Dikshit said Government has planned to float global tender for the 11-km-long network after DPR is finalised by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The DMRC will look after construction and commissioning of the network.
"We will call international tender for the project after finalisation of DPR. We will involve DMRC in the project," the Chief Minister said after a high-level meeting on the ambitious project.
In the first phase, the mono rail network will link Shastri Park with Laxmi Nagar via Trilokpuri and the entire stretch will have a total of 12 stations.
Dikshit said Government was ready to consider extension of approved Mono Rail network to Delhi University, Kashmere Gate and Chandni Chowk which will facilitate large number of students and traders to commute between both sides of river Yamuna.
A presentation on implementation of project was made in the meeting which was attended by Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely and top officials of DMRC and Transport department.
Asking officials to ensure early implementation of the project, Dikshit said the non-polluting Mono rail network would ease traffic congestion in various areas in East Delhi.
The elevated Mono Rail will be plying above congested localities. Moreover, it will be a non-polluting, fast, convenient and modern inter-city transport mode.
Officials said laying of Mono rail network will be much cheaper as compared to construction of Metro network.
They said each mon-rail will have four cars which will initially be brought from Malaysia. Later on the manufacturing will start in India.
The 11-km-long network from Shastri Park will pass through Yamuna Pushta Road, Raja Ram Kohli Marg, New Patpar Ganj Road, Sanjay Nagar Lake before reaching Trilokpuri Metro Station.
The network will be integrated with three Metro lines
