Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated Dharamshala Skyway. The inauguration of 1.8 km long ropeway between the two towns of Dharamshala and McLeodganj will allow travellers to avoid traffic jams and make nine km trip in five minutes. The start of the ropeway will cut down the travel time by around 40 percent. The project has been constructed by spending Rs 207 crore. It has 10 towers and two stations. The top station of this ropeway is in front of the Dalai Lama Temple and Mono Cable Detachable Gondolas Technology has been used.
The construction of the ropeway was started in 2018 and has been developed under design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) as a public-private partnership project by Dharamshala Ropeway and Himachal Pradesh Tourism and the civil aviation department.