The conditions are:

I. The Government of Gujarat will conduct a study to consider alternate alignment of the ropeway project, preferably along the Datter /Bhesan side with a view to ensure that it does not cut across the prime vulture habitat and minimizes disturbance to the nesting, roosting and ranging sites of long-billed vultures and other wildlife species and submit report within two months positively:

II. The height of the 9th and 10th tower of ropeway will be increased to avoid disturbance to the culture nesting sites located in this area:

III. A camera of high resolution will be placed on the 9th tower to monitor movement of cultures and if required, movement of cabins of the ropeways will be regulated in such way as to avoid any accidental collision of cultures with the cabin of ropeway:

IV. A cafeteria for vultures will be constructed at an appropriate location, to be decide in consultation with the experts, to provide for supplemental feed to the cultures apart from attempting to divert the movement of vultures away from the ropeway:

V. A cess of Rs. 5 per ticket or 2% of the ticket turnover revenue, whichever is higher, will be imposed. This cess amount will be given to the Gir Lion Conservation Society for conservation-related activities in and around the Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary with ea focus on long-billed vultures.

VI. A technical monitoring group of officers from Gujarat Forest Department, local voluntary organisation concerned, BNHS, WWF and experts will be set up to advice on safety protocols and to monitor the implementation of the conditions governing the clearance of the ropeway project.

The matter of construction of ropeway from Bhavnath Taleti to Ambaji temple in the Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary in junagarh was under consideration of the Ministry of Environment and Forests for over a year. The ropeway project has been hanging fire since September 1995. But it is only after the declaration of the Girnar Reserve Forest as the Grinar Wildlife Sanctuary in May 2008, that Central Government approval has been necessitated. The Girnar Reserve Forest as Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary created a new habitat for the Gir lion and a population of 20-25 lions is now resident in the Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary which covers about 180 sq.kms.

A technical group of the standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife(NBWL) believe this has a possibility of leading to the local extinction of the ‘’Girnari Giddh’’, a critically endangered species listed in Schedule I under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.The Committee visited this site in last December advised against construction of a ropeway.

The Grinari Giddh population that is going to be affected by the ropeway project is between 20-25% of the total population of long- billed vultures in Gujarat but less than 10% of the population vultures in the estate. The ropeway project would minimize man-animal conflict in the Girnar wildlife sanctuary and it would also provide a convenient way of transporting thousands of pilgrims daily to the holy spots on Mount Girnar. It would also put an end to socially unacceptable modes of transportation i.e.dolis that are being used presently.