The Maharashtra government has set up a high-level expert committee headed by former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Dr Anil Kakodkar to examine the impact of the proposed Pune-Nashik semi high-speed railway line on the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at Khodad in Pune district, reported the PTI.

The committee will study whether the original railway alignment can be restored without affecting the functioning of the sensitive scientific facility.