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Covid-19 snag in Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, may fail to meet 2023 deadline

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NEW DELHI : The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, which is scheduled to be completed by December 2023, may fail to meet its deadline due to the coronavirus pandemic that has led to delays in opening tenders and land acquisition, officials said.The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) has already acquired 63 per cent of the land for the project -- about 77% land in Gujarat, 80% in Dadar Nagar Haveli and 22% in Maharashtra.

Officials said there are still issues in acquiring land in areas like Palghar in Maharashtra and Navsari in Gujarat.Last year, the company had floated nine civil work tenders which could not be opened because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.“Because of COVID we had to postpone the opening of a few.

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