Bullet Train In India Route Station
Alternative Bullet train routes
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 116
ANSWERED ON 21.06.2019
Alternative Bullet train routes
116 Dr. Amee Yajnik
Shri Husain Dalwai
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether Government has done a thorough assessment on alternative routes for the construction of Bullet train passage, if so, the details of other routes and reasons for their abandonment, if not the reasons therefor;
(b) whether budget was allocated for compensation of displaced citizens, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether alternative places have been marked for their dislocation settlement, if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) whether the Ministry plans to reinstate the loss to flora and fauna, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a): A Joint Feasibility Study for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway (MAHSR) Corridor was done by Japan International Cooperation Agency & Ministry of Railways, Government of India. Three alternative alignments were assessed in the report, as under :-
Alternative 1: High Speed Railway (HSR) passes through the existing Central Business District (CBD) areas except for Surat area;
Alternative 2: HSR passes through the existing CBD areas except for Vadodara and Ahmedabad area;
Alternative 3: HSR passes through the existing CBD areas using existing lines in major cities.
The comparison of three alternative routes was made in the report and Alternative 1 was chosen for having highest estimated EIRR of 11.8%, whereas the estimated EIRR for Alternative 2 & 3 were 10.9% & 10.3% respectively.
(b): The Budget provision has been made for Rehabilitation and Resettlement for the displaced citizen as per the provision of “Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013”.
(c): Alternative options including monetary compensation have been formulated for relocation of project affected people.
(d): The MAHSR Project is being implemented by National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which is a joint venture of Ministry of Railways, Government of India with Government of Gujarat and Government of Maharashtra. The re-in statement of loss to flora and fauna has been planned as per the laid down stipulations as per guidelines of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEF&CC) and Hon’ble Supreme Court.
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