Project Detail : | Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has sought exemption from forest and environment clearances from the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) for the 31 km electric ropeway smart urban transport project.
The estimated cost of the project is Rs 1,120 crore. Webcos, consultant of the Central government, had carried out a pre-feasibility survey and found the project as the only solution to decongest Shimla city for the next 50 years.
The Central government has given a nod to Phase-I of the project.
As per the proposal, the project will have 32 stations with smart parking lots. The ropeway will carry 10,000 passengers both ways at a time. Each station will be linked in a five-minute aerial journey in contrast with an hour or half an hour it takes at present to reach Sanjauli from the ISBT during peak hours. |