Varanasi will become the first Indian city to start ropeway service as a mode of public transport, said Deepak Agrawal, Divisional Commissioner, Varanasi, on Sunday.
Deepak Agrawal said, "The city needed a public transport service, so as per the comprehensive mobility plan, the ropeway system was a viable option to improve traffic."
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"We have tendered the DPR sanction of the ropeway system and bidding proceedings will be completed by December 11. It will be based on a public-private partnership (PPP) model with a capacity of 4,500," he added.
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"Initially, it will be a 3.45 km stretch covering Cantt Railway Station, Sajan Tiraha, Rathyatra, and Girja Ghar Chauraha. We have taken a 24 month period for the completion of this project," he added.
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He said the cost of the project was estimated to be over
₹400 crore. The ropeway would reduce the journey between the two stations to only 15 minutes. Around 220 trolleys will run at a height of 45 metre. The trolleys will move in a gap of 90 seconds to 120 seconds. Around 4,000 persons would be able to travel in one direction at a time.
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The cost of the project is divided between Centre and state at 80:20. Notably, Varanasi is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency and it will soon become the first Indian city to start ropeway service as a mode of public transport.
-PTC News
