Ropeways coming up in 5 prominent tourist sites of Jharkhand
While travelling to a destination allows you to explore
it in detail, a bird's eye view of the place gives you stunning panoramas of a
place. One way to enjoy such views is a ropeway ride. Looking out of the window
of a ropeway gives you the impression of a bird which is flying at steady pace,
while soaking in the beauty of a landscape in its entirety.
The tourism board of Jharkhand seems to have realised the
beauty of this experience, and is thus wanting to share it with the world. In a
bid to boost tourist arrivals, the Jharkhand Tourism board is planning to
develop passenger ropeway services in five prominent tourist sites across the
state.
Mono-cable passenger ropeways will be set up in Ranchi's
Pahari Mandir and Jonha falls, Massanjore Dam in Dumka, Ramrekha Dam in Simdega
and Dalma Hill under the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, and the feasibility study
for the same has already been initiated by the engineers of the Jharkhand
Tourism Development Corporation (JTDC).
As of now, Jharkhand has just one ropeway that's
operational. Located around 25 km from Deoghar, this ropeway in Trikut Hill
offers tourists a ride from the base to the top of the hill. The Trikut Hill's
mythological significance is attached to the that it is believed to be the
resting site of Ravana's Pushpak Vimana during his journey to Lanka from
Kailash in the Himalayas.
Although more ropeways would make Jharkhand an even
bigger tourist attraction, the tourism department has not yet given any time as
to when they will come on the ground. The tourism board is likely to use public
private partnerships for executing the projects.
