Srinagar, March 23 -- Jammu, Mar 22 Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said bids have been invited for preparing detailed project reports (DPRs) for the development of three ropeways, including 11.60 km Baltal to 3,880-meter high holy cave shrine of Amarnath, to facilitate the easy movement of pilgrims during the annual pilgrimage.

In addition, bids for the preparation of DPRs are also being invited by the National Highways Logistics Management Ltd (NHLML) for three more ropeway projects - two in Budgam and one in Ramban district, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a written reply in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.

Abdullah, who is also minister in charge of tourism, gave the information in response to an unstarred question by N...