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A cheetah logo will represent India's bullet train project
Last updated on Oct 24, 2017, 01:54 pm
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Sources have said that a logo designed by a student of the National Institute of Design is the top choice for India's ambitious bullet train project.
The Railways held a month-long contest for a logo, inviting designs from the public. Around a 100 entries were received, an official said.
A panel headed by renowned painter-architect Satish Gujral was in charge of deciding the winner.
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Contest
The competition saw about 100 entries
![The competition saw about 100 entries]( "The competition saw about 100 entries")
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The logo designing contest was open from April 19 to May 18. "Three entries were shortlisted after initial screening," said an official.
Apart from the finalized NID-Ahmedabad entry, the two others were from Delhi's School of Planning and Architecture, and NID-Bengaluru.
The panel headed by Gujral also included a NITI Aayog member and an NHSRCL official; the NHSRCL is in charge of the project.
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The winning entry combines speed, calm and reliability
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According to sources, the logo designed by the NID-Ahmedabad student was chosen as "the cheetah represents speed, while the red and blue lines symbolize calm and reliability".
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The ambitious high-speed rail project should be operational by 2022
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On September 14, PM Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail.
The government aims to make it operation by August 15, 2022, on the 75th anniversary of Indian independence.
For the project, Japan is providing India a soft loan of Rs. 90,000cr at 0.1% interest for 50 years.
