Hyderabad| Monorail | Proposed

HYDERABAD: After successfully getting the Hyderabad Metro Rail project chugging from Miyapur to Nagole last month, the state government is now mulling a Monorail project for the IT corridor, from Madhapur-Gachibowli belt up to the new IT parks proposed at Kokapet.
As of now, the 72-km Metro Rail covers only part of the IT corridor, up to Shilparamam near HiTec City as part of Corridor III. The government has also proposed to extend the Metro Rail from Shilparamam up to Raidurg in the near future."The state government is contemplating a Monorail project for the IT corridor. A feasibility study has already been taken up," Telangana municipal administration minister K Taraka Rama Rao said at a function on Monday.

Official sources said that since the main IT corridor around Madhapur has got saturated, many IT firms have set up their offices in Gachibowli, Financial district, Nanakramguda and surrounding areas. Apart from this, the state government is also developing IT parks at Kokapet and even Budwel to cater to the booming demand for office space by the IT sector.
Lakhs of techies commute to these IT hubs from various parts of the city and the Metro Rail alone is not enough to cater to these areas. Sources in the Telangana government said the government has mooted a Monorail project from Madhapur to Kokapet, covering a distance of 20 km via Gachibowli and Nanakramguda. If it works out, the government also wants to cover the area from Mehdipatnam to Gachibowli under the Monorail project in the future.
"Our plan is to decongest all the areas leading to the IT corridor. The Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) has been asked to get a feasibility study done for Monorail," Telangana ITE&C department principal secretary Jayesh Ranjan told TOI.
KTR, who was speaking at the opening of CBRE's new office in the city, said that apart from decongesting the IT corridor, he has also asked investors to set up firms in the eastern part of the city such as Uppal as well as areas like Adibatla.

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Monorail project picks up steam in Hyderabad’s IT corridor
The government had proposed a monorail system in the IT corridor on the lines of the Gurgaon model.

By AuthorTelanganaToday | Published: 19th Feb 2018 7:05 pm Updated: 19th Feb 2018 7:09 pm
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Hyderabad: The introduction of a monorail system in the IT corridor of Hyderabad took a crucial step forward on Monday with the State government constituting a 10-member committee to study feasibility of the project.

The committee will also suggest corridors for the second and third phases of the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR).

A section of the 72-km Phase I of HMR is already in operation while Phase-II is under consideration. In addition to this, there is a demand for comfortable, safe and eco-friendly transportation services in and around Hi-tech City, Financial District-Gachibowli and the Hyderabad International Airport in Shamshabad.

Laying emphasis on urban mobility, the government had proposed a monorail system in the IT corridor on the lines of the Gurgaon model. This apart, focus is being laid on integration of different transport modes like Hyderabad Metro Rail, highway and State highway connectivity etc.

In addition to the HMR Phase II and III projects, the committee will identify the best and economical ways of transport modes, including monorail, tram, e-vehicles and other rail or road connectivity projects on different routes to be operated in an integrated manner.

The committee comprises senior government officers and members from the corporate sector. It will study different technical aspects and suggest funding measures for executing projects.

Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao observed that there was a need to integrate different transport modes such as Metro Rail, buses, monorail, MMTS, tram and e-vehicles keeping in view the present traffic density and the expected vehicular growth over the next five decades.

According to Municipal Administration Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar, the Minister also felt that the Outer Ring Road, national highways/state highways and satellite towns as well as urban local bodies in a 100 km radius of Hyderabad need to be considered while integrating various transport modes.

Since financing projects is crucial, the committee will also suggest various methods of funding and raising resources including Public Private Partnerships, joint ventures or annuity funding. After studying and identifying different aspects, it will submit a detailed report to the government.

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Telangana constitutes a task force to study monorail, other modes for IT corridors
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The Telangana Government has constituted a task force on urban mobility to study the feasibility of monorail model and other modes of transport for the IT corridor of the city.

Arvind Kumar, Principal Secretary Municipal Administration, has issued orders after KT Rama Rao, Municipal Administration Minister observed the need for such a requirement in a growing metropolis.

The committee/task force 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 synergistic manner.

The committee would also suggest option for various methods of funding such projects and raising resources including PPPs, Joint ventures and annuity funding. The committee would submit its recommendations to government.

It was felt there is a need to integrate and synergise various modes of transportation such as metro rail, buses, monorail, MMTS, tram, e-vehicles and other such modes of transport keeping in view the present traffic density and the emerging traffic requirement for the next five decades.

Rao felt the outer ring road, national highways, state highways and satellite towns as well as the urban local bodies in a radius of 100 km from Hyderabad also need to be kept in view while integrating and synergising 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.

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