Bharatiya Janata Party · 2014
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एक गलियारा बन रहा है और चतुर्भुज है ही नहीं। घोषणापत्र ने उच्च गति रेल का डायमंड क्वाड्रिलैटरल वादा किया था — भारत के चार कोनों को बुलेट ट्रेन से जोड़ना। बारह वर्ष बाद रेल मंत्रालय ने 5 अगस्त 2026 को संसद को बताया: ‘वर्तमान में मुंबई-अहमदाबाद उच्च गति रेल (एमएएचएसआर) परियोजना (508 किमी) निष्पादनाधीन है।’ एक लाइन, देश के एक ही तरफ़। उसकी भौतिक प्रगति ठोस है — पूरी 1,389.5 हेक्टेयर भूमि अधिग्रहीत, सभी मंज़ूरियाँ प्राप्त, सभी 1,651 उपयोगिताएँ स्थानांतरित, 452 किमी पियर, 356 किमी गर्डर और 209 किमी ट्रैक बेड — और मंत्रालय कोई पूर्णता तिथि नहीं देता। किसी अन्य गलियारे का निर्माण शुरू नहीं हुआ है।
“हम डायमंड क्वाड्रिलैटरल परियोजना शुरू करेंगे — उच्च गति ट्रेन नेटवर्क (बुलेट ट्रेन) की।”कोई कैग निष्पादन लेखापरीक्षा प्रकाशित नहीं
इस योजना पर कैग की कोई निष्पादन लेखापरीक्षा प्रकाशित नहीं हुई है। लेखापरीक्षा का न होना इस बात का प्रमाण नहीं है कि दावा सही है या ग़लत।
मुंबई-अहमदाबाद उच्च गति रेल परियोजना की कोई कैग लेखापरीक्षा हमारे पास मौजूद रिपोर्टों में संसद में नहीं रखी गई है। यहाँ के आँकड़े रेल मंत्रालय के अपने हैं।
कोई लेखापरीक्षा अवधि नहीं — इस योजना पर कैग की कोई निष्पादन लेखापरीक्षा प्रकाशित नहीं हुई।
508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor under execution; 452 km of piers, 356 km of girders, 209 km of track bed completed
मंत्रालय शुरुआती देरी का कारण महाराष्ट्र में भूमि अधिग्रहण बताता है, जिसने ‘परियोजना को 2021 तक प्रभावित किया’ और जो ‘2022 में गति पकड़ी’। प्रश्न में पूछे गए चेन्नई-बेंगलुरु और हैदराबाद-बेंगलुरु गलियारे सर्वेक्षण और विस्तृत परियोजना रिपोर्ट के चरण में हैं।
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2899, Chennai-Bengaluru/Hyderabad-Bengaluru High Speed Rail Corridors — answer by the Ministry of Railways
The 2014 manifesto's high speed rail promise is a single line in the infrastructure chapter, and its scope is what makes it testable: "We will launch Diamond Quadrilateral project - of High Speed Train network (bullet train)."
A diamond quadrilateral means Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Chennai, Chennai-Kolkata and Kolkata-Delhi, with diagonals — the high speed equivalent of the Golden Quadrilateral highway network. What exists is one corridor on one flank.
The Ministry of Railways stated the position to the Lok Sabha on 5 August 2026: "Presently, the Mumbai-Amdavad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project (508 km) is under execution." Twelve stations are planned — Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Amdavad and Sabarmati — and the corridor runs through Gujarat, Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
The construction record on that one line is genuinely strong, and this fact-check should say so. "Entire land (1389.5 Ha.) for MAHSR project has been acquired. All Statutory Clearances have been obtained. All 1651 utilities have been shifted." Physical progress: 452 km of piers, 356 km of girders, 209 km of track bed and 190 km of overhead electrification masts. For an Indian infrastructure project of this scale, complete land acquisition and full clearances is not a small thing.
It is also years behind where it was meant to be. The project was launched in 2017 with a target of 2022, and the ministry names the reason without evasion: "The delay in land acquisition in the State of Maharashtra has impacted the project till 2021. The land acquisition picked up in 2022 in Maharashtra." No revised completion date appears anywhere in the answer.
On the rest of the quadrilateral, the question specifically asked about the Chennai-Bengaluru and Hyderabad-Bengaluru corridors, and the answer's silence on any construction there is the finding: those remain at survey and detailed project report stage, as do the other proposed corridors. Nothing beyond Mumbai-Ahmedabad has broken ground.
A network of four corridors was promised. One is being built, well behind schedule, with no completion date published. Our verdict is not supported.
BJP Election Manifesto 2014 — Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
“Our Pledge — Ek Bharat - Shreshtha Bharat: Vibrant and Participatory Democracy; Empowered and Inspired People; Inclusive and Sustainable Development; Quality life in Villages and Cities; Basic Amenities to All; Flourishing Agriculture; Productive Youth; Involved Women; Robust physical and social Infrastructure; Innovative and Technologically driven Society; Globally competitive Economy; Brand India built on Quality; Strong, Effective and Futuristic Institutions; Open, Transparent and Systems-based Government; Pro-active, Pro-people Good Governance.”
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2899, Chennai-Bengaluru/Hyderabad-Bengaluru High Speed Rail Corridors — answer by the Ministry of Railways
“Presently, the Mumbai-Amdavad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project (508 km) is under execution. The Project is passing through the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli with 12 stations planned at Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Amdavad and Sabarmati. Entire land (1389.5 Ha.) for MAHSR project has been acquired. All Statutory Clearances have been obtained. All 1651 utilities have been shifted. The delay in land acquisition in the State of Maharashtra has impacted the project till 2021. The land acquisition picked up in 2022 in Maharashtra. The progress of various major items so far is as under: Piers — 452 kms; Girder — 356 kms; Track Bed — 209 kms; OHE Masts — 190 kms.”