Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: 89 percent of land needed for high-speed rail acquired, says Railway Minister

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: On Wednesday, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said nearly 89 per cent of land required for the ambitious Mumbai – Ahmedabad high speed rail project has been acquired by the central government. The Union Minister in his written reply to a question in Lok Sabha said the execution of the country’s first Bullet Train, Mumbai – Ahmedabad high speed rail (MAHSR) project has been delayed especially due to delay in the acquisition of land in the state of Maharashtra as well as consequent delays in the finalization of contracts and also due to adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He further noted that out of a total of the 1,396 hectares of land that is needed for the MAHSR project, around 89 per cent, approximately land of 1,248 hectares, has been acquired, he noted.