KATHMANDU, July 15: The Manakamana cable car has been closed for 50 days starting from Monday for regular maintenance.
Manakamana Cable Car Pvt Ltd announced that the closure is necessary to replace the 26-year-old technology with modern technology and to upgrade the system.
Mankamana cable car temporarily closed for maintenance today
Ujwal Sherchan, the Deputy General Manager of the cable car, stated that the cable car will be closed from July 15 (today) to September 5 for a digital system upgrade and the replacement of the main cable wire.
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 the Manakamana Temple, a famous religious site in Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality of Gorkha district.
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.
