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20E Gazette Notification for acquisition of land for Naihati Ranaghat 3rd line as Special Railway Project in Nadia district of West Bengal

Issue Date: 16 June 2026 Published: 17 June 2026
Gazette ID: CG-WB-E-17062026-273537 Download PDF Official source ↗
Location: West Bengal Nadia
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The Central Government declares the acquisition and absolute vesting of land in Nadia district, West Bengal, for the Naihati-Ranaghat 3rd Line Special Railway Project.

        

        

        
        
        

            

                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                
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Under S.O. 3141(E), dated 16th June 2026, issued by the Ministry of Railways [Eastern Railway (Construction Department)], Kolkata, the Central Government finalises the acquisition of land for the Naihati-Ranaghat 3rd Line Special Railway Project in Nadia district, West Bengal, in exercise of powers under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 20E of the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008. It recounts that a prior notification, S.O. 5980(E) dated 24th December 2025, declared the Central Government's intention under section 20A(1) to acquire the land; that its substance was published in 'Eisamay Patrika' and 'Statesman Patrika' on 1st January 2026 under section 20A(4); that 67 objection petitions were received and disposed of under section 20D after hearings; and that the Competent Authority submitted its report under section 20E(1). The Central Government now declares that the Schedule land shall be acquired and, upon publication, shall vest absolutely in the Central Government free from all encumbrances. The Schedule lists numerous plots across mouzas including Jangal-95, Saguna-80, Uttar Ghugia-03, Madanpur-94, Joydebbati-79, Uchitpur-98 and Chanduria-38 in Chakdaha police station, and Kushoria-150 in Ranaghat-II police station, Nadia district, mainly private agricultural land with some government and autonomous-body parcels, together with the names of the landowners or interested persons for each plot. It is issued under file F. No. CAO/Con/L/168 and signed by Manoj Khan, Chief Administrative Officer/Con.

        

        

        
        

            

                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                
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CG-WB-E-17062026-273537
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
4380 GI/2026
(1)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
[Eastern Railway (Construction Department)]
NOTIFICATION
Kolkata, the 16th June, 2026
S.O. 3141(E).— whereas by the notification of The Govt. of India in The Ministry of Railways number
S.O. 5980(E), dated the 24th December, 2025 published in the Gazette of India, extraordinary part II, section 3, sub-
section (II) issued under sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008 (hereinafter referred to
as the said Act), the Central Government declaration its intention to acquire the land specified in the schedule annexed
here to required for the purpose of execution, maintenance, management and operation of the Special Railway Project,
namely Naihati-Ranaghat 3rd Line in the district of Nadia in the State of West Bengal.
And whereas the substance of the said notification has been published in "Eisamay Partika & Statesman
Partika" on 1 January, 2026 under sub-section (4) of section 20A of the said Act.
Subsequently, 67 objection petitions received by this office after Publication of 20A Notification. All petitions
are disposed of u/s 20(D) of the Railway (Amendment) Act, 2008 by conducting proper hearing after servicing the
notices.
And whereas in pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 20E of the said Act, the Competent Authority has
submitted its report of the Central Government.
Now, therefore, upon receipt of the said 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 land
specified in the said schedule should 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 this declaration in the Officials Gazette, the land specified in the said schedule shall vest
absolutely in the Central Government, free form all encumbrance.
| Draft Notification of Sub Section (1) of Section 20 (E) of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 2008 for Special Railway Project namely "Naihati - Ranaghat 3rd Line" in the District of Nadia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No. | District | Police Station | Mouza with J.L. No. | Plot No. |  | Type of land | Natura of land | Area to be acquired |  | Name of Rayat |
|  |  |  |  | RS | LR |  |  | Acres | Hectare s |  |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | Nadia | Chakdaha | Jangal-95 (Sheet-2) | 1061 | 1061 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0165 | 0.00668 | Nripendra Ch. Das S/O- Banku Bihari, Vill.- Santinagar, Chakdaha, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 1060 | 1060 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0250 | 0.01012 | Surendra Nath Murmu S/O- Krishan, Vill.- Jibannagar, Chakdaha, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 1059 | 1059 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0225 | 0.00911 | Surendra Nath Murmu S/O- Krishan, Vill.- Jibannagar, Chakdaha, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 1055 | 1055 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1600 | 0.06475 | Nazrul Islam Mondal S/O- Naimuddin, Vill.- Jangal, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |

| 1051 | 1051 | Govt. | Non- Agriculture | 0.0300 | 0.01214 | Collector on Behalf of Govt. of W.B. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1050 | 1050 | Private | Non- Agriculture | 0.0700 | 0.02833 | Birendra Maitra S/O- Girish, Vill.- Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia |
| 1049 | 1049 | Private | Non- Agriculture | 0.0700 | 0.02833 | Akhil Das S/O-Sashi Mohan, Vill.- Jangal, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 1048 | 1048 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0950 | 0.03845 | Asutosh Sarkar S/O- Jhantu, Vill.- Jangal, Chakdaha, Nadia, & Others |
| 948 | 948 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0750 | 0.03035 | Amalapati Bhowmick S/O-Gokul Krishna, Vill.- Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 947 | 947 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0325 | 0.01315 | Amalapati Bhowmick S/O-Gokul Krishna, Vill.- Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 946 | 946 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0300 | 0.01214 | Shibendra Nath Das S/O- Surendra Nath, Vill.- Bethuadhahari, Nadia |
| 862 | 862 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2700 | 0.10927 | Makhan Lal Das S/O- Chandmohan, Vill.- Jangal, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 1080 | 1080 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2750 | 0.11129 | Himanshu Roy S/O-Subal, Vill.- Jangal, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 819 | 819 | Private | Agriculture | 0.5900 | 0.23877 | Makhan Lal Das S/O- Chandmohan, Vill.- Jangal, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 858 | 858 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0050 | 0.00202 | Bindu Majumder S/O-Krishna |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ch., Vill.- Jangal, Chakdaha, Nadia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  | 859 | 859 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0125 | 0.00506 | Umbat Ali Mondal S/O- Barani, Vill.- Jangal, Chakdaha, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 861 | 861 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0050 | 0.00202 | Umesh Shil S/O-Kanta, Vill.- Jangal, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 2 | Nadia | Chakdaha | Saguna - 80 (Sheet - 01) | 2227 | 2227 | Private | Agriculture | 0.9500 | 0.38446 | Dinesh Biswas S/O-Nimai Chand, Vill.- Saguna, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 49 | 49 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1350 | 0.05463 | Nandarani Biswas W/O- Sachipada., Vill.- Saguna, Chakdaha, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 50 | 50 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1100 | 0.04452 | Suranjan Mondal S/O- Sashadhar, Vill.- Saguna, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 80 | 80 | Private | Agri/ Non- Agriculture | 0.1100 | 0.04452 | Paritosh Debroy S/O- Rasbihari, Vill.- Santinagar, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 3 | Nadia | Chakdaha | Saguna - 80 (Sheet - 02) | 2242 | 2242 | Private | Agriculture | 0.5000 | 0.20235 | Tapash Kummri S/O- Badal, Vill- Saguna, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 955 | 955 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0150 | 0.00607 | Anil Kuamr Day S/O- Dhananath, Vill.- Saguna, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 893 | 893 | Private | Agriculture | 0.9200 | 0.37231 | Asit Biswas S/O- Bijoy, Vill.-Majdia, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 894 | 894 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0400 | 0.01619 | Tarulata Dasi W/O- Surjokanta Das, Vill.- Saguna, |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  | 784 | 784 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0750 | 0.03035 | Tarulata Dasi W/O- Surjokanta Das, Vill.- Saguna, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 785 | 785 | Private | Agriculture | 0.7150 | 0.28935 | Bhanu Kumar Paul S/O- Surendra, Vill.- Saguna, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 4 | Nadia | Chakdaha | Uttar Ghugia-03 (Sheet-X) | 214 | 214 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1750 | 0.07082 | Aghor Ch. Basu S/O- Purna Ch., Vill.- Pritinagar, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 392 | 392 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1800 | 0.07284 | Binoy Majumder S/O- Chintaharan, Vill.- Natungopalpur , Chakdaha, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 229 | 229 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2800 | 0.11331 | Kusumkamini Sarkar W/O- Purnachandra, Vill.- Parbatipur, Chakdaha, Nadia |
| 5 | Nadia | Chakdaha | Madanpur-94 (Sheet-3) | 1029 | 1597 | Govt. | Non- Agriculture | 0.1100 | 0.0445 | Collector on Behalf of Govt. of W.B. |
|  |  |  |  | 1029 | 1601 | Autono mous body | Non- Agriculture | 0.0057 | 0.0023 | Madanpur-1 No. G.P., Chakdaha, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 1031 | 1609 | Private | Non- Agriculture | 0.3250 | 0.1315 | Ganendra Pramnick S/O Anadinath, Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 6 | Nadia | Chakdaha | Madanpur-94 (Sheet-2) | 606 | 1059 | Private | Non- Agriculture | 0.2200 | 0.0890 | Niharbala Ghosh W/O- Nitai, Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 558 | 1056 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0060 | 0.0024 | Binoy Krishna Ghoash S/O Lalit Mohan, Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |

|  |  |  |  | 557 | 1057 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0110 | 0.0045 | Gopal Ch. Ghosh S/O- Nilmani, Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  | 556 | 1003 | Private | Agriculture /Non- Agriculture | 0.0067 | 0.0027 | Askhay Kumar Paul S/O Prahllad. Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 555 | 1002 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0020 | 0.0008 | Drijendra Nath Bhowmick S/O Mathura Natha, Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 606/1810 | 1058 | Private | Non- Agriculture | 0.2000 | 0.0809 | Niharbala Ghosh W/O- Nitai, Madanpur, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 7 | Nadia | Chakdaha | Joydebbati - 79 (Sheet-X) | 1 | 1 | Private | Agriculture | 0.4900 | 0.1983 | Shuvendu Pramanick S/O- Sharadindu, Joydebbati, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 60 | 60 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2800 | 0.1133 | Laxmi Narayan Sheth S/O Baidya Nath, Banshberia, Hoogly |
|  |  |  |  | 61 | 61 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2050 | 0.0830 | Kalicharan Mondal S/O- Panchu, Saguna, Chakdaha, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 86 | 86 | Private | Agriculture | 0.4050 | 0.1639 | Samir Kiran Pramanick S/O- Ganendranath, Joydebbati, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 87 | 87 | Private | Agriculture | 0.3500 | 0.1416 | Ranjit Kumar Mondal S/O- Panchanan, Saguna, Kalyani, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 199 | 199 | Govt. | Non- Agriculture | 0.3500 | 0.1416 | Development Deptt. On Behalf of Govt. of W.B. |
| 8 | Nadia | Chakdaha | Uchitpur-98 (Sheet-X) | 305 | 305 | Govt. | Agriculture | 0.1780 | 0.0720 | Collector on behalf of Govt. of W.B. |
|  |  |  |  | 313 | 313 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1300 | 0.0526 | Swapan Sarkar S/O- |

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Premananda, Vill,- Uchitpur, Chakdaha, Nadia. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  | 313/587 | 313/587 | Govt. | Agriculture | 0.2000 | 0.0809 | Collector on behalf of Govt. of W.B. |
|  |  |  |  | 313/586 | 313/586 | Private | Agriculture | 0.4100 | 0.1659 | Subal Ch. Biswas S/O Madan, Vill.- Srikrishnapur Char, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 9 | Nadia | Chakdaha | Chanduria-38 (Sheet-X) | 716 | 1097 | Private | Non- Agriculture | 0.1900 | 0.0769 | Gobinda Das S/O-Rampada, Vill.- Chanduria, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 718 | 1103 | Govt. | Non- Agriculture | 0.0140 | 0.0057 | Collector on Behalf of Govt. of W.B. |
|  |  |  |  | 719 | 1104 | Private | Non- Agriculture | 0.0600 | 0.0243 | Kishorimohan Das S/o- Bishnupada, Vill.- Chanduria, Chakdaha, Nadia & Others |
| 10 | Nadia | Ranaghat-II | Kushoria-150 (Sheet-X) | 6 | 6 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1300 | 0.0526 | Ananta Kumar Paul S/O- Nitya Gopal, Vill.-Kayet para, Ranaghat, Nadia |
|  |  |  |  | 9 | 9 | Govt. | Agriculture | 0.0200 | 0.0081 | Collector on Behalf of Govt. of W.B. |
|  |  |  |  | 23 | 23 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2300 | 0.0931 | Anchar Rahaman Mondal S/O- Alibox, Vill. Gopalpur, Ranaghat, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 23/366 | 23/366 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1700 | 0.0688 | Anchar Rahaman Mondal S/O- Alibox, Vill. Gopalpur, Ranaghat, Nadia & Others |
|  |  |  |  | 24 | 24 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1250 | 0.0506 | Anchar Rahaman Mondal S/O- Alibox, Vill. Gopalpur, Ranaghat, Nadia & Others |

| 30 | 30 | Private | Agriculture | 0.2500 | 0.1012 | Ananta Paul S/O- Nitya Gopal, Vill.- Kayet para, Ranaghat, Nadia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 35 | Private | Agriculture | 0.0380 | 0.0154 | Surprava Das D/O-Sukumar, Vill.-Natun Gopalpur, Ranaghat, Nadia |
| 37 | 37 | Private | Agriculture | 0.1250 | 0.0506 | Surprava Das D/O-Sukumar, Vill.-Natun Gopalpur, Ranaghat, Nadia |
[F. No. CAO/Con/L/168]
MANOJ KHAN, Chief Administrative Officer/Con.
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
SARVESH KUMAR
SRIVASTAVA
Date: 2026.06.17 21:54:16 +05'30'

                

                
                
                
            

            
        


        
        

        
        
        

            

                

                    
                        
                    
                

                

                    
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