Ahmedabad, 15 September (IANS). Giving information on Monday, Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) said that the company has received the letter of Award for the construction of a ropeway project connecting Sonprayag from the National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) to Sonprayag. There will be a total investment of Rs 4,081 crore on this project.
The company’s first ropeway project will take six years to complete. It will be constructed by Roads, Metro, Rail and Water Division (RMRW) of Adani Enterprises Limited.
The 12.9 km long ropeway will reduce the time of the journey from 9 hours to 36 minutes after the commissioning of the project, which will make the pilgrimage easier and secure than before.
This ropeway will be able to carry 1,800 passengers in each direction per hour, which will provide service to millions of pilgrims every year.
According to the prominent incubator of Adani Portfolio, Kedarnath receives about 2 million pilgrims every year, reflecting the importance of the project.
This ropeway is part of the National Ropeway Development Program ‘Rangmala Project’.
The project, developed based on public-private participation (PPP), will take six years to complete and AEL will operate it for 29 years after construction.
This project is expected to improve connectivity as well as employment generation and tourism in the region.
Gautam Adani, president of Adani Group, said, “Kedarnath Ropeway is more than an engineering project. It is a bridge between reverence and modern infrastructure.”
Gautam Adani said, “By making this holy journey safe, fast and more accessible, we respect the faith of millions of people and at the same time create new opportunities for the people of Uttarakhand through NHLML and the Government of Uttarakhand. This represents our commitment to the creation of the prestigious project infrastructure which not only serves the nation but also its people.”
In the last few years, Adani Enterprises has focused on making emerging infrastructure businesses, contributing to nation building and disinvestment in separate entities.
The next generation of strategic commercial investments of the company focuses on primary industries like Green Hydrogen Ecosystem, Airport Management, Data Center, Road, Copper and Petrochemical.
-IANS
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