Rs.10 crore for Panniyankara rail overbridge.

The government has sanctioned the release of Rs.10 crore for the construction of the Panniyankara rail over-bridge, a vital part of the monorail project in the city.

Signalling implementation of the first step towards realising monorail as an effective means of public transport, the government ordered the immediate release of the amount to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to undertake the work on the Panniyankara bridge.

The monorail project, estimated at Rs.1,991 crore, would be developed in two phases. Phase-I will be from Medical College to Mananchira, and Phase-II from Mananchira to Meenchanda.

So far, the DMRC, a consultant for the project, has completed all the groundwork ahead of commencement of the project.

The Hindu