The Palki Will Die Once The Funicular Comes To Haji Malang, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
For so many years the devotee of Haji Malang has suffered as the State machinery never paid attention to the picturesque Malangad mountains home for Hindu places of worship and the famous Haji Malang Sufi Shrine .. where the Khadims are Hindus .. and the only place known for amity among both communities .. I showcase both Ajmer harif and haji Malang as destinations of hope and humanity..
One thing I know for a fact once ministers corrupt bureaucrats buy of the poor leper colonies hutments Haji Malang will see light because corruption scam is the essence of our Way of Life..
However despite the hardships sufferings on this trail with no motorable road to Haji Malang those who believe in the Holy Saint come here come what may..and this is tthe gist of my travel blog ..
Liitle children pregnant mothers old feeble weak cripple they come along with the needy the poor the hijras eunuchs they come to offer their floral tributes chaddars and seek the blessings of the Bawa .. he gives generously , peoples lives have changed in one visit to this mountain pilgrimage ..
www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Two-trolley-rope...
Two-trolley ropeway at Haji Malang gets clearance
Mumbai, April 27, 2011 HTA News
The National Forest Council (NFC) on Monday cleared state government’s proposal to build a funicular ropeway for Haji Malang shrine, a first-of-its-kind in Maharashtra. The tomb of the revered Sufi saint Haji Baba Abdur Rehman Malang at Thane district attracts devotees from all
communities
The two-trolley ropeway with a carrying capacity of 60 persons each will make it easier to climb up the 415m hillock (approximately 2,600-odd steps) where the shrine is located. It is expected to be ready in two years.
In an hour, the ropeway will be able to ferry 390 passengers in both directions. The ropeway will function between two stations 6 km apart, one at the base and the other at the shrine.
The state’s public works department had been pursuing clearances for this project since 2007. Along with the electric ropeway, the public works department will build trolley stations, public parking spaces and emergency evacuation routes.
The ropeway project estimated to cost Rs46 crore will be implemented on a Built-Operate-Transfer (B-O-T) basis. The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) had approved this project in 2008 but since this shrine was located in the Matheran eco-sensitive zone, it required a clearance from the Matheran monitoring committee and the NFC. The Matheran monitoring committee had also give its clearance in January this year.
