New Delhi, May 25 -- Officials said that hundreds of tourists were left stranded on Monday after a technical fault disrupted operations of the largest cable car system at the Gulmarg resort in Jammu and Kashmir

Operations of both phases of the Gulmarg cable car service, popularly known as Gondola, were suspended following malfunction, they said.

Office of J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweets, "Government is closely monitoring the situation at the Gulmarg Gondola after the cable car service was temporarily halted due to a technical fault. All cabins remain intact and rescue operations to safely evacuate stranded tourists are underway with trained teams on the ground. The situation is completely under control and there is no cause for ...