India's 1st intra-city rope car for Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple by May 2026

• Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi will have a rope car service operational by May 2026.
• The ₹800 crore project is India's first intra-city rope car, connecting the railway station to the temple.
• The 4 km service will transport 1 lakh people daily, with 148 gondolas, each carrying 10 passengers.
• The rope car aims to modernize Varanasi's infrastructure and manage the increased daily pilgrim footfall of 2 lakh.
• Varanasi is also enhancing waterways and public transport with dredging, jetties, more boats, and electric buses.

Why It Matters: India's first urban rope car improves pilgrim access and modernizes Varanasi.