Part of 129.71 hectares of forest land to be diverted for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train in Maharashtra is under mangroves, while another portion is in Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Infrastructure & railway sector experts are, however, optimistic and emphasise that India has shifted focus from basic to building next-level infra & infra for future, which takes time.
From Modi's pet project, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train sanctioned in 2015 to the Dharavi Redevelopment plan stuck for over 15 years, several big projects saw a good push in 2022.
Shinde govt has been clearing pending proposals & signing MoUs while its leaders attend investment summits. Investment to the tune of Rs 62,000 crore was approved in meeting Tuesday.
In 2018, it was decided that the NHSRCL will pay Rs 3,513.37 crore for the land but citing rise in the quantum of land required, the MMRDA recalculated the amount to Rs 8,889.72 crore.
After years of delay, Gujarat stretch of India’s 1st high-speed bullet train project is on track, with workers and engineers working 24x7 at casting yards and construction sites.
Within 2 months of coming to power, Shinde govt gave forest clearance, signed shareholder agreement & handed over prime Bandra Kurla Complex plot for Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project.
The state government has signed a stakeholder agreement with NHSRCL, the implementing authority of the project and has also taken steps to clear hurdles in the land acquisition process.
Of 433.82 hectares of land needed in Maharashtra for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, 66% is in Palghar district, where several villages once opposed to initiative have come around.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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