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• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 17 development projects worth Rs 283.19 crore at Dharamsala in Kangra district on Wednesday.
• The projects include inauguration of Dharamsala Skyway (Dharamsala ropeway) constructed at a cost of Rs 207 crores.
• The Dharamsala Ropeway would connect Dharamsala with McLeodganj. It has the hourly capacity of carrying 1,000 persons and would reach Dharamsala to McLeodganj in five minutes.
• The length of the ropeway is 1.8 km. The ropeway has 10 towers and 2 stations at Dharamsala and McLeodganj.