Agra, Nov 6, Nov. 7 -- After remaining shut for 188 days due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Taj Mahal reopened for visitors in September. One-and-a-half months on, the footfall has stayed between 2,000 and 2,500, swelling marginally during weekends.

However, there has been a spurt in black marketeering of tickets in the area due to online sales only.

Senior officials, who refused to be named, told IANS that due to the Centre's strict online-only ticket sales rule, many are buying tickets in bulk and reselling them at higher prices, since there is a ceiling on the number of tickets to be sold every day.

"Often people complain about paying much more than the actual price of the tickets. The matter has already been brought to the notice of the...