3 October, Chitwan. The cable car construction process has progressed to connect Maulakalika Temple in Gaindakot in East Nawalparasi and Devghat in Chitwan. IME Group aims to complete the cable car construction within two years.
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the cable car project connecting Bharatpur Metropolitan Municipality-1 to Devghat to Maulakalika Temple in Gaindakot Municipality-1 is currently underway.
Chandra Dhakal, Chairman of IME Group, said that since both Devghat and Maulakalika are famous religious places, cable cars are going to be constructed to make it easier for tourists to reach each other's destinations.
Both these are famous religious areas. Devghat and Maulakalika Mai have their own importance. It is being tried to connect religious tourists so that they can easily reach another destination when going to one destination," Dhakal said. "I think the cable car will help increase tourists in religious areas as well."
According to him, the cable car connecting Maulakalika from Devghat will be about two kilometers long. Two separate stations will be constructed a little below Devghat and Maulakalika temple. The cost of the project has not been determined.
The IME Group is currently operating a cable car from Bottom Station in Gandakot to Ila Hotel near Maulakalika Temple. The cable car is 1.2 km long.
According to the company, currently 200,000 religious tourists reach the Maulakalika temple by cable car. President Dhakal said that the number of devotees in the temple increased by 40 percent after the cable car was put into operation.
