Mumbai Oct 28 PTI The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC on Thursday announced that the Veermata Jijamata Udyan popularly known as Byculla Zoo here will be open to visitors from November 1 The civic body had shut the zoo in April amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic According to a release issued by the BMC the zoo will be open for visitors from 930 am to 6 pm while morning walkers can use the premises between 6 am and 830 am The zoo popularly known as Rani cha Baug is home to a large number of animals different species of exotic birds and several types of trees and plants The civic body had shut the garden and zoo on March 15 last year in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and reopened it briefly in February this year The release further stated that the ticket windows of the zoo will be shut at 4 pm instead of 530 pm and the entry will be stopped anytime if the rush increases The BMC has appealed to visitors to follow COVID-19 protocol such as wearing masks sanitising hands and maintaining social distancing in queues The luggage deposit facility has been discontinued at the zoo and visitors are not permitted to carry food items it was stated PTI KK ARU ARU
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