Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) announced that Monorail services will be shut for another 10 days.
With the state Urban Development department ordering an inquiry on Friday into the incident of the Wadala-Chembur Monorail coaches catching fire, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) announced that Monorail services will be shut for another 10 days.
It said that line will be operational only after the independent committee submits its report and safety of the monorail train is established.
"We are not going to make the Monorail operational till we get the report on the health of all the trains," an MMRDA official said. "This may take another eight to 10 days. We also have to submit a report to the state urban development department in the next week or so, explaining the reason behind the fire and details of all 10 Monorail trains."
The shutting of commercial services of the Monorail will monetary losses to the MMRDA. Around 15,000 commuters use the first phase of the Monorail between Wadala and Chembur, every day. The ridership is expected to increase once the second phase, between Wadala and Jacob Circle, becomes operational.
Meanwhile, the train that caught fire is still stuck at Mysore Colony Monorail station. Out of its total four coaches, two were affected by the fire and they will be taken back to the depot by Sunday evening; the remaining coaches will be pushed with the help of another Monorail.
On Thursday morning, an empty Monorail on its way from Wadala Depot to Chembur, caught fire at Mysore Colony Monorail station. While the reason of fire is not known yet, the fire brigade is expected to prepare a report on the incident within a week. MMRDA's independent committee will also conduct a probe.
Ever since the first phase of the Monorail was made operational in 2014, it has been in the news for constant breakdowns in the rakes.
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