All clearances given for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, says Maha Dy CM Fadnavis

The Maharashtra government has given all the clearances for expediting the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday.

The development comes barely a fortnight after the change in government in the western state. The previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government headed by Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray had not taken any step to put the project on fast-track.

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai after the state cabinet meeting, Fadnavis said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has given all the clearances for the project.

The pending issues were related to the forest clearances and land acquisition, among others, he said.