The State Government is attempting to facilitate start of the survey work soon for the Dehradun-Rishikesh-Haridwar monorail project for which various expert bodies are to be selected. The Mussoorie Dehradun (MDDA) Development Authority vice chairman R Meenakshi Sundaram said this. He was speaking at a meeting held at the Uttarakhand Niwas in New Delhi on Monday regarding the planned monorail project. The meeting was chaired by Uttarakhand cabinet minister Dinesh Aggrawal. Addressing officials in the meeting, Aggrawal said that execution of the Dehradun-Haridwar- Rishikesh monorail project would facilitate development in public transport for the local population.
Making a presentation on the monorail project, Sundaram said that among the expert bodies approached for the project work, the China Railway Construction Corporation (International) limited had responded positively in this regard. Various other aspects of the monorail project were also discussed by officials attending the meeting. According to the official statement issued by the state government, a decision will be taken soon after considering the suggestions made by State Government and China Railway Construction Corporation (International) limited at the meeting held on Monday. Aggrawal averred that the meeting regarding the monorail project concluded on a positive note.
Meanwhile, Sundaram informed that the monorail project will be carried out in two stages. In the first stage a 38 kilometre long monorail link will be developed from Dehradun to Rishikesh. The second stage will entail linking Rishikesh and Haridwar with a 31 kilometre long monorail track. Officials from the China railway company and Uttarakhand’s resident commissioner in New Delhi, SD Sharma were also among those who attended the meeting held on Monday.