High-altitude cable car in Sikkim opened to public

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Press Trust of India Gangtok
Last Updated : Jul 03 2017 | 10:13 PM IST
A high-altitude passenger cable car at Tsmogo in East Sikkim has been thrown open to the public, the state tourism department said today.
The ropeway is situated at an altitude of 3,753 metres (12,313 ft) and was inaugurated on July 1 by Ugen T Gyatso, the state tourism and civil aviation minister.
The ropeway has been built in Tsomgo in view of the area being one of the major tourist hubs of the Himalayan state.
With other attractions like the Tsomgo Lake, Serathang, Baba Mandir and the Nathula Pass at the Sino-Indian border, the new ropeway is intended to increase the number of tourists to the area.
The ropeway has been constructed by Conveyor and Ropeway Services Pvt Ltd in association with the Tourism and Civil Aviation Department of Sikkim.

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First Published: Jul 03 2017 | 10:13 PM IST

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