Shimla, Oct. 14 -- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted Stage-1 approval under the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) for the proposed transport ropeway project in Shimla.

Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said in a Facebook post that the state government is steadily moving forward to build what will be the world's second-largest and India's largest transport ropeway, aimed at providing Shimla with an eco-friendly, modern, and seamless mode of transportation.

Agnihotri said, "We are continuously moving forward towards building the world's second-largest and India's biggest transport ropeway, proposed in Shimla. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, has granted...