The Cabinet on Wednesday granted administrative sanction to the Rs 3590-crore Thiruvananthapuram monorail project. Speaking at the post-Cabinet media briefing here, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the first phase of the project covering a distance of 22.20 km would be from the proposed Technocity on the outskirts of the city to Karamana.
The government has already signed an MoU with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as the consultant. It will sign the consultancy agreement with the DMRC soon, Chandy said. The Thiruvananthapruam Monorail project will be implemented after the implementation of the Kozhikode Monorail project which will also have DMRC as consultants.
The project will be completed in three phases. Stations would be located in Technocity, Pallippuram, Kaniyapuram, Kazhakoottam, Kazhakoottam Junction, Karyavattom, Gurumandiram, Pangappara, Sreekaryam, Pongummoodu, Ulloor, Kesavadasapuram, Pattom, Plamoodu, Palayam, Secretariat, Thampanoor, Killippalam and Karamana. The project cost is estimated to be, without taxes and duties, Rs 2,703 crore and the project completion cost is estimated at 3,590 crore.
The government and the DMRC have already reached an understanding for giving 3.25 per cent of the project cost to the latter as consultation fee.