UNION Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the Ahmedabad Railway Station Redevelopment Project on Saturday and announced that 360 km of the Bullet Train project has been completed, with the Maharashtra section making significant progress. “The work of almost 360 km of the Bullet Train has been completed, and the loss of two and a half years that we had due to the permission denied by (Uddhav) Thackeray, we are trying to make up that as well,” said Vaishnaw. He further added that the Maharashtra section of the Bullet Train is progressing well, with “almost 2 km of the undersea tunnel ready”.

 

Meanwhile, Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu, on Saturday, inspected the Mumbai-Ahmedabad HighSpeed Rail (MAHSR) project for the “first time” and praised the initiative as a key step toward India’s infrastructural development. Bittu said the project, part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a modern railway network, has employed nearly one lakh people. Speaking to the media, Bittu expressed admiration for the project’s execution. “I am visiting here for the first time. This is PM Modi’s vision.

 

The idea that he has is great, and the vision that he has made is very good.... One lakh people have got employment...This is a great project...” “High-speed rail is needed for the world, and this project is leading India towards ‘Vikshit Bharat, ‘ aligning with the vision of PM Modi. The work pace in Gujarat is good however, in Maharashtra, it is taking some extra time because some works of land acquisition are to be done.”