Chandigarh: 11,000 people have visited Chhatbir Zoo since it reopened on Dec 10 The zoo had been shut for the last nine months since March 17. All visitors bought tickets through cashless modes including online booking, swipe machines, using QR codes at the fee counters. December 19, 2020 3:33:38 am The daily cap on the number of visitors allowed into the zoo in light of the pandemic is 2,700, in three shifts. Around 11,000 people have visited the Mahendra Zoological Park Chhatbir Zoo in Chandigarh since it was reopened on December 10. Zoo authorities said that “thousands” were refused entry due to Covid restrictions, according to not more than 2,700 could be allowed in, in three shifts each day.