Footfalls barely touch 100 at most monuments a day after reopening
   Date :08-Jul-2020

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 Visitors walk in the premises of Humayun’s Tomb after it re-opened for public, during Unlock 2.0, in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI)
 
NEW DELHI ;
 
A DAY after monuments across the country reopened their doors for visitors following a gap of more than three months amid coronavirus-induced lockdown, only a handful of people visited these sites. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) which opened its monuments and museums on July 6 has capped visitor entry at every site from 1,000-2,500 per slot --9 am to 12 pm and 12 pm to 6 pm, officials said. Tickets to visit these places can be booked online.
 
ASI’s top sites which generate the maximum footfall and revenue have been hit hard. According to officials, around 60 visitors bought tickets for Qutub Minar in Delhi which had a capping of 1,500 visitors per slot, on Tuesday. The afternoon slot, which is the most sought-after timing, saw only 28 tickets booked till 4 pm. On normal days, the site gets 8,000-12,000 visitors per day.