Mumbai Monorail: Project Management
Mumbai Monorail: Project Management
Mumbai Monorail: Project Management
MONORAIL
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
52%
Railway 26%
Commuters Bus Commuters
MUMBAI
MONORAIL
Mumbai Monorail
• 28th September, 2007 • 8 lines, 135-150 kms
• Narrow roads & crowded buses • Connection to suburban railways
• Monorail for easy negotiation of • Transit between planned metro
sharp turns & speed gradients line and railways
Need Master Plan
• Phase I (Wadala-Chembur) - 8.93 km
• Phase II (Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk-Wadala) - 11.20 km
• No. of stations - 17 Stations
• Project cost excluding taxes - Rs. 2460 crore
• M/s RITES - Techno-Economic Feasibility Report
• L&T and Scomi Engineering, Bhd. - Contractors for Implementation
• Construction start date – 9th February, 2009
• Capacity to carry 1.5 to 2 lakh commuters daily
Project Features
Planned Deliverables
Phase Line Corridor Length Expected Actual
Delivery Delivery
Date Date
1a Chembur-Wadala 8.93 KM April 2011 April
2014
3 Lokhandwala- 13.14 NA -
Kanjurmarg
4 Thane-Dahisar 24.25 NA -
Blue: Phase 1a
Red: Phase 1b
Deeper Into The Deliverables Of Phase 1a
Feature Planned Actual
Route Length 21km 8.9km
Cost Rs.1500 crore for Phase Rs.2460 crore
1a
Daily Ridership 1.5-3 Lakh 18K-19K
Journey Time 19 mins 19 mins
Coaches 4 8 (after the fire)
Passengers 564 at peak 564 at peak
Frequency 4.5 mins NA
Operational hours 0500-2400 0700-1500
Operational Costs and 7 Lakhs per day Losing 5lakh per day
revenue
Stakeholders Analysis
• MMRDA(Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) – Responsible for
overseeing the project
• Louis Berger Group – Project Management Consultant and advisor for the project
Reviewed technical aspects, monitor progress, evaluate safety and operation plans, and
advice on any commercial or contractual issue that may arise
Did cost estimates without even visiting the proposed site
Stakeholders Analysis
• Consortium of Scomi and L&T – Responsible for Operations and Maintenance of monorail
corridor
The monorail caught fire burning 2 out of 4 coaches. The panel blame put primary
responsibility on Scomi Engineering to compensate for the losses and replace the burnt
trains
Dispute between MMRDA and Scomi over cost escalations , Scomi decided to pull out after
3 months
Per trip cost fixed was low at Rs 3131/trip. The delay of 10 years combined with inflation
made it loss making avenue
• Common People – Daily commuters who can use the monorail route and save time and money
Timeline of Mumbai Monorail (Pre-Launch)
Aug 2008 Nov 2008 Feb 2009 Jan 2010 Feb 2012 Dec 2013 Feb 2014
Vilasrao L&T and Constructio A 108- The 1st test- Successful Mumbai
Deshmukh Scomi were n started meter test run (1km) trial of Monorail
passed the announced along run was from yard in Wadala- opens for
order to as tender Chembur - successfully Wadala to Chembur public
build the winner Wadala - conducted. Bhakti Park route
Mumbai ($24.6 Bn) Jacob Circle station
Monorail.
Timeline of Mumbai Monorail (Post-Launch)
May 2014 July 2014 Aug 2014 Oct 2014 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 Nov 2017
Estimated
Phase Line Corridor Length (km) Actual cost
cost
1 Chembur–Wadala Depot 8.8 ₹15.00 billion ₹24.60 billion
Phase I
1 Wadala Depot-Jacob Circle 10.74 ₹12.16 billion ₹13.11 billion
Estimated vs Actual Start of Project
Phase Line Corridor Length (km) Expected start date Actual start date
Land Acquisition Strategic Risk 12 Months • Delay from developer • Proper Plan for Land
Problems in execution of Slum Acquisition; to provide
(GTB Nagar, Dadar and rehabilitation scheme occupants with transit
Naigaon.) accommodation
Non-Diversion of oil fill External Risk • Unforeseen activities • To place additional time
high tension cushion while designing of
underground Tata alignment to overcome
Power Cable unforeseen activities
Permission for crossing Legal Risk 36 months • Poor coordination • Removal of communication
of Railway alignment at between contractor gap between Client-PMC-
Curry Road Station and Indian railway Contractor-Railway authority
authority • Prior approval at the planning
• Unware about safety stage from railway authority
zones of railway
Risks vs. Possible Solutions
Event Type of Risk Delay Reason for delay Possible Solution
Delay due to land Strategic Risk 36 Months • Poor Coordination and • Proper alignment designing
acquisition from planning • Prior planning of
Mumbai Port Trust and • Delay due to land handover rehabilitation plan
Indian Railway crossing to MMRDA by MBPT
• Rehabilitation of existing
tenant at old building very
near to alignment
Delay in manufacturing Operational Risk 60 Months • Design issues as per Indian • Heavy Penalty Condition in
of rolling stock Safety norms and IRC tender should be
loading Condition implemented
• Remodeling and Redesign
takes multiple years
Delay in permission for Environmental Risk 18 Months • Delay occurred by Tree • To place additional time
Tree Cutting Authority cushion while designing of
alignment to overcome
unforeseen activities
Post Launch
Services launched for commercial operations on Feb 2, 2014
Poor planning– cost for MMRDA is 7lakh per day while revenue is 2lakh
per day in 2014 leading to cost-overruns as O&M costs of 3131 per trip
which was decided 10 year before actual operations
Reasons of failure
• Poor selection of route. Road route is 5km vs 8.8km rail route
• Absence of commercial hubs in the path
• Lack of feeder services to and from stations
• Poor interchanges with suburban train networks
Current Situation- Mumbai Monorail Is Scrambling
To Get On Track By 2019
On November 9, 2017 Monorail services came to a halt after a train caught fire
Currently 7 out of 10 trains are operational. MMRDA is struggling to purchase five additional trains
required for re-launch
MMRDA struggling to find a new contractor for O&M for next 10 years
Recent Developments
LTSE has agreed to refurbish the three unfit trains by December 2018
Deliver 5 new trains between March to June 2019
Time – Scope – Cost
• Planned 19.2 KM
Scope • Actual 8.8 Km
(46%)
• Planned to launch
both phases in 3
years
Quality ? Time • Phase 1 took 6
years (428%) to
launch
1313 trips cancelled in
May’17 out of 3200 • Planned 1500Cr
trips a month (2Phases)
Cost • Actual 2460Cr
(1Phase) (328%)
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