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The Central Government declares its intention to acquire land for the 'Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 422 at Km 740/35-37 between Urlam - Srikakulam on Main Line of Waltair Division' in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, under Section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) issued Notification S.O. 473(E) on February 2, 2026, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 20A of the Railways (Amendment) Act, 1989 (24/89). The Central Government has declared its intention to acquire land for the public purpose of executing a Special Railway Project, specifically the “Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 422 at Km 740/35-37 between Urlam - Srikakulam on Main Line of Waltair Division” in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. Any person interested in the land may raise objections within 30 days from the date of publication of this notification to the Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA), identified as the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Srikakulam. Objections must be in writing, stating grounds, and the objector will be given 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 land to be acquired, with or without structures, is detailed in Annexure-I, covering villages Urlam, Lukalam, and Nadagam. The total acquired land is 5.685 acres, consisting of 1.595 acres of Government land and 4.09 acres of Private land across these villages. The notification was signed by Ajaya Kumar Samal, Chief Engineer (Con-II).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-03022026-269792 No. 444] EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026/MAGHA 13, 1947 692 GI/2026 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 2nd February, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act - 1989 S.O. 473(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 - 422 at Km 740/35-37 between Urlam - Srikakulam 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 - 422 at Km 740/35-37 between Urlam - Srikakulam 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 - 422 at Km 740/35-37 between Urlam - Srikakulam 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) +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | Sl. | Name of the | Total extent | Acquired Extent (in | Classification of Land | Nature of land | | No. | Village | | Acres) | | | +=====+===============+===============+=============================+========================+===================+ | 1 | Urlam | 0.91 | 0.47 | Gorja Land | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 2 | Urlam | 0.46 | 0.05 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 3 | Urlam | 0.52 | 0.1 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 4 | Urlam | 0.94 | 0.09 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 5 | Urlam | 0.47 | 0.15 | Gorja Land | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 6 | Urlam | 0.12 | 0.03 | Gorja Land | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 7 | Urlam | 0.06 | 0.05 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 8 | Urlam | 0.86 | 0.25 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 9 | Urlam | 0.82 | 0.19 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 10 | Urlam | 0.37 | 0.15 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 11 | Urlam | 0.73 | 0.49 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 12 | Urlam | 0.21 | 0.11 | Kaaluva | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 13 | Urlam | 0.01 | 0.005 | Kaaluva | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 14 | Urlam | 0.5 | 0.11 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 15 | Lukalam | 0.26 | 0.02 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 16 | Lukalam | 0.15 | 0.12 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 17 | Lukalam | 0.14 | 0.14 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 18 | Lukalam | 0.11 | 0.05 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 19 | Lukalam | 0.22 | 0.07 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 20 | Lukalam | 0.16 | 0.11 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 21 | Lukalam | 0.16 | 0.11 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 22 | Lukalam | 0.38 | 0.22 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 23 | Lukalam | 0.17 | 0.01 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 24 | Lukalam | 0.07 | 0.07 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 25 | Lukalam | 0.06 | 0.05 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 26 | Lukalam | 0.09 | 0.02 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 27 | Lukalam | 0.38 | 0.005 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 28 | Lukalam | 0.15 | 0.02 | Kaaluva | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 29 | Lukalam | 0.11 | 0.01 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 30 | Lukalam | 0.14 | 0.075 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 31 | Lukalam | 0.12 | 0.12 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 32 | Lukalam | 0.38 | 0.02 | Rastha | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 33 | Lukalam | 0.28 | 0.165 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 34 | Lukalam | 0.37 | 0.195 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 35 | Lukalam | 0.19 | 0.12 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 36 | Lukalam | 0.1 | 0.05 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 37 | Lukalam | 0.15 | 0.105 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 38 | Lukalam | 0.19 | 0.135 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 39 | Lukalam | 0.01 | 0.01 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 40 | Lukalam | 0.04 | 0.02 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 41 | Lukalam | 0.21 | 0.05 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 42 | Lukalam | 4.01 | 0.68 | Railway Road | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 43 | Lukalam | 0.16 | 0.01 | Samsanam | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 44 | Lukalam | 0.05 | 0.02 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 45 | Lukalam | 0.01 | 0.01 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 46 | Lukalam | 0.02 | 0.01 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 47 | Lukalam | 0.35 | 0.28 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 48 | Nadagam | 0.95 | 0.1 | Road | Government Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 49 | Nadagam | 0.06 | 0.06 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 50 | Nadagam | 1.21 | 0.09 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | 51 | Nadagam | 0.89 | 0.09 | Wet Land | Private Land | +-----+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ | Total Acquired Land | 19.48 | 5.685 | | | +---------------------+---------------+---------------+-----------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+ Abstract +-------------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Name of the Village | Govt land | Private land | Total acquired land | | | | Wet | | +===================+===============+===============+=========================+ | Urlam | 0.765 | 1.48 | 2.245 | +-------------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Lukalam | 0.73 | 2.37 | 3.10 | +-------------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Nadagam | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.34 | +-------------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Total | 1.595 | 4.09 | 5.685 | +-------------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROBs/422/20A] AJAYA KUMAR SAMAL, Chief Engineer (Con-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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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