New Delhi, April 2 -- Shimla in Himachal Pradesh may be home to Asia's longest ropeway project called the Tara Devi-Shimla Ropeway Project. The project reportedly spans 13.79 kilometres and may cost Rs.1,734.40 crore.

It will also be the world's second-largest ropeway after the one in Bolivia, which spans approximately 32 kilometers.

According to NDTV, the Tara Devi-Shimla Ropeway Project has already begun and is being undertaken by the Ropeway and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model with the Himachal Pradesh government.

Eighty percent of the project funding will be provided by the New Development Bank, the report added. The bank reportedly approved advance tenders for the proj...