2020
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Rajiv Kumar
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Amitabh Kant
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V K Saraswat
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Jyoti Sinha
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Detailed explanation-1: -Saraswat as its Chairman and Adviser (Infrastructure Connectivity, NITI Aayog) Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha as its convener. Its other members are Railway Board Chairman & CEO V.K.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which company is making Hyperloop in India? Maharashtra, India, Virgin Hyperloop-DP has got permission from the World consortium to build the project for Mumbai to Pune.
Detailed explanation-3: -DP World is Virgin Hyperloop’s majority owner, with 76% of shares. Virgin founder Richard Branson was originally drawn to the hyperloop project for its potential to transport passengers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hyperloop in India IIT Madras’s Avishkar Hyperloop which was formed in 2017 had been working on scalability and frugal engineering concepts for the development of a Hyperloop based transportation system for India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Plans are being drawn up for a cargo hyperloop parallel to either the Chennai-Bengaluru railway line, highways connecting the cities, or a line between Chennai and Puducherry. To test the plan, a 400-metre hyperloop comprising 4-5-metre pods and clocking 250 kmph speed will come up at IIT Madras by June-September 2023.