INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MUGLIN, JULY 15The Manakamana cable car will remain closed for the next 50 days from
Kaligandaki Corridor closed for three days
The proprietor company, Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd said that the cable car will be closed to upgrade it to the digital system
The cable car which is currently being operated through analog technology is going to be upgraded to the state-of-the-art digital system,
said Ujjwal Sherchan, Deputy General Manager of Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd
Along with upgrading it to the digital system, the main metal cable will also be replaced.The cable wire that helps run the cable cars is
being changed after 26 years of installation.
Technicians come from the Austrian company Doppelmeyer are carrying out the
upgrading and maintenance work
Manakamana cable car is being upgraded in various stages.The cable car has been in operation since 2055 BS, bringing convenience to pilgrims
going to Manakamana temple, a famous religious site in Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality of Gorkha.Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd has said that
although the cable car service will remain closed the restaurant service at the entrance (bottom station) of the cable car located at
Ichchakamana-4 Kurintar in Chitwan will remain open.
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