Guwahati News Desk: The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KPNTR) reopens on Friday after several months due to second wave of COVID-19 in Assam.
Assam Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya and Agriculture Minister Atul Bora inaugurated the opening ceremony of Kaziranga National Park after several months of shut down for tourists.
The national parks in Assam were shut down with immediate effect for several months due to the second wave of COVID-19 in the State.
According to the sources, jeep safaris was opened for tourists at Kohora Central and Bagori Western as the national park administration to follow all the COVID-19 protocol.
Tourists can access only two ranges in KNPTR as the opening of other ranges is yet not confirmed by the Kaziranga officials.
Meanwhile, the Manas National Park is also to reopen from today as the Orang National Park was reopened on Thursday for the tourist as only a section of safari ride was opened inside the park.
Last year, local tourist across the State have been reported the most to visit at Kaziranga National Park as a tourist from outside State was banned due to COVID pandemic. Most local tourists has been recorded last year.
Last year maximum five people were allowed to surf in a jeep safari under COVID protocol.
