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'''Munnar Monorail Project''' is a project of the government of [[Kerala]] in [[Munnar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/munnar-may-soon-get-train-service-nearly-a-century-after-the-great-flood-of-99-washed-away-kerala-s-first-railway-line-369776.html|title=Munnar May Soon Get Train Service, Nearly A Century After The 'Great Flood Of 99' Destroyed It|date=June 24, 2019|website=IndiaTimes}}</ref> The mono rail is to be constructed in the same area where the erstwhile [[Kundala Valley Railway]] ran nearly a century earlier. As part of the project, a preliminary study led by Devikulam MLA S Rajendran was conducted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=MLA visit |title=Devikulam MLA visit for the project |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-95-years-munnar-get-monorail-once-more-104085 |website=newsminute|publisher=|ref=A}}</ref> Primary study was submitted to railway department and railway will conduct feasibility study for showing green flag. The initial stage of the project aims at reviving 5&nbsp;km of the original line.<ref>{{cite web |last1=phase 1 |title=phase 1 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/return-of-the-rail-in-munnar/article28110616.ece |website=the hindu |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref> Extension of the remaining 35&nbsp;km will be done if the project succeeds.<ref>{{cite web |last1=extension |title=extention of remaining part of 35 km line |url=https://travel.manoramaonline.com/travel/travel-news/2019/06/21/tourism-department-envisages-reopening-munnar-mattupetty-monorail.html |website=travel manorama online |publisher=manorama}}</ref> The state Tourism minister [[Kadakampally Surendran|Kadakmpally Surendran]] has said that the renewed railway line would draw more number of tourists to the hill stations.<br />
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The project would be developed under public-private-partnership (PPP) model<ref>{{Cite web|title=Munnar light railway: Tata to partner state government {{!}} Kochi News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/munnar-light-rly-tata-to-partner-state-govt/articleshow/69909026.cms|last=Jun 23|first=Shenoy Karun {{!}} TNN {{!}}|last2=2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31|last3=Ist|first3=07:21}}</ref> and [[Tata Tea Limited]] will be the private partner in the state government's plan to revive the light railway in Munnar. The project will be designed similar to [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway|Darjeeling Rail]] model.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Monorail, the British-era engineering marvel, to be back in Munnar|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/jun/20/monorail-the-british-era-engineering-marvel-to-be-back-in-munnar-1992586.html|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref><br />
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