Nawalparasi. The Maulakali Cable Car, which was shut down due to vandalism and arson during the Jenji agitation on September 24, has come into operation. The trial run of the cable car, which was shut down due to damage caused by the Genji movement, has been successful two months later.
Suraj Poudel, station manager of Maulakali Cable Car Limited, said that the cable car will be operated regularly soon after the technical test conducted on Sunday evening.TAG_OPEN_div_35 According to Poudel, the cable car will be opened for the general public within a few days if there is no problem in conducting technical test of the cable car.
} The cable car service that was brought into operation targeting the Maula Kalika Temple at Gaidakot-1 was shut down after arson and vandalism during the Jenji agitation last year.
} “The lower station of the cable car was damaged in the arson and vandalism”, he said, adding that a special technical team arrived from the Austrian organization where the cable car was installed for detailed examination and repair of the damaged equipment and carried out the test for a week. ”
Poudel said that the cable car was brought into operation after technical examination identified the weaknesses of the damaged equipment and carried out necessary maintenance.TAG_OPEN_div_29 According to Poudel, after the internal test of the cable car, it has been confirmed that all the systems are working stable.
“After the repair, it has been confirmed that the entire system of the cable car is technically safe,” Station Manager Poudel said, “Now it will come into operation at full capacity after some test and inspection in the final phase.”TAG_OPEN_div_27 Poudel said that the cable car will be operated regularly after the pilgrims of Maula Kalika temple and hotel going to the upper station can travel confidently.
Chairman of Maulakali Cable Car Limited and President of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Chandra Prasad Dhakal said that the arson and vandalism of the cable car during the Zenji agitation caused a big loss.TAG_OPEN_div_25 According to him, the cable car structures and equipment worth millions of rupees have suffered damages due to arson and vandalism. It is said the number of devotees visiting Maula Kalika Temple has decreased after the closure of the cable car following the Jenji agitation.
According to Shalikram Sapkota, chairman of the Religious Service Committee Maula Kalika Temple, the attendance of devotees has been very low lately.TAG_OPEN_div_23 “The number of devotees visiting the temple was significant during the period when the cable car was in operation”, he said, adding, “The attendance of devotees was not expected during Dashain this year due to the closure of the cable car”. Sapkota added that the number of devotees visiting the temple is expected to increase with the regular operation of the cable car.
Sapkota said that tourists who enjoy nature along with religious have been coming to the temple in recent times.TAG_OPEN_div_21 “One can enjoy the beautiful view of mist and sunrise at the market area below the temple during winter season”, he said, adding that one can also enjoy the picturesque hills of Tanahun and Gorkha towards the north. ”
Maula Kalika Temple is located at an altitude of 561 meters above sea level and is located five kilometers west north of Narayanghat Bazaar.TAG_OPEN_div_19
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