India, March 21 -- PUNE The Maharashtra government has proposed 45 ropeway projects across the state to enhance connectivity and tourism in religious and hilly areas. Of these, 16 will be developed by the state government while the remaining 29 will be developed by the central government's National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML). Pune and Satara districts will see the highest number of such projects with eight ropeways proposed in each of the two districts. The ropeways planned in Pune district will connect key tourist and religious sites such as Sinhagad Fort, Rajgad Fort, Shivneri Fort, Jejuri, Ashtavinayak Lenyadri, Darya Ghat, Bhimashankar Jyotirling and Khandoba Nimgaon.

On February 3, 2024, a memorandum of understand...