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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the construction of a Road over Bridge as a Special Railway Project in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, under Section 20A(1) of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)), through Notification S.O. 446(E) dated January 30, 2026, issued by Ajaya Kumar Samal, Chief Engineer (Construction-II), declares the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a public purpose. This land is required for the "Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division" in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. This declaration is made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89). Any person interested in the said land may raise objections within thirty (30) days from the notification's publication date to the Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA), specifically The Revenue Divisional officer (RDO), Srikakulam. Objections must be in writing, state grounds, and objectors will be granted an opportunity to be heard. The competent authority's order under sub-section (2) of Section 20D of the said Act shall be final. The schedule (Annexure-I) details land in Chettupodilam village, Srikakulam & Andhra Pradesh, totaling 4.15 acres to be acquired, comprising 2.83 acres of Government Land (Poramboku) and 1.32 acres of Private/Patta Dry Land, with specific survey numbers and acquired areas listed.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-31012026-269722 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 418] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026/MAGHA 10, 1947 637 GI/2026 [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROBs/440/20A] AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Construction-II) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 30th January, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act – 1989 S.O. 446(E).— In exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89) (herein after referred as the said Act.), the Central Government, after being satisfied that for the public purpose, the Land, brief description of which is given in the schedule annexed here to is required for the execution of Special Railway Project, namely, “Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division” in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, hereby declares its intention to acquire such land. Any person interested in the said land may within a period of (30) thirty days from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette, raise objection to the acquisition of such land for the aforesaid purpose under sub-section(1) of section 20D of the said Act. Every objection shall be made to the competent authority, namely Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA) i.e. The Revenue Divisional officer (RDO), Srikakulam for Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division" in writing, and shall set out grounds thereof and competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being head, either in person or through a legal practitioner and may after hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry if any as the competent authority thinks necessary by order either allow or disallow the objections. Any order made by the competent authority under sub-section (2) of 20D 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. SCHEDULE Brief description of land (Annexure-I) attached here with to be acquired with or without structures, for Special Railway Project namely “Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 440 at Km 772/23-25 between Ponduru - Sigdam on Main Line of Waltair Division" in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Name of the District & State: Srikakulam & Andhra Pradesh (Annexure-I) +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | SI | Name of the | Survey no./L | Total Area in | Clasification | Acquired sy.no/ | Acquired area in | Type of | | no | village | PM no | Acre | | sd.no | acre | land | +=====+==============+================+=================+=============+=====================+====================+====================+ | 1 | Chettupodilam| 13 | 2.55 | Government | 13-2 | 0.27 | Government Land | | | | | | Poramboku | | | | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 2 | Chettupodilam| 14 | 2.16 | Government | 14-1 | 0.05 | Government Land | | | | | | Poramboku | | | | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 3 | Chettupodilam| 16-22 | 0.14 | Government | 16-22 | 0.14 | Government Land | | | | | | Poramboku | | | | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 4 | Chettupodilam| 16-32 | 0.48 | Government | 16-32 | 0.48 | Government Land | | | | | | Poramboku | | | | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 5 | Chettupodilam| 86 | 20.87 | Government | 86-2 | 1.89 | Government Land | | | | | | Poramboku | | | | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 6 | Chettupodilam| 12-22 | 0.61 | Patta Dry | 12-22B | 0.1 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 7 | Chettupodilam| 15-1 | 0.62 | Patta Dry | 15-1A | 0.07 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 8 | Chettupodilam| 15-6 | 1.13 | Patta Dry | 15-6A | 0.32 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 9 | Chettupodilam| 15-7 | 1.65 | Patta Dry | 15-7A | 0.26 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 10 | Chettupodilam| 16-19 | 0.46 | Patta Dry | 16-19B | 0.04 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 11 | Chettupodilam| 16-20 | 0.49 | Patta Dry | 16-20B | 0.04 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 12 | Chettupodilam| 16-21 | 0.75 | Patta Dry | 16-21B | 0.11 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 13 | Chettupodilam| 16-23 | 0.61 | Patta Dry | 16-23B | 0.02 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 14 | Chettupodilam| 16-30 | 0.33 | Patta Dry | 16-30B | 0.05 | Private Land | | | | | | | | | (As per WEB Land) | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 15 | Chettupodilam| 16-31 | 0.22 | Patta Dry | 16-31B | 0.1 | Private Land | | | | | | | | | (As per WEB Land) | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 16 | Chettupodilam| 22-3 | 0.12 | Patta Dry | 22-3B | 0.01 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 17 | Chettupodilam| 22-5 | 0.04 | Patta Dry | 22-5 | 0.04 | Private Land | | | | | | | | | (As per WEB Land) | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 18 | Chettupodilam| 22-4 | 0.22 | Patta Dry | 22-4B | 0.01 | Private Land | | | | | | | | | (Bhustiti Rasta) | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 19 | Chettupodilam| 23-5 | 0.3 | Patta Dry | 23-5B | 0.07 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | 20 | Chettupodilam| 23-6 | 0.32 | Patta Dry | 23-6B | 0.08 | Private Land | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ | | Total (In Acres) | | 4.15 | | | | | +-----+--------------+----------------+-----------------+-------------+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+ Abstract +-------+--------------+--------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------------+ | Sl No | Village name | Government Land | Wet Land | Dry Land | Total | | | | (In Acres) | | (In Acres) | (In Acres) | +=======+==============+==========================+==========+=====================+====================+ | 1 | Chettupodilam| 2.83 | 0 | 1.32 | 4.15 | +-------+--------------+--------------------------+----------+---------------------+--------------------+ [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROBs/440/20A] AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Construction-II) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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