Goa opts for monorail

Setting aside Konkan Railway Corporation's (KRCL) ambitious skybus project, the Pratapsingh Rane government in Goa is likely to go ahead with the monorail project.

In a written reply in the state assembly, transport minister Pandurang Madaikar said monorail, a mass rapid transit system (MRTS) based project, is being considered for the state.

"Tender process for this public transport project is underway. However, bids for the feasibility report is not floated," he added.

The state cabinet had approved the proposal on September 12, 2005, to float global expressions of interest to design, develop, construct, finance, operate and maintain elevated MRTS on built-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) basis, the minister noted.