Complete shutdown in Jammu's Katra today in protest over Vaishno Devi ropeway project
Jammu's Katra will be observing a complete shutdown on Wednesday, December 18, to protest the proposed ₹250-crore ropeway connecting Tarakote Marg to Sanji Chhat, which leads to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine situated in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. People take part in a protest march during the fourth day of a strike against a proposed ropeway project along the trek route to the Vaishno Devi shrine, at Katra in Reasi district, Jammu & Kashmir, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Ongoing protests over Vaishno Devi ropeway project Former minister Jugal Kishore Sharma also joined the rally which started from the Shalimar Park and concluded at the bus stand, with participants also demanding release of persons arrested in connection with an FIR lodged last month following a clash between the anti-ropeway protesters and police. Last month as well, shopkeepers, labourers, and pony and palanquin owners working on the trek staged massive protests for four days after the shrine board decided to go ahead with the passenger ropeway project.
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