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France keen to fund bullet train feasibility study in India
NEW DELHI: France on Friday showed keen interest in funding the feasibility study of the Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor of the proposed bullet train service, one of the three stretches that the government plans to implement under phase-I.
French transport minister Thierry Mariani, who is on a three-day visit to India, said they were also interested in providing financial support to Indian cities which plan to build Metro rail.
"We have funded 110 million euros for feasibility study of Bangalore Metro, which is almost 10% of the total project cost. We are interested to provide such support to other cities if we are approached by them," the minister said.
Mariani also met railway minister Dinesh Trivedi on Friday. He added that their discussion centred on safety issues and on cooperation in areas like hi-speed trains, in which France has expertise. "We have never had an accident since the speed train was introduced," he added.
The French minister said he would meet aviation minister Ajit Singh and would take up the issue of India opposing entry of the world's largest aircraft Airbus 380 into the country. He added that airports in Delhi and Mumbai had denied permission for the aircraft to land.
Despite demands from international airlines such as Lufthansa and Emirates, the government has not allowed any foreign airline to bring the jumbo aircraft as it would give tough competition to Indian carriers on major international routes.
France keen to fund bullet train feasibility study - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: France on Friday showed keen interest in funding the feasibility study of the Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor of the proposed bullet train service, one of the three stretches that the government plans to implement under phase-I.
French transport minister Thierry Mariani, who is on a three-day visit to India, said they were also interested in providing financial support to Indian cities which plan to build Metro rail.
"We have funded 110 million euros for feasibility study of Bangalore Metro, which is almost 10% of the total project cost. We are interested to provide such support to other cities if we are approached by them," the minister said.
Mariani also met railway minister Dinesh Trivedi on Friday. He added that their discussion centred on safety issues and on cooperation in areas like hi-speed trains, in which France has expertise. "We have never had an accident since the speed train was introduced,"
he added.The French minister said he would meet aviation minister Ajit Singh and would take up the issue of India opposing entry of the world's largest aircraft Airbus 380 into the country. He added that airports in Delhi and Mumbai had denied permission for the aircraft to land.
Despite demands from international airlines such as Lufthansa and Emirates, the government has not allowed any foreign airline to bring the jumbo aircraft as it would give tough competition to Indian carriers on major international routes.
France keen to fund bullet train feasibility study - The Times of India
