PMRDA set to hear 109 objections over land acquisition for Hyperloop

  • | Tuesday | 19th February, 2019

It allows the government to invite global firms to bid for the project and challenge the original proponents of the endeavour, Virgin Hyperloop One,” Hardikar said. Once it is done, they would announce the original project proponent — the Virgin Hyperloop One, following which they would prepare the detailed project report (DPR), Hardikar said.“After the DPR is submitted, the project will be opened up to the interested parties who would propose the implementation with better technology and financing plans,” he added.“The bidding will be held under the ‘Swiss challenge’ method. Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has received 109 objections pertaining to the land acquisition for the proposed Hyperloop project during the one-month period that ended on Tuesday.The state government had invited citizens to submit suggestions and objections under the intellectual property rights and by people who would be affected by the project.Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) commissioner Shravan Hardikar, who is also the additional in-charge of PMRDA, told TOI that most of the objections were related to the land acquisition and not for the concept or the technology.After hearing the objections, the authority is supposed to present the project before MahaIdea.

Pune: The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has received 109 objections pertaining to the land acquisition for the proposed Hyperloop project during the one-month period that ended on Tuesday.The state government had invited citizens to submit suggestions and objections under the intellectual property rights and by people who would be affected by the project.Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) commissioner Shravan Hardikar, who is also the additional in-charge of PMRDA, told TOI that most of the objections were related to the land acquisition and not for the concept or the technology.After hearing the objections, the authority is supposed to present the project before MahaIdea. Once it is done, they would announce the original project proponent — the Virgin Hyperloop One, following which they would prepare the detailed project report (DPR), Hardikar said.“After the DPR is submitted, the project will be opened up to the interested parties who would propose the implementation with better technology and financing plans,” he added.“The bidding will be held under the ‘Swiss challenge’ method. It allows the government to invite global firms to bid for the project and challenge the original proponents of the endeavour, Virgin Hyperloop One,” Hardikar said.

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