Assam: Manas National Park to reopen for tourists on October 1

The Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam, India, will reopen for the 2023-2024 tourist season on October 1, 2023.

This was announced by by Rajen Choudhury, the Field Director of Manas National Park, in an official communiqué issued on Tuesday.

The park had been closed since June 5, 2023, due to the monsoon season.

An official notice read, “Consequent to completion of the stipulated monsoon closure period as prescribed by the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, National Tiger Conservation Authority letter no. 15-1(17)/2015-NTCA dated August 18, 2015, it is hereby informed that the Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve will be open for the 2023-24 ecotourism season with effect from October 1, 2023, subject to relevant provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and the Assam Wildlife (Protection) Rules, 1997, till further notice.”