India's first monorail takes off in Mumbai

The country's first Monorail finally made its debut in Mumbai on 1st February 2014 with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan inaugurating the service. 

The Rs 3,000-crore monorail project is being implemented in two phases. The first phase comprises the 8.9 km long Wadala-Chembur section, while in the second phase the services will be extended to Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk in South Mumbai.

Important to Note : 

The Project is implemented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority with an association of Larsen and Toubro and a Malaysian infrastructure firm Scomi Engineering.