Date: 2025-12-17Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
SC Railway Publication of Notification under section 7A of Railways Act, 1989 Acquisition of land for Construction of Padugupadu TSS in Ongole Gudur section7A
**Executive Summary**
This is a notification from the Ministry of Railways, South Central Railway, issued on December 9, 2025, and published in the Gazette of India on December 17, 2025. It authorizes specific officers to act as competent authorities for the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of identified special railway projects. The authorization is effective from the date of publication of the notification.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization of Competent Authority:**
* The Central Government authorizes officers to act as competent authorities for special railway projects.
* **Specific Project and Authority:**
* The competent authority is authorized for each specific special railway project, as mentioned in the table.
* For the up-gradation work of the Electric Traction System from 1x25kV to 2x25KV to meet 3000 MT loading target involving the Construction of Padugupadu TSS in the Ongole-Gudur section in Andhra Pradesh, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore, is authorized as the competent authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Railways (South Central Railway):**
* **Impact**: The Ministry implements the Railways Act, and authorizes competent authorities for specific railway projects.
* **Action Required**: Ensure the authorized officers are aware of their responsibilities and powers.
**Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore (Andhra Pradesh):**
* **Impact**: The officer will act as the competent authority for the electric traction system up-gradation project.
* **Action Required**: Undertake the execution, maintenance, management, and operation of the project according to the Railways Act, 1989.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act, 1989: The principal legislation governing railways in India, specifically Section 2 Clause (7A) which pertains to defining the powers of the Central Government in authorizing competent authorities for railway projects.
Ministry of Railways: The government ministry responsible for the railway sector, the source of the notification related to the railway project.
Andhra Pradesh: The state where the railway project is to be executed, maintained, managed, and operated.
Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore: The designated competent authority for the specified railway project in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.
Up-gradation work of Electric Traction System from 1x25kV to 2x25KV to meet 3000 MT loading target – Construction of Padugupadu TSS in Ongole-Gudur section: The specific railway project that the notification pertains to, focused on upgrading the electric traction system and constructing a traction substation (TSS) in the Ongole-Gudur section to meet a loading target.
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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.ं 5635] नई ददलली, बुधवार, ददसम्ब र 17, 2025/अग्रहायण 26, 1947
No. 5635] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 26, 1947
रेल मत्रं ालय
(दजिण मध्य रेलव)े
अजधसचू ना
जसकंदराबाद, 9 ददसम् बर, 2025
का.आ. 5830(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, रेलव े अजधजनयम, 1989 की धारा 2 के खंड (7ए) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का
प्रयोग करत े हुए, आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें इस अजधसूचना के प्रकािन के तारीख स,े नीचे सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (2) म ें यथा
उजललजखत जविेष रेल पररयोिना के जलए उि सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (3) म ेंउजललजखत राज्य म ेंजनष्पादन, अनरु िण, प्रबंधन और
पररचालन हते ु सिम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ें काय य करने के जलए सारणी स्ट्तम्भ (5) म ें उजललजखत अजधकारी को प्राजधकृत
करती ह.ै
8457 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
सारणी
क्रम
जविषे रेलव ेपररयोिना राज्य जिला सिम प्राजधकारी
स.ं
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
3000 एमटी लोडडंग के लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करन े
के जलए जवद्युत कषयण प्रणाली का 1x25केवी
रािस्ट्व मंडल अजधकारी,
स े 2x25केवी म ें उन्नयन काय य – ओंगोल- नेललूर
1. आंध्र प्रदेि नेललूर
गूडूर सेक्िन म ें पडुगुपाडु टीएसएस का
जनमायण
[फा. स.ं W.Con.182/SRP/TSS/PGU]
के.सूययनारायण, मुख्य इंिीजनयर/जनमायण-III
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(South Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Secunderabad, the 9th December, 2025
S.O. 5830(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989,
the Central Government hereby authorizes the officer mentioned in the column(5) of the Table below to perform the
functions of the Competent Authority in respect of the Special Railway Project as mentioned in column (2) of the Table,
for execution, maintenance, management and operation in the State mentioned in Column (3) of the said table with
effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
TABLE
Sl.
Special Railway Project State District Competent authority
No
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Up-gradation work of Electric Traction
System from 1x25kV to 2x25KV to meet
3000 MT loading target – Construction of Andhra Revenue Divisional
1. Nellore
Padugupadu TSS in Ongole-Gudur Pradesh Officer, Nellore
section
[F. No. W.Con.182/SRP/TSS/PGU]
K.SURYANARAYANA, Chief Engineer/Con-III
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