Looking for new tyres for the monorail rakes seems to have become a daunting task for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). After a failed attempt at inviting bidders the first time, MMRDA has floated a second tender worth R6 crore for guideway and load wheel tyres for monorail rakes.

The MMRDA has been trying to procure the tyres as those will be needed to replace the ones in use currently, if needed. If no bidders come forward for the second time, too, the operations of monorail trains in the future might become a matter of concern, sources told mid-day. MMRDA Joint Project Director Dilip Kawatkar, however, has kept his hopes high despite a flop show in the first attempt.