Date: 2026-08-03Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
SC Railway Publication of Notification under section 20A of Railways Act, 1989 Acquisition of land for Construction of Tandur TSS in Wadi Vikarabad section
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has issued a notification expressing its intention to acquire 2.33 acres of land in Kokat Village, Vikarabad District, for the "Tandur TSS" railway project. This project involves upgrading the electric traction system from 1x25KV to 2x25KV to achieve a 3000 MT loading target. Interested parties must file any written objections regarding the acquisition within 30 days of the publication date (August 3, 2026).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Objective and Scope**
* The land is required for a "Special Railway Project" to upgrade the electric traction system in the Wadi-Vikarabad section.
* The specific goal is to construct the Tandur Traction Substation (TSS) to meet increased loading targets.
* **Legal Framework**
* The notification is issued under Section 20A(1) of the Railways Act, 1989.
* Any order made by the Competent Authority regarding land acquisition under section 20(D) of the Act shall be final.
* **Land Description**
* **Location:** Kokat Village and Yalal Mandal, Vikarabad District, Telangana.
* **Total Area:** 2.33 (Ac-Gts) across Survey Numbers 15 and 16.
* **Land Type:** Classified as "Patta" and "Dry."
* **Objection Procedure**
* Objections must be submitted in writing to the Sub-Collector, Tandur Division, within 30 days of the notification.
* Objectors will be given an opportunity to be heard in person or via a legal practitioner.
* The Competent Authority will conduct further inquiries before allowing or disallowing objections.
* **Information Access**
* Land plans and detailed descriptions are available for inspection by interested persons at the office of the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA).
**Impact Analysis**
**Landowners and Enjoyers (e.g., Mohammed Jahangir, Rathod Shivakumar, and others listed in the schedule)**
**Impact**
These individuals face the compulsory acquisition of their private property (totaling 2.33 acres) for public infrastructure purposes.
**Action Required**
If they wish to contest the acquisition or the use of the land, they must submit a written statement of grounds to the Sub-Collector of Tandur Division within 30 days.
**Ministry of Railways (South Central Railway)**
**Impact**
The Ministry gains the legal pathway to acquire necessary land to enhance railway capacity and traction systems.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must follow the statutory acquisition process, facilitate the inspection of land plans, and wait for the final orders from the Competent Authority before proceeding with construction.
**Competent Authority (Sub-Collector, Tandur Division)**
**Impact**
The Authority is legally mandated to manage the grievance and acquisition process.
**Action Required**
They must receive written objections, provide hearings to objectors, conduct necessary inquiries, and issue final orders to allow or disallow the acquisition.
Key Entities Referenced
The Railways Act, 1989: The primary legislation under which sections 20A and 20D are invoked for the acquisition of land for railway projects.
Special Railway Project (Construction of Tandur TSS): A project involving the construction of Tandur TSS in the Wadi–Vikarabad section to upgrade the Electric Traction System for higher loading targets.
Kokat Village & Yalal Mandal, Vikarabad District, Telangana: The specific geographical locations where land acquisition is being carried out for the railway project.
Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA): The Sub-Collector of Tandur Division designated to receive objections and manage the land acquisition process.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4139] नई कदल्ली, सोमवार, अगस्ट्त 3, 2026/श्रावण 12, 1948
No. 4139] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2026/SHRAVAN 12, 1948
रेल मत्रं ालय
(दजिण मध्य रेलव)े
अजधसचू ना
जसकंदराबाद, 3 अगस्ट्त , 2026
का.आ. 4315(अ).— रेलवे अजधजनयम, 1989 (1989 का 24) (इसके पश्चात ् उक्त अजधजनयम के रूप म ें संदर्भभत)
की धारा 20ए की उप-धारा (I) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार इस बात स े संतुष्ट होने के पश्चात् कक
सावविजनक प्रयोिन के जलए भूजम, जिसका संजिप्त जववरण संलग्न अनुसूची म ें कदया गया ह,ै जविेष रेलवे पररयोिना अर्ावत ्
तेलगं ाना राज्य के जवकाराबाद जिले के कोकट गांव और यालाल मडं ल म ें “3000 एमटी लोडडग के लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करन े के
जलए जवद्युत कषणव प्रणाली का 1x25केवी स े 2x25केवी में उन्नयन काय व - वाडी-जवकाराबाद सेक्िन म ें तांडूर टीएसएस का
जनमावण” के जनष्पादन के जलए आवश्यक ह,ै एतद्द्वारा ऐसी भूजम का अजधग्रहण करन े की अपनी मंिा की घोषणा करती ह;ै
उक्त भूजम म ें जहतबद्ध कोई भी व्यजक्त, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 20डी की उप-धारा (I) के अतं गवत पूवोक्त प्रयोिन
के जलए ऐसी भूजम के अजधग्रहण और उपयोग के संबंध म ें आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की तारीख स े
तीस (30) कदनों की अवजध के भीतर भ-ू अिवन म ेंअपनी आपजत्त दिव करा सकता ह.ै
प्रत्येक ऐसी आपजत्त, सिम प्राजधकारी, अर्ावत् उप-कलक्टर, तांडूर मंडल को जलजखत रूप म ेंकी िाएगी और उसके
आधारों को जनधावररत की िाएगी तर्ा सिम प्राजधकारी अर्ातव ् उप-कलक्टर, ताडं ूर मडं ल आपजत्तकता व को व्यजक्तगत रूप स े
या कानूनी व्यवसायी द्वारा सुनवाई का अवसर दगे ा और ऐसी सभी आपजत्तयों को सुनन े के बाद तर्ा आग े ऐसी िांच करन े
5993 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
के पश्चात ् यकद भूजम अजधग्रहण के जलए सिम प्राजधकारी (सीएएलए) यह आवश्यक समझता ह ै तो वह ककसी आदेि द्वारा
आपजत्तयों को स्ट्वीकार या अस्ट्वीकार कर सकता ह.ै
उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 20(डी) की उप-धारा (ii) के अंतगतव भूजम अजधग्रहण के जलए सिम प्राजधकारी द्वारा
कदया गया कोई भी आदेि अंजतम होगा.
इस अजधसूचना के अंतगवत िाजमल की गई भूजम की भू-योिनाए ं और अन्य जववरण उक्त सिम प्राजधकारी
(सीएएलए) के कायावलय म ें उपलब्ध ह ैंऔर इच्छुक व्यजक्त द्वारा उनका जनरीिण ककया िा सकता ह.ै
अनसु चू ी
अजधग्रहण की िान ेवाली भजू म का जववरण : तेलगं ाना राज्य के जवकाराबाद जिले के कोकट गांव और यालाल मंडल म ें
“3000 एमटी लोडडग के लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करन े के जलए जवद्युत कषवण प्रणाली का 1x25केवी स े 2x25केवी म ें उन्नयन काय व-
वाडी-जवकाराबाद सेक्िन तांडूर टीएसएस का जनमावण”.
क्र.सं. सवेिण
ित्रे ित्रे
गांव का मंडल का सं. भूजम का भूजम की
(एकड़- एंिॉयर का नाम (एकड़- संरचनाएं/अभ्युजक्त
नाम नाम प्रकार प्रकृजत
गुंटा) गुंटा)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
मोहम्मद िहााँगीर
1 कोकट यालाल 15 0-14 पट्टा िुष्क 0-14 कुछ नहीं
सुपुत्र दाऊद
राठौड़ जिवकुमार
2 0-01
सुपुत्र सकरू नाइक
तारा बाई
3 0-01
सुपुत्री र्ावुयाव
पी. रघुनार् रेड्डी
4 0-27
सुपुत्र चंद्रारेड्डी
सी.अरुणा
5 0-04
पत्नी िगदीश्वर
पारम्मा पत्नी
6 0-01
भिन डसह
पाबुगल्ला वेंकटम्मा
7 पत्नी पी.नरजसमुलु 0-16
आकेजल नजलनी ज्योजत
8 कोकट यालाल 16 2-19 पट्टा िुष्क पत्नी प्रभाकर रेड्डी 0-24 कुछ नहीं
नीलम्मा जगरी
9 पत्नी जिव आनंद जगरी 0-03
गूडेपु राम ु सुपुत्र
10 0-02
िी.नरजसमुलु
जवटलप्पा
11 0-10
सुपुत्र पी.बालप्पा
मेजडकोंडा सुिीलम्मा
12 पत्नी चंद्रिेखर रेड्डी 0-05
मेजडकोंडा िजिधर रेड्डी
13 सुपुत्र 0-05
एम.गोडवद रेड्डी
कुल 2.33 2.33
[ फा. स.ं W.Con/182/SRP/TSS/TDU/20A]
मोतीलाल भूक्या, मुख्य इंिीजनयर/जनमावण-II[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(South Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Secunderabad, the 3rd August, 2026
S.O. 4315(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20A of the Railways Act,
1989 (24 of 1989) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government after being satisfied that for the
public purpose, the land, the brief description of which is given in the schedule annexed hereto, is required for the
execution of The Special Railway Project, “Construction of Tandur TSS in Wadi –Vikarabad section for Up-gradation
work of Electric Traction System from 1x25KV to 2x25KV to meet 3000 MT loading target” in Kokat Village &
Yalal Mandal in Vikarabad District in the state of Telangana, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land.
Any person interested in the said land may, within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication of
this notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition and use of such land for the aforesaid
purpose under sub-section (1) of Section 20D of the said Act.
Every such objection, shall be made to the Competent Authority, namely, Sub-Collector, Tandur Division in
writing and shall be set out the grounds there of and the Competent Authority Sub-Collector, Tandur Division shall
give the objector an opportunity of being heard, either in person or by legal practitioner and may, after hearing all such
objections and after making such further enquiry, if any as the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition(CALA)
thinks necessary, by order, either allow or disallow the objections.
Any order made by the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition under sub section (ii) of section 20(D) 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 (CALA).
SCHEDULE
Description of lands in Acquisition: Construction of Tandur TSS in Wadi –Vikarabad section for Up – Gradation
work of Electric Traction System from 1x25KV to 2x25KV to meet 3000 MT loading target in Kokat Village & Yalal
Mandal in Vikarabad District in the state of Telangana.
Name of Name of Extent
S Sy Extent (Ac- Type of Nature of Structure/
the the Name of the enjoyer (Ac-
no no Gts) land land Remarks
Village Mandal Gts)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Mohammed Jahangir
1 Kokat Yalal 15 0-14 Patta Dry 0-14 None
S/o Dawood
Rathod Shivakumar
2 0-01
S/o Sakru Naik
Tara Bai D/o
3 0-01
Thavurya
P. Raghunath Reddy
4 0-27
S/o Chandrareddy
C. Aruna W/o
5 0-04
Jagadishwar
Paramma W/o
6 0-01
Bhajan Singh
Pabugalla
Kokat Yalal 16 2-19 Patta Dry None
7 Venkatamma W/o 0-16
P. Narsimulu
Akeli Nalini Jyothi
8 W/o Prabhakar 0-24
Reddy
Neelamma Giri W/o
9 0-03
Shiva Anand Giri
Gudepu Ramu S/o
10 0-02
G.Narsimulu
11 Vitallappa S/o P. 0-104 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
Balappa
Medikonda
Susheelamma W/o
12 0-05
Chandrashekar
Reddy
Medikonda
Shashidhar Reddy
13 0-05
S/o
M. Govind Reddy
TOTAL 2.33 2.33
[F. No. W.Con/182/SRP/TSS/TDU/20A]
MOTHILAL BHOOKYA, Chief Engineer/Con-II
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