Devotees visiting
the Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada and Anjaneya Swami temple at
Kondagattu in Karimnagar district can look forward to a quick,
comfortable and exciting journey to the hill-top abodes. Three minutes
is all it is going to take a devotee to reach the Kanaka Durga temple
atop Indrakeeladri from Seetammavari Paadalu on the banks of Krishna
while having a picturesque aerial view of the river and the surroundings
in a cable car.For the first time in the state, the Andhra
Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APDTC) has decided to install
rope-ways to attract more tourists and devotees to the temples while
preventing stampedes and the rush on the trekking paths. The project
report for installing the passenger rope-way system at the two temples
at a cost of Rs 13.5 crore under Private-Public-Partnership (PPP) has
been finalised, Manohar, Assistant General Manager of the APTDC, told
Express.“The proposed projects will help reduce heavy rush and
stampedes during festive seasons while providing the devotees an
exhilarating ride on the ropeways,” he said.Damodar Rope-ways and
Construction Corporation Pvt Ltd has submitted a comprehensive project
report to the APTDC, which is expected to issue tender notifications for
the projects in a couple of days.For the Kanaka Durga temple,
the rope-way would be installed under the mono-cable fixed grip system
with a 520-metre up and down service. The journey time would be three
minutes in one direction.“As many as eight cabins will operate,
each carrying at least six passengers with a speed of 14.4 kmph. Two
rescue rope cars will also be provided,” Manohar said.In
Kondagattu, lower and upper stations would be installed each for a
length of 690 metres carrying 16 cabins and 8 cabins of six-seater
capacity each taking due care for those suffering from hypertension,”
Manohar said.
By Mouli Mareedu
moulimareedu@gmail.com
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