Himachal plans Rs 2,800-crore cable-car project to ease traffic woes
5 years, 3 months ago

Himachal plans Rs 2,800-crore cable-car project to ease traffic woes

Hindustan Times  

Grappling with humongous traffic problems in tourist towns in the hills, Himachal Pradesh government, taking a cue from Bolivia, have drawn up plans to develop a huge ropeway project in Shimla, Manali and Dharamshala. Ropeways and rapid transport development corporation nodal agency has drawn up a ₹2800 crore project for three main towns. Jagdish Sharma was part of a high level delegation that visited Austria, Bolivia and Switzerland to study cost effective and eco-friendly ropeway transport system in May this year along with principal secretary to chief minister Sanjay Kundu and managing director RRTDC Ajay Sharma. Tourist rush hampers traffic movement on the main highway connecting Shimla to Parwanoo and from Jalandhar to Manali.

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Are urban ropeways a good bet for future?
3 days, 23 hours ago

Are urban ropeways a good bet for future?

Hindustan Times  

The temple town of Varanasi — one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world — is synonymous with the vibrant yet chaotic narrow alleys, bustling markets, food, sight, and sound, all of which make for a sensory overload. A similar system in Mexico City currently around 24.75km in length spread across two lines serves around 135,000 people daily, especially …

Shimla to get India’s largest urban ropeway, second largest globally
5 months, 1 week ago

Shimla to get India’s largest urban ropeway, second largest globally

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to alleviate the growing vehicular traffic issues in Shimla, the Ropeway and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation has embarked on an ambitious project to establish an urban transportation network via ropeways. Shimla to get India’s largest urban ropeway, second largest globally The initiative, amounting to Rs. The urban ropeway transport project promises a multitude of benefits, including …

Yogi inspects under-construction Kashi ropeway transit project
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Yogi inspects under-construction Kashi ropeway transit project

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday conducted a ground inspection of the ropeway project in Varanasi. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath inspecting ropeway construction in Varanasi! It will be India’s first public transport ropeway, spanning 3.75 km with five stations connecting Varanasi Cantonment railway station to Godaulia Chowk. During the inspection, Uttar Pradesh agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi, minister …

PM Modi lauds India's first urban ropeway coming up in Varanasi
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi lauds India's first urban ropeway coming up in Varanasi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday praised the upcoming ropeway in Varanasi, connecting the city’s cantonment railway station to Godowlia chowk as he termed the project “an amazing confluence of faith and technology.” The 3.75 km long ropeway will connect Varanasi Cantt. “This ropeway being prepared in Varanasi will not only make the travel experience very interesting and memorable for …

Odisha to Build India's Longest Ropeway of 5.3 Km Over Chilika Lake
2 years, 3 months ago

Odisha to Build India's Longest Ropeway of 5.3 Km Over Chilika Lake

News 18  

There is a piece of good news for tourists visiting the Brackish water lagoon at Chilika Lake. In an aim to attract a large number of tourists to several religious and natural tourist destinations in Odisha, the State government is planning to install a ropeway in Chilika Lake of the Khorda district. The NHLML has been entrusted to take up …

New ropeway projects worth ₹875 cr to boost hill tourism
2 years, 8 months ago

New ropeway projects worth ₹875 cr to boost hill tourism

Live Mint  

Empyrean Skyview Projects, which developed India’s first sustainable tourism destination in Jammu and Kashmir, including the Patnitop ropeway, said it will build two more ropeway systems in Mussoorie and Yamunotri with an investment of ₹700 crore. In the next five years, the company plans to develop four-six projects worth ₹875 crore and will fund the projects through internal and external …

Cable Cars and Ropeway Projects: At the Peak of Development or Barely Getting Started?
2 years, 8 months ago

Cable Cars and Ropeway Projects: At the Peak of Development or Barely Getting Started?

News 18  

How do we make ropeways safer? The Jharkhand ropeway accident has brought to light a form of transport that is rarely talked about – cable cars. Things like fitting the cabin with airbags, a deployable parachute that opens in case of the cabin is detached from the rope or even an integrated Internet of Things system where the cabin relays …

How New Ropeway Projects in Hilly Terrains of India Promise Accessibility, More Tourism
2 years, 9 months ago

How New Ropeway Projects in Hilly Terrains of India Promise Accessibility, More Tourism

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier this year said the National Ropeways Development Programme will be implemented using a public-private partnership model with the goal of improving connectivity and increasing tourism. Rajasthan: Mansapurna Karni Mata Ropeway, located 3 km from Udaipur City Railway Station, is a popular cable car ride that connects Sri Karni Mata Temple at Machhala Hill Top …

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