Margalla Hills in Islamabad may have a chairlift

ISLAMABAD, Dec 01 (DMN): Margalla Hills in Islamabad may have a chairlift. The wildlife ministry is considering installing a chairlift for tourists. 

The benefits of this will be two-fold, according to the ministry: people

will be able to visit the area and get a great view, and they’ll stop

using so many cars.

Environmental experts have also endorsed this idea. Every day, 5,000 cars

cross the foothills of the Margalla. Officials want to protect the hills

and Islamabad’s national parks.

Margalla Hills in Islamabad may have a chairlift

Dr Aneesur Rehman, chairperson of the Islamabad Wildlife Management

Board, said they hope to install a chairlift here, so that people stop

using the road. People who want to see the Margalla National Park will

get a better view too, he said.

As part of the proposal, a special bus service for tourists will be

started ahead of Daman-e-Koh.

The ministry still needs to make a decision about how the National Park

employees will get to the park. It will be made after discussing it with

them. DMN

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