15-09-2020

Digital promotion of tourist spots is also needed to resume tourism activities during the pandemic.Tourism industry representatives want reopening of the Ajanta and Ellora caves, arguing that if the Taj Mahal is reopening for public amid the COVID-19 pandemic, why not the two world famous heritage sites located near here in Maharashtra.

The Taj Mahal at Agra in Uttar Pradesh is set to reopen on September 21, over six months after it was shut. However, the Ajanta and Ellora caves, the UNESCO heritage sites located in Aurangabad, and other monuments in Maharashtra are yet to be reopened for visitors.

“When the Archaeological Survey of India’s Agra circle has decided to reopen the Taj Mahal, why Ajanta and Ellora can’t be opened?” Aurangabad Tourism Development Foundation’s (ATDF) civil aviation committee chairman Sunit Kothari asked during the discussion.