The Thane Municipal Corporation in its general body meeting last week put on hold a proposal for the acquisition of land for the bullet train. This is the second time that Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) corporators have put the proposal on hold.

The proposal is for a 3849.00 sqm land in the name of Thane Municipal Corporation that the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC), building India's first bullet train project, wants to acquire at a compensation of Rs 6.92 crore agreed upon. A part of the Bullet train alignment passes through the Thane district and this land is a part of a transfer deal approved by the collector's office.