Zip Line across Sabarmati River open for public from this weekend

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is finally going to open a new adventure ride ‘zip-line’ over Sabarmati river for public.

City Mayor will throw open ‘Zip-line’ for public this Saturday(March 21).

Installation of of Zip-line had been completed on Sabarmati riverfront(West) behind National Institute of Design(NID) in Paldi area in January this year. In January, Ahemdabad Fire and Emergency Services department had even issued safety certificate to zip-line after testing that involved two persons, each of them having 55 kg weight.A 140 kg sand bag was also passed through zip-line for testing. But even after final clearance by Fire department in January, the service is going to open for public after three months due to delay in inauguration.

Zip-line is 350 metre long & its height is nearly 60 ft over the present water level of river Sabarmati. Zip line is supported by 50 ft high towers on both banks of the river.

One-way distance of 350 meter can be crossed just in one minute using zip-line.

Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has assigned this project to private agency for three years period.

Zip-lining will enable a person to experience an aerial rope slide and move across the other parts of the river covering a distance of 350 metre. The ride will be available on both sides of the river and a person can slide to and from the river.

Rate of this ride has not been announced yet but it could be Rs. 300 per person during weekdays and Rs. 400/person during week-end.

The ride will be operational throughout the year in all seasons. The project had started last year.

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