A whopping 2,700 guests thronged the Rock Garden in Chandigarh on the initial day of its reopening on Wednesday. The sculpture garden ordinarily records footfalls of about 1,500 on other days. The administration of the Union Territory on Tuesday ordered the reopening of the well-liked tourist web site as the city’s day-to-day Covid-19 caseload continued to dip.
According to Rock Garden officials, of the 2,700 guests on the initial day, 2,500 had been adults and 200 children. The charges for an adult to enter the garden is Rs 30, though that for a kid is Rs 10. The official stated the quantity of guests stands at about 1,500 on routine days. The garden recorded the highest visitor footfall of 7,000 on New Year’s Eve. He added that the climate getting pleasant, coupled with the truth that the garden had been closed for a though, led to more guests than usual.
The footfall is anticipated to go up even additional for the duration of the weekends. City residents have recommended that if the tourist rush at the city’s recreational areas continued to rise like that witnessed at the Rock Garden, the administration required to take actions to hold these areas closed for the duration of peak hours.
The administration of Chandigarh has also permitted cinemas to reopen with 50 per cent capacity. However, the city’s cinemas did not open for the public on Wednesday. PVR is however to announce a date for its reopening. Cinema halls that had reopened following the initial wave had recorded abysmally low footfall. Only one individual had watched a film on the initial day that cinemas reopened. Apart from the worry of contracting Covid-19, the lack of any major-draw releases also contributed to the dismal footfall.
An Elante Mall official stated they had been sanitising the facility, adding that PVR was however to make any announcements about the reopening. He added the situation would be clear by the week’s finish.