Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 24: The work on much awaited Rs 40 crore prestigious Ropeway Project between Mubarak Mandi- Bagh-e-Bahu to Mahamaya hill top will commence very soon.
This was announced by Minister for Tourism, Ghulam Ahmad Mir at a high-level meeting convened to review the progress made in completing the paper work for initiating the project.
Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture, Raman Bhalla, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, District Development Commissioner, Jammu, Director Tourism Jammu, Managing Director, Cable Car Corporation and other concerned officers were present in the meeting.
Mr. Mir said the Mubarak Mandi ropeway on completion would add another tourist attraction to the City of Temples. He instructed the concerned authorities to complete the spade work so that the foundation of the rope way would be laid next month.
The meeting discussed in detail several issues related to the project. It was informed that all hurdles like environment, wildlife and forest clearances have been obtained and construction work on the project would be taken up soon. The Tourism Minister directed the concerned authorities to ensure early disposal of land acquisition by providing compensation to private land owners. He said for the purpose the Government had placed Rs 1.86 crore at the disposal of the Collector, Land Acquisition, Jammu, for speedy clearance of land compensation to the concerned land owners.
Giving details about the proposed project, the Minister said the ropeway would have 37 cabin lines from historic Mubarak Mandi Royal palace to Mahamaya Park and onward to Shahbad Bagh-e-Bahu. The ropeway would have two sections across the river Tawi, one from Mubarak Mandi, Peerkho to Mahmaya Park and another from Mahmaya Park to Shahbad. Each cabin would have a capacity of six seats with modern ventilation facilities, he said.
Minister for Horticulture and Culture, Raman Bhalla underscored the need for promoting heritage and border tourism in Jammu, adding that the region has vast varied tourism potential which needs to be tapped. This, he said will give further economic boost in the region. Mr Bhalla instructed the concerned authorities to speed up the process of ropeway projects at Shiv Khori and Patnitop which have already been proposed to give impetus to tourist activities in the region. He said the ropeway at Mubarak Mandi- Bahu Fort would divert the attention of more tourists towards the City of Temples.
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