India, Feb. 21 -- The Mumbai Monorail has cleared the first of the two safety clearances, mandated by MMRDA, following a spate of technical glitches in 2025. On Friday, the new rolling stock (or trains), manufactured by Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives, was certified safe by an independent safety assessor. Now, a final nod is awaited from the former commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), a safety regulator.

The earlier fleet was manufactured by a Malaysian company.

On Friday evening, Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL), the agency in-charge of Mumbai Monorail, posted on X: "Mumbai, the wait is almost over. A brand-new, safer, smarter and smoother Monorail will soon be at your service."

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