This is good news. Thus perhaps: People who depended on mules and pittoos would prefer comfortable seats on ropeway. Mules and horses will be relieved. Entire 14 + 5 km route hopefully will have explorers alone. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]>wrote: > Centre approves Hemkunt Sahib ropeway project > > *CHANDIGARH:* For convenience of the pilgrims, the Centre government has > given its approval for ropeway from Gurdwara Gobind Dham to Hemkunt Sahib. > The project will cost around Rs 75 crore and expected to finish in 2014 > before the commencement of Hemkunt Sahib yatra in summers. > > In the first phase of the project, the ropeway will be operational till > Gurdwara Gobind Dham which will be later extended to Gobind Ghat. At > present, the pilgrims can also commute from Gobind Ghat to Gobind Dham > through chopper services which cost Rs 3,500 per person. > > Hemkunt Sahib is one of the most revered places in Sikhism where tenth > Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh meditated before his incarnation as the Sikh > guru. Every year, the doors of Hemkunt Sahib open for the Sikh pilgrims on > June 1 who can visit till October 5. > > Later, the Gurdwara is kept closed during the winters as the environmental > conditions are not suitable for human visit and survival as the gurdwara is > located at an altitude of 4,632.96 metres (15,200.0 ft). > > > http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/Centre-approves-Hemkunt-Sahib-ropeway-project-.html > > -- > Regards > Rajesh Sachdev > https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy > https://www.facebook.com/groups/indianflora/ > > > > -- > > > > --
