[sustran] Mumbai monorail project looks to reduce CO2 emissions ???

[Eric Britton]

Mumbai monorail project looks to reduce CO2 emissions

By Lisa Sibley
Published 2010-01-27 09:22
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based Scomi Group, a global service provider mainly
in the oil and gas industry, said today its trial run of India's first
monorail car for a project in Mumbai has been a success.
The Malaysia-listed company also specializes in urban transit systems, with
an emphasis on India, China, the Gulf states, and Brazil. The trial run
occurred yesterday, also a national holiday, the Republic Day of India.
The monorail is expected to prevent 200 tons of carbon dioxide emissions
daily. The proposed structure is also considered environmentally friendly
because it won't obstruct sunlight or trap excessive emissions. In addition,
it's expected to be quieter than other modes of transportation.  
Scomi India's Country President Suhaimi Yaacob said in a news release the
project's focus is on sustainable mobility, reduced urban congestion,
improved reliability, and comfortable travel.
Other cities looking to reduce mass transport emissions include China's
Lanzhou, which is working on a comprehensive urban development plan linking
a new city center with a rapid bus transport system, expected to result in a
cleaner, more economical mass transportation system (see China's Lanzhou
makes plans to reduce mass transport emissions
<http://cleantech.com/news/5429/lanzhou-mass-transport-system>  [1]).
Scomi's engineering division and partner Larsen & Toubro, India's largest
engineering and construction conglomerate, secured $545 million for the
Mumbai Monorail Project in November 2008, and are expected to complete the
project by 2011.
Scomi is tasked with delivering 60 cars, making up 15 sets of four-car
trains. Each four-coach monorail is expected to be able to accommodate about
600 passengers, carrying a total of nearly 300,000 daily commuters.
The monorail project is expected to have a 20-kilometer (12.4 mile) proposed
route between Jacob Circle and Chembur, a suburban neighborhood in eastern
Mumbai, with one central depot and about 18 user-friendly stations. Chembur
is located about 22 kilometers from downtown Mumbai and considered a transit
point for travelers to Pune.

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