urban transport: Uttar Pradesh’s Kashi is all set to have a ropeway for urban transport, whose foundation stone was laid by PM Modi on 24 March. Sources claimed that this is going to be the first public transport ropeway in the country and the third in the world.
Swiss company Bartholet and National Highway Logistics Private Limited will build a 50-meter-high ropeway. Starting from Varanasi Cantt station and ending at Godaulia, there will be a total of five stations.
The cabin of the ropeway will have a European design, which will apparently have an advanced ventilation system for passengers to travel comfortably. Along with a comfortable seating arrangement, the ropeway will also enable people with disabilities to use their wheelchairs inside the car cabin. A single-car cabin will have space for ten passengers, which includes space for specially-abled passengers.
Project director National Highway Logistics Pvt Ltd Pooja Mishra said, “Efforts have been made to prepare it according to the vision of the prime minister so that Divyangjan (person with disabilities) can also travel comfortably.”
In order to soothe the travellers in summer, the windows used in the ropeway will be made of special material that will reflect the scorching rays of the sun. This will also regulate the temperature inside the cabin.
