NHLML signs MoU to build ropeway projects in J&K, Himachal

The National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir authorities for building proposed ropeway projects which were announced under Parvatmala Yojana in the 2022-23 Union Budget in February. The Centre has received at least 150 proposals from states to build ropeways under its flagship Parvatmala Yojana (National Ropeway Development Programme). They include those for about 30 priority points or stretches connecting Leh Palace (Ladakh), Auli-Gorson (Uttarakhand), Nandi Hills (Karnataka), Harihar Fort (Maharashtra), Mahakaleshwar Temple (Madhya Pradesh), Amarnath Cave, etc, and will be taken up under phase one of the project, Union Road transport and highways ministry officials said in a statement. Since then, the government has floated tenders for work on ropeway project for Sonprayag to Kedarnath Temple via Gaurikund and Govind Ghat to Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand.