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The '''Raigad Ropeway''' is a [[Aerial tramway|ropeway]] which provides passenger transportation to [[Raigad fort]].<br />
[[Raigad fort]], which is located in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]], is considered as the ''capital of national resistance'' and the ''final resting place of the great founder of the Indian liberation'' - [[Shivaji]]. It is a place of national importance and attracts ''pilgrims'' of all ages. Prior to the ropeway the only way to ascend Raigad fort was to trek to it, which took an hour. The Ropeway makes this site relatively more accessible to those not in a physical condition to make this trek. The Raigad Ropeway project is a non-profit endeavour, being the only one of its kind in India. This facility is owned by the Shri Shivaji Raigad Smarak Mandal, (SSRSM) [[Pune]] an organisation started by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]] in 1886.<ref name = "raigadropeway">{{cite web |url=http://www.raigadropeway.com/ropeway.htm |title=The Ropeway |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=2009-07-02 |publisher=Raigad Ropeway|access-date=2011-03-05}}</ref><ref name = "pib">{{cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2000/raug2000/r01082000.html |title=WEBSITE ON FORT RAIGAD INAUGURATED |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=August 2000|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |access-date=2011-03-05}}</ref> Construction of this Ropeway was completed in 1996.<br />
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==History==<br />
In 1990 the SSRSM was permitted by the government of [[Maharashtra]] to construct a ropeway at Raigad fort. An offer of [[Indian Rupee|Rupees]] Eighty Million, received from a Central Government firm, from Naini, [[Allahabad]], was considered to be unviable. Subsequently Jog Engineering Limited offered to execute the project on a Build - Operate - Transfer basis in 1994, at a cost of Rupees 31 Million, and the same was accepted by SSRSM .<ref name = "raigadropeway"/><br />
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==Salient features of the project==<br />
The construction work commenced in November 1994, and was completed by March 1996. The project was inaugurated by the late Prof. [[Rajendra Singh (RSS)|Rajendra Singh]], [[Sarsanghchalak]] of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. The ascent is 420 m and the rope length is 760 m. The motor capacity is 52.22&nbsp;kW and the cabin weight is 100&nbsp;kg each.<ref name = "raigadropeway"/><br />
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==Ropeway Museum==<br />
The project includes a museum which was created by [[Babasaheb Purandare]] and [[Ninad Bedekar]].<ref name = "raigadropeway"/><br />
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==Photographs==<br />
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File:Ropeway trolleys.JPG|Raigad Ropeway trolleys<br />
File:Opes of Raigad Ropeway.JPG |Raigad Ropeway ropes<br />
File:Riagad Ropeway Information.JPG |Raigad Ropeway Information in [[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Aerial lift in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/index.html Maharashtra tourism]<br />
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[[Category:Aerial tramways in India]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Raigad district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourism in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:1996 establishments in Maharashtra]]</div>->BattyBot