Work on NDA’s bullet train project achieves 25% progress

The NDA government’s pet project Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor — India’s first bullet train — has progressed 25 per cent till the end of January 2023.

NHSRCL (National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited) in its report submitted to the Ministry of Railways said that the project witnessed overall physical progress of 25.63% as against the target of 30.06% till January 2023. So far a total of Rs 36,722.60 crore spent on the project, said the report.

The NHSRCL is working on expediting the project to meet its deadline as the work progress is being monitored by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw personally, said an official in the Railways.