Jaipur, Jul 25 (KNN)  After initiating the Jaipur Metro rail project, the Government of Rajasthan is now seriously contemplating a monorail project in Jaipur.

The Departments of Urban Development and Housing and LSG (local self-government) have invited consultants with the required manpower and experience to oversee the project, according to an official notification from the state government of Rajasthan.

Monorail will be introduced on PPP model.

In a recent meeting, the Engineering Project India Limited (EPIL) was asked to prepare a feasibility report.  The state government is already planning to launch the project in Kota. It is learnt the detailed project report (DPR) for the monorail project (Kota) has been prepared by the firm and engineers from EPIL would conduct a survey and ascertain a route where monorail will be feasible.

The state government has other transport projects in the pipeline – to purchase buses for the cities of Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Bikaner, Alwar, Bhiwadi, Ajmer, Bharatpur and Bhilwara.

The Department is also looking for consultants to supervise the construction and post operation period of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Jaipur; a DPR and transaction advisor for the convention centre in Udaipur; consultants for DPR and architectural design for a 2000 seat auditorium in Jodhpur; updation of DPR and fundraising for a master drainage project in Jaipur; and a project management consultant for an E-governance project for 184 urban local bodies of Rajasthan.  (KNN/ES)

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