The Centre has proposed a rope car to connect Marina beach and Besant Nagar.
What’s it about? Last July, the state government announced a rope car project for Marina beach, and the Centre has gone a step ahead. The state’s initiative was a rope car from Napier Bridge to the Namma Chennai selfie point near Vivekananda House. TV Shemmohi, a ward councillor from Anna Nagar, suggested the project in an October 2022 council meeting.
- The National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) has proposed 10 locations across India. In Tamil Nadu, the proposed route is from the lighthouse to Elliot’s Beach.
- The highways department has been studying the proposals for more than five years. A team visited Bolivia, where rope cars are a transit option.
Things to study: Per the tender floated, several points will be taken into account and analysed. It included market demand, traffic patterns, access, topography, and the standards available for development and operations.