Date: 2025-10-10Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
SC Railway Publication of Notification under section 7A of Railways Act, 1989 Acquisition of land for Doubling between Tirupati and Katpadi in the State of Tamil Nadu in the Districts of Vellore
The Ministry of Railways (South Central Railway) issued a notification on October 9, 2025, under S.O. 4633(E), exercising powers conferred by Clause (7A) of Section 2 of the Railways Act 1989. The notification authorizes the officer mentioned in column (5) of the table to perform functions of Competent Authority for Land Acquisition. The authorization is for the special railway project mentioned in column (2) of the table, for execution, maintenance, management and operation in the State mentioned in column (3). This is effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
The table contains the following information:
* **Sl. No.:** 1
* **Special Railway Project:** Doubling between Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi (104 Km.)
* **State:** Tamil Nadu
* **District:** Vellore
* **Competent Authority:** The District Revenue Officer, Vellore
The document is filed under [F. No. W.Con.182/SRP-23/TPTY-KPD/25-26/290/7A/01] and is signed by K. Suryanarayana, Chief Engineer/Con-III.
Key Entities Referenced
Railways Act 1989: Indian legislation that grants powers to the Central Government regarding railway operations, including land acquisition.
Ministry of Railways: The Indian government ministry responsible for the administration of the country's railway system.
Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi Doubling Project: Special railway project for doubling the railway line between Tirupati, Pakala and Katpadi.
Tamil Nadu: The state where the railway project (Tirupati-Pakala-Katpadi) will be executed.
District Revenue Officer, Vellore: Official authorized for land acquisition for the railway project in Vellore district.
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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.ं 4504] नई कदलली, िुक्रवार, अक्त बू र 10, 2025/आजव न 18, 1947 लली, िक्रु वार, मई 9, 2025/विै ाख 19, 1947 946
No. 4504] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025/ASVINA 18, 1947 3, 1946
रेल मत्रं ालय
(दजिण मध्य रेलव)े
अजधसचू ना
जसकंदराबाद, 9 अक्त ूबर 2025
का.आ. 4633(अ).—केंद्र सरकार, रेलवे अजधजनयम, 1989 की धारा 2 के खडं (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 रेलव े पररयोिना के जलए उि सारणी के स्ट्तम्भ (3) म ें उजललजखत राज्य में जनष्पादन, अनुरिण, प्रबंधन
और पररचालन हते ु भूजम अजधग्रहण के जलए सिम प्राजधकारी के रूप म ें कायय करने के जलए सारणी स्ट्तम्भ (5) म ें उजललजखत
अजधकारी को प्राजधकृत करती है.
सारणी
क्रम स.ं जविषे रेलव ेपररयोिना राज्य जिला सिम प्राजधकारी
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
जतरुपजत – पाकाला – काटपाडी के
1. तजमलनाडु वेलूर जिला रािस्ट्व अजधकारी, वेलूर
बीच दोहरीकरण (104 कक.मी.)
[फा. सं. W.Con.182/SRP-23/TPTY-KPD/25-26/290/7A/01]
के. सूययनारायण, मख्ु य इंिीजनयर/जनमायण-III
6819 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(South Central Railway)
NOTIFICATION
Secunderabad, the 9th October, 2025
S.O. 4633(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 for Land Acquisition 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
SI. No. Special Railway Project State District Competent Authority
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Doubling between Tirupati-Pakala- The District Revenue
1. Tamil Nadu Vellore
Katpadi (104 Km.) Officer, Vellore
[F. No. W.Con.182/SRP-23/TPTY-KPD/25-26/290/7A/01]
K.SURYANARAYANA, Chief Engineer/Con-III
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