Ropeway linking Kali Khoh, Ashtabhuja in UP, likely to start operations from Nov

Pilgrims visiting Ashtabhuja and Kali Khoh Hills of holy Trikon (triangle) of Vindhyachal in Mirzapur district will finally be able to enjoy their journey, as the ropeway built on this route will be up and running in November.

As per latest news reports, the said Vindhyachal ropeway, will be the first-of-its-kind in east UP, and will be started in two phases. While one ropeway line connecting Kali Khoh and Ashtabhuja project is in its final stages, the second line connecting Ashtabhuja to the terminal (parking site) is still under construction, which is expected to complete by December end.
Referring to this, UP Tourism Joint Director (Varanasi) Avinash Mishra provided the details of the ropeway and ensured that the ropeway linking Kali Khoh and Ashtabhuja is almost complete, and will be opened for visitors in November.
Mishra also added that the public private partnership (PPP) model project, which is worth over INR 13 crore, will make the journey between Kali Khoh and Ashtabhuja temples easy for pilgrims. And this will also become one of the major attractions for picnickers, further adding that on an average 2,000 pilgrims and picnickers visit both these locations every day. He also stated that apart from reducing travel time, the said ropeway will also help the pilgrims enjoy the view between the two hills from a height of more than 260 m.
Kali Khoh and Ashtabhuja hills are a part of the holy Vindhyachal Trikon. Pilgrims usually travel 6 to 8 km to complete this Trikon yatra.

In 2016, two ropeway projects including at Vindhyachal and Chitrakoot were announced, added Avinash Mishra. In 2017, both the proposals got green signal from the state government. However, as the area where the ropeway was proposed in Vindhyachal, came under the jurisdiction of forest department, its ropeway plan was finalised with the help of forest officials, which was later executed on PPP model, he informed.