[5] After Lidar surveys were completed in September 2020, the detailed projects report (DPR) was being prepared.

The officials stated that it would take up to three to four years to acquire the land, shift utilities, get several clearances and NOCs for various departments, cut trees, and to complete other works.

The alignment will run alongside existing Railway lines to avoid problems in Land acquisition.

[8] In February 2020, NHRCL invited bids for a Li-DAR survey in order to prepare final alignment design for the six corridors including Delhi-Ahmedabad.

[9] A year later in January 2021, the tenders for the preparation of DPR of the corridor through a Li-DAR survey had been awarded already according to a NHSRCL spokesperson.