PUNE: MahaMetro (MahaMetro Rail Corporation Limited) on Monday was awarded the consultancy for Metro Neo project in Warangal, Telangana. It was announced after a high-power meeting held in Hyderabad by the Government of Telangana based on MahaMetro’s capability, experience and innovative solution in providing economical, safe and reliable rubber-tyre Metro.
MahaMetro’s team consisting of Managing Director Brijesh Dixit and Director (Project) Mahesh Kumar presented the idea of Metro Neo in the presence of Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development KT Rama Rao, elected representatives, Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and other senior IAS officials of Telangana.
Minister Rama Rao requested MahaMetro to proceed with the preparation of a Detail Project Report (DPR) for rubber-tyre metro for Warangal district for a length of 10-15 km. Metro Neo is also the solution provided by MahaMetro for Nashik district. The cost of conventional metro project being executed by other states is Rs 250 crore per km, while MahaMetro is executing the same project at Rs 180 crore per km. Metro Neo will cost around Rs 72 crore per km.
In a recent meeting held at Delhi by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), this cost-effective solution named as ‘Metro Neo’ was accepted for Tier-II and Tier-III cities in India. Even for Tier-I cities, it can be adopted as a feeder service. The model developed for Nashik was discussed on various forums and the Government of India on August 21, 2019, constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Brijesh Dixit for standardisation of detail specifications for Rubber-Tyre Mass Rapid Transportation System (MRTS) to implement this across India. The Government of Maharashtra has already entrusted the task of providing Metro Neo transport system for Nashik to MahaMetro.
As part of Metro Neo project, the length of bus coaches will be 25/18 metre with carrying capacity of 200/300 passengers. The buses will run on rubber-tyre and draw power from overhead electric wire having 600-750 V DC supply. The buses will get power from overhead electric wire similar to the railway system.
