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No Land Acquisition Ordered for Three Proposed Rail Corridors
India is considering three high-speed rail routes from Hyderabad to Chennai, Bengaluru and Pune.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government has not asked the states to acquire land for them.
The routes are still being studied and have not been chosen yet.
He said any land acquisition happening now in the name of these projects is illegal.
After the routes are finalised, the details will be shared with state governments and farmers.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said no land acquisition requisitions had been sent to the states.
The proposed corridors would connect Hyderabad with Chennai, Bengaluru and Pune.
Alignment studies for all three high-speed rail corridors are underway.
The routes have not yet been finalised, Vaishnaw said.
He described any land acquisition undertaken in the projects’ names at this stage as illegal.
- Who
- Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy discussed the proposed corridors.
- What
- Vaishnaw clarified that no land acquisition requisitions had been sent for the three proposed high-speed rail corridors.
- Where
- At a meeting in Hyderabad.
- When
- Friday; no calendar date was specified.
- Why
- Alignment studies are underway, and the routes have not yet been finalised.
Key facts
- Proposed routes
- Hyderabad–Chennai, Hyderabad–Bengaluru and Hyderabad–Pune
- Land acquisition status
- No requisitions had been sent to the respective state governments
- Project stage
- Alignment studies are underway
- Route status
- Alignments have not been finalised
- Next step
- Share route details with state governments and farmers after alignments are finalised
- Minister's warning
- Vaishnaw said land acquisition in the projects’ names at this stage was illegal
Sources
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