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All monuments, museums under ASI to open from June 16 as COVID cases decline

"All CPMs, sites and Museums under ASI to be opened from 16th June 2021. The opening will be in strict compliance with local administration orders," the ASI announced on Twitter.
 

All monuments, museums under ASI to open from June 16 as COVID cases decline-dnm
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New Delhi, First Published Jun 14, 2021, 4:18 PM IST

New Delhi: All the centrally protected monuments/ sites and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be opened from June 16, the organisation said on Monday. The sites were closed in May after the Centre ordered the closure of public spaces in light of the spike in Covid-19 cases during the second wave of the pandemic.

"All CPMs, sites and Museums under ASI to be opened from 16th June 2021. The opening will be in strict compliance with local administration orders," the ASI announced on Twitter.

In an order shared by MoS for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel said: "Considering the prevailing situation, now, it has been decided that all the Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites and Museums (under ASI) shall be opened from 16.06.2021."

"The opening, however, shall be in strict compliance with the executive orders, if any issued by State/District Disaster Management Authority. Appropriate guidelines and SOPs issued by Union and State/UT Ministries/Department in this regard shall be scrupulously followed while regulating the flow of visitors," the order stated.

In April, the Union Ministry of Culture had ordered the shutdown of thousands of monuments and museums due to the second wave of Covid-19. The shutdown was first announced till May 15, but it was extended subsequently till June 15.

It may be noted that there are 3,693 monuments and 50 museums under the ASI.

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