Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The authorities of the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar issued a set of guidelines to be religiously followed by the people while visiting the zoo which is set to reopen from August.
The park was shut down for 3 months due to the second wave of the Covid pandemic. As per the guidelines, the visitors allowed for entry into the zoo should not have cough, cold or fever symptoms and they will have to undergo body temperature scanning at the entry gate. E-ticket booking should be preferred over manual ticket booking and collection for contactless transactions.
All visitors should pass through the medicated foot mat/ whole body sanitiser/ any such installations fixed at the zoo entrance. They should avoid carrying luggage, which needs to be kept in the locker/ cloakroom facility. Visitors must not spit nor chew pan masala, gutka or khaini, violating which a fine up to Rs 500/- and expulsion from zoo campus will be affected.
The guidelines further added that additional cleaning and disinfection measures of all facilities, especially elements that are touched frequently to be ensured by the zoo management. The maximum number of visitors entry at a time to the aquarium and nocturnal house is restricted to 06 no’s and for the Walk-through Aviary is 10 nos.
