Aurangabad: The world-famous Ajanta-Ellora cave and other ticket monuments in the Aurangabad district reopened on Wednesday, but the Decree of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to allow only vaccinated visitors.
DDMA has made two doses of mandatory covid vaccines for visitors, besides allowing only online ticket bookings for those who visit tourist locations.
Tourists can visit asi.payumoney.com to order tickets online.
In particular, previously, only one dose of covid vaccine was obliged to visit tourist attractions in the Aurangabad district.
Known as’ Maharashtra Tourism Capital “, Aurangabad is an important center in the country’s tourism sector.
Two significant tourist destinations – Cave Ajanta and Ellora – which have been declared as ‘World Heritage Sites’ by UNESCO, as well as Mughal monuments who are famous for Bibi-ka-Maqbara and Daulatabad are around it.
On Wednesday, Aunt-ka-Maqbara witnessed a chaotic scene because some visitors who were vaccinated some made online payments for the entrance ticket, but were rejected after the new rules mandating two doses.
The local ASI Authority said the lack of awareness about the new entry rules caused confusion.
Aurangabad Development Foundation (ATDF), which follows the reopening request for tourist sites in Aurangabad Regency during the third wave, has welcomed the new entry rules.
“Most tourist locations in the Aurangabad district are spread in wide open and ventilated areas naturally.
Because the possibility of a lower Covid spread in such an atmosphere, we demand unbroken functions from all tourist locations in the future,” said President of the Founder of ATD Jaswant ATDF .
Stating that the tourism and hospitality sector has become the most worn sector during a pandemic, ATDF also demands that the government must provide SOPs for the benefits of various stakeholders.
Enter the Ajanta, Ellora only for those who are fully vaccinated
