Taj Mahal reopens for tourists
By Administrator_ India
Agra’s Taj Mahal has reopened today (June 16, 2021) for the general public after being shut due to the second wave of coronavirus in the country.
The entry to the historic monument has been allowed after the Union Ministry of Culture decided to reopen all the centrally protected monuments, sites, and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India.
— Entry to the Taj Mahal will be only allowed via online tickets.
— No visitor will be allowed to enter without a face mask.
— Only 650 people will be allowed at a time. Teams will be deputed to monitor the crowd at all times.
— Only 5 tickets can be booked via one phone number.
Superintending Archeologist, Agra Circle ASI, Dr. Vasant Kumar Swarnkar said, “We will maintain social distancing among the visitors, and sanitization of the monument’s premises will be done thrice in a day. The body temperature will be checked through a thermal thermometer. Besides, the shoes of the tourists would be properly sanitized.”
The Taj Mahal was closed in mid-April due to the COVID-19 situation in India.
