Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: Location survey completed, alignment finalised. Here's progress report

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 1 min read . Updated: 23 Jul 2021, 06:45 PM IST Livemint, Edited By Saurabh Sharma

Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday shared a progress report of India's first bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. At present, Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project is the only sanctioned project of high speed rail in the country which is under execution with the financial and technical assistance from the Government of Japan.

Sharing the status report, Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha said that the location survey and geotechnical investigation had been completed.

Status of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project

  • The final location survey and geotechnical investigation completed. Alignment finalized.
  • Statutory clearances relating to wildlife, Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and forest clearance obtained.
  • Out of total land requirement of approx. 1396 ha, consent agreement signed/regular award done for approx. 1046 ha land.
  • 1342 out of 1651 utilities shifted.
  • The entire project work has been divided into 27 Contract Packages including Training Institute at Vadodara. At present, 07 packages have been awarded and 10 more have been invited.

The total cost incurred on the MAHSR project upto June is approx Rs13,483 crores, mainly on land acquisition, utility shifting and contractual payments.

The project has suffered delays due to adverse impact of Covid pandemic and slow progress in handling over of land in the state of Maharashtra.

Vaishnaw informed that his ministry has assigned the work for survey and preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the seven High Speed Rail (HSR) corridors to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) which include Chennai-Bangalore-Mysore and Mumbai-Pune-Hyderabad routes of South India and the same is under progress.

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