Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: The Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation has been given a target of Rs 23 crore for the current fiscal against Rs 22.78 crore during last fiscal. The Corporation has earned a revenue of Rs 12.93 crore during first three months of the current fiscal.
This was stated at the 30th meeting of the Board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation Limited held here today under the Chairmanship of Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora. The Minister of State for Tourism Nasir Aslam Wani was also present.
The meeting took a detailed review of the status of various ropeway projects which include Rs 3.26 crore Makhdoom Sahib Ropeway Project, Ropeway Project Peerkho temple to Mahamaya Rs 4.50 crore ropeway projects at Aishmuqam, and ropeway project at Shiv Khori, Reasi.
The meeting was informed that the four seater fixed Grip Chairlift from Kongdori to Marryshoulder has been completed within a span of 12 working months at a total cost of Rs 18 crore. It has 90 chairs with a length of 1650 meters with vertical rise of 498 meters having 16 towers.
The meeting also discussed measures for upgrading and overhauling of the Gandola Project, Gulmarg. It was informed that the Corporation has introduced e-governance and the tourists and skiers are now being provided boarding passes through online booking facility. The WIFI networking and time and attendance Management System for the employees have also been completed. The Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) has provided Rs 19 lakh while the Cable Car Corporation invested an amount of Rs 13 lakh for WIFI and the project has been implemented through Kashmir University.
The Board also approved incentive equal to 1 percent of the Corporation annual revenue up to the maximum of Rs 23 lakh for the employees as token of appreciation and encouragement for working in extreme different conditions at the Gondola project.
It was informed that the Corporation has insured its assets including new Chairlift at Kangdori.
The Commissioner Secretary Tourism Atul Dulloo, Director General Budgets, Mangotra, Managing Director J&K Cable Car Corporation, Talat Parvez, representatives of Planning and Development Department and concerned officers of the Corporation also attended the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Jora urged for maintaining more transparency in the execution of various Cable Car related works and asked the Corporation to update its accounts by the end of December.
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