The Taj Mahal and other ASI-protected monuments, sites and museums were declared shut till May 15 by the Union ministry of culture due to the onset of the second wave of Covid-19 in the country.

The Archaeological Society of India (ASI) said that the Taj Mahal and other monuments protected by it and remained closed for visitors for the last two months due to the coronavirus disease pandemic (Covid-19) will reopen on June 16, an official familiar with the development told news agency PTI.

The Taj Mahal and other ASI-protected monuments, sites and museums were declared shut till May 15 by the Union ministry of culture due to the onset of the second wave of Covid-19 in the country. The reopening of these monuments, museums and sites is due to state governments are easing restrictions following a reduction in the number of cases.

The ASI also took up important restoration work in several of these monuments including the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. It said that the restoration work would make the monuments look more beautiful when tourists return, according to another PTI report.