Bullet Train Land Acquisition

The deadline for the completion of the high speed rail route between Mumbai and Gujarat's Ahmedabad can be fixed only after assessment of delay in land acquisition in Maharashtra and COVID-19 impact, railway officials have said.

Apart from the pandemic, the main reason behind the delay in the project has been slow pace of land acquisition, especially in Maharashtra.

Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train: Indian Railways is mulling options to operate the bullet train till Vapi (Gujarat) in the first phase if there is a delay in land acquisition in Maharashtra

Indicating a delay in country's first bullet train project, the Railways on Saturday said a "real timeframe" for the completion of the Mumbai -Ahmedabad bullet train plan has to be "reassessed" as the land aquisation for the project has been delayed due to the coronavirus crisis, and a clear timeline can be provided in next three to six months.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, which is scheduled to be completed by December 2023, may fail to meet its deadline due to the coronavirus pandemic that has led to delays in opening tenders and land acquisition, officials said.

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.

Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed over 120 petitions filed by farmers challenging the process of their land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project.

Railway minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor would be completed by December this year.

A lawyer representing the farmers who are opposing land acquisition for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train claimed on Wednesday that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to meet them.

The Gujarat government on Thursday announced the doubling of compensation for farmers whose agricultural land situated in urban areas will be acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor.

The Gujarat High Court today refused to stay the land acquisition process for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project, while issuing notices to the Centre and the state government on a petition filed by five farmers.

The Godrej Group has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the proposed acquisition of its prime property in suburban Vikhroli to pave way for the government's ambitious bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

The government is likely to miss a December deadline to acquire land for a Japan-backed $17 billion bullet train project following protests by fruit growers, officials said, likely delaying one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most ambitious projects.

The compensation package for the farmers whose land will be acquired for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project will be "much more" than what is mandated by the Land Acquisition Act, a senior official said in Ahmedabad today.

Tribal Adivasi farmers in Maharashtra's Dahanu, backed by the Left affiliated All India Kisan Sabha, protested against land acquisition for the bullet train project and the Mumbai-Vadodara super highway alleging that they are being forced to give up their land for these projects.

The deadline for the completion of the high speed rail route between Mumbai and Gujarat's Ahmedabad can be fixed only after assessment of delay in land acquisition in Maharashtra and COVID-19 impact, railway officials have said.

Apart from the pandemic, the main reason behind the delay in the project has been slow pace of land acquisition, especially in Maharashtra.

Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train: Indian Railways is mulling options to operate the bullet train till Vapi (Gujarat) in the first phase if there is a delay in land acquisition in Maharashtra

Indicating a delay in country's first bullet train project, the Railways on Saturday said a "real timeframe" for the completion of the Mumbai -Ahmedabad bullet train plan has to be "reassessed" as the land aquisation for the project has been delayed due to the coronavirus crisis, and a clear timeline can be provided in next three to six months.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, which is scheduled to be completed by December 2023, may fail to meet its deadline due to the coronavirus pandemic that has led to delays in opening tenders and land acquisition, officials said.

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a batch of pleas filed by farmers against the Gujarat High Court verdict which had dismissed their petitions challenging the process of land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.

Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed over 120 petitions filed by farmers challenging the process of their land acquisition for the ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project.

Railway minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor would be completed by December this year.

A lawyer representing the farmers who are opposing land acquisition for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train claimed on Wednesday that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to meet them.

The Gujarat government on Thursday announced the doubling of compensation for farmers whose agricultural land situated in urban areas will be acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor.

The Gujarat High Court today refused to stay the land acquisition process for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project, while issuing notices to the Centre and the state government on a petition filed by five farmers.

The Godrej Group has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the proposed acquisition of its prime property in suburban Vikhroli to pave way for the government's ambitious bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

The government is likely to miss a December deadline to acquire land for a Japan-backed $17 billion bullet train project following protests by fruit growers, officials said, likely delaying one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most ambitious projects.

The compensation package for the farmers whose land will be acquired for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project will be "much more" than what is mandated by the Land Acquisition Act, a senior official said in Ahmedabad today.

Tribal Adivasi farmers in Maharashtra's Dahanu, backed by the Left affiliated All India Kisan Sabha, protested against land acquisition for the bullet train project and the Mumbai-Vadodara super highway alleging that they are being forced to give up their land for these projects.