(a) whether Monorail has become operational in Mumbai;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the total Central assistance given to the project;
(d) the details of ongoing Monorail projects in various parts of the country and the time
schedule for their completion; and
(e) the details of Monorail projects sanctioned/proposed in the country including in Hyderabad?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI DEEPA DASMUNSHI)
(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has informed that
Mumbai Monorail Phase-1 (Wadala–Chembur of length 8.93 kms) has become operational
from 2nd February, 2014.
(c):No Central assistance has been given to the project.
(d):At present, there is no ongoing Monorail project in the country.
(e):Central Government has received proposals of Monorail from Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) for
Chennai city and from Government of Kerala (GoK) for Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode
during the current year.
GoTN has decided to implement Phase-I of Chennai Monorail Project of total length of 59.4 kilometers
consisting of three corridors and two connectivity namely, Vandalur–Velachery, Poonamallee– Kathipara,
Poonamallee–Vadapalani, Monorail connectivity between Kathipara and Velachery and Monorail connectivity
between Porur-Arcot Road with Alapakkam Road Junction at an estimated total cost of Rs.9,300.00 crore
under Design, Build, Finance, Operation & Transfer (DBFOT) model and has not sought any funding from
the Central Government.
GoK has proposed to implement the following Monorail Projects:-
Name of the Monorail Project Length Estimated in Km cost (Rs. in crore) Thiruvananthapuram Monorail Project 22.24 4,379.00 (from Technocity to Karamana) Kozhikode Monorail Project 14.2 2310.00 (from Medical College to Meenchanda)