India, Aug. 3 -- To boost tourism as well as improve ridership at the Aarey - JVLR metro station, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) plans to build a ropeway there to Sanjay Gandhi National Park via Film City.

The MMRC has the mandate to construct, operate, and maintain the Mumbai Metro 3, or Aqua line, which is partially operational between Aarey-JVLR and Acharya Atre Chowk at Worli. Since its opening in October 2024, low ridership has been a concern. The proposed ropeway system will serve not only tourists but also daily commuters who otherwise get stuck at Dindoshi and Yashodham Junction of the General Arun Kumar Vaidya Road, also known as Goregaon-Mulund Link Road.

"We have a proposal to develop a ropeway system to connect the...