Mumbai: Pune-Nashik Semi-High Speed Project Awaits Final Approval
Mumbai, 29th June 2022: The Railway Ministry has decided to implement a semi-high speed railway project on the Pune-Nashik route.
“Out of 1,450 hectares of land required for this project, 30 hectares of private land has been acquired”, said Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (MRIDCL).
The process of acquisition of government and forest land is also in progress. Meanwhile, after the approval of the NITI Commission, the project has been submitted to the Union Cabinet for approval.
There is no such direct route to travel from Pune to Nashik. It takes six hours or more to travel. To reduce the travel time, the Railway Ministry has decided to implement the semi-high speed concept. This route will pass from Pune, Nashik, and Ahmednagar districts. For this, 1,450 hectares of land are needed from 102 villages. A joint measurement survey for land acquisition and alignment has been completed.
The NITI Commission approved the project in April. According to the sources, the Union Cabinet will soon give the final approval.
