By Jisha Surya - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
14th June 2012 11:23 AM
Calling themselves its largest potential users, techies are questioning the non-inclusion of Technopark in the stations allotted for monorail. The feasibility study submitted by National Transport Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) had suggested a station at Kazhakkoottam, nearly 2 km from the Technopark campus. The study had recommended feeder service for the users, but techies are apprehensive of its effectiveness.
Technopark-related discussion forums are active with opinions against the NATPAC report, which has not considered Technopark campus. “Including two extra kilometres in the route will be beneficial for 30,000 daily commuters in Technopark. The suggestion of feeder service does not seem to be a practical solution. To include the volume of passengers from monorail, more feeder services have to be roped in. This might bring more traffic congestion to the area,” says Anoop Ramanujam, employee of a multinational company in Technopark.
Anoop feels land acquisition might not be an issue as land is available at Kariavattom and on Technopark campus. Anoop, who daily travels from Pattom to Technopark, usually has to catch two buses to reach the campus. “Considering the number of women working at odd hours, feeder services do not seem a good choice,” he says.
In the discussions, most of the techies termed non-inclusion of Technopark as a big mistake.
However, Tomy Cyriac, senior scientist at NATPAC, who was also the team leader in preparing the feasibility report, says inclusion of Technopark would cost an extra ` 140 crore. “Currently, feeder services are mooted in such areas. The same company which will run monorail will operate the feeder service too. The commuters can use single ticket for monorail and the feeder service,” he says.
According to him, the NATPAC study had assessed the traffic during office hours in Technopark. “Including more feeder services during peak hours is expected to solve the problem. This can be considered once it gets functional,” Tomy says.
He says no land is available with the University of Kerala, which has already lent acres of land for the construction of the greenfield stadium for National Games. He adds that feasibility study and detailed project reports are not final. “These are not final. Necessary changes can be included,” he says.
14th June 2012 11:23 AM
Calling themselves its largest potential users, techies are questioning the non-inclusion of Technopark in the stations allotted for monorail. The feasibility study submitted by National Transport Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) had suggested a station at Kazhakkoottam, nearly 2 km from the Technopark campus. The study had recommended feeder service for the users, but techies are apprehensive of its effectiveness.
Technopark-related discussion forums are active with opinions against the NATPAC report, which has not considered Technopark campus. “Including two extra kilometres in the route will be beneficial for 30,000 daily commuters in Technopark. The suggestion of feeder service does not seem to be a practical solution. To include the volume of passengers from monorail, more feeder services have to be roped in. This might bring more traffic congestion to the area,” says Anoop Ramanujam, employee of a multinational company in Technopark.
Anoop feels land acquisition might not be an issue as land is available at Kariavattom and on Technopark campus. Anoop, who daily travels from Pattom to Technopark, usually has to catch two buses to reach the campus. “Considering the number of women working at odd hours, feeder services do not seem a good choice,” he says.
In the discussions, most of the techies termed non-inclusion of Technopark as a big mistake.
However, Tomy Cyriac, senior scientist at NATPAC, who was also the team leader in preparing the feasibility report, says inclusion of Technopark would cost an extra ` 140 crore. “Currently, feeder services are mooted in such areas. The same company which will run monorail will operate the feeder service too. The commuters can use single ticket for monorail and the feeder service,” he says.
According to him, the NATPAC study had assessed the traffic during office hours in Technopark. “Including more feeder services during peak hours is expected to solve the problem. This can be considered once it gets functional,” Tomy says.
He says no land is available with the University of Kerala, which has already lent acres of land for the construction of the greenfield stadium for National Games. He adds that feasibility study and detailed project reports are not final. “These are not final. Necessary changes can be included,” he says.
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