MEDIA RELEASE PR38064
India's First Monorail Car Brought by Scomi Successfully Tested in Mumbai
MUMBAI, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --
Scomi Group, a leading provider of urban transit systems across the globe focusing on
the emerging markets of India, China, Gulf States and Brazil, announced the successful
trial run of India's first monorail car for the Mumbai Monorail project. The test run
was flagged off by the Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, Mr. Ashok Chavan.
Commenting on the trial run of the first monorail car in Mumbai, Mr. Suhaimi Yaacob,
Country President of Scomi India said, "Scomi is privileged to present the country's
first monorail car for its test run on the auspicious occasion of India's Republic Day.
It is a proud moment for all of us at Scomi as the successful trial reflects the
considerable efforts made by our Mumbai and entire international team in Malaysia in
making this first step an accomplishment."
"This test run of the monorail car in Mumbai reiterates our commitment towards
meeting our key milestones as per our client requirements. Additionally, it also
highlights the expertise and reliability of Scomi in providing high-class urban transit
systems. We are now steadily working towards facilitating the commuters of Mumbai with
sustainable mobility, reduced urban congestion, improved reliability and comfortable
journey through our monorail project," Said Mr. Suhaimi Yaacob, Country President of
Scomi India.
Scomi Engineering Bhd ("Scomi Engineering") and its consortium partner Larsen &
Toubro ("L&T") secured the USD 545.02 million / RM1.846 billion Mumbai Monorail Project
in November 2008. Scomi Engineering and L&T are given 30 months to complete the first
Monorail project in India. For this contract, Scomi will deliver a total of 60 cars to
make up 15 sets of 4 car trains.
The Mumbai monorail project which is expected to be completed by 2011 is a 20-
kilometers route between Jacob Circle and Chembur with one central depot and about 18
user-friendly and highly secured stations. Each monorail with 4 coaches will have a
capacity to accommodate about 600 passengers thereby carrying nearly three hundred
thousand commuters on a daily basis in the proposed route. Additionally, the Mumbai
Monorail is also a green project as Scomi saves 200 tonnes of CO2 a day on the monorail.
The structure doesn't obstruct much sunlight and doesn't trap excessive emission apart
from being quieter than other modes of transportation.
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Kanesan
Tel: +60-3-2080-6395 / +60-12-2120179
Email: kanesanv@scomigroup.com.my
Rohaida
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Email: rohaida@my.scomiengineering.com
Irina
Tel: +60-3-2080-6270 / +60-12-3348819
Email: irina.abdullah@scomigroup.com.my
Balkish
Tel: +60-3-2080-6348 / +60-12-3773626
Email: balkish.hood@scomigroup.com.my
SOURCE Scomi Group
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