Why India’s bullet train project is running late in Maharashtra
Why India’s bullet train project is running late in Maharashtra | India Today Insight
A proposed terminus in Mumbai faces delay in land acquisition. Maharashtra has acquired only a fourth of the total land required for the project in the state
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Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray at a press conference, in Mumbai (Mandar Deodhar)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Bullet Train, was supposed to be commissioned by December 2023. But chances are it may not be realised before 2025 owing to the inordinate delay in land acquisition for the project in Maharashtra. The Uddhav Thackeray government is yet to complete land acquisition for the project that was formally launched in September 2017.
Updated Feb 10, 2021 | 16:11 IST
As per NHSRCL, training sessions have been initiated to train technicians who will be handling the consolidation and triaxial testing at the lab facility. Bullet train on fast track! Work for geotechnical lab testing begins for Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor
New Delhi: Bullet train work in India is on fast track. Recently, work for detailed & comprehensive geotechnical laboratory testing began for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor. The base of L&T’s testing facility has been established in Surat.
Over there, training sessions have been initiated to train technicians who will be handling the consolidation and triaxial testing at the lab facility. As per NHSRCL, this process is in agreement with the national skill development mission and it also disseminates geotechnical investigation skills to engineers and technicians.
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Rajpath revamp: Puri performs bhoomi pujan for redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue
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Last Updated: Feb 04, 2021, 02:28 PM IST
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According to the Central Public Works Department, the ground-breaking ceremony was held at India Gate Lawn where senior officials, including ministry secretary Durga Shanker Mishra, were present.
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The Rajpath redevelopment project includes large scale stone work, construction of underpasses, underground amenities blocks and horticulture work.
New Delhi: Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday performed the bhoomi pujan for the redevelopment of Central Vista Avenue between the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the India Gate. The government plans to hold the 2022 Republic Day parade on the newly-developed Rajpath, a project that is being executed under the government s ambitious Central Vista redevelopment plan.
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