For the first time after a gap of nearly two-and-a-half years, the century-old Mysuru zoo, which faced a serious financial crisis with the drastic reduction in footfall over lockdown and COVID-19 curbs, recorded 24,000 visitors on a single day on August 14. This is the highest footfall recorded post-pandemic, and the exuberant zoo management cited continuous holidays as the reason.
The zoo has a record of attracting over 25,000 visitors during pre-COVID-19 years, particularly during Dasara festivities.
Expressing happiness over the record footfall post-COVID-19 crisis, Zoo Executive Director Ajit Kulkarni said the zoo attracted nearly 11,000 visitors on August 13 and 13,000 on August 14. In a span of three days, the zoo attracted nearly 50,000 tourists.
