2,536 visitors on first day as Hyderabad zoo reopens after 70 days

Wearing a face mask is mandatory to enter the zoo and all visitors will undergo thermal scanning.

Published: 12th July 2021 05:30 AM  |   Last Updated: 12th July 2021 10:19 AM   |  A+A A-

Visitors at the Nehru Zoological Park after it reopened for the first time after the lockdown was lifted, in Hyderabad on Sunday, July 11, 2021

Visitors at the Nehru Zoological Park after it reopened for the first time after the lockdown was lifted, in Hyderabad on Sunday, July 11, 2021. (Photo | S Senbagapandiyan)

By Express News Service

HYDERABAD: After remaining closed for 70 days, the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad reopened on Sunday. The zoo witnessed a footfall of 2,536 visitors. The zoo was closed from May 2 till July 10, keeping in view of the rising number of Covid-19 infections in the second wave and wild animals also getting infected in various zoos across the country, including eight lions in Hyderabad zoo. Wearing a face mask is mandatory to enter the zoo and all visitors will undergo thermal scanning. Around 40 sanitiser dispensers have been installed at different locations in the zoo. Battery-operated vehicles and Toy Train facilities are available but with only 50 per cent occupancy.

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