3 bidders involving 7 major infrastructural companies had participated in the bidding for design and construction of 237-km viaduct for 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.
Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav says 53% of land has already been acquired & a joint measurement survey has been carried out for 93% of the land.
Uddhav Thackeray, who took oath as Maharashtra CM last week, said his govt will listen to the concerns of the common man. The bullet train project has faced stiff opposition from farmers and tribals.
Union Minister Suresh Angadi said the Centre will consider launching bullet trains on other routes depending on how successful the Mumbai-Ahmedabad project is.
Party MLA Jitendra Awhad said money being spent on the bullet train should instead be used to upgrade Mumbai's suburban railways after a foot overbridge collapse killed six.
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