A helicopter service was today inaugurated for the Himani Chamunda Devi Temple on the hilltop of Dhauladhar ranges in Kangra district.
The heli taxi service, from Chamunda Temple to Himani Chamunda Temple, was started by Himachal Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma.
The minister said it will be a 15-minute journey one side by helicopter operated by a private player.
"The Himani Chamunda Devi Temple is to be developed as a tourist destination as the government has a plan to connect the high-altitude place with a motorable road," Sharma said.
He said he has directed officials to prepare a project report for constructing a road to the temple site which is located at an altitude of over 10,500 feet.
"The Himani Chamunda temple will be developed on the pattern of Vasishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir," said the minister.
"As the old temple now gets linked by air, the Sidh Peeth Adhi Himani Chamunda Temple shall become a very attractive tourist and pilgrimage centre of the area," said Sharma.
