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Revival of tourism is also benefiting the local economy, BS Prashanth, president; Mysuru Travels association stated that tourism business has recovered by about 35%.
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Even though the Covd-19 cases are rising drastically, tourist footfall is picking up in Mysore, raising hopes of all concerned after the tourist sector a key component of the district’s economy crashed following the pandemic and nationwide lockdown.
As per the data, in July mere 725 tourists had visited the world famous Mysuru palace, the city’s top attraction.
On most days in July the number of visitors did not go beyond double digits.
In August the palace reported a near tenfold increase with 10,537 tourist visiting.
September has seen a further increase.
On Sunday (September 27) as many as 2,586 tourist visited the site- the highest single day surge after the unlock guidelines.
TS Subramanay, Deputy Director, Mysuru Palace Board stated that ‘’pre Covid-19 about 2000 to 2500 tourist would visit.
It fell to zero following the lockdown but now it has risen to 600-700 per day.