Cargo ropeway cable snaps near Pavagadh Hill temple in Gujarat; 6 dead

GUJARAT: Six people were killed on Saturday after the cable of a cargo ropeway snapped near the Pavagadh Hill temple in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district, police said. Superintendent of Police Haresh Dudhat confirmed the casualties and said police and fire brigade teams were carrying out rescue and relief operations at the site, PTI reported. The Pavagadh Hill temple, located at an altitude of nearly 800 metres, draws lakhs of pilgrims each year. Devotees usually climb around 2,000 steps or take cable cars to reach the summit. However, officials said the passenger ropeway remained shut on Saturday morning owing to bad weather. Pavagadh Hill, which rises from Champaner in three stages and has a plateau at about 1,471 feet, is home to the shrine of Goddess Kali, one of the most visited temples in Gujarat with nearly 2.5 million devotees annually.This is a developing story.