89% of land needed for bullet train project acquired: Railway Minister tells Lok Sabha
2 years, 9 months ago

89% of land needed for bullet train project acquired: Railway Minister tells Lok Sabha

India Today  

Approximately 89 per cent of land required for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project has been acquired by the Centre, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. “The execution of Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail has been delayed especially due to delay in land acquisition in the state of Maharashtra and consequent delays in finalisation of contracts as well as adverse impact of Covid-19,” the minister said in his written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. Out of the total 1,396 hectares of land required for MAHSR project, about 89 per cent, approximately 1,248 hectares, has been acquired, he noted. The Centre has acquired 100 per cent of the 7.9 hectares of land needed for the project in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, he noted.

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Kerala acquires 65% of land, debunks Railways’ claim
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala acquires 65% of land, debunks Railways’ claim

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Against Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s claim that state government has acquired only 13% of the land required for railway development, the state’s data suggests that the land acquisition crossed 65% of the requirement. Railway Minister stated that the Union government had requested 471 hectares of land for railway projects in Kerala, but the state government acquired only 64 hectares. …

Centre approves 8 new rail projects; 14 districts across 7 states covered
5 months ago

Centre approves 8 new rail projects; 14 districts across 7 states covered

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government on Friday approved eight new railway projects, saying they will “improve logistical efficiency by connecting the unconnected areas and enhancing transportation networks, resulting in streamlined supply chains and accelerated economic growth.” The Narendra Modi government on Friday approved eight new railway projects “PM Modi approved 8 big railway projects during the cabinet. 3 of these projects …

Bullet train completion depends on awards of all tenders: Indian Railways
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bullet train completion depends on awards of all tenders: Indian Railways

India TV News  

The Indian Railways has said that it is unable to assess the completion date of the highly awaited, country’s first bullet train project because all work tenders have not been awarded yet. Chandra Shekhar Gaur from Madhya Pradesh sought the details from National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited about the estimated date for the completion of the whole project through an …

Railways may lease out land to real estate developers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Railways may lease out land to real estate developers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

India’s largest landowner, the Indian Railways, has identified 341.93 hectares of prime land across the country which will be given out to private developers on a 90-year-lease, and from which the railways hopes to generate ₹5000 crore. In Mumbai, the railways are looking to hive off 110.46 hectares at Grant Road, Tardeo, Parel, Bandra east and west, Carnac Bunder among …

₹32,592 crore allocated for bullet train project for two years
1 year, 9 months ago

₹32,592 crore allocated for bullet train project for two years

The Hindu  

Up to ₹13,000 crore has been allocated for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project in Financial Year 2022-23 and ₹19,592 crore for FY2023-24, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in reply to a written question in the Rajya Sabha. Of three civil contract packages in Maharashtra, two are under evaluation and tender for one is opening by April 2023,” the Minister …

Bullet train is dream project, cannot be stalled in private interest, says Bombay High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Bullet train is dream project, cannot be stalled in private interest, says Bombay High Court

India Today  

While dismissing a petition filed by Godrej & Boyce company, challenging the acquisition of its land for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project, the Bombay High Court has said that, "It is a dream project, and the country needs it." READ | Bombay High Court allows cutting of 22k trees for bullet train project, subject to conditions While pronouncing the judgment, …

At Full Steam, Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Now Has Nearly 99% Land Acquired
2 years, 1 month ago

At Full Steam, Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Now Has Nearly 99% Land Acquired

News 18  

At least 1,374.20 hectares has been acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project, famous as bullet train, accounting for nearly 99% of the total land required, according to the Union Ministry of Railways documents seen by News18. “The total cost of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project was estimated as Rs 1,08,000 crore in 2015. The final project cost will …

Godrej & Boyce land sought for bullet train project has a title dispute: Maharashtra Govt
2 years, 1 month ago

Godrej & Boyce land sought for bullet train project has a title dispute: Maharashtra Govt

India Today  

Advocate General of Maharashtra Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, arguing for the land acquisition officers of the state, contended that Godrej & Boyce did not have any clear title on the land for which they were seeking hefty compensation, and they also did not show any proper grievance that warranted the attention of the court. READ | Bullet train land acquisition done, except …

Over 70% land acquired for bullet train project in state
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 70% land acquired for bullet train project in state

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI About 71.25% of land acquisition for the high-speed train corridor, popularly known as the bullet train project, has been completed, as per National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited. Of the 141.26 hectares of land required, 110.49 has been acquired in Thane district. In Palghar district, of the 287.74 hectares of land, 198.6 hectares have been acquired While 46.71 per …

Centre likely to miss Bullet Train deadline by miles | Exclusive
2 years, 9 months ago

Centre likely to miss Bullet Train deadline by miles | Exclusive

India Today  

With only 17% of the work of the Centre’s ambitious Bullet Train project completed so far, the completion is likely to miss its 2023 deadline. The data shared by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited in response to a Right to Information query filed by India Today cited several reasons, such as Covid, land acquisition issues, etc, for the delay. …

Gujarat govt acquires 99.3% of land for Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project
2 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat govt acquires 99.3% of land for Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project

India Today  

For the upcoming Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, the Gujarat government has acquired 99.3% of land in five districts, the state Assembly was informed on Monday. Over Rs 2,935 crore has been paid as compensation for land acquisition in five districts of the state by December 2021, the Gujarat government said. A total of 358.31-hectare land has been acquired out of …

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. Here’s a progress report
3 years, 6 months ago

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. Here’s a progress report

Live Mint  

Newly appointed Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday reviewed the ambitious bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. They said out of the 74 per cent land acquisition so far, the majority — 96 per cent — is in Gujarat, while only 25 per cent is in Maharashtra. The officials also said that the civil work contracts for the construction …

First phase of bullet train may be completed in Gujarat
4 years ago

First phase of bullet train may be completed in Gujarat

Op India  

Despite uncertainty over land acquisition in Maharashtra for the bullet train project, Railways have said that all efforts are being made to complete it in one phase. While addressing media over video conferencing on December 26, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman of Railway Board, said that Indian Railways is making efforts to commission the entire bullet train project end-to-end. He said, …

Railways to reassess timeline on Bullet Train project, timeframe to emerge after few months
4 years, 4 months ago

Railways to reassess timeline on Bullet Train project, timeframe to emerge after few months

Hindustan Times  

The timeline of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail corridor will need to be reassessed due to Covid 19, but the real timeframe for its completion can be provided only within the next three to six months, railway board chairman and CEO VK Yadav said on Saturday. Hindustan Times on Friday had reported that the work on land acquisition and tendering for …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project going well, all clearance obtained: Railway Board Chairman
4 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project going well, all clearance obtained: Railway Board Chairman

India TV News  

Railways Board Chairman on Saturday said that work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project is going while announcing that will run 80 new special trains from September 12. Railway board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said that work on the bullet train project is going well. Railways Board Chairman said the bullet train project was progressing well, but the real timeframe …

QAhmedabad: Land Allotted for Rail Varsity, 23% Engg Seats Vacant
5 years, 4 months ago

QAhmedabad: Land Allotted for Rail Varsity, 23% Engg Seats Vacant

The Quint  

In a Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday 21 August, the Gujarat government decided to provide 31 hectares of land, at 50 percent of the existing market price, for building India’s first Railways University in Vadodara. The decision to allocate land for this priceless gift, given to Gujarat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was taken today in the Cabinet meeting chaired …

Confusion surrounds Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project as RTI queries turn up different responses
5 years, 6 months ago

Confusion surrounds Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project as RTI queries turn up different responses

Firstpost  

Seeking clarity on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, RTI activist Jeetendra Ghadge had asked for details of the meetings of state-appointed sub committee that approved the project In the span of five months, the Maharashtra government has come up with three different responses to the same information sought under the Right to Information Act. Seeking clarity on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet …

Most land for Bullet Train to be acquired by December
5 years, 6 months ago

Most land for Bullet Train to be acquired by December

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The National High Speed Rail Corp Ltd is hopeful of acquiring a major chunk of land required for the 508-km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project by the end of this year. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India and Shinzo Abe of Japan on September 14, 2017 laid the foundation stone for the ambitious ₹1.08 lakh crore high-speed rail project. …

Only 39% of land needed for bullet train project acquired
5 years, 6 months ago

Only 39% of land needed for bullet train project acquired

The Quint  

By Anand Singh New Delhi, June 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is missing on its deadline of land acquisition as till date only 39 per cent of the 1,380 hectares of land required has been acquired. A senior National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. official requesting anonymity told IANS: "Till date, we have acquired about …

Why 1,000 farmers do not want Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train
6 years, 3 months ago

Why 1,000 farmers do not want Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe launched the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train in September 2017. More than 1,000 farmers have filed an affidavit in the Gujarat High Court with the request that the work must stop on the bullet train project. Now, these 1,000 farmers have told the high court that they don't want to give their …

1,000 Farmers Oppose Bullet Train Project In Gujarat HC
6 years, 3 months ago

1,000 Farmers Oppose Bullet Train Project In Gujarat HC

Live Law  

As many as 1,000 farmers affected by the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court Tuesday, voicing their opposition to the project.A division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi is hearing five petitions challenging the land acquisition process for the high-speed rail project.Besides these petitioners, 1,000. As many as 1,000 …

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