Land acquisition to commence in Patna district for Varanasi-Patna-Howrah HSR corridor project soon 

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) is expected to commence acquisition of 135.06 hectares of land in Patna district for the Varanasi-Patna-Howrah high speed rail (HSR) corridor project soon.

The project involves development of a 760 km HSR corridor between Varanasi and Howrah via Patna in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar.