Eco Park in New Town will reopen on Saturday but will allow only up to 50 people at a time on its 480-acre campus.

The park’s ticketing system will shut down once 50 tickets have been printed, said an official of Hidco, which runs the park.

Eco Park has a digital ticketing system that records the time of entry as well as exit and reflects it on the ticketing database in real time.

Once the number of visitors inside the park comes down from 50, fresh tickets will be issued.

To ensure that visitors to the park don't crowd around or stand too close to each other, the park employees and guards have been asked to be extra vigilant and ensure that proper distance is maintained between individuals as well as those in groups. The park authorities have drawn large circles on the lawns and grounds to enforce the social distancing protocol.

"We have placed signage to indicate where people can sit and where they cannot. Masks are mandatory and we will not allow people to sit or stand in clusters. We will also monitor crowds through the network of CCTV cameras installed throughout the park," said Debashis Sen, the chairman-cum-managing director of Hidco.

Even though the restaurants and the resort on the premises had opened earlier, the park had remained shut. All adventure activities such as kayaking, water zorbing and speed boat rides will remain suspended.

Only tandem cycles and single seat bicycles will be offered for ride, a Hidco official said.

According to him, every park employee will wear personal protection gear including masks, face shields and gloves. The guards and the employees have been trained to act as "queue monitors" as and when required.

The neighbouring Eco Urban Village and Nazrul Tirtha, which houses a multiplex, will also reopen for visitors. Hand sanitising stations have been set up at Eco Park, Eco Urban Village and Nazrul Tirtha.

In Salt Lake, Nicco Park has resumed operations and is running all "dry" rides at 50 per cent capacity. People above 65 and children below 10 years are not allowed in the park.

The Wet-o-Wild section is shut. "Our men in front of the rides will carry sanitisers. All rides will be cleaned and sanitised at least twice a day," said Rajive Kaul, the promoter of Nicco Park.