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Ropeways In Nepal
Ropeways in Nepal, which mainly refers to the aerial ropeways, are used for human and cargo transport. In the ‘Nepal Country Report’ of 1976 by the world bank concluded that construction and maintenance of roads in mountainous are costly due to hilly terrain, and thus other means of transport should be studied mainly indicating to the ropeways. However, ropeways have not gained significant popularity over roadways. In the Ninth Five-year Plan ropeway was encouraged with and involvement of the private sector. But no provision in the national budget was made for ropeway development. Nonetheless, private sector has initiated the construction and operation of ropeways mainly in lucrative places such as religious temple. History The first ropeway to carry cargo was ''Halchowk-Lainchour'' ropeway which was used to transport stones from the quarry to build palaces. The famous, Dhorsing-chisapnai-Chandragiri ropeway passing into Kathmandu was built by Chandra Shamser Rana in 1922. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial Lift
An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''gondolas'', or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employed in a mountainous territory where roads are relatively difficult to build and use, and have seen extensive use in mining. Aerial lift systems are relatively easy to move and have been used to cross rivers and ravines. In more recent times, the cost-effectiveness and flexibility of aerial lifts have seen an increase of gondola lift being integrated into urban public transport systems. Types Cable Car A cable car (British English) or an aerial tramway, aerial tram (American English), uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a separate moving rope provides propulsion. The grip of an aerial tramway is permanently fixed onto the propulsion rope. Aerial trams used for urban transport include the Roosevelt Island Tramway ( New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitwan
Chitwan District (, , ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers . In 2011 it had a population of 579,984 (279,087 male and 300,897 female) people. In 2021 it had a population of 722,168 (354,071 male and 368,097 female) people. Bharatpur is the commercial and service centre of South Central Nepal and a major destination for higher education, health care and transportation in the region. Chitwan lies in the Terai region of Nepal. It is in the drainage basin of the Gandaki River and is roughly triangular, taking that river as its meandering northwestern border, and a modest watershed border, with India, as the basis of its southern limit. Local government: Bharatpur Metropolitan,Rapti Municipality,Ratnanagar Municipality, Kalika Municipality, Madi Municipality, Ikshyakamana Gaupalika History The district takes its name from the Chitwan Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muktinath
Muktinath is a Vishnu temple, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists. It is located in Muktinath Valley at the foot of the Thorong La mountain pass in Mustang, Nepal. It is one of the world's highest temples (altitude 3,800 m). Within Hinduism, it is one of the 108 Divya Desams, and is the only Divya Desam located outside India. It known as ''Mukti Kshetra'', which literally means the 'liberation arena' ( ''moksh'') and is one of the ''Char Dham'' in Nepal. This temple is considered to be 106th of the 108 Divya Desam considered sacred by the Sri Vaishnava sect. Its ancient name in Sri Vaishnava literature is ''Thiru Saligramam''. The Gandaki river, which flows nearby, is considered to be the only source of the Saligram shila, the non-anthropomorphic representation of Vishnu. Buddhists call it Chumig Gyatsa, which in Tibetan means "Hundred Waters". For Tibetan Buddhists, Muktinath is an important place of ''dakinis'', goddesses known as Sky Dancers, and one of the 24 Tantric p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udayapur Cement Industries Limited
Udayapur Cement Industries Limited ( ne, उदयपुर सिमेन्ट उद्योग लिमिटेड) is a cement industry run by the Government of Nepal. The factory is located at Jaljale in Udayapur District of Nepal. The industry was established on 14 June1987. The factory was designed by Onoda Engineering, Japan and constructed by a consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Tomen Corporation, Japan. It sells its cement under the brand name of "Gaida Cement". The industry, along with Hetauda Cement Industry, is among the few state-owned industries in Nepal that make cumulative profit. Limestone is locally mined while gypsum required for the cement production is imported. The plant also has collaboration with Kathmandu University. Infrastructure The cement production plant has: * a 13.8 km long cable ropeway to transport limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the materi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhupalchowk
Sindhupalchowk District ( ne, सिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला ) is a part of Bagmati Province and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, with an area of . The district's headquarters is in Chautara. In 2006, 336,478 people resided in 79 village development committees, in 2011 there were 287,798.Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal Geography The climatic zones found in the district comprise:Demographics At the time of the , Sindhupalchok District had a population of 287,798. Of these, 5 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharidhunga Mine
The Kharidhunga mine is one of the largest magnesium mines in Nepal and in the world. The mine is located in the east of the country in the Janakpur Zone. The mine has estimated reserves of 180 million tonnes of ore 88% magnesium. Dolakha-Sindhupalchwok ropeway The Dolakha-Sindhupalchwok ropeway is an ropeway conveyor connecting the talc and magnesium mine at Kharidhunga with the processing plant at Lamosanghu in Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S .... It is one of the longest ropeways in Nepal, crossing two districts: Sindhupalchok and Dolakha. The talc plant used to be 3rd largest talc plant in South Asia. The ropeway is long. It was operational in the 1990s, but has since been closed down. It travels through Kharidhunga, Tauthali, Tekanpur and Lamosangu. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokhara
Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living in 101,669 households in 2021 Nepal census, 2021. It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area. The city also serves as the headquarters of Kaski District. Pokhara is located west of the capital, Kathmandu. The city is on the shore of Phewa Lake, and sits at an elevation of approximately 822m. The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world—Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Annapurna I and Manaslu—is within of the valley. Pokhara is considered the tourism capital of Nepal, being a base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit through the Annapurna Conservation Area region of the Annapurna ranges in the Himalayas. The city is also home to many of the elite Gurkha soldiers, soldiers native to So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolakha District
Dolakha, often known as Dolkha or Dholkha (Nepal Bhasa:दोलखा जिल्ला)), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Charikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 204,229 in 2001 and 186,557 in 2011. It is a district with a strong religious affiliation. It is popularly known amongst most Nepalese for the temple of Dolakha Bhimeshawor. The name Dolkha arose from Newar Community. In the classical Nepal Bhasa language "Dol" or "Dwal" means Thousand (Hajar), and "Kha" means houses or temple (Ghar va mandirharu) which means "The place that have thousand houses and temples" (Hajar ghar va mandir bhaeko thau). Bhimeshwar Temple The Bhimeshwar temple is located in Dolakha Bazar of Bhimeshwar. The main statue of this temple is God Bhim. Bhimsen, Bhimeshwar, or Bhim of Dolakha is noted as one of the most popular throughout the country. He was the second prince of Panch Pandav and not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Practical Action
Practical Action (previously known as the Intermediate Technology Development Group, ITDG) is a development charity registered in the United Kingdom which works directly in four regions of the developing world – Latin America, East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia, with particular concentration on Peru, Bolivia, Kenya, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Nepal. In these countries, Practical Action works with poor communities to develop appropriate technologies in renewable energy, food production, agro-processing, water, sanitation, small enterprise development, building and shelter, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. History In 1965, economist and philosopher E. F. Schumacher had an article published in ''The Observer'', pointing out the limitations of aid based on the transfer of large-scale technologies to developing countries which did not have the resources to accommodate them. He argued that there should be a shift in emphasis towards intermediat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilli Jung Thapa
Dilli Jung Thapa (1894–1946) was a chief engineer and colonel of Nepalese Army. He was the son of colonel Harsh Jung Thapa and grandson of governor (''Badahakim'') of eastern Nepal colonel Gajraj Singh Thapa, he was the chief designer of Nepal's first highway tunnel carved through the inner terai between Hetauda and Amlekhganj. Notable works He gained his engineering degree from then Thomason College of Civil Engineering, Roorkee, British India. He was the pioneer engineer during the Rana regime. He is also known for reconstruction of the damaged Rana Durbars, Chandra irrigation canal in Saptari district, urban planning of Rajbiraj city based on replica of Jaipur, India, Nepal first ropeway cargo between Kathmandu , pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal#Asia , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Bagmati Prov ... and Hetauda an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
