After being shut for tourists for around six months, one of the seven wonders of the world, Taj Mahal reopened from today.
It was closed on March 17 after all heritage monuments protected under the Archeological Survey of India, after discussion with the union ministry of culture, were asked to close for the visitors following the rapid outbreak of SARS-CoV-2.
Strict social distancing rules will be imposed and daily visitor numbers will be capped at 5,000, which is a quarter of the normal rate. Tickets can only be bought online.
Circles are being marked, the mask would be a must and nobody would be able to enter without thermal screening.
Tickets can only be bought online.
Indian visitors will have to pay Rs 50 per ticket for visiting the Taj Mahal. To visit the main mausoleum, they will have to pay Rs 200 more.
At a time, only five people will be allowed in the main mausoleum area.
The tourists will be provided with shoe covers before visiting the main dome area. After visiting the site, the shoe covers are required to be dumped in the dustbins.
The two famous monuments were earlier scheduled to reopen from September 1 but were not excluded from the list of ‘Buffer Zones’ due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the city.