Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency – Varanasi (Kashi) – is set to get the world’s third ropeway public transport system. During his visit to Kashi, PM Modi laid the foundation of Kashi’s much talked about ropeway project, the estimated cost of which is about Rs 645 crore. Officials with Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) said the launch of the project, would not only make Kashi the first city in India to have ropeway public transport, but will also make India, the third country in the world after Bolivia and Mexico to have this urban transit system.
Bolivia
In Bolivia, the service labeled ‘La Paz–El Alto Cable Car’, an aerial cable car urban transit system serving the La Paz-EL Alto metropolitan area in Bolivia, was inaugurated in 2019.
Mexico
In Mexico, the service named Medicable that operates in Ecatepec de Morelos in Greater Mexico City was inaugurated on October 4, 2016.