Mumbai Monorail Trial Runs begin

Larsen & Toubro and Malaysia’s Scomi Group are expected to commission the first phase of Mumbai Monorail, India’s first such system, by end of this year.  The project involves design, construction, installation, testing and commissioning from Wadala and Chembur via Mahul (approximately 9 kilometres) in Phase I and Gadge Maharaj Chowk to Wadala (approximately 11 kilometres) in Phase II.

Monorail Trial Run  Mumbai

Mumbai Monorail

On January 26, India’s Republic Day, the companies ran a test run for about 100 yards as a crowd pleaser.  “Phase I, from Wadala to Chembur, is expected to be completed and commissioned by this year-end. The second phase is expected to be completed by December 2011,” L&T’s Executive vice-president & Head–Corporate Initiatives, Shailendra Roy told reporters here.  The  trial run, was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.

Gunjan Bagla
California-based management consultant Gunjan Bagla runs Amritt, a consulting firm helping American companies to succeed in India. He is author of Business in 21st Century India: How to Profit Today from Tomorrow’s Most Exciting Market (Hachette Book Group, July 2008).

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