Built in 1948 at a cost of Rs 60 lakh, the winch was installed at an altitude of 2,750 feet to transport heavy machinery and personnel during the construction of the Machkund project. VISAKHAPATNAM: Perched deep in the Eastern Ghats on the Andhra Pradesh–Odisha border, a 76-year-old rope-driven winch at the Machkund hydroelectric power plant has re-emerged as a major tourist draw, with visitors urging authorities to allow public rides on the.