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The corporation has been enquiring about the hurdles faced by the state government in acquiring 400 acres of land near Shamshabad for the common high-speed rail station and rolling stock depot.

Although the state administration has been directed to expedite land acquisition, officials concerned said that the government has been facing formidable challenges to complete the land acquisition due to local factors. Court directions and resistance by local people against the land acquisition could stall the process if the state government does not address the issue expeditiously. Now, the major challenge is to realign the bullet train track and station locations if the land acquisition is not completed in a time-bound manner.

Farmers have already raised objections over land acquisition at Bahadurguda, where the government proposed to acquire 500 acres of land for a bullet train hub. State officials have been told: “The Union government will not give a clearance to the realignment of the bullet train routes unless the land acquisition is completed. The state government has to resolve the land issue to ensure the approval of the bullet train projects by the Centre immediately”.

It is learnt that environmental issues are also creating trouble for laying bullet train tracks alongside the Vikarabad forest area. The demand for realignment of the Hyderabad – Chennai bullet train has already been raised in the old Nalgonda district. Ministers and opposition leaders from BRS and BJP are demanding bullet train route in their Assembly segments.