The longest ropeway system in the world may soon come to India.
Dehradun is all set to become home to the country’s longest ropeway that will connect the city to Mussoorie, the famed hill station in Uttarakhand.
Undertaking
It is being built both for tourism purposes as well as for urban mobility between the two cities in Uttarakhand.
The work has already begun by Mussoorie Sky Car Company Pvt. Ltd., a consortium led by FIL Industries Private Ltd and comprising POMA SAS France and SRM Engineering LLP.
It will be a mono-cable ropeway over 5.5 km long.
At a cost of INR 300 crore, it is expected to be ready by September 2026.
Features
It will be the first time in India that a ropeway will feature 10-seater cabins.
All cabins will be enclosed, fully ventilated, glazed and will have automatic opening and closing doors.
These cabins will initially have the capacity for 1300 passengers in an hour for each direction.
It will be an all-weather ropeway that will operate throughout the year, regardless of weather and time.
Shortened travel time
It is going to be a path breaking achievement as it will reduce traffic congestion in the region considerably, especially during peak seasons.
It will cut down the travel time drastically to just 15 minutes, which is a huge reduction given as of now, it takes around 1.5 to 3 hours (depending on traffic), to cover a distance of about 33 km between the two destinations.
Project leader speaks
Owais Altaf Syed, Group Director, FIL Industries Limited, said that they are excited to introduce this mega ropeway project in Uttarakhand, which is their second ropeway project in India, after Skyview by Empyrean in Patnitop, Jammu.
Speaking on the latest project he further said, “The Mussoorie-Dehradun sustainable ropeway project is being built with state-of-the-art, world-class infrastructure.
Once ready, it will not only provide a source of employment and bring in revenue to the state; it will also attract tourists from across the world, contributing considerably to the state GDP.”
