Overview
- The clip, shot near the Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station flyover, shows a cabin swaying during commissioning trials of the Kashi Ropeway, which is not yet open to the public.
- NHLML and project director Pooja Mishra said emergency brakes were deliberately applied, causing temporary horizontal motion that sensors track and that remains within permissible thresholds.
- The Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s fact check labeled the safety claims in the viral post misleading and reiterated that the sway is accounted for in the design and tested against CEN and BIS standards.
- Officials described the monocable detachable system’s flexible joints and spring‑loaded supports as features intended to absorb wind and dynamic forces during acceleration, deceleration, and stoppages.
- The project, estimated at about ₹807 crore and linking Cantt Railway Station to Godowlia over roughly 3.75–3.85 km, is in advanced testing with reports indicating public operations could begin by May 2026.