Odisha Nandankanan Zoo starts WhatsApp Ticket Entry

Instead of waiting in line, visitors to the Nandankanan Zoological Park on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar can now obtain a digital ticket in just 30 seconds thanks to the introduction of a cashless ticketing system based on WhatsApp.

Odisha Nandankanan Zoo starts WhatsApp Ticket Entry
Nandankanan Zoo

Bhubaneswar: Instead of waiting in line, visitors to the Nandankanan Zoological Park on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar can now obtain a digital ticket in just 30 seconds thanks to the introduction of a cashless ticketing system based on WhatsApp.

Several sites close to the zoo will display a WhatsApp number in an effort to lessen the crowds at the ticket booths. Additionally, it is available on the zoo website. To begin the booking procedure, visitors must type "Hi" and send it to the designated number. They must state the number of people (adults or children) and select yes or no to the questions that follow, such as whether they have high-end or basic cameras. After that, a pay option would appear, and they could pay using any payment method, according to sources.

Last year, the zoo authorities has made online booking of entry tickets mandatory amid the COVID pandemic. Visitors were asked to book entry tickets online by visiting the website www.nandankanan.org or Nandankanan Android App.