He reviewed the implementation of the 508.17 km bullet train project and directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to hand over 4.8 hectares of land available for the underground station by September 30. He also asked the Palghar and Thane District Collectors to resolve issues of land acquisition, compensation, and land transfer by the same date.
The state CM’s directives are important as the possession of nearly 159.07 hectares of land from Palghar district is still pending. A total of 1396 hectares of land from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli is needed for the bullet train project. He insisted that the local agencies should take advantage of the Centre’s pro-active role in approving various infra projects by regular follow-ups and their timely implementations. Not just this, he also reviewed the current status of various other transport infrastructure projects including railway, metro, multi-modal corridor and the Pune-Nashik Semi High-Speed Rail project which was approved by the NITI Aayog in April 2022.
