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Tourism
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Jaipur(Agencies): The tourist spots in Rajasthan are
witnessing a steady flow of visitors after the reopening on June 2 with the
beginning of the first phase of lockdown exit, named Unlock-1, after two months
of closure due to coronavirus pandemic.
In two days, more than 1400 people have visited monuments
and other tourist spots. Rajasthan has 342 protected monuments, including 18
museums; 32 of them are ticketed. However, the state government has decided not
to charge any entry fee for the first 15 days after the reopening.
On the first day of reopening, cultural performances by folk
artists were organized at 32 monuments to mark the resumption of activities in
the tourism sector. Performances included traditional art forms like ‘Kacchi
Ghodi’, ‘Kalbeliya’ dance and Shehnai rendition among others. Hawa Mahal,
Jantar Mantar, Albert hall in Jaipur were among some of the chosen heritage
properties for the cultural show, said Prakash Chandra Sharma, director of the
department of archaeology and museum.
The monuments, except those falling in curfew areas, will be
open on four days a week-- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday-- for the
first two weeks and social distancing protocols will have to be followed by
visitors.
In the first week, tourists are allowed between 9 am and 2
pm and in the second week from 9 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm. From the third
week, the monuments will open daily and 50 % discount will be offered on the
ticket amount till October 31, he said.
“The department is using
social media like Facebook and Twitter, where small video clips of every museum
are uploaded in order to attract tourists,” he said.
The total 1433 tourists to have visited in the first two
days were seen in Alwar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Chittorgarh, Pali, Kota, Jhalawar,
Bikaner and Bundi.
Sharma said majority of the visitors are domestic and only a
few from abroad, who visited Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh and Albert Hall.
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