Overview
- The ropeway suffered a failure during a load trial when a wire rope slipped, damaging a tower and four trolleys, with no injuries reported.
- A high-level committee led by the BRPNNL managing director was constituted to probe the incident and asked to submit a report within 24 hours.
- The government has initiated suspension proceedings against the project and junior engineers of BRPNNL and begun the process to blacklist the contractor, RRPL.
- IIT Patna experts are conducting a design audit and examining material quality, while rectification is to proceed under contract terms.
- The 1.32-km project, costing about Rs 13–13.65 crore to connect Rohtas block with Rohtasgarh Fort and Rohiteshwar Dham, has faced years of delay, as locals had earlier alleged substandard materials and shallow foundations.