As Taj Mahal reopens, tourists trickle in: Chinese national is visitor No 1
Channel: News 360 Tv
Date: 2020-09-22

AGARA : As Taj Mahal reopens, tourists trickle in: Chinese national is visitor No 1. The six-month Covid-enforced break was the longest the 17th Century monument, which is among India's most visited and photographed, had gone without visitors.
At 5.39 am on Monday morning, with the entry of Chinese national Liang Chiacheng, the Taj Mahal got its first visitor since March.

The six-month Covid-enforced break was the longest the 17th Century monument, which is among India’s most visited and photographed, had gone without visitors.

On Monday, the tourists came back, despite the strict protocol in place, but the numbers were nowhere close to the 20,000-40,000 daily visitors in pre-Covid times.
 The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which manages the monument, has decided to allow only 5,000 visitors a day, in two batches — sunrise to noon, and 12.30 pm to sunset. On Monday, the ASI said, 1,235 people visited the Taj, including 20 foreigners.

In the faint glow of dawn, the 500-metre walk from the designated car parking to the East Gate of the Taj offers early hints that these are different times. The road is largely deserted and there are few takers for the battery-operated rickshaws. The shops on either side of this road, though open, are forlorn — the men behind the counters wear tired looks, along with their masks. Though the Taj and this entire stretch of Tajganj were swinging back into action after a hiatus of 188 days, the traders know it will be a while before they can get back to business as usual.
With physical tickets not allowed, the ticket window is shut and most visitors have e-tickets on their mobile phones. Visitors are let in after the mandatory thermal scanning and sanitising of hands and feet by staff in PPE gear. However, after every entry, the staff has a hard time sanitising the manual turnstile gates.
Past the gates, the Taj looks as stunning, and without the surging crowds, a touch dreamier.
According to an estimate by the ASI, the six-month shutdown has cost the exchequer a whopping Rs 35 crore. (Indian Express)

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