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COVID-19 surge: ASI monuments closed for visitors till May 15
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Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 09:27 PM IST
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An order to this effect was issued by the ASI and it was tweeted by Culture Minister Prahlad Patel this evening. Due to the prevailing COVID situation, it has been decided to close all centrally protected monuments, sites and museums under the ASI with immediate effect and till May 15 or until further orders, the ASI said.
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Last year, too, all monuments and sites maintained by the ASI were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 17.
All centrally protected monuments, museums and sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been closed with immediate effect till May 15 due to the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, the Union culture ministry said on Thursday.
ASI monuments closed for visitors till May 15 over COVID-19 surge
Due to the prevailing COVID situation, it has been decided to close all centrally protected monuments, sites and museums under the ASI with immediate effect and till May 15 or until further orders, the ASI said.
PTI | April 15, 2021 | Updated 22:15 IST
An order to this effect was issued by the ASI and it was tweeted by Culture Minister Prahlad Patel this evening
All centrally protected monuments, museums and sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been closed with immediate effect till May 15 due to the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, the Union culture ministry said on Thursday.
Updated Apr 15, 2021 | 20:18 IST
Last year, too, all monuments and sites maintained by the ASI were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. File image of Taj Mahal | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: All centrally protected monuments, museums and sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been closed with immediate effect till May 15 due to the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, the Union culture ministry said on Thursday.
An order to this effect was issued by the ASI and it was tweeted by Culture Minister Prahlad Patel this evening. Due to the prevailing COVID situation, it has been decided to close all centrally protected monuments, sites and museums under the ASI with immediate effect and till May 15 or until further orders, the ASI said.
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By Mansoor| Updated: 15th April 2021 10:03 pm IST
New Delhi: All centrally protected monuments, sites, and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be closed till May 15 or until further orders in light of the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, it has been decided to close all the Centrally Protect monuments/sites and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India with immediate effect and till May 15, 2021, or until further orders,” the order read.
Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel also tweeted the order, saying, “Given the current outbreak of the corona epidemic, @MinOfCultureGoI (Ministry of Culture), @ASIGoI (Archaeological Survey of India) has decided to close all the monuments protected by it till the 15th of May.”