Jan 01, 2025 05:42 AM IST
MP Manish Tewari instructed that the Unified Metro Transportation Authority (UMTA) should have a look at the transportation wants of Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and New Chandigarh in a 30-year perspective.
To ease visitors congestion, metropolis MP Manish Tewari has once more advocated for Metro rail within the tricity.
MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday presided over a gathering of the transport sub-committee of the UT administrator’s advisory council. (HT File)
Tewari on Tuesday presided over a gathering of the transport sub-committee of the UT administrator’s advisory council. He mentioned the mass speedy transport system (MRTS) was important for integrating the tricity as it can act as an financial and employment multiplier.
Throughout the assembly, Tewari instructed that the Unified Metro Transportation Authority (UMTA) should have a look at the transportation wants of Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and New Chandigarh in a 30-year perspective.
“It will be impossible to commute without a Metro in 10 years,” he mentioned.
Throughout a go to to the town in November, Union minister for energy and housing and concrete affairs Manohar Lal Khattar had directed the UT administration to arrange an in depth mission report (DPR) for the proposed Metro mission regardless of lower-than-expected ridership projections.
Expressing reservations in regards to the viability of Metro within the metropolis, the minister had cited the necessity for an evaluation of its ridership potential. He had said {that a} DPR can be ready, however given the low ridership figures, options like a pod taxi system would even be explored. Even when the capital expenditure was managed initially, the operational prices would even be taken into consideration, he had said.
The minister famous that the feasibility of the Metro system for the town can be analysed, given the heritage standing of the town.
Earlier, RITES, a subsidiary of the Railways, had really useful a two-coach Metro system for the tricity.
In its draft options evaluation report (AAR), RITES has really useful that the Metro (2 coach) system emerged as probably the most viable various mass speedy transport system (MRTS) to satisfy the anticipated mass transport wants of the tricity on the premise of each qualitative and quantitative screening carried out by the company involved.