<p>Maverick British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson on Thursday called on Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to give a push to the proposed hyperloop project between Mumbai and Pune.</p>.<p>The meeting between Thackeray and Virgin Group founder was held at Matoshree, the Bandra bungalow of the Thackeray family.</p>.<p>The meeting comes at a time when the Uddhav-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government is reviewing several projects of the erstwhile BJP-led government of which the Shiv Sena has been a partner.</p>.<p>"It was a courtesy call. During the meeting Branson detailed about the hyperloop project, discussed civil aviation and other businesses of his company," official sources said.</p>.<p>According to earlier discussions after the Make in India summit, it was revealed that the journey between Mumbai and Pune will take just 29 minutes by hyperloop.</p>.<p>Hyperloop will travel at a speed between 600 to 700 kmph.</p>.<p>The Hyperloop mode of transportation is being pioneered by Branson but has not been implemented anywhere in the world. However, Branson's concept, which aims to allow supersonic transport via a pod moving inside a vacuum tube, has drawn interest across the globe.</p>.<p>Branson was among the invitees at the Make in India summit in Mumbai a few years ago, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. </p>.<p>During the summit, the then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had met Branson and also visited the Hyperloop facility in Nevada, United States.</p>.<p>The state government has approved the formation of a consortium of DP World FZE and Hyperloop Technologies as "original project proponent".</p>.<p>The FDI project is expected to see an investment of Rs 70,000 crore.</p>.<p>At present, Mumbai is well connected to Pune by road and rail besides air.</p>
<p>Maverick British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson on Thursday called on Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to give a push to the proposed hyperloop project between Mumbai and Pune.</p>.<p>The meeting between Thackeray and Virgin Group founder was held at Matoshree, the Bandra bungalow of the Thackeray family.</p>.<p>The meeting comes at a time when the Uddhav-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government is reviewing several projects of the erstwhile BJP-led government of which the Shiv Sena has been a partner.</p>.<p>"It was a courtesy call. During the meeting Branson detailed about the hyperloop project, discussed civil aviation and other businesses of his company," official sources said.</p>.<p>According to earlier discussions after the Make in India summit, it was revealed that the journey between Mumbai and Pune will take just 29 minutes by hyperloop.</p>.<p>Hyperloop will travel at a speed between 600 to 700 kmph.</p>.<p>The Hyperloop mode of transportation is being pioneered by Branson but has not been implemented anywhere in the world. However, Branson's concept, which aims to allow supersonic transport via a pod moving inside a vacuum tube, has drawn interest across the globe.</p>.<p>Branson was among the invitees at the Make in India summit in Mumbai a few years ago, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. </p>.<p>During the summit, the then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had met Branson and also visited the Hyperloop facility in Nevada, United States.</p>.<p>The state government has approved the formation of a consortium of DP World FZE and Hyperloop Technologies as "original project proponent".</p>.<p>The FDI project is expected to see an investment of Rs 70,000 crore.</p>.<p>At present, Mumbai is well connected to Pune by road and rail besides air.</p>