New Delhi: Reaching the Temple of Hindu Temple and Sikh Sikh Hemkund Sahib Temple in Uttarakhand is likely to be finer and more fun in the near future because the government plans to provide a Ropeway link to this main pilgrimage site.
At present, pilgrims must travel long to Kedarnath from Gaurikund and even though there are limited helicopter services, many consider it expensive.
The National Highway Authority (NHAI) has invited offers to prepare for detailed feasibility and report projects for eight Ropeway links in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh which connect the pilgrimage and tourist sites that are the most sought after.
Authority was assigned to develop ropeways in the two countries of this hill.
Ropeway links identified include connectivity to Tara Devi Temple, Hottu Peak, Chunga Glacier and Bharmani Temple at Himachal Pradesh with a combined length of 42.5 km in the state.
The three links have been proposed at Uttarakhand with a combined length of 29 km, including the Ropeway link to the Hanuman Temple in Nainital and Ghangaria in Chamoli, which is the gateway to the flower valley, the main tourist attraction.
According to the bid document, the consultant will identify critical success factors for these projects, it shows the best standards that are suitable given the function of the project and location and estimate the current potential requests and in the future.
The consultant must also determine the demand for passenger transportation for Ropeway and seasonal passenger traffic in the months.
It will also suggest fees for passengers.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has recently urged the government of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammair and Kashmir to explore the possibility of more Ropeway links to improve tourism and economic activities.
The government has assigned the task of ROPEWAY, Cable Car, Funicular Railway and Public Transport on Electricity to the Ministry of Road Transportation.
India is still in a newborn stage in the development of ropeway compared to other parts of the world.
Compared to 4,000 active ropeways in France, 2,000 in the United States and 1,500 in Switzerland, India almost did not have a Ropeway project and only 22 successful.