<p>A team of experts from Japan International Construction Company (JICC) and Japan External Trade Organisation will land in Bangalore during May to study the feasibility of running high-speed trains in the State, including a bullet train service between Mysore and Chennai via Bangalore.<br /><br />Elaborating on the discussions he held with the Japanese authorities during his road shows in Singapore and Japan for the Global Investor Meet-2012, Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani said the experts will submit a detailed project report (DPR) on the feasibility of setting up high-speed rail corridors. <br /><br />The project has been conceptualised in three phases between Mysore and Chennai via Bangalore, between Bangalore and Belgaum via Davangere and Hubli, and between Bangalore and Gulbarga.<br /><br />The high-speed train project will require a dedicated rail link and will cost Rs 200 crore per km.</p>.<p>“We have held only preliminary discussion with the Japanese authorities. We know there is long way to go, but we thought there was nothing wrong in making a beginning,” <br /><br />Nirani said replying to queries from reporters whether it was practically <br />possible to implement such extravagant projects.<br /><br />To a query on the clearance required from the Centre for these projects, especially the bullet train corridor, Nirani said the State government would hold a discussion in this regard soon.<br /><br />Tunnel road<br /><br />Japanese highway experts will also explore the possibility of constructing a tunnel road for providing a permanent solution to the problematic Shiradi Ghat stretch, which connects Sakleshpur with Mangalore. <br /><br />The Japanese have agreed to share their expertise on constructing a peripheral ring road around the State capital during their visit to Bangalore.<br /><br />On the business model for the projects, Nirani said the venture would be purely Japanese one a BOT (build-operate-transfer) basis. There will be no investment from the State government in the projects, he said. <br /></p>
<p>A team of experts from Japan International Construction Company (JICC) and Japan External Trade Organisation will land in Bangalore during May to study the feasibility of running high-speed trains in the State, including a bullet train service between Mysore and Chennai via Bangalore.<br /><br />Elaborating on the discussions he held with the Japanese authorities during his road shows in Singapore and Japan for the Global Investor Meet-2012, Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani said the experts will submit a detailed project report (DPR) on the feasibility of setting up high-speed rail corridors. <br /><br />The project has been conceptualised in three phases between Mysore and Chennai via Bangalore, between Bangalore and Belgaum via Davangere and Hubli, and between Bangalore and Gulbarga.<br /><br />The high-speed train project will require a dedicated rail link and will cost Rs 200 crore per km.</p>.<p>“We have held only preliminary discussion with the Japanese authorities. We know there is long way to go, but we thought there was nothing wrong in making a beginning,” <br /><br />Nirani said replying to queries from reporters whether it was practically <br />possible to implement such extravagant projects.<br /><br />To a query on the clearance required from the Centre for these projects, especially the bullet train corridor, Nirani said the State government would hold a discussion in this regard soon.<br /><br />Tunnel road<br /><br />Japanese highway experts will also explore the possibility of constructing a tunnel road for providing a permanent solution to the problematic Shiradi Ghat stretch, which connects Sakleshpur with Mangalore. <br /><br />The Japanese have agreed to share their expertise on constructing a peripheral ring road around the State capital during their visit to Bangalore.<br /><br />On the business model for the projects, Nirani said the venture would be purely Japanese one a BOT (build-operate-transfer) basis. There will be no investment from the State government in the projects, he said. <br /></p>
