February 16, 2025
- Pratap Sarnaik, Maharashtra’s transport minister, announced that a cable car project, which aims to address issues related to transport in Mumbai, has obtained in-principle approval from Nitin Gadkari, the union minister for road transport and highways.
- The project, which will be carried out in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, is expected to offer an effective transportation alternative and decrease emissions.
- It will reduce the travel time between Palghar and Uran-Pen in Maharashtra and between Mumbai’s suburbs and the city’s new airport.
- A detailed project report of the proposed cable cars will be made after which further approvals for the project will be obtained.
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ACTIVITY: Design for Mumbai
Create a preliminary design idea for the cable cars that could be made operational in Mumbai.
