Mysore/Mysuru: The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary has seen long closure of 78 days till today (May 31). The gates of the Sanctuary was closed on Mar. 14, 10 days before the nationwide lockdown due to the threat of Bird Flu as some birds had died inside Mysuru city and the Forest Department had taken a decision to close the tourist spot as a precautionary measure.
After the Bird Flu threat was removed as laboratory tests revealed that the Sanctuary was not affected, came COVID-19 and the nationwide lockdown. The Sanctuary has incurred a loss of up to Rs. 1.25 crore, the income that primarily comes from gate collection.
