To install Pod Taxi Service. The country’s first Pod Taxi Service is going to start in Uttar Pradesh in Noida and Greater Noida. The Yogi Government of UP has approved the country’s first pod taxi project between Jewar Airport and the proposed Film City (Jewar Airport to Film City).
The UP government has said that this project will be on PPP model, for which global tenders will be issued next week. Noida and Greater Noida of Gautam Budh Nagar district will be the first city in the country, where pod taxi facility will be available. 12 stations will be built on the 14.6 kilometer long corridor. About Rs 642 crore is estimated to be spent on this project. The government has set a target to complete this project by March 2026.
Let us tell you that ever since the construction of Jewar Airport has started in Noida, new development projects are also coming up in the district. Under this, now the Yamuna Authority is going to run pod taxis. For this, the Yamuna Authority has prepared the DPR of the project from the Central Government company Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited. Film City, Jewar International Airport and Data Center are being built in the area of Yamuna Authority.
Country’s first pod taxi service in Noida
Tell that a pod taxi is a taxi that looks like a car. It runs without a driver. It runs on a steel track. It will start in Noida on a 14.6 km route from Jewar International Airport to Film City, in which 12 stations will be built. There is no public transport system in Noida except Metro. For people living in far flung areas from metro, there is no other option other than private vehicle.
Tourism will also get a boost
Yamuna Authority has a plan to link pod taxi with tourism. For this, there is also a proposal to build an amusement park on 100 acres in Film City. If the person coming to Jewar airport has time, he can come to this park by pod taxi. Along with this, the local people will also have the option of movement due to Jewar Airport.
Before approval from the UP government, got the study done of the countries where pod taxi service is running. The Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited company, a Government of India company, studied pod taxis running in London, Abu Dhabi and South Korea. 24 passengers will be able to travel in a pod taxi in Noida.
Pod taxi will run at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. With this, about 8000 passengers will be able to travel daily. 6 to 24 passengers will be able to sit in a pod taxi. 112 pod taxis will be called for this project in Noida. Company A will be given license for this project for 35 years.
