Parks and gardens across Jammu and Kashmir reopened to the public on Wednesday (July 8).

Visitors will be required to wear masks and observe social distancing.

Indian government was declared lockdown on 24th March and and now the announcement was made amid the gradual unlocking process of covid-19 pandemic across the nation. Visitors asked to wear facemasks, use hand sanitizers, maintain social distancing.
Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan announced that the gardens parks throughout J&K would be thrown open for general public from Wednesday.

The Advisor further announced that all the visitors should strictly observe the already given protocols and medical advice related to Covid-19 from time to time. He requested the general public to wear facemasks, use hand sanitizers and maintain social distancing norms both inside and outside these picnic spots.