Three Indian companies express interest in Mumbai monorail projects

Last year, MMRDA had floated a global tender to design, manufacture and supply 10 rakes

As many as three Indian companies have shown interest in manufacturing rakes for the monorail projects, weeks after town planning authority MMRDA scrapped the bids by two Chinese firms.

Last month, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) scrapped the Rs 500 crore contract for sourcing 10 rakes for the Jacob Circle-Wadala-Chembur monorail project wherein two Chinese firms had expressed their interest to supply the rakes, stating that the companies were "dictating" terms.

"Three Indian companies have shown interest in designing and developing Monorail rolling stock," the authority tweeted.

MMRDA Commissioner R A Rajeev had earlier said that the authority