EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Sambalpur is located in the western part of , and is one of the largest and oldest cities in the state. It is the headquarters of Northern Revenue Division and of Coalfield Limited (MCL). It is situated about 300 km (190 mi) west of the state capital , 550 km (340 mi) west of Kolkata in West Bengal and 278 km (173 mi) east of Raipur in . It is on the bank of th e Mahanadi River . The city contains many famous temples, historic buildings and parks. is famous for premier educational institutes like , Veer Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Veer Surendra Sa i University of Technology (VSSUT), University, Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur and Odisha State Open University (OSOU). , the longest earthen dam in the world and the largest artificial lake of Asia, is at Hirakud .

The proposed ropeway project would connect from Jawahar Udyan to Gandhi Minar at Hirakud, Dist - Sambalpur, Odisha .

1.1 BACK GROUND OF PROMOTER

In an effort to promote tourism, Mahanadi Coalfield Limited (MCL) has sanctioned Rs. 5 crore for construction of the first ropeway project in Sambalpur in January 2014. The proposed ropeway project would connect Nehru Park with Gandhi Minar at the site.

Under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, MCL has boosted infrastructure development in t he periphery areas of its projects in , and districts .

1.2 SITE AND SURROUNDING

The proposed ropeway project site is located at Hirakud Dam site , Dist - Sambalpur, Odisha . The Geographical co - ordinate of the project site is:

Gandhi Minar:

Latitude - 21° 32 ’ 38.73 ” N

Longitude - 83 ° 53 ’ 17.77 ” E

Nehru Garden:

Latitude - 21° 32 ’ 23.12 ” N

Longitude - 83 ° 53 ’ 19.30 ” E

The project site is well connected with National Highway NH - 6. The nearest railway station is Sambalpur Railway station at a distance of approx 9.8 Km .

1.3 TECHNICAL DETAILS

The ropeway system used in the alignment would be Mono - cable Pulsed Gondola 6 - Seater cabin system. The broad technical specification of the proposed ropeway will be .

Table No. 1 : Technical Specification of Mono - Cable Pulsed Gondola

Sl. No. Item Parameters 1 System Mono - cable Pulsed Gondola System 2 Direction of Operation Clockwise 3 Design Capacity, Persons Per 400 @ max speed Hour (PPH) 4 Line speed, m/sec 0.0 - 5.0 5 Horizontal distance, m 426.311 6 Vertical rise, m 120.000 7 Inclined length, m 442.816 8 Cabin capacity, seater 4 9 Alignment Straight 10 Line gauge, m 4.4 11 Cabin Group spacing, m 442.816 12 No. of cabins in line 0 13 No. of cabins in stations 4 14 Total no. of cabins 4 15 Type of cabin Fully enclosed cabin with lockable door, fabricated from Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy Section and Sheeting duly painted 16 Travel time one way, sec 85 17 Rope 36 mm, 6x19 Langs Lay, PP Core 1770 Grade 18 Location of Tension System Lower Station 19 Type of Tension System Hydraulic 20 Value of Tension 20.6 Tons 21 Location of Drive Gears Lower Station 22 Main Drive Motor, HP 75 23 Engine Drive for emergency, HP 20, Automotive engine with integral clutch 24 Line Rescue System Vertical by ladder, safety belt and independent arrangement 25 Stand by D.G. set @ Lower 125 Station, KVA 26 Stand by D.G. set @ Upper Nil Station for station lighting, KVA 27 Power Supply at Lower and 415V, 50 Cycles, 3 Phases by SEB Upper Station 28 Ambient Temp 0°C min and 47°C max 29 Relevant Standard IS 5228

1.4 REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROJECT:

 Area requirement: For this project - 1.2 Acres (0.75 Acres Forest Land) of land is required, which has already been acquired.  Power requirement: The daily power requirement for the proposed ropeway is preliminarily assessed as 3 00 KW source from Odisha State Electricity Board. In order to meet emergency power requirements during the grid failure, there is provision of 1 no . of DG set having 125 KVA capacities for power back up in the ropeway Project.  Water requirement: Fresh make up of 5.0 m 3 /day will be required for the project which will be sourced from Ground water.