Railways got environmental clearances for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train

The Indian Railways has got all the requisite wildlife forestry and coastal regulation zone clearances in Gujarat and Maharashtra for the 508km AhmedabadMumbai High Speed Rail Corridor officials said on TuesdayAddressing a virtual press conference here Railway Board Chairman and CEO VK Yadav said Requisite Wildlife Forestry and Coastal Regulation Zone clearances in the state of Gujarat and Maharashtra have been obtainedHe said that out of 1651 utilities 1070 have been shifted for the High Speed Train CorridorYadav further said that railways have got 67 per cent of the land required for the Bullet train project Giving the break up of land acquired in Gujarat he said 825 hectare out of 956 hectare have been acquired which is 86 per centWhile in Maharashtra the 97 hectare out of the 432 hectare of land has been acquired which is only 22 per cent of the total land required and seven hectare out of eight hectare land has been acquired in Dadra and Nagar Haveli Yadav saidYadav further said that railways has floated the tenders worth Rs 32000 crore in Gujarat for the ambitious project covering 325 km length of viaduct and five stationsPrime Minister Narendra Modi and the then Japans Premier Shinzo Abe had on September 14 2017 laid the foundation stone for the ambitious Rs 108 lakh crore 17 billion projectThe initial deadline to complete the ambitious project was December 2023 The bullet trains are expected to run at 350 km per hour covering the 508km stretch in about two hours In comparison trains currently plying on the route take over seven hours to travel the distance whereas flights take about an hourCommenting on the progress of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Yadav said that by June 2022 the DFC will be completeThe DFC is one of the largest rail infrastructure projects undertaken by the government The overall cost is pegged at Rs 81459 crore DFCCIL has been set up as a special purpose vehicle to undertake planning development mobilisation of financial resources construction maintenance and operation of the Dedicated Freight CorridorsIn the first phase the organisation is constructing the Western DFC 1504 route km and Eastern DFC 1856 route km spanning a total length of 3360 route kmYadav said that in the EDFC the 353 km long KhurjaBhaupur section is readuy for commissioning while 48 kmlong KhurjaDadri section will be ready by June 2021 401 kmlong LudhianaKhurja section and 402 kmlong BhaupurDeen Dayal Upadhyay section will be ready by June 2022 and 137 km long Deen Dayal UpadhyaySonnagar section will be ready by December 2021He said on the WDFC the 306 kmlong RewariMadar section is ready for commissioning while 335 kmlong MadarPalanpur section will be ready by March 2021 122 kmlong RewariDadri by December 2021 and 738 kmlong PalanpurMakarpuraJNPT section by June 2022Keep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever