Mysore on a Monorail Track

After a workable airport, the city is getting ready for monorail.The Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has appointed an agency to conduct a feasibility study for monorail. The survey will be completed in three months. The idea is to link tourist places like Brindavan Gardens in Krishnarajsagar, Srirangapatna and Nanjangud.The monorail, at stretches, will run along the proposed Peripheral Road.The Peripheral Road is planned 15 km away from the Outer Ring Road to provide easy access to tourist spots. The study, which will include alignments both within the city limits and outside, will be completed in three months, sources said. The officials are trying to overcome the problems being faced in implementation of the Metro rail project in Bangalore. The administrators are proposing to reserve the land to overcome the Bangalore-like situation. With the land prices going through the roof, they are seeking to earmark the land at the earliest. The city, which expanded its boundaries after the Outer Ring Road was completed four years ago, is looking at further growth with the Peripheral road and monorail. While the workable airport will be ready by April 2009, the double track between Mysore and Bangalore will be completed by 2011.