Hyderabad: The Government today constituted a task force on urban mobility to study the monorail model in the IT corridor of the city. The Principal Secretary Municipal Administration Arvind Kumar issued orders to this affect.
The Municipal Administration Minister Mr. K T Rama Rao observed that there is a need to integrate and synergies various modes of transportation such as metro rail, buses, monorail, MMTS, tram, e-vehicles and other such mode of transportation as emerged keeping in view the present traffic density and the emerge traffic requirement for the next five decades. He also felt that the outer ring road, national highways/state highways and satellite towns as well as the urban local bodies in a radius of 100 kms from Hyderabad also need to be kept in view while integrating and synergizing various modes of transportation.
As per the directions of the minister the government constituted a task force comprising of government and members from the corporate sector to study the monorail model. Principal Secretary MA&UD will be the member convener of the committee which will have the advisor to Government G Vivek, Principal Secretary I&C, Managing Director HMRL as members. The committee will also have the MD of Salarpuria Group, Chairman Phoenix group, Chairman Meenakshi group, Chairman RMZ Corporation, CEO and MD LTMRHL and CEO &MD Greenko Energies as members.
The committee would suggest the corridors for Phase II and phase III of metro rail project, suggest best and most economical ways of transport including monorail, tram, e-vehicles and any other such rail or road connectivity on various routes in a synergetic manner. The committee would also suggest various methods of funding such projects and raising resources including PPPs, Joint ventures and annuity funding. The committee would submit its recommendations to government.
