o - techn ical ▁surve ys ▁and ▁tests ▁under ▁the ▁sea ▁bed ▁for ▁the ▁under ground ▁section ▁were ▁completed ▁by ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Civil ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁cor rid or ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁begin ▁by ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁The ▁dead line ▁was ▁advanced ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁bullet ▁train ▁go ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁run ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁India ' s ▁ 7 5 th ▁Independ ence ▁day . ▁However , ▁surve ys ▁and ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁faced ▁del ays ▁and ▁dis ru ptions ▁due ▁to ▁protest s ▁by ▁far mers , ▁land ▁own ers , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁Nav n ir man ▁S ena ▁party , ▁which ▁oppos es ▁the ▁bullet ▁train ▁project . ▁The ▁dead line ▁to ▁complete ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁from ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁protest s . ▁Railway ▁Minister ▁Pi y ush ▁Go yal ▁stated ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁December ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 , 4 3 4 . 4 ▁hect ares ▁of ▁land ▁will ▁be ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁including ▁private , ▁government , ▁forest ▁and ▁railway ▁land .