KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, January 19, 2024 (Channel News Asia): The Batu Caves Hindu Temple management intends to build an escalator at the famed temple this year, as an alternative to the 272 steps for devotees and visitors to reach the Sri Subramaniar cave temple in Gombak, Selangor. The temple committee chairman, R Nadarajah, said the escalator is one of two projects that will begin after Thaipusam, along with the construction of a multipurpose hall estimated to cost US$7.4 million. Thaipusam falls on Jan 25. “We hope the government will assist us since this will allow the disabled and elderly who are unable to climb the steps to reach the main temple,” Nadarajah said during a press conference with Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong on Friday (Jan 19).

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