From Eco Park in the New Town to Alipore zoo in the south, popular attractions in and around Kolkata have been reporting a gradual rise in footfall. At Alipore zoo, the footfall was around 19,000 on Sunday, compared to 16,000 a week ago, said officials. “Wearing a mask continuously is very suffocating,” a young woman said, when The Telegraph asked her why wasn’t she wearing one. A crowded Alipore zoo on Sunday. From a young man with a child to a group of women outside a paw bhaji stall, people chose to give ignore masks.

Source: The Telegraph November 29, 2021 15:08 UTC