24,000 applicants for 1,000 Monorail posts

An ad in newspapers placed by Scomi,the firm that has an agreement with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to operate the Monorail for three years,has attracted 24,000 applications for 1,000 jobs.

An ad in newspapers placed by Scomi,the firm that has an agreement with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to operate the Monorail for three years,has attracted 24,000 applications for 1,000 jobs.

We received 24,000 applications for around 1000 posts. We are going through resumes and are overwhelmed by the response, said Suhaimi Yacoob,Scomis India president.

The ads were placed in dailies in northern (Delhi) and western India for posts ranging from sweepers to some in operations. We published it only in two regions and got a tremendous response, said a senior Scomi official.

The company has sent 17 people to Malaysia for a 45-day training programme. The company operates several monorail routes in Malaysia. Three sent for training are drivers,while some would learn operations. Others are from the signalling and communications while some would deal with the commercial aspects (the ticketing system).

The first monorail corridor from Chembur to Jacob Circle via Wadala is expected to be completed byApril 2011 and the Chembur-Wadala link before December 2011.

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