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Gujarat government declares Rs 1,500 crore to develop Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train

by Jatin Jhaon

Rail route Minister Piyush Goyal as of late expressed that another fulfillment plan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will be worked out as the first finishing cutoff time of 2023 may not be met

Gujarat government on Wednesday introduced its yearly spending plan in the midst of Covid pandemic. Money serve Nitinbhai Patel reported distribution of Rs 1,500 crore to build up the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train.

Note that Railway Minister Piyush Goyal as of late expressed that another finishing plan for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will be worked out as the first consummation cutoff time of 2023 may not be met because of deferral in land procurement for the task in Maharashtra.

Addressing media persons virtually, Goyal had said, “Indian railway was committed to launch the bullet train in 2023. But there have been massive delays in land acquisition in Maharashtra for the bullet train. I have held talks with Maharashtra Chief Minister. The Railway Ministry is also in constant touch with Maharashtra government officials.”

With absolute twelve stations in the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train passage will have a length of 508.17 Km. Where fast rail will cover 155.76 kms in the province of Maharashtra (7.04 Kms in Mumbai sub-metropolitan, 39.66 kms in Thane locale and 109.06 kms in Palghar area), 4.3 kms in association domain of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 348.04 kms in the territory of Gujarat.

Rapid rail will cover absolute 12 stations specifically Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, (in Maharashtra), Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati (in Gujarat). Where a restricted stop (in Surat and Vadodara) administration will cover this distance in 1 hr. furthermore, 58 mins and all stops administration will take 2 hr. 57 min to cover this distance.

High velocity rail will be working at a speed of 320 Km/hr at a raised (10 to 15 m) track over the ground on a viaduct from the start with the exception of 26 kms in Mumbai, which will be underground. All stations will be raised with the exception of Bandra Kurla Complex station (Mumbai), which will be underground.

In the mean time, the state government in its spending plan reported monetary designation of Rs 32,719 crore for instruction area To help training in the state. In the perspective on the pandemic, the state government assigned Rs 11,323 crore for wellbeing and family government assistance division.

The govt apportioned Rs 13,493 to metropolitan turn of events, Rs 5,494 crore for water assets, Rs 3,974 crore for water supply, Rs 7,232 crore for the Krishi Khedut Kalyan Yojana, Rs 4,353 for social equity and strengthening, and Rs 1,502 crore for work government assistance and business. The streets and structures division got Rs 11,185 crore while ports and transport office got Rs 1,478 crore designation.

An arrangement of Rs 563 crore has been proposed for science and technology, Rs 1,032 crore for the penniless and mature age benefits. The income division has been given Rs 4,548 crore. The public authority distributed Rs 13,034 crore for energy and petrochemical area and Rs 910 crore for environmental change division in the financial plan. The business and mines division, woods and climate office, and home office have been distributed Rs 6,599 crore, Rs 1,814 crore, and Rs 7,960 crore separately.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: L&T packs up to Rs 2,500 crore deal for India’s first high velocity rail corridor

by Nachiket Goelon

A significant contract has been made sure about by the weighty common framework business of L&T Construction from two bundles of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: On Friday, Infrastructure firm Larsen and Toubro (L&T) declared that it has gotten an up to Rs 2,500 crore contract for the impending and country’s first fast rail passageway project interfacing the monetary capital and the city of Ahmedabad. The organization said in an administrative recording that a huge agreement has been made sure about by the substantial common foundation business of L&T Construction from two bundles of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor, as per a PTI report. This rapid rail passage project is being executed by National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), in view of Japanese E5 Shinkansen innovation.

As per L&T, the framework firm didn’t offer some benefit of the agreements yet said the orders fall under the classification of “significant”, which range between a measure of Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore according to its agreements’ grouping. The organization expressed that the request is to obtain, collect, manufacture, paint just as transport 28 scaffolds. It further said the Rs 2,500 crore contract was made sure about through a consortium of L&T and Japan’s IHI Infrastructure Systems (IIS).

The country’s first Bullet Train project is the Modi government’s leader coordinated effort with Japan. The aggressive 508 km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad rapid rail hallway project for which PM Narendra Modi alongside then Japan PM Shinzo Abe, had established the framework stone in September 2017, is required to create in excess of 90,000 immediate and circuitous positions during the development time frame. The Bullet Train project is relied upon to flaunt speeds more than 300 km for every hour.

Other than Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, attainability considers have been endorsed by the public carrier for seven all the more rapid rail hallways including Delhi – Ahmedabad, Delhi – Amritsar, Varanasi – Howrah, Delhi – Varanasi, Mumbai – Hyderabad, Mumbai – Nagpur, Chennai – Mysore rail passageways.

L&T bags another mega agreement from Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

by Nachiket Goelon

The transportation foundation business of L&T Construction, the development arm of Larsen and Toubro, has made sure about another uber contract from the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) to build 87.569 km of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) venture, prevalently alluded as the Bullet Train venture, the organization said. L&T groups contracts upwards of ₹7,000 crore in the uber class.

L&T shares were 2% higher at ₹1172.20 in early exchange today. The stock had flooded 6% in the past meeting after the organization’s development and mining hardware business made sure about one of its greatest ever request.

This most recent request to develop the C6 Package of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) venture goes ahead the impact points of the previous one for the C4 Package of the task, the greatest EPC contract granted in the nation to date, including the development of a 237.1 km stretch, L&T said.

The extent of the MAHSR – C6 bundle incorporates the development of viaducts, one station, significant stream spans, support warehouses, and other helper works. This specific bundle speaks to 17.2% of the all out length, running raised from the edges of Vadodara to the edges of Ahmedabad with one station at Anand/Nadiad.

“This is yet another recognition of our capabilities to construct mega projects to speed and scale and we are grateful to the Government of India, Ministry of Railways, Indian Railway Board and NHSRCL for reposing faith in us to execute another huge package of this prestigious project,” said SN Subrahmanyan, CEO & Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro. “The Bullet Train project is the first sure sign of our economy kick-starting again, certainly a huge shot in the arm for the Indian infrastructure sector and another opportunity to drive the Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.”

The roughly 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail venture will cover 155.76 km in the Maharashtra, 4.3 km in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 348 km in the State of Gujarat with 12 stations along the course.

Upon fruition, the High-Speed Rail will work at a speed of 320 kmph, covering the whole separation in roughly 2 hours with restricted stops and in 3 hours with all stops, L&T said.

L&T set to win ₹25,000 cr agreement for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train venture

by Jatin Jhaon

Larsen and Toubro has developed as the most reduced bidder to manufacture the biggest portion of the forthcoming fast rail line among Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The organization offer ₹24,985 crore for developing the 237.1 km line for the projectile train venture, beating two different offers drove by Tata Projects and Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.

L&T rose as the most reduced bidder after the National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) opened budgetary offers put together by the three framework improvement firms for bundle C4 on Monday. This bundle is the biggest among for the line’s development, speaking to 47% of the principle line of 508.17 km. L&T’s fragment begins at Maharashtra – Gujarat outskirt and goes up to Vadodara station and incorporates four stations, at Vapi, Bilimora, Surat and Bharuch in Gujarat.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad projectile train passageway is being worked at an expense of ₹1.08 lakh crore with financing from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. NHSRCL had before said that the undertaking’s execution has eased back in light of the Coronavirus flare-up.

The NHSRCL welcomed offers for the Mumbai – Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (additionally called the MAHSR Bullet Train venture) on March 15, 2019. Specialized offers were opened on September 23 in which three bidders qualified. The other two bidders were a consortium of Tata Projects Ltd. – J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd. – NCC Ltd. JV and Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. – Ircon International Ltd. – JMC Projects India Ltd. JV.

The extent of the work incorporates plan and development of common works alongside building works remembering testing and dispatching for configuration work for twofold line rapid railroad, including viaducts, spans, upkeep terminals, burrow, stations and so forth

Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train, express highway projects: Chudasama, Patel to look into land acquisition

by Gaurang Gargon

For the fast removal of ranchers’ issues identified with the procurement of land for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai slug train and the Ahmedabad-Mumbai turnpike extends, the Gujarat government has shaped a board of trustees of three senior priests to investigate the issue and make proposals. These incorporate Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel and Forest and Environment Minister Ganpat Vasava.

The board was conformed to seven days prior, Vasava told mediapersons in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.

He said, “A committee of three ministers has been formed for the speedy disposal of land issues related to the bullet train and express highway… A team has been formed which consists of three senior ministers, the chief secretary and the revenue secretary. The committee has been working in the direction of farmers getting appropriate compensation in the land acquisition process for bullet train and express highway projects in Bharuch, Surat, Navsari and Valsad (districts). In the coming days, the state government will complete the land acquisition process expeditiously.”

“Farmers of South Gujarat are with the development of the country… being done by (Prime Minister) Narendrabhai (Modi) and (Chief Minister) Vijaybhai (Rupani). It is also necessary that farmers get appropriate and affordable rates (for land) and therefore, the committee has been formed to remove discrepancies in the jantri (ready reckoner of land prices in different parts of the state),” Vasava said. The committee will study the jantri rates and make suggestions that will ensure that the farmers get satisfactory rates and are happy, he added.

Vasava further said that the board of trustees, on Wednesday, heard agents of ranchers over the issue and will present its report to the state government soon.

The gathering was additionally gone to by BJP MLAs from South Gujarat, for example, Naresh Patel, Mukesh Patel and Piyush Desai, alongside Navsari MP and Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil.