JAMMU, Feb 20: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the tender process for a ropeway for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine is the final phase and the project will be undertaken with “utmost sensitivity” to safeguard the interests of local businesses.
The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has approved a Rs 250-crore passenger ropeway project between Tarakote Marg and Sanji Chat along the 12-km track to the revered shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district.
“The tendering process of the ropeway project is in its last phase and the work on the project will be undertaken with utmost sensitivity to ensure that local business is not impacted,” Sinha, who is the board’s chairman, told reporters after offering prayers at the shrine.
