Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons Durai Murugan laid the foundation for the Rs.6.5-crore rope car for the Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Temple, Sholinghur, at a function held under the presidentship of Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) K.R. Periyakaruppan at the foothills in Sholinghur on Sunday.

The rope car will be of the mono cable fixed grip double reversible zig back ropeway system, unlike the detachable rope car laid for the Dhandayudapani Temple in Palani.

When completed, the journey by rope car would take four minutes as against the 45 to 60 minutes it takes to climb the 1,305 steps to reach the temple. It will have three compartments , with each compartment accommodating four people.

The rope car will be capable of transporting 300 persons per hour.

Mr. Periyakaruppan said the rope car would be completed within a year.