i ▁India ▁P vt . ▁Ltd ▁and ▁Oriental ▁Cons ult ants . ▁The ▁study ▁formally ▁began ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁J IC ▁will ▁forec ast ▁demand , ▁set ▁far es ▁and ▁dev ise ▁a ▁train ▁operation ▁plan , ▁handle ▁pre lim inary ▁design ▁work ▁for ▁structures ▁such ▁as ▁t unn els ▁and ▁brid ges , ▁and ▁draw ▁up ▁an ▁overall ▁construction ▁schedule . ▁Japan ▁International ▁Cons ult ants ▁for ▁Transport ation ▁( J IC ) ▁Project ▁Manager ▁stated ▁that ▁" cond itions ▁surrounding ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁high - speed ▁railway ▁in ▁India ▁- ▁such ▁as ▁weather , ▁which ▁is ▁har sh ▁there , ▁and ▁the ▁quality ▁and ▁standards ▁of ▁materials ▁- ▁are ▁consider ably ▁different ▁from ▁those ▁in ▁Japan . ▁So ▁we ▁are ▁now ▁comparing ▁and ▁adjust ing ▁to ▁these ▁technical ▁matters ." ▁Japanese ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁companies ▁conducted ▁training ▁programs ▁for ▁railway ▁staff ▁in ▁India . ▁J IC ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁expert ise ▁in ▁India ▁gained ▁from ▁construct ing ▁and ▁operating ▁various ▁rapid ▁trans it ▁systems ▁could ▁be ▁util ized ▁for ▁the ▁high ▁speed ▁rail ▁project . ▁Japan ▁also ▁provided ▁training ▁to ▁Indian ▁Railway ▁Ministry ▁officials , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁studied ▁in ▁government - sp ons ored ▁programs ▁at ▁gradu ate ▁schools ▁in ▁Japan . ▁India ▁and ▁Japan ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁H SR ▁Training ▁Institute ▁in ▁India ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁to ▁train ▁railway ▁staff ▁in ▁high ▁speed ▁rail ▁operations . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁received ▁clear ance ▁from ▁the ▁National