Coronavirus impact: Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project may fail to meet 2023 deadline

Last year, nine civil work tenders were floated which could not be opened because of the coronavirus pandemic

'Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train fare to be around Rs 3,000'

'We hope that the work would start by March or April next year when the works will be awarded to the agencies,' said Khare.

A farmers’ march by the AIKS last year had forced the state government to give in-principle acceptance to several of their demands.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed corridor has been plagued by land acquisition issues but is expected to meet the deadline for a 2022 launch.

Petitioners stated that land acquisition can only be done by Centre and not state.

The bullet trains will be laced with advanced fire detection system and anti-derailment measures.

According to reports, Indian officials have sought a meeting this month with Japan's transport ministry officials in Tokyo to assuage their concerns.

The farmers are demanding that the government either withdraw the project or give government jobs to their sons.

It would be the first bullet train station whose design has been finalised by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd.

Officials have been given 10 days to provide these revised estimates to the minister.