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The state government has junked the Metro rail proposal and instead has decided to go in for the system in the temple town.
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Varanasi could soon be one of the first few cities in India to get a web of cable car networks to beat congestion on streets.
The cable car network based on ropeway system in PM Narendra Modi’s constituency is estimated to be 70% cheaper than Metro rail network.
The state government has junked the Metro rail proposal and instead has decided to go in for the system in the temple town.This proposal of ropeway system at advance stage is being seen as a move to help commuters get the better of Kashi’s winding bylanes and a complex traffic profile — from meandering bulls and rickshaws to SUVs and buses.
Sources said if the government gives the go ahead, cable cars moving in all directions would be a reality in less than two years.
Till now cable cars are limited to tourist destinations in India unlike some of the western cities where it’s a mode of daily commuting.
Doppelmayr, an Austrian company which has put cable cars in a few cities including the most acclaimed project in La Paz in Bolivia, has made the proposal to put the cable car system in the city.
Vikram Singhal, managing director of its India operations told TOI, “A feasibility report by RITES was presented to the local authority.
The frequency of cable cars will be in every few seconds and hence there will be almost no waiting time for commuters.