The Manakamana Cable Car will be closed for three days starting today, October 15, for repair and maintenance. According to Ujjwal Sherchan, deputy manager of Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd, the service will be suspended from October 15 to 17 to conduct maintenance work, including cable tightening.
The service is expected to resume on October 18. Prior to this, the cable car was also closed on October 12 and 13 for Bijaya Dashami celebrations but was operational throughout the day on Monday.
Prior to this, the country’s first cable car was also closed for 50 days starting July 15 for maintenance and upgrades. Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd said that the service was closed to upgrade the cable car to the digital system.
The Manakamana Cable Car began operations on November 24, 1998, to facilitate easier travel for visitors to the Manakamana Temple, a well-known religious site in Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality, Gorkha district. The base station for the cable car is located in Cheres of Icchakamana Rural Municipality-4 in Chitwan district. -- RSS