Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 15 (ANI): Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), the flagship company of the Adani Group, on Monday announced that it has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from the National Highways Logistics Management Ltd (NHLML) to develop the ropeway project connecting Sonprayag to Kedarnath in Uttarakhand. The company will invest Rs 4,081 crore in the project, which will be executed by AEL’s Roads, Metro, Rail and Water (RMRW) division.
The 12.9 km ropeway is expected to drastically reduce the arduous pilgrimage journey from the current 8–9-hour trek to just 36 minutes. Once completed, it will have the capacity to carry 1,800 passengers per hour per direction, easing travel for the lakhs of devotees who visit the Kedarnath shrine annually. Kedarnath attracts around 20 lakh pilgrims every year, and the ropeway aims to make the journey safer, faster, and more comfortable, enhancing the overall pilgrim experience.
The project is part of the Government of India’s National Ropeways Development Programme, ‘Parvatmala’, and will be developed on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis with NHLML, following a revenue-sharing model. Construction is expected to take six years, after which AEL will operate the ropeway for 29 years.
Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, described the project as “more than an engineering project—it is a bridge between devotion and modern infrastructure.” He added that the ropeway will not only honour the faith of millions of pilgrims but also create employment opportunities and boost tourism in Uttarakhand.
Adani Enterprises, which entered the roads and highways sector in 2018, currently manages 14 projects across Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM), Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT), and Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) models, covering over 5,000 lane kilometres.
The Kedarnath ropeway project is being hailed as a landmark initiative that combines technological expertise with spiritual significance, providing a safer and more convenient passage for pilgrims while opening new economic avenues for the region. (ANI)
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