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Japan`s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are likely to visit Ahmedabad in September for the ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the Rs1 lakh crore Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. They will also take part in the launch of two Japan Industrial Parks, and in the inauguration of the International Buddhist Festival on the Sabarmati riverfront. A high-level delegation of the Gujarat government — led by chief secretary J N Singh — is in Japan for a week-long visit to give final touches to Abe`s plan to make his maiden trip to Gujarat. While the Government of India is following up on funding from Japan for the bullet train project, Gujarat government officials will pitch for investments for the two dedicated Japan Industrial Parks. In Ahmedabad, details are being finalized for the station for the bullet train. The chairman of the Railway Board, A K Mittal held a review meeting in Ahmedabad on the progress of the bullet train project and the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation. The Gujarat delegation led by the chief secretary will join the Indian delegation in talks with the Japan government to settle various details related to the likely visit of Abe to India, especially Gujarat. The Gujarat delegation will assist GOI`s efforts to finalize the bullet train project and other Gujarat-related projects.
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