Land acquisition delay to escalate cost of bullet train project in Maharashtra: Rly minister
ASHWINI VAISHNAW, Union Railway Minister, inspected the ongoing work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in Surat on Monday and said that the cost of the project is expected to escalate in Maharashtra due to the delay in the land acquisition and commencement of the work.
The estimated cost of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is Rs 1.08 lakh crore of which 81 per cent is funded through a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Vaishnaw also announced that initially, the bullet train service will commence on the 51-km stretch in Gujarat between Surat and Bilimora by 2026 even if the work in Maharashtra is not complete.
