Mysuru ,
Renovation of CARRIAGE cum LIFT for Sri Chamundeswari temple
The century old Temple Carriage cum lift which used to take and place the Idol to the elevated seat inside Temple Chariot was in dilapidated condition and the original drawings were not available for the lift arrangement. Temple administration lead by Chief Priest and Honourable Member of Parliament approached General Manager/ South Western Railway in October during the annual Inspection and appraised their difficulty in getting this attended and requested to help them out.
As per Head Quarter instructions Central workshops, Mysore took up this task as a challenge under Deposit work and renovated the lift. Cradle lifting mechanism provided with locking and anti- fall arrangement and a new ladder provided with anti-skid plates and hand rail. Rigidity of the structure is made thorough with additional propping arrangement and the whole unit is beautifully painted without losing its antique look. The whole work to this heritage structure was completed in 45 days time and the temple team lead by Chief Priest inspected same for its smooth operational requirements and expressed their satisfaction.
The new manually – operated crane manufactured at Mechanical Millwright Shop of South Western Railway, Mysuru Division Central Workshop weighs anywhere between five to six tonnes and is 5.5-metre high. It has a capacity to lift 300 kgs.
