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Jammu ropeway project agreement signed
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 5/27/2014 11:04:24 AM
Work to start soon
JAMMU, May 26: The J&K State Cable Car Corporation today entered into agreement with M/S Damodar Ropeway & Infra Ltd, Kolkata in association with STM, Turkey for design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of a passenger ropeway system from Mubarak Mandi to Bahu Fort near Shahabad at Jammu.
The agreement was signed at SKICC, Srinagar in presence of Tourism Minister G A Mir, Minister of State for Tourism Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, Secretary to Government Tourism department Zaffar Ahmad Bhat, Director Tourism Jammu Soujanya Sharma besides and the officers of J&K State Cable Car Corporation.
On behalf of J&K State Cable Car Corporation Ltd., the agreement was signed by Managing Director, J&K State Cable Car Corporation Tufail Matto while Executive Director Ranjan Mukherjee signed the agreement on behalf of M/S Damodar Ropeway & Infra Ltd, Kolkata.
The project will be executed in two sections. Section-I from Mubarak Mandi to Mahamaya (1117 meters length) will be a monocable detachable system and Section-II from Mubarak Mandi to Bahu Fort near Shahabad (453 meters length) will be a monocable pulsated system.
The planning/design work on the project will start from June 1, 2014 and project is likely to be completed in 30 months.
The project will be unique in Jammu province and is expected to increase tourist arrivals in Jammu city to a great extent.