The government has approved the preliminary inception report of metro
rail in the Kathmandu Valley and has asked the consulting companies to
start feasibility study for laying down a mass rapid transit system to
ease traffic in the city.
Korea Transport Institution, Chungsuk Engineering Company, Kunwa Consulting and Engineering Company, Korea Rail Netwrk Authority and two local companies, BDANepal Private Limited and EMRC Private Ltd, that prepared the inception report will start the feasibility study soon, said a senior official at Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW).
"They will submit the feasibility report of the Metro by coming October," said Tulsi Prasad Sitaula, secretary at the Ministry. The study will ascertain feasibility of laying railway tracks, types of technology, coaches and other details, and also assess the cost of its development.
As part of the feasibility study, the consulting firms plan to conduct trial run of metro rail in Kalanki and Satdobato area, according to Mahendra Thakur, deputy team leader of the consulting groups. "We have to do that in order to know how much it costs to build the foundation," Thakur said, adding that the trail will give technical inputs on whether it is possible to make underground rail track in the given places or not.
The inception report that the groups shared with experts and top MoPPW officials, inlcuding Minister Hridayesh Tripathi, on Thursday has proposed laying down 5 different lines and 31 stations.
Speaking about problems that might arise once the construction of rail while actually starting the construction of rail tracks in the Kathmandu Valley, Minister Tripathi said that the land pooling could emerge as a major problem.
"But Metro in Kathmandu is a highly prioritized program of the government and we will press ahead with full dedication to implement it," he stated. Tripathi also noted that the project would be completely handled by expert technicians, but he requested the consulting firms to focus on minimizing the need of land acquisition as far as possible.
Among others, the inception report explicitly cites that the system should have a dedicated power system of its own to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity.
"I am hopeful that we will be able to make such arrangement in the near future," said Tripathi.
The study team members said that they will develop a complete design concept of the metro by the end of coming August. After that they will begin financial assessments.
"The cost developing metro will be known only after the completion of feasibility report," said Thakur.
Given the technical preciseness and other factors, Secretary Sitaula said that the government will develop the railway lines in different phases. "Therefore, I request the study team also to prioritize the lines," he said.
Department of Railway (DoR) also shared the preliminary report of detail project report (DPR) of Simara-Bardibas segment and Simara-Birgunj linkage of the proposed East-West Railway Line. Officials said the completed report of the DPR will come out in 10 months.
Korea Transport Institution, Chungsuk Engineering Company, Kunwa Consulting and Engineering Company, Korea Rail Netwrk Authority and two local companies, BDANepal Private Limited and EMRC Private Ltd, that prepared the inception report will start the feasibility study soon, said a senior official at Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW).
"They will submit the feasibility report of the Metro by coming October," said Tulsi Prasad Sitaula, secretary at the Ministry. The study will ascertain feasibility of laying railway tracks, types of technology, coaches and other details, and also assess the cost of its development.
As part of the feasibility study, the consulting firms plan to conduct trial run of metro rail in Kalanki and Satdobato area, according to Mahendra Thakur, deputy team leader of the consulting groups. "We have to do that in order to know how much it costs to build the foundation," Thakur said, adding that the trail will give technical inputs on whether it is possible to make underground rail track in the given places or not.
The inception report that the groups shared with experts and top MoPPW officials, inlcuding Minister Hridayesh Tripathi, on Thursday has proposed laying down 5 different lines and 31 stations.
Speaking about problems that might arise once the construction of rail while actually starting the construction of rail tracks in the Kathmandu Valley, Minister Tripathi said that the land pooling could emerge as a major problem.
"But Metro in Kathmandu is a highly prioritized program of the government and we will press ahead with full dedication to implement it," he stated. Tripathi also noted that the project would be completely handled by expert technicians, but he requested the consulting firms to focus on minimizing the need of land acquisition as far as possible.
Among others, the inception report explicitly cites that the system should have a dedicated power system of its own to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity.
"I am hopeful that we will be able to make such arrangement in the near future," said Tripathi.
The study team members said that they will develop a complete design concept of the metro by the end of coming August. After that they will begin financial assessments.
"The cost developing metro will be known only after the completion of feasibility report," said Thakur.
Given the technical preciseness and other factors, Secretary Sitaula said that the government will develop the railway lines in different phases. "Therefore, I request the study team also to prioritize the lines," he said.
Department of Railway (DoR) also shared the preliminary report of detail project report (DPR) of Simara-Bardibas segment and Simara-Birgunj linkage of the proposed East-West Railway Line. Officials said the completed report of the DPR will come out in 10 months.
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