Story/Place-Mumbai,
Apr 28, 2011, 03.43am IST
MUMBAI: The National Wildlife Board has approved the setting up of funicular trolleys to ferry devotees to Haji Malangad, a well-known dargah in Thane district.
Tourism minister Chhagan Bhujbal said that trolleys would also be set up at other places of worship such as Saptashrungigad, Mahurgad and Jejuri.
Though the Haji Malangad proposal had been approved by the Union environment ministry in 2008, the proposal required the sanction of the Matheran Monitoring Committee and the National Wildlife Board as it is part of the Matheran eco-sensitive zone.
At Malangad, the trolley will be constructed on a build, own, operate basis. It will comprise two trolleys each with a passenger capacity of 60. There will be one station constructed at the base and the other at the top.
The state cabinet had approved Rs 46 crore for the project. The contract has been awarded to Supreme Suyog Yashita Consortium for a period of 24 years.
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