Pilgrimage in India: Online booking facility starts for ropeway from Vaishno Devi to Bhaironji Temple

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha yesterday inaugurated a web based booking facility for the passenger ropeway from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan to the Bhaironji Temple for the comfort of visiting pilgrims, in accordance to an official.

The inauguration of the web booking facility for the passenger ropeway was carried out at Raj Bhavan in Jammu. The occasion was attended, amongst others, by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Chief Executive Officer Anshul Garg; the Board members; and Padma Shri Professor Vishwamurti Shastri, stated the official.

The spokesperson stated that the lieutenant governor (LG) reiterated the shrine Board’s dedication to offering higher services and fashionable facilities to make the pilgrimage hassle-free.

The passenger ropeway tickets, which have been earlier out there solely offline on the counters on a “first come, first served” foundation, are actually out there on the portal www.maavaishnodevi.org, he added.

Initially, the ceiling for on-line gross sales is 2,000 tickets per day for the pilgrims; the variety of tickets issued on-line could be scaled up steadily in the approaching months.

Online ticket gross sales wouldn’t solely assist the pilgrims however would additionally scale back the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board’s annual expenditure, added the spokesperson.

According to the official, the Vaishno Devi Bhawan-Bhaironji Temple passenger ropeway has a carrying capability of 800 individuals per hour, and it stays operational for 8 to 10 hours in a day.

Para-archer Rakesh Kumar will get appointment letter for Shrine Board Sports Complex

The LG additionally congratulated famend para-archer Rakesh Kumar on his appointment as an assistant coach in the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Sports Complex and handed over the appointment letter to him. He stated that Kumar’s outstanding efficiency in worldwide competitions was a supply of inspiration for many aspiring athletes.

During final night’s Raj Bhavan occasion, Sinha launched the Panchang Calendar 2024 and the diary of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.

Garg briefed the LG on the Action Taken report on the Board’s latest choices, together with development of the brand new Vaishnavi Bhawan; the institution of a medical faculty at Kakryal; the passenger ropeway from Tarakote to Sanhjichhat; the widening of observe from Sanjhichhat to Vaishno Devi Bhawan; and a brand new langar facility at Bhaironji Temple.