Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced major progress in India's first Bullet Train project, stating that 360 km of the corridor has been completed despite facing setbacks. He blamed the delay on former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, claiming his government denied permissions, causing a two-and-a-half-year setback.
"We are working to recover the lost time caused by permission delays under (Uddhav) Thackeray. The Maharashtra section is now progressing well. Almost 2 km of the undersea tunnel is ready," Vaishnaw said.
#WATCH | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says, "Work of almost 360 km of Bullet train has been completed, and the loss of two and half years that we had due to the permission denied by (Uddhav) Thackeray, we are trying to make up that as well. The… pic.twitter.com/a7tvrMClnX
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The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train, a game-changing infrastructure project, is now seeing accelerated construction, with both Gujarat and Maharashtra sections gaining momentum. The undersea tunnel, a landmark engineering feat, is also nearing completion.
