In a first in India, PM Modi’s Parliamentary Constituency, Varanasi, will use ropeway services in public transportation. The pilot project is being developed in a state-of-the-art manner and will be on the lines of Kyoto in Japan.
Key Highlights
1- India will be the third country in the world after Mexico City and Bolivia to have a ropeway for public transportation.
2- The ropeway service will connect Cantt Railway Station (Varanasi Junction) to Church Square (Godowlia) to ease the traffic congestion in the city.
3- An aerial distance of 4.2 km will be covered by the ropeway in just 15 minutes.
4- The total cost of the pilot project is estimated to be Rs. 424 crores which will be divided into the Central and State Governments in the 80:20 ratio.
5- Around 220 cable cars will run on the ropeway service. Each cable car will house 10 seats and will move after a gap of 90-120 seconds.
6- The ropeway service will run at night and will be executed in a public-private partnership model.
According to the Vice-Chairperson of Varanasi Development Authority, four stations of the ropeway services will be built at the height of above 11 meters and each station will be equipped with escalators.