(a) whether the Government received any proposal from the various State Governments for
introduction of mono rail system to overcome the transport problems.;
(b) if so, the details thereof ;
(c) whether these projects are taken up by the Government with connectivity with the Indian
Railways; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. ASHWANI KUMAR)
(a): No firm proposal in the form of Detailed Project Report duly approved by any State
Government has been received for introduction of Mono Rail system. However, in June,
2011 a memorandum was submitted by Tamil Nadu government on various issues including
the Mono Rail Project for Chennai.
(b): As per the aforesaid memorandum, the project envisaged construction of 300 km of
mono rail in Chennai city in phased manner. In the first phase, it envisaged construction of
111 km at a rough cost of Rs. 16,650 cr.
(c): The National Urban Transport Policy 2006 states that Comprehensive city wide plans
should be drawn up comprising trunk and feeder corridors as well as ensuring good
integration with personal modes, suburban traffic, etc. Such plan takes into account the issue
of connectivity with different modes of transport in a city.
(d): As no project of monorail is sanctioned by the Central Government, the question does
not arise.