Government of Uttarakhand, as an initiative to provide safe and convenient means of travel to the tourists visiting this place, wish to develop a passenger ropeway system on a world class technology from Gobind Ghat to Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib.

Uttarakhand Infrastructure Project Company Private Limited has been mandated to develop the said project on Public Private Partnership format for Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB), GoU. The project is proposed to be developed in 2 phases:

1. Phase 1 shall be running from Ghangaria to Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib is being taken up for development in Phase I which is a single independent section.
2. Phase 2 comprises of three sections. The three sections between Gobind Ghat and Ghangaria are connected with each other. Section I is between Gobind Ghat & Bhiundhar; Section II is between Bhiundhar & Laxman Ganga bridge; Section III is between Laxman Ganga bridge and Ghangaria.
   Phase 2 comprises of three sections. The three sections between Gobind Ghat and Ghangaria are connected with each other.
   • Section I is between Gobind Ghat & Bhiundhar; 
   • Section II is between Bhyundaar & Laxman Ganga bridge; 
   • Section III is between Laxman Ganga bridge and Ghangaria. 

Location of the Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib Ropeway Project

The project is a 13 Kms long alignment which stretches from Gobind Ghat (about 275 km from Rishikesh) to Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib. The entire alignment falls under the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve.

Site Location of Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib Ropeway Project

Village

Gobind Ghat, Bhiundhar, Pulna, Ghangaria

Tehsil

Joshimath

District

Chamoli

State

Uttarakhand

Latitude and longitude ofGurudwara Hemkunt Sahib Ropewway Project

Base Station (Gobind Ghat)

30°37’24.8”N 79°33’29.2”E

Terminal station (Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib)

30°41'59.982"N 79°36'56.014"E

Approach to Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib Ropewway Project

The nearest railway station to the project site is Rishikesh> Railway station which is approx 288 km from the site. Nearest Airport is Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun (approx 304 Km). One can approach Gobind Ghat (the base terminal) via the Badrinath highway (NH 58) along the Alaknanda River.