Indian Railways News => Topic started by railgenie on Mar 21, 2013 - 21:00:24 PM


Title - Proposal for Monorail in Himachal Pradesh
Posted by : railgenie on Mar 21, 2013 - 21:00:24 PM

A letter dated 9.1.2013 has been received from the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Monorail project in Shimla and Dharamshala. It has been conveyed to the State Government on 26.2.2013 that finalization of Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) is a pre-requisite before DPR preparation is taken up. The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) is already providing financial assistance to the extent of 80% of the total cost of preparation of CMP.This information was given by the Minister of Urban Development Shri Kamal Nath in a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.