Mumbai-Nagpur High-Speed Rail Corridor: Ground data was collected through the LiDAR survey
Mumbai-Nagpur High-Speed Rail Corridor: In order to conduct the ground survey for preparing the detailed project report (DPR) of the proposed Mumbai-Nagpur high-speed rail corridor, the light detection and ranging survey (LiDAR) was started on Friday, March 12, said the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). This was done to capture data related to ground survey for the 736 km long Mumbai-Nagpur rail corridor, where an airplane fitted with aerial LiDAR and imagery sensors took the first flight. (
The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited, entrusted with the task of implementing the bullet train project, is adopting the light detection and ranging survey technology as it provides all ground details and data in three-four months, whereas this process usually takes 10-12 months by traditional survey methods.
Updated Mar 12, 2021 | 20:35 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe on September 14, 2017 had laid the foundation stone for the ambitious Rs 1.08 lakh crore ($17 billion) bullet train project. NHSRCL signs MoU with Japanese firm for track work of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
New Delhi: The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Friday signed an MoU with a Japanese firm for track work of the 237-km stretch between Vadodara and Vapi in Gujarat for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.
The Japan Railway Track Consultant Co. Limited (JRTC) will provide the detailed design and drawing of major HSR track components like RC track bed, track slab arrangement and continuous welded rail (CWR) forces and other essentials to the railways, according to a statement.
NHSRCL-JRTC MoU on high-speed rail track design work
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New Delhi, March 12 : The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Friday said that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japan Railway Track Consultant Company Limited (JRTC) for the designs of high speed rail track works for the T2 package of 237 km between Vadodara to Vapi in Gujarat for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project.
In a statement, NHSRCL Spokesperson Sushma Gaur said, NHSRCL today signed a MoU with JRTC for the Designs of High Speed Rail (HSR) Track works for T2 package of 237 km between Vadodara to Vapi in Gujarat for the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor Project.