The Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Committee has called for a 72-hour bandh in Katra starting Wednesday to oppose the Rs 250 crore ropeway project near the Vaishno Devi shrine.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday unveiled the foundation stone for the Shillong Ropeway Project, which was laid by President Droupadi Murmu earlier this year in the presence of Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh.
The ropeway located on Chandigarh-Manali National Highway connects Pandoh to Mata Baglamukhi Temple in Bakhli and is expected to significantly boost tourism in the region.
Pony and palanquin owners, who routinely assist thousands of pilgrims on the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine route in Jammu called the protest on November 22 that continues till today opposing the Rs 250-crore ropeway project between Tarakote Marg and Sanji Chhat along the 12-km route.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday, said that India has 360 proposals of rope way and cable cars worth USD 7.93 billion.
According to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), "Chief Minister Sukhu held detailed discussions about various roads, bridges and ropeway projects of the state with the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and sought liberal central assistance and support."
Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Deputy CM Agnihotri said, "Shimla Ropeway would be the biggest project in India and the second biggest in the world after Bolivia."
MoU was signed between the Tripura Tourism Development Corporation Limited and National Highways Logistics Management Limited for the construction of ropeways connecting Udaipur Railway Station to Matabari, Maharani to Chabimura, Surmachara, and Jampui Hills, with a total investment of Rs
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In a bid to alleviate the growing vehicular traffic issues in Shimla, the Ropeway and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation (RTDC) has embarked on an ambitious project to establish an urban transportation network via ropeways.
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The paramilitary forces deployed in the region constructed a ropeway on a river displaying their commitment to society, reducing challenges to the lives of people residing in the insurgency-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.