Manakamana cable car to remain closed for 50 days

MUGLIN: The Manakamana cable car will remain closed for the next 50 days from today.

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 from the Austrian company Doppelmeyer are carrying out the upgrading and maintenance work. The 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.