Around 940 hectares of land to be acquired for Manmad-Indore tracks in Nashik and Dhule districts
The process for the acquisition of land for the Rs18,000-crore project, sanctioned in 2016 during the tenure of then railway minister Suresh Prabhu by the cabinet under the stewardship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is in various stages. These stages include assessing the area required, finalising the land needed, and publishing the preliminary and final notifications.
In Nashik district, the track will start from Manmad Junction (Nandgaon taluka) and pass through Chandwad and Malegaon talukas into Dhule district.
"In all, 360 hectares of land are required. The work of joint measurement of the land in the 21 villages of the district will begin in the latter half of June," said a senior official.
The route will pass through Dhule, Shindkeda, and then into Shirpur talukas before entering Madhya Pradesh, requiring more than 580 hectare of land will be required for the tracks, though assessment is yet to be carried out in some areas.
"We have acquired 240 hectares of land from Borvihir to Nardana already, and the railways is now taking possession of the same.
We have initiated the process of land acquisition for another 120 hectares of land – in all, about 10 villages," said sub divisional officer of Dhule, Rohan Kuwar.
The track will pass through nine villages of Shindkheda taluka and 18 villages of Shirpur taluka, where collectively more than 220 hectares of land is likely to be required. "Here, the work of finalising the routes is being carried out, and it is likely to be completed in about two months. Once this is finalised, the exact quantum of land required will be decided," a senior official from the district administration said.
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