Dehradun-Mussoorie Ropeway To Come Up Soon As Centre Approves Transfer Of ITBP Land To Uttarakhand

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (12 May) gave its nod to the transfer of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) land in Uttarakhand for development of a ropeway system between Dehradun and Musoorie.

"The Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved transfer of 1500 square metres of land belonging to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Mussoorie to the State Government of Uttarakhand for their infrastructure project, namely, 'Aerial Passenger Ropeway System' between Dehradun and Mussoorie," an official release said on Wednesday (12 May).

The proposed Ropeway is a mono-cable ropeway of 5,580 meters length under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode between Purkul Gaon, Dehradun (Lower Terminal Station) and Library Road, Mussoorie (Upper Terminal Station) being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 285 crore with a carrying capacity of 1000 persons per hour per direction.

This will considerably reduce the traffic flow on road route from Dehradun to Mussoorie, the release said.

In addition, this will generate direct employment of 350 and indirect employment of more than 1500 people. Once completed, the ropeway will be a huge attraction for tourists which in turn will provide a boost to the tourism industry in the State and create additional employment opportunities in tourism sector.