Ropeways And Alternate Mobility Solutions

Ropeways And Alternate Mobility Solutions

Part of: GS Prelims and GS- III – Infrastructure

In news 

• The Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways will, from now on, also look after the development of Ropeways and Alternate Mobility Solutions.

Key takeaways 

• The Ministry will also look after the construction, research, and policy in this area. 
• Formulation of institutional, financial, and regulatory framework for the technology will also fall under the ambit of this move.
• The move is expected to give a boost to the sector, by setting up a regulatory regime, and facilitating research and new technology to come into this sector.
• An amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 has been notified, to enable this step.

The important benefits of this step could be:

• Last mile connectivity for remote locations
• Reducing congestion on mainstream roads
• Chance to develop world-class ropeway infrastructure
• Setting up of an organised and dedicated rope-way and alternative mobility solutions industry
• New technology, like CPT – Cable Propelled Transit coming to the sector
• Setting safety norms for unregulated ropeways