THE RAILWAYS ACT, 1989 – Chapter IV(A) – Section 20(C)

20(C) Evaluation of Damages During Survey, Measurement, etc.

The damages caused while carrying out works on land such as survey, digging or boring sub-soil, marking boundaries or cutting trenches or clearing away any standing crop, fence or forest or doing such other acts or things which may cause damages while acting under section 20(B) particularly relating to land which is excluded from acquisition proceeding, shall be evaluated and compensation shall be paid to the persons having interest in that land, within six months from the completion of the said works.

Forward reference⇒Section 20(D)