▁The ▁Railway ▁Ministry ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁ac quire ▁ 2 1 . 0 2 ▁hect ares ▁or ▁about ▁ 1 . 4 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁land ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁N HS RC ▁officials ▁stated ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁received ▁the ▁consent ▁for ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁from ▁ 6 1 ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 4 ▁villages ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁that ▁were ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁proposed ▁route . ▁Official s ▁in ▁Gu jar at ▁stated ▁that ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁in ▁Gu jar at ▁was ▁completed . ▁ ▁A ▁report ▁by ▁news ▁ag ency ▁I AN S ▁quoted ▁an ▁un named ▁N HS RC ▁official ▁as ▁stating ▁that ▁ 3 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁as ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁official ▁stated ▁that ▁ 4 7 1 ▁of ▁ 9 4 0 ▁hect ares ▁of ▁land ▁was ▁acquired ▁in ▁Gu jar at ▁and ▁ 6 6 ▁of ▁ 4 3 1 ▁hect ares ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Rail ways ▁S ures h ▁Ang