Trikut cable car accident

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The ropeway in 2015

On 10 April 2022, a cable-car collision was reported at Trikut Hill in Deoghar district, Jharkhand, India. At least three people were killed and others were injured. [1] [2] Army helicopters were called for rescue. [3] 78 people were trapped, with 28 rescued the same day and the remainder after up to 45 hours. [3]

In April 2023 a report into the accident identified the cause as a "bubble of hydrogen" causing an engine shaft to break, which in turn meant the rope came off the reel. One car fell and the other 23 were trapped in mid air. The report also identified 24 defects that had been ignored by the operator. [3] The operator, which was made to pay 25 lakh (US$31,000 or £26,000) ex-gratia to the kin of those deceased shortly after the accident, was later fined 9 crore (US$1.1 million or £940,000). [4]

In August 2023 the Jharkhand Tourism Development Corporation opened applications for bids to repair the system and return it to operation, which it estimated would cost around 5 crore (US$630,000 or £520,000), which was included in the fine levied on the operator. [4]

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References

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  2. Satyajeet Kumar (11 April 2022). "Stranded in air for 19 hours and counting, passengers inside cable cars pray for evacuation in Jharkhand". India Today.
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