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Mizoram eyes ropeway network to beat city congestion

Aizawl, June 17 (UNI) In a bid to decongest its fast-growing capital, Mizoram is exploring the possibility of introducing a ropeway system under the Centre’s Parvatmala Pariyojana – a national ropeway development initiative aimed at improving mobility in hilly terrains, a top functionary said today.
Governor General (Dr) V.K. Singh (Retd) during the day held a consultative meeting with officials from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), and the state’s Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation (UD&PA) Department at Raj Bhavan to discuss the project’s feasibility in Mizoram.
“Urban congestion in Aizawl cannot be tackled by looking inward anymore. We must start planning beyond the city’s core to implement such crucial infrastructure,” the Governor said, stressing that projects like Parvatmala could offer smart, scalable solutions for the state’s topographical constraints. He underlined the urgency of interdepartmental coordination to chart a workable blueprint for ropeway connectivity.
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