Mohali: Meeting dwells on rail corridor project

Mohali, January 29

To apprise people about the environmental and social impact of the proposed Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar high-speed rail corridor, a public consultation meeting was held by National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) at the District Administrative Complex here today.

The meeting was chaired by District Revenue Officer Amandeep Chawla while details of the proposal were shared by NHSRCL representative Anil Kumar. Anil apprised farmers about the project that would affect 43 villages of the district with the acquisition of 117.17 hectares of land.

The total length of the project is 474.772 km out of which 55.613 km would fall in Mohali district.

The stations proposed near Chandigarh for the project may be at Dilapur, Bakarpur, Shafipur and Rurka villages.

Being an electric train project, the environment pollution as well as vibration impact has been pegged at zero. The entire project would be constructed on 10 to 15 metre high pillars having width of 13 metre, besides a four metre road below that would be open for all and for maintenance purposes.

He cautioned farmers that the project was a mere proposal. He said there was no guarantee for acquiring any land in particular before the approval of the Union Cabinet.

Às per primary survey, there is no religious place, educational institution, hospital, archaeological monument, national park/wildlife or forest on land that could be acquired for the project.

District Revenue Officer Amandeep Chawla urged all present on the occasion to submit their suggestions or objections if any in writing so these could be forwarded to the agency concerned for consideration.

He said after getting approval for the proposal the land acquisition process would be initiated under the RFCTLARR Act (2013). — TNS

Trains to halt at 10 stations

The project has been designed for 350 km per hour speed while a train would run at 320 km per hour. The average speed, including halting at the proposed 10 stations, has been assessed at 250 km per hour.