Rajasthan opens for tourism

Rajasthan resumes hotels, restaurants, and the two tiger reserves at Sariska and Ranthambore a week after opening monuments, parks, and museums. The ASI monuments and museums across the nation opened today, June 8, in contrast to the state-run monuments and museums in Rajasthan, which debuted on June 2. The state's tourism, art, and culture department said that more than 3,000 individuals had visited these locations four days after they opened to the public. The state's home department issued an order on June 6 directing the restart of hotels and hospitality services, including as restaurants, clubs, and shopping malls, beginning on June 8. Rajasthan was planned to begin opening hotels and hospitality units after June 30, but this was changed. However, no specific date for the opening of places of worship has been announced.

Sreya Guha, principal secretary of tourism, art, and culture in Rajasthan, presented an idea that the home department's decision, which indicated that hotels and hospitality services were planning to resume operations after June 30, may be reconsidered. Until the SOPs are in place in their facilities, some restaurants in the state may continue to provide takeout services. Guha had stated that the state was opening all wildlife attractions, including Jhalana Forest Reserve and Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, as well as all other ecological parks, forest reserves, and wildlife sanctuaries, but that the two tiger reserves in Sariska and Ranthambore would remain closed.

Tiger reserves in Sariska and Ranthambore will also open to visitors on June 8 after the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the statutory body under the environment ministry that oversees tiger reserves in the nation, issued an advisory to start tourism with some restrictions. Children under the age of 10 and anyone over the age of 65 will not be permitted on safaris, and the seating capacity will be decreased by 50% to ensure compliance with social distance requirements.