According to police, an FIR was registered against eight people on Tuesday, a day after violent protests in Katra in which a policeman got injured. The protest was organised against the proposed ropeway project along the trek to the Vaishno Devi shrine.
The administration assured protesters of holding talks with different stakeholders, including shrine board officials, to address their concerns about losing employment, following which the protesters called off their strike.
Home Secy Ajay Kumar Bhalla, in an official communication to all the Chief Secretaries, said the state govt must engage an experienced and qualified firm or organisation for carrying out safety audits of each ropeway project.
Lucknow: New ropeways will be constructed on important religious circuits of Uttar Pradesh under public-private-partnership (PPP) model, an official said on Saturday.The ways would be constructed to facilitate tourists and devotees at Chitrakoot, Ashtabhuja-Kalikhoh in
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has given a green signal for the construction of ropeways in Barsana, Mirzapur and Chitrakoot- all religious places and known to attract thousands of devotees each year, an official said
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