Rock Garden, the city's most prominent tourist destination which has been closed for nearly eight months, will open for tourists and residents from today. Corona cases are rising again in the city, so the administration has set several guidelines for people who roam the rock garden.
As per the administration guidelines, tourists visiting Rock Garden will be required to wear masks. Also, the hand has to be sanitized at the entrance. Here, the temperature of each person's body will also be tested. Only after the temperature is normal will it be allowed to go inside. In view of Corona's transition, the administration has banned the pulling of group selfies inside the rock garden. In such a situation, many people will not be able to stand together and take photographs. Officials of the administration say that social distance is not adhered to in the group photo, hence the group photo has been banned.
Let us know that the rock garden was closed to tourists on March 18. The Member Secretary of the Rock Garden Society issued orders to close the Rock Garden on 31 March, in view of the increasing impact of the coronavirus. However, after the conditions deteriorated, the Rock Garden was closed until further orders.
Thousands of people arrive daily to see the rock garden
In order to know the choice of tourists, a survey was conducted in 2016 by Smith Sonian, America's famous online magazine. It was claimed that after the world-famous Taj Mahal of Agra, tourists come to Chandigarh to see Padmashri Nekchand's artwork Rock Garden. During the survey, it was also revealed that more than 5000 tourists come to see the rock garden every day. Please tell that Road Inspector Nek Chand Saini in the Public Works Department started the work of constructing the rock garden in the year 1958. This garden made of West Material reaches thousands of people from different parts of the country as well as from abroad. 35 percent of the tourists visiting here are foreigners. Tourists from America, France, Britain, Holland, Russia, and many other countries show a special interest in seeing the rock garden during their visit to Chandigarh.
Sanitized with cleanliness
Cleaning and sanitization of the entire garden were carried out on Wednesday before the rock garden was opened to tourists. Complete preparations have been made to welcome tourists here. Anuj Saini, the son of Rock Garden producer Nekchand, said that full preparation has been done to open the rock garden following the order of the administration. All instructions of the administration will be strictly followed.
Tourists will have to follow these guidelines
No mask entry
Hand sanitizer will have to be used
Access will be given only after thermal screening
Avoid visiting here if you have a fever, cough, etc.
Can not crowd anyplace inside the garden
It has been forbidden to touch any statue
Ban on taking a group photo and group selfie
Confusion at the opening of Tagore Theater
There was also talk of the opening of Tagore Theater from Veerwar, but till Wednesday evening, no information was given by the administration in the office of Tagore Theater located in Sector-18. In such a situation there is confusion over the opening of Tagore Theater on Thursday.