The Mata Vaishno Devi ropeway project in Jammu region faced a 72-hour blockade starting December 25 in Katra, as local business owners, including shopkeepers and pony wallas, joined a bandh organised by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangarsh Samiti, vowing to suspend all activities in the town during the protest. They stated that all activity in Katra would be halted during the protest. Beginning in Katra on December 25, a 72-hour blockage was imposed on the Mata Vaishno Devi ropeway project(Hindustan Times ) What is the project? The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board said last month that it would be installing a ropeway to make it easier for elderly people, children, and anyone who finds it difficult to walk the 13-kilometre trail to the cave shrine to enter the temple. Connecting Tarakote Marg to Sanji Chhat, which leads to the shrine, is the goal of the proposed ₹250-crore project. Also read: Sambhal: Officials investigate ‘Shiva’ symbols on Banke Bihari temple walls The initiative, according to the committee, endangered the livelihoods of local labourers, shopkeepers, …