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Taj Mahal, other monuments to reopen from June 16

June 14, 2021394 Views

After remaining closed for two months due to second Covid-19 wave, the Taj Mahal and other centrally protected monuments will now reopen on June 16. It was announced by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Visitors will be able to book entry tickets online and no offline booking facility will be available, an ASI official said. “Considering the prevailing situation, it has been decided that all the Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites and Museums (under ASI) shall be opened from 16.06.2021,” MoS for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel said in an order. With the second wave of Covid-19 making its presence felt, the government had ordered closure of all centrally protected monuments and museums, including Taj Mahal, Red Fort and Ajanta Caves, on April 15. An order to th...

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Taj Mahal to reopen on 21st with a cap of 5,000 daily visitors

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September 9, 20201015 Views

More than six months after it was closed down for visitors in the wake of the pandemic, the Taj Mahal will open its doors to the public from September 21. Archaeological Survey of India has confirmed this. However, there will be a cap of 5,000 on the number of visitors allowed per day. Even as all other ASI-protected monuments in Agra were allowed to open from September 1, Taj Mahal and Agra Fort remained shut as per the district administration’s orders as they were located close to containment zones. Agra Fort will have a cap of 3,000 visitors daily. Previously scheduled opening of the monument in July alongwith all ASI monuments nationwide was also put off. When the Taj opens on September 21 morning, visitors will have to follow all guidelines issued by the Centre such as soci...