Land worth Rs 30 crore acquired in Vadodara for the bullet train project

10,266 square meter land worth Rs 30.80 crores has been acquired in Vadodara for the bullet train project. The total amount of land to be acquired is 1,89,762 square meter. As per the rules, 80% of the amount has to be paid to 22 landowners which amounts to Rs 30.80 crores, and the rest will be paid after the completion of the project.

Manjalpur based Amarkunj society has been paid a sum of 4 crore for an 868 square meter common plot. The areas where the acquisition is going on are Akota, Gorva, Karolia, Channi Maneja, Manjalpur, Vadsar, Vadodara Kasba, and Nagarwada.

Previously 1000 farmers had opposed the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in September 2018. As many as 1,000 farmers affected by the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train submitted affidavits in the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday, voicing their opposition to the project.

The farmers submitted petitions challenging the land acquisition process for the bullet train saying that they didn’t want their land to be acquired for the project. The bullet train project is set to cost Rs 1.10 lakh crore project and will run at a speed of 320-350 kmph, with 12 stations across its 500 km stretch.