adi ▁informed ▁Parliament ▁that ▁ 2 9 7 ▁villages ▁were ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁proposed ▁route ▁in ▁Gu jar at ▁and ▁ 9 7 % ▁of ▁land ▁own ers ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁had ▁cons ented ▁to ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁but ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁still ▁facing ▁challeng es ▁acqu iring ▁land ▁in ▁certain ▁po ckets ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra . ▁N HS RC ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁Ach al ▁Kh are ▁stated ▁that ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁total ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁complete ▁as ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁Gu jar at ▁High ▁Court ▁dismiss ed ▁a ▁batch ▁of ▁pet itions ▁file d ▁by ▁far mers ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁their ▁lands ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁Railway ▁Board ▁Chair man ▁V K ▁Y ad av ▁stated ▁that ▁ 4 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁had ▁been ▁acquired . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁The ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁brid ges , ▁vi ad uct s ▁and ▁t unn els ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁engine ers ▁based ▁in ▁Del hi , ▁M umb ai ▁and ▁Japan . ▁The ▁cor rid or ▁is ▁ 5 0 8 . 0 9   km ▁long ▁and ▁travers es ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁Gu jar at ▁and ▁the ▁union ▁territory ▁of ▁D ad ra ▁and ▁Nag ar ▁Hav eli . ▁The ▁alignment ▁compr ises ▁ 4 6