New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Ministry of Railways collectively signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for station space improvement alongside Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail.
Project-SMART envisages the event of surrounding areas of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Railway (MAHSR) stations to boost accessibility and comfort of commuters and to advertise financial actions within the neighborhood of station areas.
The undertaking would facilitate and improve the institutional capability of State Governments, Municipal Corporations and Urban Development Authorities to plan, develop and handle surrounding areas of stations.
The MoU was inked for 4 High-Speed Rail Stations — Sabarmati, Surat in Gujarat and Virar and Thane in Maharashtra; out of 12 stations in-route. Surat, Virar and Thane are greenfield whereas Sabarmati is a brownfield improvement.
MoHUA, governments of Gujarat, Maharashtra and JICA are organizing a sequence of Seminars and area visits for Project-SMART in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor is an under-construction high-speed rail line connecting India’s financial hub Mumbai with town of Ahmedabad. When accomplished, it will likely be India’s first high-speed rail line.
The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) was included on February 12, 2016, beneath the Companies Act, 2013 with the thing of financing, establishing, sustaining and managing the High-Speed Rail Corridor in India. (ANI)