Overview
- The newly built ropeway in Rohtas collapsed during a December 26 trial run, damaging four trolleys and an attached tower with no injuries reported.
- Road Construction Minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal said proceedings are underway to suspend the BRPNNL project engineer and a junior engineer.
- The department has initiated the process to blacklist the contractor responsible for the project.
- Experts from IIT Patna are examining the quality of materials used as part of an ongoing inquiry.
- Rectification work is being carried out under contract terms on the 1,326-metre, Rs 13 crore ropeway intended to connect Rohtas block with Rohtasgarh Fort and Rohiteshwar Dham.