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Uttarakhand Set To Reopen Corbett Tiger Reserve After Closure For Three Months
Jungle Safari in Jhirna Zone of Corbett National Park (By Dushyant Kaushik Via Wikimedia Commons)
Uttarakhand is set to reopen Corbett tiger reserve after it was closed for nearly three months amid Covid-19 related restriction on tourist inflow to avoid infections.
Tourists will be allowed in three zones. All health protocols will be observed.
The move comes under the initiative from National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). It has allowed tiger reserves across India to open. Precautions will be followed.
Rajiv Bhartari, Uttarakhand’s chief wildlife warden, has been quoted as saying, “Tourism activities can be allowed in Corbett Tiger Reserve given the instructions given by NTCA regarding the opening of tiger reserves and the orders and standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the district administration to control the spread of Covid-19 are followed.”
As per reports, the guidelines state mandatory thermal scanning of all visitors, tourists and drivers, the wearing of face shields masks by them, hand sanitisers in every vehicle, disinfecting of tyres, seating capacity reduced to 50 per cent and now allowing people below 10 years and above 65 years.
The SOPs issued by the state tourism department regarding the state and movement of visitors are being discussed with the district administration.
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