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Covid surge | ASI shuts centrally protected monuments in its Delhi, Patna, Kolkata and other circles

The Hindu | 07/01/2022 11:45 AM | Click to read full article

Due to the sudden rise in Covid cases, the Archeological Survey of India has decided to close all centrally protected monuments in its Delhi, Chennai, Trichy, Patna, Kolkata and Raiganj Circles from January 6 till coronavirus restrictions are lifted by the respective local administrations, officials said.

The ASI order was issued after the Delhi Disaster Management Authority restricted all kinds of gatherings and congregations in the national capital from January 4.

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