Land acquisition for bullet train project in state almost complete: Gujarat govt

Three years after the land acquisition for Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train began, Gujarat has acquired almost 100 percent of the private land needed for the high-speed train project. In sharp contrast, 24 percent of land in Maharashtra is yet to be acquired, said officials.

“Over 99.4 percent of land needed for the project in Gujarat has been acquired. We are monitoring the process on a daily basis,” P Swaroop, Commissioner of Land Reforms and Ex-officio secretary in the revenue department, Government of Gujarat, told The Indian Express.

“Out of a total of 736 hectares of private land that was to be acquired in the state, only 6.6 hectares is pending. Those pending are small plots in Surat, Vadodara, Navsari, Bharuch and Ahmedabad districts.