Aerial Ropeways - Environmental Clearance

Disclosure of Consultant Engagedgondola: Name used to describe an aerial lift using cabins; - A cabin used on an aerial lift.hanger: Structural element connecting a cabin, chair, or other passenger-carrying device to thetrack cable carriage or haul rope grip.haul rope: A wire rope used on a ropeway that provides motion to carrier(s) and is powered bythe drive sheave.line: indicates the path of a wire rope on the up-going or return side of a ropewaymonocable system: A system that uses a single haul rope to both support and control motion ofthe carriers.sheaves: Pulleys or wheels grooved for rope.stop gate: A type of automatic stopping device that, when actuated by a passenger's weight,contact, or passage, will automatically stop the tramway.surface lift: Ropeways on which passengers are propelled by means of a circulating overheadwire rope while remaining in contact with the ground or snow surface. Connection between thepassengers and the wire rope is by means of a device attached to, and circulating with, the haulrope, known as a "towing device."towing device: A carrier, fixed or detachable, used on surface lifts and tows to pull passengers.Classification or description is by the device configuration and action of the extension element(i.e., handle, button, J-bar, T-bar, platter, etc.).tow path: The path along which a passenger is towed on a surface lift or tow from the load pointto a point beyond the stop gate equal to 150% of the distance required to stop the empty surfacelift or tow operating at full speed.Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad47