Change alignment of railway corridor, Uddhav writes to Modi

He also suggests new high-speed rail route between Pune and Aurangabad

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to change the alignment of Mumbai-Hyderabad High Speed Rail Corridor (HSR) via Jalna-Nanded instead of Pune and has suggested a new HSR route between Pune and Aurangabad.

Mr. Thackeray pointed out that the State will accommodate the Mumbai-Nagpur HSR within the Right of Way (RoW) of the under construction Samruddhi expressway between the two cities.

The Chief Minister in his letter added that if that happens, the proposed Mumbai-Hyderabad HSR can be planned via-Jalna, which stands on the expressway. “GoM have already approved an expressway between Jalna and Nanded. Further, NHAI have already planned an expressway from Nanded to Hyderabad. If the same logic of accommodating the HSR within the RoW of an expressway is applied, as is proposed by the HSR between Nagpur and Mumbai, the Mumbai-Hyderabad HSR can also be planned along Mumbai-Nanded Expressway via Jalna and further within the RoW of proposed expressway between Nanded and Hyderabad,” the letter said.