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

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The Ministry of Railways (East Coast Railway (Construction)) issued Notification S.O. 387(E) on January 27, 2026, declaring the Central Government's intention to acquire land for a Special Railway Project. This project involves the “Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 381 at Km 689/1-3 between Pundi (PUN)- Naupada (NWP) on Main Line of Waltair Division” in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. The acquisition 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 land may raise objections within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, as per sub-section (1) of section 20D of the said Act. Objections must be submitted in writing to the Competent Authority Land Acquisition (CALA), specifically The Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Palasa, who will provide a hearing, and whose final order under sub-section (2) of 20D shall be binding. The land plans and details are available for inspection at the competent authority’s office. The total acquired area is 4.371 acres, covering villages Gunalapadu, Govindapuram, and Manigham in Vajrapukothuru and Nandigam Mandals, comprising 2.199 acres of government land and 2.172 acres of private land across various classifications.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-OR-E-29012026-269640 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 359] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026/MAGHA 7,1947 547 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS [East Coast Railway (Construction)] NOTIFICATION Bhubaneswar, the 27th January, 2026 Notice under Section 20A of the Railways Act-,1989 S.O. 387(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 - 381 at Km 689/1-3 between Pundi (PUN)- Naupada (NWP) 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), Palasa for Construction of Road over Bridge in lieu of closing of manned LC No ML - 381 at Km 689/1-3 between Pundi (PUN)- Naupada (NWP) 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 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 - 381 at Km 689/1-3 between Pundi (PUN)- Naupada (NWP) 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) LAND SCHEDULE of ROB No.381 of Vajrapukothuru Mandal in Gunalapadu & Govindapuram Village and Nandigam Mandal in Manigham Village, District : Srikakulam +----------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | Name/No.of village | Survey number/LPM no | Total Area in acre | Acquired area in Acre | Classification | Type of land | +================+==================+====================+======================+=================+===========================+ | 1 Gunalapadu | 1 | 1.69 | 0.26 | Poramboku | Government land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 2 | 0.83 | 0.491 | Poramboku | Government land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 3 | 0.51 | 0.403 | Poramboku | Government land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 13 | 1.69 | 0.12 | Sarkar punja | Private Land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 14 | 0.89 | 0.119 | Sarkar punja | Private Land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 15 | 1.19 | 0.359 | Sarkar manavari | Private Land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 16 | 0.54 | 0.098 | Sarkar manavari | Private Land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 384 | 0.091 | 0.02 | Sarkar punja | Private Land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 448 | 18.258 | 0.013 | Sarkar punja | Private Land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 543 | 8.892 | 0.257 | Sarkar punja | Private Land | | 1 Gunalapadu | 665 | 2.518 | 0.025 | Poramboku | Government land | +----------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | 2 Govindapuram | 682 | 9.345 | 0.005 | Sarkar nanja | Private Land | | 2 Govindapuram | 682 | | 0.074 | Sarkar nanja | Private Land | | 2 Govindapuram | 692 | 0.429 | 0.044 | Sarkar nanja | Private Land | | 2 Govindapuram | 693 | 0.823 | 0.081 | Sarkar Punja | Private Land | | 2 Govindapuram | 713 | 8.895 | 0.232 | Sarkar Punja | Private Land | +----------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | 3 Manigham | 193-1 | 1.94 | 0.21 | Poramboku Land | Government Land (Kaalibata)| | 3 Manigham | 193-3D | 1.1 | 0.08 | Dry Land | Private Land | | 3 Manigham | 197-1 | 0.77 | 0.27 | Poramboku Land | Government Land (Kaalibata)| | 3 Manigham | 197-2 | 1.34 | 0.19 | Dry Land | Private Land | | 3 Manigham | 198-1A | 0.44 | 0.44 | Poramboku Land | Government Land (Kaalibata)| | 3 Manigham | 198-1B | 0.77 | 0.1 | Poramboku Land | Government Land (Railway line)| | 3 Manigham | 198-2 | 0.63 | 0.12 | Dry Land | Private Land | | 3 Manigham | 198-3 | 0.57 | 0.09 | Dry Land | Private Land | | 3 Manigham | 198-4 | 0.65 | 0.09 | Dry Land | Private Land | | 3 Manigham | 198-5A | 0.56 | 0.06 | Dry Land | Private Land | | 3 Manigham | 198-6A | 0.42 | 0.12 | Dry Land | Private Land | +----------------+------------------+--------------------+----------------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | Total Acquired area in acre | | | | | 4.371 | +-----------------------------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------------+-----------------+---------------------------+ Abstract +---------------------+-------------+----------+----------+----------+---------------------+ | Name of the Village | Govt land | Wet land | Dry Land | Manavari | Total acquired land | | | | (Private land) | | +=====================+=============+==========+==========+==========+=====================+ | Gunalapadu | 1.154 | 0.000 | 0.259 | 0.457 | 1.870 | | Govindapuram | 0.025 | 0.123 | 0.583 | 0.000 | 0.731 | | Manigham | 1.020 | 0.000 | 0.75 | 0.000 | 1.770 | +---------------------+-------------+----------+----------+----------+---------------------+ | Total | 2.199 | 0.123 | 1.592 | 0.457 | 4.371 | +---------------------+-------------+----------+----------+----------+---------------------+ [F. No. CAO/CON/RSP/VSKP/ROBs/381/20A] 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. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA Digitally signed by GORAKHA NATH Date: 2026.01.29 15:34:59 +05'30'

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