BHOPAL: More than 3,000 people thronged Van Vihar on Saturday. The national park had reopened two days back and even the officials had not expected such a huge turnout.
Van Vihar being one of the most favourite destinations of Bhopalis for an outing was full of people after more than two months of corona curfew. Although the Van Vihar officials claimed that it was mandatory for the tourists to follow Covid-19 protocols but visitors could be seen walking in the national park without face masks and violating social distancing norms.
Assistant director Van Vihar Ashok Kumar Jain said that 3,003 tourists visited Van Vihar on Saturday and an approximate revenue of Rs 1.35 lakh was collected.
Maya Shukla, a housewife, who had come to Van Vihar with her husband Hemant and two sons Jay and Yash, said, “It seems that I have come to Van Vihar after ages. The two months of lockdown were boring and our family enjoyed every moment here.”
Yash said, “It was a day of lions. Lion Satya and lioness Nandi mesmerised us. We also got to see tiger Panna, tigress Ganga and white tigress Parwati.”
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