Summary:
Nearly 155km of the bullet train will pass through the state and have stations at BKC, Thane and Boisar. The original deadline to start bullet train service was set for 2023, but was later advanced by a year to August 15, 2022, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark 75 years of Independence. The locals are upset as they feel they will not be able to reap the benefits of the bullet train which is meant to serve the “affluent class” of Mumbai and Gujarat. “Even here, the work on ground will begin only after monsoon.”In Palghar, locals are refusing to budge even as NHSRC and revenue officials have been making several attempts. In Maharashtra,a total of 353 hectares of land is to be acquired in 108 villages..