Jun 16, Kathmandu- Nepal's first cable car Mankamana cable car will be closed for 50 days.

Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd has informed that the service will be closed for about 50 days from 31st of Asadha due to the upgrade work in the digital system of the cable car. Ujjwal Sherchan, Deputy General Manager of Manakamana Darshan Pvt Ltd informed that the cable cars in 'analog' technology are going to be upgraded to the latest digital technology with fiber.

According to him, the main wire is also about to be replaced along with upgrading the digital system. Sherchan, deputy general manager of the company, said that the main cable wire rod is about to be replaced after 26 years of establishment. He said that skilled technicians for the upgrading work will come from Australian company Doppelmayr. Upgradation of Manakamana cable car is going on in different phases.

For the convenience of pilgrims going to Mankamana Mandir, a famous religious place in Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality of Gorkha, the cable car has been operating since Mangsir 8, 2055.