On Sunday, November 11, 2018, Byculla zoo received a record number of visitors — the weekend after Diwali — and collected ₹7.1 lakh as entry fee after issuing 18,731 tickets. The previous day that is on Saturday, they issued 15,743 tickets and raked in ₹6.1 lakh. Last year, the highest earning on single a day during the Diwali holidays was ₹6.6 lakh.
One of the zoo officials said that they had to turn away nearly 2000 people and only allowed those who were standing in the queue.
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Sanjay Tripathi, Director, Byculla zoo, said that on Friday, more than 9,000 people visited; so they called in extra security staff as they expected more crowd during the weekend. Likewise, on Sunday, they issued 18,731 tickets, the highest ticket sales in a day.
Charges at Byculla zoo
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