Date: 2025-08-27Category: 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 notification, issued by the Ministry of Railways, declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh for the Special Railway Project, namely the 3rd and 4th Line between Vadlapudi VDPD Gate Jn. Cabin GJC including Tie Line between Gangavaram Port Visakhapatnam Steel Plant 12.04 Km. The declaration follows the publication of initial notifications and the absence of public objections. This notification, dated August 27, 2025, finalizes the land acquisition.
Key Points / Main Content:
Land Acquisition Declaration:
* The Central Government declares the acquisition of land specified in the schedule for the Special Railway Project.
* This project involves the construction of the 3rd and 4th Line between Vadlapudi VDPD Gate Jn. Cabin GJC including Tie Line between Gangavaram Port Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
* The project spans 12.04 Km in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
Legal Basis:
* The declaration is made under subsection 1 of section 20E of the Railways Act, 1989.
* It follows the initial notification S.O. 34 E. dated January 3, 2025, under subsection 1 of section 20A of the Railways Act, 1989.
Land Vesting:
* Upon publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, the specified land will vest absolutely in the Central Government, free from all encumbrances, as per subsection 2 of section 20E of the said Act.
Schedule Details:
* The schedule provides a brief description of the land to be acquired, including structures.
* Details include: District (Visakhapatnam), Mandal (Gajuwaka), Village (Kanithi), Khata Number, Plot Number, Area to be Acquired (in Acres and Hectares), Type of Land, and Recorded Tenant Name (Profiles Co Ltd).
* Specific plot numbers and areas to be acquired are listed in the schedule.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
Impact: Gains ownership of the land required for the railway project, facilitating its execution, maintenance, management, and operation.
Action Required: Ensure the notification is published in the Official Gazette to formalize the land acquisition.
East Coast Railway Construction Organisation:
Impact: Responsible for executing the railway project on the acquired land.
Action Required: Proceed with the construction of the 3rd and 4th railway line as planned.
Landowners/Tenants (Profiles Co Ltd):
Impact: Lose ownership and possession of the specified land parcels.
Action Required: Vacate the land and comply with the acquisition process.
Visakhapatnam District Administration:
Impact: Involved in the land acquisition process within their jurisdiction.
Action Required: Support the Central Government and East Coast Railway in the land acquisition process and ensure smooth transfer of land ownership.
General Public:
Impact: Benefits from improved railway infrastructure and transportation.
Action Required: No direct action required.
Key Entities Referenced
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant: A steel plant connected to Gangavaram Port by a tie line, which is part of the railway project.
Railway Act, 1989: An act of the parliament of India that pertains to railways. Section 20E of this act is mentioned multiple times in the document and is the primary legislation under which the notification is issued.
East Coast Railway: A zonal railway headquartered in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The notification pertains to construction under this railway zone.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha: The city in Odisha where the notification was issued.
Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh: The district and state where the land acquisition is taking place for the railway project.
Gangavaram Port: A port connected to the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant by a tie line, which is part of the railway project.
Vadlapudi VDPD Gate Jn. Cabin GJC: The railway section where the 3rd and 4th line is being constructed.
Sakshi: A Telugu newspaper published in Visakhapatnam, where the notification was published.
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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.ं 3828] िई किल्ली, बुधर्ार, अगस्ट्त 27, 2025/भाद्र 5, 1947
No. 3828] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025/BHADRA 5, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
[पर्ू व तट रेलर् े (जिमाणव )]
अजधसचू िा
भुर्िश्वे र, 27 अगस्ट्त , 2025
रेलर् ेअजधजियम, 1989 की धारा 20ई के तहत सचू िा
का.आ. 3933(अ).—िबकक, भारत सरकार, रेल मंत्रालय (पूर्व तट रेलर्े, जिमावण संगठि) की अजधसूचिा संख्या
एसओ 34(ई) द्वारा कििांक 3 ििर्री, 2025 को भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3 उप-खंड(ii), कििांक 3
ििर्री, 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 ककया गया, केंद्र सरकार
जर्िेष रेलर्े पररयोििा के जिष्पािि, रखरखार्, प्रबंधि और संचालि के उद्देश्य स े उक्त अजधसूचिा से संलग्न अिुसूची म ें
जिर्िवष्ट भूजम का अजधग्रहण करिे के अपि े इराि े की घोषणा करती ह,ै अर्ावत्, आंध्र प्रिेि राज्य के जर्िाखपट्टणम जिल े म ें
गगं ार्रम पोटव-जर्िाखपट्टणम स्ट्टील पलाटं (12.04 ककमी.) के बीच टाई लाइि सजहत र्डलापडु ी(र्ीडीपीडी)-गटे िक्ं िि
केजबि(िीिसे ी) के बीच तीसरी और चौर्ी लाइि ।
और िबकक, उक्त अजधसूचिा का सार उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ए की उपधारा (4) के अंतगतव िैजिक स्ट्र्ािीय
समाचार पत्रों अर्ावत ् "साक्षी" तेलगु ू (जर्िाखपट्टणम संस्ट्करण) कििांक 06 फरर्री, 2025, और "ि टाइम्स ऑफ इंजडया"
अंग्रेिी (जर्िाखपट्टणम संस्ट्करण) कििांक 06 फरर्री, 2025 म ेंप्रकाजित ककया गया र्ा;
और िबकक, उक्त अजधसूचिा के संबंध में जिर्िष्टव अर्जध के भीतर ििता से कोई आपजि प्राप्त िहीं हुई र्ी;
5729 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
और िबकक, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उपधारा (1) के अिुसरण म ें सक्षम प्राजधकारी ि े अपिी ररपोटव
केन्द्द्र सरकार को प्रस्ट्तुत कर िी ह।ै
अतः अब सक्षम प्राजधकारी की ररपोटव प्राप्त होि े पर तर्ा उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उपधारा(1) द्वारा
प्रिि िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केन्द्द्र सरकार एतद्वारा घोषणा करती ह ै कक यहां संलग्न अिुसूची में जर्जिर्िवष्ट भूजम
पूर्ोक्त प्रयोिि के जलए अर्िवत की िाएगी;
और इसके अजतररक्त, उक्त अजधजियम की धारा 20ई की उपधारा (2) के अिुसरण म,ें केन्द्द्र सरकार एतद्वारा
घोषणा करती ह ै कक रािपत्र में अजधसूचिा के प्रकािि पर, संलग्न अिुसूची म ें जर्जिर्िवष्ट भूजम सभी भारों से मक्तु होकर
पूणवतः केन्द्द्र सरकार म ेंजिजहत हो िाएगी।
अिसु चू ी
आन्द्ध्र प्रिेि राज्य के जर्िाखपट्टणम जिल ेम ेंजर्िषे रेलर् ेपररयोििा, अर्ातव ्"गगं ार्रम पोटव-जर्िाखपट्टणम स्ट्टील पलाटं
(12.04 ककमी.) के बीच टाई लाइि सजहत र्डलापडु ी (र्ीडीपीडी)-गटे िक्ं िि केजबि (िीिसे ी) के बीच तीसरी और चौर्ी
लाइि" के अतं गतव आि ेर्ाली, सरं चिाओं के सार् या जबिा, अजधग्रजहत की िाि ेर्ाली भजू म का सजं क्षप्त जर्र्रण।
जिल ेका िाम:- जर्िाखपट्टणम
मडं ल का िाम:- गािर्ु ाका अिलु ग्नक-I
अजधग्रजहत
कुल
ककया िाि े कुल अजधग्रजहत
गार्ाँ क्षत्रे फल
क्र. पलॉट/ र्ाला क्षत्रे क्षत्रे फल ककया िाि े भूजम का िि व
का खाता स.ं (र्ग व
स.ं सर् ेि.ं (जर्भागीय (हक्े टेयर र्ाला क्षत्रे प्रकार ककरायिे ार
िाम ककमी
न्द्यायालयों म)ें (हक्े टेयर म)ें
म)ें
म)ें
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
र्ाइिाग
245- प्रोफाइल्स
1 कजिर्ी 300001 0.21 0.09 0.0850 0.0364 इिाम र्ेट
5सी1 कंपिी
जलजमटेड
र्ाइिाग
245- प्रोफाइल्स
2 कजिर्ी 300001 0.20 0.06 0.0809 0.0243 इिाम र्ेट
5सी2 कंपिी
जलजमटेड
र्ाइिाग
246- रयोत्व्री प्रोफाइल्स
3 कजिर्ी 300001 0.09 0.04 0.0364 0.0162
10सी गीला कंपिी
जलजमटेड
र्ाइिाग
246- रयोत्व्री प्रोफाइल्स
4 कजिर्ी 300001 0.13 0.08 0.0526 0.0324
11बी1 गीला कंपिी
जलजमटेड
र्ाइिाग
280- रयोत्व्री प्रोफाइल्स
5 कजिर्ी 300001 0.24 0.04 0.0971 0.0162
2सी गीला कंपिी
जलजमटेड
कुल 0.87 0.31 0.352 0.1255
[फा. सं. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/ VDPD-GJC 3rd & 4th Line /SRP/20E]
अिय कुमार सामल, चीफ इंिीजियर (जिमावण -II)[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[East Coast Railway (Construction)]
NOTIFICATION
Bhubaneswar, the 27th August, 2025
Notice Under Section 20E of the Railway Act, 1989
S.O. 3933(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Railways (East
Coast Railway, Construction Organisation), Notification number, S.O. 34 (E). dated the 3rd January, 2025 published in
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 Sub-section (ii), dated the the 3rd January, 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 Vadlapudi (VDPD)- Gate Jn. Cabin (GJC) including
Tie Line between Gangavaram Port – Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (12.04 Km.)” in Visakhapatnam district in the
state of Andhra Pradesh.
And whereas, the substance of the said notification was published in daily local newspapers namely "Sakshi"
in Telugu (Visakhapatnam Edition) dated 06th February, 2025, and "The Times of India" in English (Visakhapatnam
Edition) dated 06th February, 2025 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act;
And whereas, no objections were received from the public in respect of the said notification within the
specified period;
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 Vadlapudi (VDPD)- Gate Jn. Cabin (GJC) including Tie Line between
Gangavaram Port – Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (12.04 Km.)” in Visakhapatnam district in the state of
Andhra Pradesh.
Name of District: - Visakhapatnam
Name of Mandal: - Gajuwaka Annexure-I
To be
Total To be
Name Plot / Acquired Total
Sl. Khata area (in Acquired Type of Recorded
of Survey area area
No. No. Ac. area Land Tenant
Village No. (in Ac. (in Ha)
Cts) (in Ha)
Cts)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vizag
1 Kanithi 300001 245-5C1 0.21 0.09 0.0850 0.0364 Inam Wet Profiles
Co Ltd
Vizag
2 Kanithi 300001 245-5C2 0.20 0.06 0.0809 0.0243 Inam Wet Profiles
Co Ltd4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Vizag
Ryotwri
3 Kanithi 300001 246-10C 0.09 0.04 0.0364 0.0162 Profiles
wet
Co Ltd
Vizag
Ryotwri
4 Kanithi 300001 246-11B1 0.13 0.08 0.0526 0.0324 Profiles
wet
Co Ltd
Vizag
Ryotwri
5 Kanithi 300001 280-2C 0.24 0.04 0.0971 0.0162 Profiles
wet
Co Ltd
TOTAL 0.87 0.31 0.352 0.1255
[F. No. CE/CON/JDB at VSKP/ VDPD-GJC 3rd & 4th Line /SRP/20E]
AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Con-II)
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