The planned cable car will connect two places over a distance of four kilometers. The main goal of the project is to capture the beauty of the environment and provide an opportunity to enjoy it from a completely new perspective. This is also intended to further strengthen tourism in the region. Nuwara Eliya is already a popular tourist destination. However, the ropeway project is intended to make the region more accessible to visitors in general.

The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing announced in a press release that the government has officially started the Nuwara Eliya ropeway project. Plans for all development activities have been prepared and finalized to complete work on the proposed ropeway project within the next 18 months. The project is being carried out within the framework of Swedish foreign aid. The investment volume is 55 million US dollars.

The project was initiated by the Tourist Board and the Ministry of Tourism, and the Urban Development Authority will be brought in as a partner, said the Director General of the Urban Development Authority, Prasad Ranaweera.

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