New ropeways for Gaya's Pretshila and Jehanabad's Vanavar hills near completion
The ₹1,049 crore Pretshila ropeway is 84% done and Vanavar's 92%, with more planned from Patna to Sonepur and at Kahalgaon.
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Record 6.62 crore tourist visits in 2025; homestay and heli-tourism schemes launched
Bihar recorded 6.62 crore tourist arrivals in 2025 and 3.42 crore by May 2026, as new schemes and ₹2,710 crore of projects roll out.
Read storyHeli-tourism takes off: helicopter services to Rajgir, Valmikinagar and Mundeshwari
The Heli-Tourism and Air Tourism Service Scheme-2026 also offers 10-minute skyline joy rides over Patna.
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