India’s Longest River Ropeway Opened in Assam

  • On 24th August, 2020, Assam government inaugurated a ropeway across the river Brahmaputra and described it as the country’s longest river ropeway.
  • The project was cleared by the state government in March 2006 at a cost of Rs28 crore and work on it started in December 2009.
  • However, the work came to a halt in 2011 as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) objected to it, saying it posed threat to Urvashi Island on the Brahmaputra.

Key Features

  • The 1.8 km long ropeway connects Kacharighat located on the southern bank of the river in the main city to the northern part ....
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