The record
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- Construction has begun on the lower terminal of the Nandi Hill cable car project near Bengaluru, four years after it was announced, with about 20% of that terminal complete.
- However, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has not yet cleared five acres of forest land for the upper terminal and 12 support towers.
- Because of the pending clearance, delivery of ropeway components from Leitner-Italy and several other no-objection certificates, including from the gram panchayat, Fire Department, Pollution Control Board, and ASI, are on hold.
- The Tourism Minister says the clearance process has been accelerated through a dedicated coordination mechanism in New Delhi.
What to watch next
- MoEFCC decision on forest clearance for the upper terminal and 12 towers, tracked on the Parivesh portal
- Resumption of ropeway component deliveries from Leitner-Italy once clearance is granted
- Issuance of the pending no-objection certificates from gram panchayat, Fire Department, Pollution Control Board, and ASI
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Named India · Archaeological Survey of India · Bengaluru · Fire Department · Gram Panchayat · Madaku Hosahalli · Nandi Hill · Pollution Control Board · Dyanamicx Ropeway Private Limited · Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad · K. J. George · Leitner-Italy · Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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