Patnitop

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Patnitop
Hill Station
Sanasar : A Small Lake in Patnitop
Sanasar : A Small Lake in Patnitop
Patnitop is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Patnitop
Patnitop
Location in Jammu and Kashmir
Patnitop is located in India
Patnitop
Patnitop
Patnitop (India)
Coordinates: 33°5′25″N 75°19′35″E / 33.09028°N 75.32639°E / 33.09028; 75.32639
Country India
UTJammu and Kashmir
DistrictRamban [1]
Elevation
2,024 m (6,640 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
182142
Websitepatnitop.nic.in

Patnitop or Patni Top is a hilltop tourist location in Ramban district[2][3] in the Jammu and Kashmir union territory of India, on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (which is part of National Highway 44, formerly 1A), 112 km (70 mi) from Jammu on the way from Udhampur to Srinagar. Situated on a plateau in the Shivalik belt of the Himalayas, Patnitop sits at an altitude of 2,024 m (6,640 ft). The river Chenab flows in close proximity to this location.[4]

Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee tunnel[edit]

Main article: Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel

Snowfall and avalanche in winter at Patnitop used to obstruct the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway a few times every winter and causes long queues of vehicles, sometimes for days. These problems were mitigated by the opening of the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel. At 9.2 km (6 mi), it is India's longest road tunnel. It starts from about 2 km (1 mi) from Chenani town south of Patnitop to Nashri village north of Patnitop, reducing the distance from Jammu to Srinagar by 31 km (19 mi) and bypassing Patnitop.[5]

The Patnitop Ropeway[edit]

Skyview Patnitop is India's highest ropeway and the largest Indo-French collaboration in mountain infrastructure development was built in a record time of 2.4 years under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. The ropeway started its commercial operations on July 20 ,2020 . A month after starting its commercial operation, the Skyview Patnitop by Empyrean, an initiative by Empyrean Skyview Projects Private Limited (ESPPL), was awarded the best adventure tourism destination 2019 .It features India's highest ropeway with over 65 meters of ground clearance and the longest span of 849 meters between eight towers . The Ropeway reduces the travel time between sanget & patnitop to 15 minutes from the earlier 1.5 hours .[6][7]

Gallery[edit]

  • Paragliding at Patnitop

    Paragliding at Patnitop

  • Dawariyai take off area.jpg

    Dawariyai take off area at Patnitop

  • Sanasar Lake.jpeg

    Sanasar Lake

  • Patnitop Mountains

    Patnitop Mountains

  • Img. Patnitop.jpg

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://ramban.gov.in/tourist-place/patnitop/
  2. ↑ "PATNITOP". Incredible India. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ↑ https://ramban.gov.in/tourist-place/patnitop/
  4. ↑ Silas, Sandeep (2005). "17. Patnitop". Discover India by Rail. Sterling Publishers. p. 47. ISBN 81-207-2939-0.
  5. ↑ "Chenani Nashri Tunnel Completes 2 km Excavation". ConstructionWeekOnline.in.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2019/08/26/nrg19-jk-skyview%20tourism.html
  7. ↑ "PATNITOP hill station". PATNITOP development authority. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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