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Vasai bypass rail project awaits land survey before acquisition
The Vasai Bypass and Naigaon-Juchandra chord line remains stalled on the ground because its Joint Measurement Survey has not been conducted, The Free Press Journal reports. Western Railway says the survey must…
The Story in Brief
The Vasai Bypass and Naigaon-Juchandra chord line remains stalled on the ground because its Joint Measurement Survey has not been conducted, The Free Press Journal reports. Western Railway says the survey must be completed with the Palghar district administration before final land acquisition can proceed. The Rs 175.99-crore, 5.73-km project received Railway Board approval in July 2023. Land acquisition proposals now cover 8.08 hectares, while notifications and environmental processing have advanced.
The project also needs approval to divert 14.10 hectares of mangrove land. Engineering plans for Naigaon and Juchandra are at different approval stages. The proposed line would connect Western Railway with the Konkan Railway network, allowing trains to avoid reversals and potentially easing suburban congestion. The Palghar administration did not respond to the newspaper’s query.
The Indian Opinion
The paperwork can create an impression of steady progress, while the missing survey shows why files alone do not deliver rail lines. Claims that the project is effectively complete are premature, but dismissing every approval as meaningless is also lazy. Land ownership, compensation and mangrove safeguards must be settled before construction. The practical test is simple: when will the joint survey report be completed and land acquisition formally begin?
Source: freepressjournal.in
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