Uttarakhand Signs MOU to build ropeway to Yamunotri temple

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• Recently, the Uttarakhand government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth ?167 crore for a ropeway to Yamunotri temple from Kharsali.

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• The Ropeway will reduce the travel time of the temple to 15 minutes from four hours that pilgrims trek to the holy shrine.
• Project Features
  • Estimated cost: Rs.12,000 crores.
  • Length of Ropeway: 3.38-km-long
  • Deadline: three years
  • Type: monocable detachable type
  • It will be able to carry 500 passengers in an hour. 
  • This ropeway will work on the public private partnership (PPE) model.
• Yamunotri temple
  • It is lodged in a narrow gorge close to the source of River Yamuna (the second-most sacred Indian river after River Ganga) in Uttarkashi district and  is dedicated to Goddess Yamuna. 

Chardham Yatra

• The Char Dham (meaning: four abodes) is a set of four pilgrimage sites in India.
• The Char Dham as defined by Adi Shankaracharya consists of four Hindu pilgrimage sites.
• The four Dhams are Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram. 

Chota Char Dham(Uttarakhand)

• Another small circuit in Uttarakhand of four pilgrimage sites-Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath is referred to as Chota Char Dham which is locally popular in North India.
• This Yatra or pilgrimage is a tour of four holy sites – Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath – nestled high up in the Himalayas.
• The high-altitude shrines remain shut for around six months every year, opening in summers (April or May) and closing with the onset of winter (October or November).

Source:TH