Manakamana cable car service to remain closed for three days during Dashain

MUGLIN: The Manakamana cable car service is to remain closed for three days, starting from October 23, during the Dashain festival.  The service is operated by the Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd.

According to company Deputy Manager Ujjwal Sherchan, the service will not be operational on Nawami, Dashami and Ekadashi of the Dashain festival. It will resume on October 26.

The Manakamana cable car based in Kurintar (Cheres) of Ichchhakamana-4 in Chitwan was established in 2055 BS.

The famous Manakamana Temple in Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality in Gorkha is reachable by a 10-minute journey from Kurintar via the cable car.