Srinagar, Nov 2, 2025

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has given clearance to the J&K government for a cable car project in Baisaran in the tourist resort of Pahalgam, officials said on Sunday.

The clearance to the cable car project to Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam was delayed due to the terrorist attack in Baisaran on April 22, in which 26 civilians, including 25 tourists and a local pony owner, were killed by Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists.

J&K had sought approval from the NIA, which is probing the attack, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists.

NIA officials said the anti-terror agency was approached for its views on the project by the Union territory administration.

“We were asked about our views (about starting the cab

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