Cable car project in Pahalgam gets NIA clearance, says a report

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 02 (STC): A cable car project in Baisaran, Pahalgam, has got clearance from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports a cross section of media.
The ‘No Objection’ from the NIA on the project became imperative after the terror attack on April 22 in Baisaran in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists.
NIA officials, as per the reports, said the anti-terror agency was approached for its views on the project by the Union territory administration.
“We were asked about our views (about starting the cable car project) and we conveyed that we do not have any objection from the investigation angle,” an official said to news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).
Notably, the alignment for the 1.4-km project has been identified by the Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation (JKCCC).
“The lower terminal point is located near the Yatri Niwas in Pahalgam and the upper terminal point is located in Baisaran. The total length of the project would be 1.4 km. The… 9.13 Hects (land required) for the project belongs to the Forest Department,” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who holds the tourism portfolio, said in a written reply to a question in the Assembly during the recently concluded autumn session.

(Straight Talk Communications)