Girnar ropeway closed: Due to the holy month of Shravan, which started yesterday Monday, a large number of devotees visit various pilgrimage sites in the Bhavnath area. At present, due to unfavourable weather and heavy rain and wind, the ropeway service has been closed for the last 5 days, due to which there is a lot of resentment among the passengers as they are not able to avail the benefit of ropeway travel. . Due to the wind speed on Girnar mountain ranging from 70 to 100 km per hour, the ropeway service has had to be closed for the last 5 days.
On the other hand, on days with normal wind speed, the ropeway service is affected when it rains and visibility is low due to cloud cover. Since the weather is not favorable for the last five days and the wind speed is also high, the ropeway service has to be stopped keeping in mind the safety of the passengers. Moreover, as many important festivals like Satam-Athma, Rakshabandhan, Ganesh Chaturthi are coming up in the coming days, pilgrims are eager to enjoy the ropeway journey.