Aerial Passenger Ropeway System Between Dehradun and Mussoorie
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Infrastructure
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The Union Cabinet gave its approval to the transfer of land of Indo-Tibetan Border Police, ITBP to Government of Uttarakhand for development of Aerial Passenger Ropeway System between Dehradun and Mussoorie.
Key takeaways
The proposed Ropeway is a mono-cable ropeway of 5.5 Km length between Purkul Gaon, Dehradun and Library, Mussoorie being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 285 crore.
It will have a carrying capacity of 1,000 persons per hour per direction.
This will considerably reduce the traffic flow on the road route from Dehradun to Mussoorie.
This will generate direct employment of 350 and indirect employment of more than 1,500 people.
It will also be a huge attraction for tourists which in turn will provide a boost to the tourism industry
Important value additions
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
It is India’s primary border patrol organization with its border with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
It was formed in 1962 in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
The “Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992” provides for the constitution and regulation of the ITBP for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected therewith.
