REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 15th May 2025

No. 17843ʊRDM-LAB-MLK-00010/2025-R&DMʊWhereas the preliminary notification

under section 11(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land

Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 was issued by Government for

acquisition of private land measuring an area of Ac. 34.742 dec. from Village-

Pakhnamunda under Mathili Tahasil of Malkangiri District for "Jeypore-Malkangiri New B.G

Rail Link Project" vide Collectorate, Malkangiri Notification No. 403 dated 16.06.2023 which

was published in the Extraordinary issue of Odisha Gazette No.No. 1481dated28.06.2023

and Declaration under section 19(1) of the Act in respect of the above schedule ofland has

not been issued till date;

And whereas, as per sub-section (7) of section 19 of the Act, where no declaration is

made under sub-section (1) of section 19 within twelve months from the date of preliminary

notification, then such notification shall be deemed to have been rescinded. The second

proviso to subsection (7) of section 19 provides that the appropriate Government shall have

the power to extend the period of twelve months, if in its opinion circumstances exist

justifying the same;

And whereas, the Commerce & Transport (Transport) Department has requested with

reasons to extend the period of twelve months and the appropriate Government is of the

opinion that circumstances existed for the inadvertent delay;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by second proviso to sub-section(7)

of section 19 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,

Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (30of2013), the State Government do hereby

decide to further extend the period of twelve months from the date of Preliminary

Notification u/s 11(1) of the RFCTLAR&R Act, 2013 up to 02^nd July, 2025 for issue of

Declaration under section 19(1) of the said Act.

By order of the Governor

MADHUSMITA SAHOO

Additional Secretary to Government

The Odisha

G a z e t t e

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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 1689 CUTTACK, MONDAY, JUNE 16 2025/JAISTHA 26, 1947

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