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Kedarnath ropeway gets Govt nod; ₹4,081 crore project to cut travel time from 9 hours to 36 minutes
- The government has approved the ₹4,081 crore Kedarnath ropeway project, which will reduce travel time from 9 hours to just 36 minutes.
The central government on Wednesday, March 5, approved the ₹4,081 crore Kedarnath ropeway project which is expected to cut travel time from Sonprayag to Kedarnath from 8-9 hours to just 36 minutes. The Kedarnath ropeway project will be developed on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) mode at a total capital cost of ₹4,081.28 crore, the government said in a statement.
The 12.9 kilometres long ropeway project may prove to be a boon for the pilgrims visiting Kedarnath who spend hours on the trekking route as their travel time will cut down to approximately 36 minutes.
The Kedarnath ropeway project is being made under National Ropeways Development Programme – Parvatmala Pariyojana.
“This project is going to be huge milestone in the pilgrimage journey of all the devotees travelling to the Char Dham,” Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
Ropeway project for Hemkund Sahib approved
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of a ropeway project from Govindghat to Hemkund Sahib Ji in Uttarakhand.
The proposed ropeway is planned to provide convenience to pilgrims visiting the Hemkund Sahib Ji and tourists visiting the Valley of Flowers.
It will also ensure all-weather last-mile connectivity between Govindghat and Hemkund Sahib Ji.
The 12.4 kilometre long ropeway will be developed at a total capital cost of ₹2,730.13 crore.
Currently, the journey to the Hemkund Sahib Ji is a challenging 21-km uphill trek from Govindghat, which can be done on foot, with ponies or palanquins.
The project will be developed in a public-private partnership (PPP) model and will be based on a Monocable Detachable Gondola (MDG) from Govindghat to Ghangaria (10.55 km), seamlessly integrated with the most advanced Tricable Detachable Gondola (3S) technology from Ghangaria to Hemkund Sahib Ji (1.85 km).
Its design capacity is 1,100 passengers per hour per direction (PPHPD), carrying 11,000 passengers per day.
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First Published:5 Mar 2025, 03:51 PM IST
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