Aatmja Kumari(Intern Journalist): Taj Mahal, one of the major tourist destinations in the country in Unlock-4, has been opened for tourists after 188 days. 2560 tickets were sold out in just two hours after online ticket booking opened. There was a lot of enthusiasm among the tourists who came to see the Taj Mahal. Liang Chiangcheng from China was the first tourist to see the Taj Mahal. People are being allowed to enter the Taj complex with measures to prevent corona. Here Diana Bench is laminated.
Superintending archaeologist Basant Kumar told that they are following the SOP regarding Corona. Only 5 thousand tourists are allowed to visit the Taj Mahal. All tourists are being allowed inside the gate only after thermal screening and sanitizing. Group photo has been banned for tourists. The entire campus of the Taj Mahal has been mandated. The railing is not allowed to touch any surface of the monument. There is a facility for booking advance tickets for two months for tourists. 2500 will be allowed before 2 pm and 2500 tourists after that.
The Red Fort of Agra has also been opened along with the Taj Mahal. In the fort, 2500 tourists will be able to go inside a day. Diana benches have been laminated for safety at the Taj Mahal to be periodically sanitized. For the first time in history, Diana Bench has been laminated. Earlier, on the arrival of the British Crown Prince and US President Trump, arrangements were made to cool the Diana Bench.
In addition to 266 in the Agra division and the Taj Mahal in Agra city, eight monuments like Lal Qila, Mehtab Bagh, Akbar’s Tomb at Sikandra, Maryam’s Tomb, Etmadadoula were closed. Barring Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, all other monuments were opened from September 1. But the Archaeological Department of India has opened the Taj Mahal and the Fort of Agra from today. Both the eastern and western doors of the Taj Mahal are provided with entry and exit. No changes have been made in this.
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