HBB Bureau
Come February 2 and the much touted Amrit Udyan of Rashtrapati Bhavan will open for public viewing under the Udyan Utsav-1, 2024. People can visit the Udyan six days a week except on Mondays which are maintenance days. The garden will be open till . March 31.
Amrit Udyan will be open for special categories on particular days such as on February 22 it will be for differently abled persons. On February 23, personnel of defence, paramilitary and police forces can take delight in visiting the park while on March 1, women and tribal women’s SHGs have been invited. On March 5, children of orphanages will be allowed to enter the park.
The visitors will be allowed to visit in six hourly slots between 10 am and 4 pm. The capacity for the two forenoon slots (1000 hrs to 1200 hrs) will be 7,500 visitors during weekdays and 10,000 visitors in each slot on weekends. The capacity for the four afternoon slots (1200 hrs to 1600 hrs) will be 5,000 visitors in each slot during weekdays and 7,500 visitors on weekends. Booking can be made on https://visit.rashtrapatibhavan.gov.in/visit/amrit-udyan/rE.
Walk-in visitors have to register themselves at the facilitation counters as well as at the Self Service Kiosk near Gate No. 12 of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Entry and exit for all visitors will be from Gate No. 35 of the President’s Estate, close to where North Avenue meets Rashtrapati Bhavan. For the convenience of visitors, shuttle bus service from Central Secretariat Metro Station to Gate No. 35 will be available at the interval of every 30 minutes between 9.30 am to 5.00 pm.
During the tour, visitors will pass through the Bonsai Garden, Musical Fountain, Central Lawn, Long Garden and Circular Garden. At the exit there will be food courts for them.