New Delhi, March 5 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved major infrastructure and livestock health initiatives aimed at improving connectivity, enhancing disease control, and promoting religious tourism.

The projects include two ropeways in Uttarakhand under the National Ropeways Development Programme-Parvatmala Pariyojana-and a revised Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP). The total estimated cost for these initiatives stands at Rs.10,691 crore.

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sanctioned the construction of a 12.9-km ropeway from Sonprayag to Kedarnath at an estimated cost of Rs.4,08...