The services of the Darjeeling Rangeet Valley (DRV) Ropeway resumed in Darjeeling on Thursday after almost 10 months.

The ropeway — a major tourist attraction of the queen of the hills — was shut in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.

Rachana Muherjee, the director of Conveyor & Ropeway Services Private Limited (CRSPL) which runs the ropeway, said they were forced to put on hold this major tourist attraction because of the pandemic.

“However, from Thursday, the ropeway has started operating and tourists have once again lined up for the ride,” Mukherjee added. “A lot of associated businesses and livelihoods of the hill people are dependent on the ropeway. It is great that the service has resumed. All the standard operating protocols would be maintained for passengers.”