Coronavirus Scare: Darjeeling Wildlife Division DFO bars tourists from entering wildlife sanctuaries and national parks

Darjeeling, 17th March: As per the directives of Darjeeling Wildlife Division DFO, entry of tourists in Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary including Tiger Hill and Singalila National Park under Darjeeling Wildlife Division will be closed from March 17, until further order.

The move came in view of the evolving situation on the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and as a precaution to check its spread.