Helicopter, cable car services to Vaishno Devi shrine suspended

Helicopter, cable car services to Vaishno Devi shrine suspended

Vaishno Devi temple. (File Photo: IANS)

Jammu, Jan 5 (IANS) Helicopter and cable car services to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine were suspended on Saturday due to heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

Officials said the services from Katra base camp to the shrine were suspended following the snowfall on the Trikuta hills.

"The services have been temporarily suspended," an official said. "They will resume when the weather improves."

--IANS

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