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Monorail: Government criticised

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Bangalore: Two Congress leaders have expressed reservations over the Government's move to initiate work on the monorail project, even as the metro rail project is to be launched.

Former Ministers B.K. Chandrashekar and G. Parameshwar told The Hindu here on Friday that work on the metro project would take a year to commence for various reasons.

They said the land required was yet to be acquired, and petitions were pending in the Karnataka High Court. Financial closure for the project had not been achieved, they added.

The two leaders said the Government seemed to be keen on bringing in a Malaysian company to implement the monorail project.

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