Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train: Land acquisition complete in Gujarat, says NHSRCL
NHSRCL stated that it has successfully finished 100 per cent acquisition of 951.14 hectares of land in Gujarat.
The Government of India had initially targeted to finish land acquisition by December 2018 and operationalise bullet trains between the two destinations by 2023. (File photo) Almost five years after the first deadline for completion of land acquisition for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train project expired, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) on Monday said it has completed 99.95 per cent of the land acquisition, which includes 100 per cent acquisition in Gujarat.
NHSRCL stated that it has successfully finished 100 per cent acquisition of 951.14 hectares of land in Gujarat. This includes 6,336 private land parcels spread across eight districts of the state.
The completion of land acquisition comes two years after 100 per cent of the 7.9 hectares was acquired in the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli in September 2021. The Government of India had initially targeted to finish land acquisition by December 2018 and operationalise bullet trains between the two destinations by 2023.
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