Ahmedabad, Feb. 22 -- Union Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu, on Saturday inspected the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project for the "first time" and praised the initiative as a key step toward India's infrastructural development.

Bittu said the project, part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for a modern railway network, has generated employment for nearly one lakh people.

Speaking to the media, Bittu expressed admiration for the project's execution. "I am visiting here for the first time. This is PM Modi's vision. The idea that he has is great, and the vision that he has made is very good....One lakh people have got employment...This is a great project..."

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