Passenger ropeway facilitating visit of Vaishno Devi to be closed on June 5, 6

The Bhawan-Bhairon passenger ropeway, which facilitates the movement of pilgrims visiting the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi here, will be closed on June 5 and 6 for periodic maintenance, officials said Saturday. "In view of periodic maintenance of the Bhawan-Bhairon passenger ropeway, the operation of the ropeway shall remain temporarily suspended for two days on June 5 and 6," an official said.

A team of technical experts from Switzerland's Garaventa AG, the parent company, will be overseeing the maintenance work, a temple board spokesperson said. He said ropeway operations will commence from 7 June.