MAHSR Tunnel Breakthrough: Second Mountain Tunnel MT-6 Completed
Why in the news
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that excavation of the second mountain tunnel, labelled MT-6, has been finished on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor.
Key facts
- Tunnel: MT-6, the second mountain tunnel on the line to see its breakthrough.
- Location: Palghar, Maharashtra.
- Project: Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail, India’s first bullet train project.
- Milestone type: completion of tunnelling work, not the opening of the line.
Significance
- Shows steady progress on the flagship bullet train effort.
- Builds Indian engineering capability for working in difficult geological terrain.
Exam angle
- Code of the tunnel: MT-6, second of the mountain tunnels.
- District and State: Palghar, Maharashtra.
- Corridor: Mumbai–Ahmedabad, abbreviated MAHSR.