NEW DELHI: Dehradun and Mussorie could soon be linked by what will be India’s longest ropeway — 5.5 km long — in the next three years. A consortium led by FIL Industries says it has started work on the Dehradun Mussoorie Ropeway Project (DMRP) whose phase-I is supposed to be ready by September 2026.
“The 5.5-km-long long ropeway connecting the twin cities of Dehradun and Mussoorie is being built by the Mussoorie Sky Car Company, a consortium led by FIL Industries and comprising of SRM Engineering LLP along with the technology partner, POMA SAS France. The ropeway, which will cut down travel time in the hilly terrain from 1.5 hours to 15 minutes, shall contain 10-seater diamond cabins seen with a capacity of (carrying) 1,300 passengers-per-hour-per-direction,” the consortia said. The Rs 300-crore mono-cable will cut down the 33 km driving distance between Dehradun and Mussoorie, which can take from 1.5 to 3 hours depending on traffic, to 15 minutes.
FIL Industries group director Owais Altaf Syed said: “We are very excited to launch this mega ropeway project in Uttarakhand, FIL Industries’ second ropeway project in India, after our Skyview by Empyrean project in Patnitop, Jammu. The Mussoorie-Dehradun sustainable ropeway project is being built with state-of-the-art (tech). Once ready, it will not only provide a source of employment and bring in revenue to the state; it will also attract tourists from across the world, contributing considerably to the state GDP.”
This proposed ropeway will have 10-seater cabins. “The all-weather ropeway will operate throughout the year. This is the first ropeway in India which is being built both for tourism purposes as well as for urban mobility between the two cities in Uttarakhand,” the group statement added.
