूखा 197.47 165.11
ससंहाचलम
एस.र्ी.एल.एि.एस.डी
3 र्ेंकटापुरम 231 3 बी सरकारी सूखा 266.11 222.50
ससंहाचलम
एस.र्ी.एल.एि.एस.डी
4 र्ेंकटापुरम 231 5 बी सरकारी सूखा 442.45 369.94
ससंहाचलम
एस.र्ी.एल.एि.एस.डी
5 र्ेंकटापुरम 231 6 बी सरकारी सूखा 199.58 166.87
ससंहाचलम
एस.र्ी.एल.एि.एस.डी
6 र्ेंकटापुरम 231 7 ए सरकार सूखा 618.16 516.86
ससंहाचलम
1. सत्यिारायण
2. एल.के. बरतम
3. बी.एि. सामल
4. मारला र्ेंकट पापारार्
7 र्ेंकटापुरम 232 1 ए पुरस्ट्कार सूखा 2270.01 1898.01 5. सूयाव अप्पारार्
6. िेख िसीम बेगम पजत
ए.ए.बािा
7. कंिरेगुला र्ेंकट लक्ष्मी
और करी पांडुरंगा जपता[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
क्रम गार्ाँ का सर्क्षे ण उपजर्भाग भजू म का भजू म की क्षत्रे फल र्ग व क्षत्रे फल र्ग व प्रस्ट्ताजर्त पिं ीकृत धारकों
स.ं िाम सख्ं या सख्ं या प्रकार प्रकृजत गि म ें मीटर म ें का िाम
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
अप्पलाकोंडा
8. र्ेगी िागा सूयव
प्रकािरार् जपता जचन्ना
अजधया (दिर्ंगत)
1. िाडी कोटट र्ेंकट रमण
2. किक अप्पारार्
8 र्ेंकटापुरम 233 2 बी पुरस्ट्कार गीला 1784.77 1492.29
3. आदििारायण जपता
िाडी पोजलिाडु (दिर्ंगत)
1. सुटरसेट्टी सत्यर्ती पजत
अप्पारार्
9 र्ेंकटापुरम 233 2 सी पुरस्ट्कार गीला 333.23 278.62
2. पुलमारसेट्टी िुकरत्नम
पजत रामा कृष्ण
10 र्ेंकटापुरम 234 2 सरकार पोरम्बोके 956.13 799.44 र्ाग ु
11 र्ेंकटापुरम 237 2 सरकार पोरम्बोके 761.27 636.51 रास्ट्ता
12 र्ेंकटापुरम 238 2 सरकार बंिर 7451.44 6230.35 बंिर
एस.र्ी.एल.एि.एस.डी
13 र्ेंकटापुरम 239 2 बी सरकार सूखा 6481.99 5419.76
ससंहाचलम
कुल 21976.07 18374.79
[फा. सं. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/DVD-SCMN 3rd & 4th LINE/VENKATAPURAM/20E]
अिय कुमार सामल, चीफ इंिीजियर (जिमावण -II
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
East Coast Railway (Construction)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th November, 2025
Notice under Section 20E of the Railways Act-, 1989
S.O. 5398(E).— Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East
Coast Railway, Construction Organisation) , Notification number, S.O. 2950 (E), dated the 1st July, 2025 published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 Sub-section (ii), dated the the 1st July, 2025 (herein after referred
to as the said notification) and issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989)
(herein after referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declares its intention to acquire the land specified in
the schedule annexed to the said notification for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of
Special Railway Project, namely, “3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) - Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543
Km) ” in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily local newspapers namely "Sakshi"
in Telugu (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 23rd July, 2025, and "The Times of India " in English (Visakhapatnam
Edition) dated 23rd July, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act;
And whereas, objections were received; Competent Authority has heard the objections and orders have been
passed in terms of section 20D of the said Act.
And whereas, in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Competent Authority has
submitted its report to the Central Government.
Now therefore, upon receipt of the report of the Competent Authority, and in exercise of the powers
conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the lands
specified in the schedule annexed here to shall be acquired for the aforesaid purpose;
And further, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of section 20E of the said Act, the Central Government hereby
declares that on publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, the land specified in the schedule annexed here
to shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances.
SCHEDULE
Brief description of the land to be acquired, with or without structures, falling within the Special Railway Project,
namely “3rd & 4th Line between Duvvada (DVD) – Simhachalam North (SCMN) (20.543 Km)” in Visakhapatnam
district in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Name of District: - Visakhapatnam
Name of Mandal: - Gopalapatnam
Name of Village: - Venkatapuram Annexure-I
Area Area
Sub Type Name of the
Sl. Name of the Survey Nature in in
division of proposed Registered
No. Village No. of land Sq. Sq.
No. Land Holders
Yards Meters
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)
S.V.L.N.S.D.
1 Venkatapuram 231 1B Govt Dry 213.46 178.479
Simhachalam
S.V.L.N.S.D.
2 Venkatapuram 231 2B Govt Dry 197.47 165.11
Simhachalam
S.V.L.N.S.D.
3 Venkatapuram 231 3B Govt Dry 266.11 222.50
Simhachalam
S.V.L.N.S.D.
4 Venkatapuram 231 5B Govt Dry 442.45 369.94
Simhachalam
S.V.L.N.S.D.
5 Venkatapuram 231 6B Govt Dry 199.58 166.87
Simhachalam
S.V.L.N.S.D.
6 Venkatapuram 231 7A Govt Dry 618.16 516.86
Simhachalam
1. Satyanarayana
2. L.K. Baratam
3. B.N. Samal
7 Venkatapuram 232 1A Inam Dry 2270.01 1898.01
4. Marala Venkata
Paparao
5. Surya Apparao[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
6. Shaik Naseem
Begum W/o A.A.
Basha
7. Kandregula Venkata
Lakshmi & Karri
Panduranga S/o
Appalakonda
8. Vegi naga Surya
Prakashrao S/o Chinna
Adhiyya (late)
1. Dadi Koti Venkata
Ramana
8 Venkatapuram 233 2B Inam Wet 1784.77 1492.29 2. Kanaka Apparao
3. Adinarayana S/o
Dadi Polinadu (late)
1. Surisetty Satyavathi
W/o Apparao
9 Venkatapuram 233 2C Inam Wet 333.23 278.62 2. Pulamarasetti
Nookaratnam W/o
Rama Krishna
Poram
10 Venkatapuram 234 2 Govt 956.13 799.44 Vagu
boke
Poram
11 Venkatapuram 237 2 Govt 761.27 636.51 Rasta
boke
12 Venkatapuram 238 2 Govt Banjar 7451.44 6230.35 Banjar
S.V.L.N.S.D.
13 Venkatapuram 239 2B Govt Dry 6481.99 5419.76
Simhachalam
Total 21976.07 18374.79
[F. No. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/DVD-SCMN 3rd & 4th LINE/VENKATAPURAM/20E]
AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Con-II)
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