Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Work on undersea rail tunnel commences

The work for Indias first sevenkilometer undersea rail tunnel which is a part of the 21kilometre long tunnel between BKC and Shilphata in Mumbai has commenced National High Speed Rail Corporation NHSRCL said in its latest update NHSRCL is overseeing the ambitious MumbaiAhmedabad bullet train projectIn the latest update it said 194 km of viaduct and 322 km of pier work have been completed three 03 steel bridges spanning 70 meters 100 meters and 130 meters are completed in Surat Anand and Vadodara respectivelyThe bridge works on nine rivers out of the total 24 river bridges on the bullet train corridor Par Valsad district Purna Navsari district Mindhola Navsari district Ambika Navsari district Auranga Valsad district Venganiya Navsari district Mohar Kheda district Dhadhar Vadodara district and Kolak River Valsad district has been completed and the work on other important rivers Narmada Tapti Mahi and Sabarmati is in progressThe first mountain tunnel of 350 m length and 126 m diameter located near Zaroli Village in Valsad Gujarat is completedThe foundation work on eight Bullet Train Stations in Gujarat Vapi Bilimora Surat Bharuch Anand Vadodara Ahmedabad and Sabarmati is completedThe structural work has been completed for Surat depot Earthwork is completed for Sabarmati rolling stock depot and basement foundation work for the administrative building is completed Survey and design works are in progress at Thane rolling stock depot the update readThe track laying work in Gujarat is progressing well More than 35000 MT of rails and three sets 03 of track construction machinery have been received at Surat and Vadodara The assembly testing and commissioning of these track machinery is in progress The Additionally Driven Intermediate Tunnel ADIT of 394 meter at Ghansoli for Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project has been excavatedThe excavation works for the construction of the Mumbai Bullet Train station has started Ground works are in progress at Thane Virar and Boisar stations More than 100 foundations have been completed recently for pier work of the elevated section Work on five 05 mountain tunnels has started in Palghar districtRailways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in March this year said that the muchawaited bullet train project will be ready by 2026 with services between Surat and Bilimora commencing initiallyThe MumbaiAhmedabad bullet train corridor has been making steady progress since work began in November 2021 The project initially faced delays due to challenges in land acquisitionPrime Minister Narendra Modi and his thenJapanese counterpart Shinzo Abe launched the project in Ahmedabad on September 14 2017National HighSpeed Rail Corporation Limited NHSRCL was incorporated on February 12 2016 under the Companies Act 2013 with the object of financing constructing maintaining and managing the HighSpeed Rail Corridor in IndiaThe Company has been modeled as a Special Purpose Vehicle in the joint sector with equity participation by the Central Government through the Ministry of Railways and two State Governments Government of Gujarat and Government of MaharashtraAs per the Joint Feasibility Study report of 2015 the project was estimated to cost Rs 108000 crore with an expected completion period of 8 yearsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever