MUMBAI: A trial run of the monorail from Wadala to Bhakti Park (2.5 km) has been scheduled for July and another from Wadala to Mysore Colony (4.5 km) will be held on August 15.
Officials connected with the project said that L&T and Scomi, the builders of the project, are pushing hard to meet these deadlines.
There are 20 monorail systems in Asia; Metro networks are in operation in 178 cities around the world
CHENNAI: With the State government recently announcing a proposal to construct a crisscrossing network of monorail corridors in the city that would be 300 km in length, Chennai has been put on the road to having the largest and most extensive monorail network in the world.
Integrated multi-modal transport system on the anvil
CHENNAI: The plan to cover the Chennai Metropolitan Area with a network of monorail corridors has made a comeback with the State government on Friday announcing a proposal to build
CHENNAI: Now that a new government has assumed office in the State, the question that many residents of the city seem to be asking is: Will the Chennai Metro Rail project be pursued at the same pace and meet the deadline? The previous AIADMK government (2001-06) had preferred a monorail-based mass transit system for the city.
In another crucial push for the metro and monorail projects in the MMR, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has received a go-ahead from the Thane Municipal Corporation for the portion of these projects falling in its jurisdiction.
With this clearance, the MMRDA will now prepare a detailed project report for two metro corridors
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) have locked horns over issues of lending.
The former has written a letter to the latter, asking it to be prompt in repaying a loan of close to Rs1,350 crore as the unpaid amount is affecting the metro and monorail projects.
A bus rapid transit system (BRTS) for the city is not happening anytime soon. In its annual budget, published recently, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) allocated a piddling amount to the project, which is expected to cost over Rs 1,150 crore.
