Mumbai MetroRail Backed By Strong Government Investment

The budget of Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) for the year 2012-13 has been approved by the Ministry of Maharashtra, in which it plans to spend  Rs 4825 crore on developments in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

The majority of this investment will be directed to support transport infrastructure growth, which includes Mono Rail Projects; the completion of Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro corridor; the Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro corridor; the Colaba-BKC-Seepz Metro corridor; and wider Metro Rail Projects.

This large scale investment into rail projects represents a huge growth area for many regions in India that are developing, building or upgrading existing metro rail infrastructure. Many of the influential regional leaders will be at MetroRail Asia in Mumbai (October 9-11) to discuss opportunities for development and best practice strategy across various platforms.

Mr. P.R.K. Murthy, Chief – Transport and Communications Division, Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority is holding a keynote presentation on:

Mumbai monorail and metro updates

- Examining major projects and timelines for Mumbai’s metro rail industry

- What are the new projects and line extensions?

- What are the new monorail updates?

- What are the procurement needs? How can suppliers work with operators to meet procurement needs?

Some of the other key representatives discussing projects at #MetroRailAsia2012 will be:

S.K. Lohia, Officer on Special Duty (Urban Transport) and Ex-Officio Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India

G.R. Madan, Director, MRTS, Transport and Communications Division, Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority

H.S.Anand, Director, Rolling Stock, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

To find out how to get involved with MetroRail Asia 2012 (October 9-11 Mumbai), please feel free to contact us at nathan.plummer@terrapinn.com. Alternatively, you can also download the 2012 agenda here.