Assam, Manas National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is all set to reopen and welcome tourists for the 2023-2024 season which is to be started on October 1, 2023.
According to the reports, the park was temporarily closed since June 5, 2023 due to the hit of monsoon season in the state, Assam. This year monsoon hit in state has affected number of villages, people, bridges, animals etc due to which the park was temporarily closed for precautionary measures.
The announcement of the reopening was officially made by Rajen Choudhury, field director of Manas National Park. The notice stated, “Following the completion of the prescribed monsoon closure period mandated by the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority letter no. 15-1(17)/2015-NTCA dated August 18, 2015, we are pleased to announce that Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve will be open for the 2023-24 ecotourism season, effective from October 1, 2023. This opening is subject to adherence to the relevant provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and the Assam Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1997, until further notice.”