Varanasi/Chennai: The construction work for a rope car service to carry pilgrims to Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi from the railway station is underway and it would come into service by May 2026, a top government official said.

Being established at an outlay of Rs 800 crore, the service is considered to be the first in India to run within the city, Varanasi Divisional Commissioner S Rajalingam said.

“We are planning to bring it into operation by May 2026. Currently, the work is going on,” he said.

Elaborating about the rope car service, he said the decision was taken after several visits of Prime Minster Narendra Modi to the holy town to modernise the infrastructure in the city.

PM Modi is representing Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency for the third time.

“A sum of Rs 40,000

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