Barang, Sept. 30 -- The Chandaka-Dampara Elephant Sanctuary on outskirts of Bhubaneswar will reopen for visitors from October 2 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

The wildlife reserve will be opened for public under certain restrictions in view of rapid spread of COVID-19.

As per the rule, the visitors will enter into the sanctuary via Chandaka-Godibari main gate.

"The visitors will be allowed into the elephant sanctuary with COVID-19 restrictions. The visitors will have to follow the COVID-19 rules by wearing mask and maintaining social distancing inside the forest. In this regard, the security personnel will be deployed at the sanctuary to enforce the norms," informed Chandaka DFO Kedarnath Swain.

He said that all kinds of arrangeme...