Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and the judges of the Supreme Court along with their families visited the Amrit Udyan of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. President Droupadi Murmu joined the judges and their families. The President also interacted with all the dignitaries.
President Droupadi Murmu on February 1 inaugurated Udyan Utsav, 2024 at the Amrit Udyan, which is open to the public till March 31. Previously known as the Mughal Garden, the Amrit Udyan is inspired by the historic Mughal gardens and was designed by Sir Edwins Lutyens. Earlier on February 5, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and judges of the top court visited Amrit Udyan on a special invitation by President Droupadi Murmu.
President Murmu has given a common name to the Rashtrapati Bhavan gardens as Amrit Udyan. The Gardens namely Herbal Garden, Bonsai Garden, Central Lawn, Long Garden, and Circular Garden will initially be open for about two months. It will open for the general public on January 31 and will remain open till March 26, 2023, except on Mondays which are maintenance days, and on March 8 on account of Holi.
Meanwhile, between March 28-31, it will be open for farmers on March 28, for differently abled people on March 29, for personnel of the Defence Forces, Paramilitary Forces, and Police on March 30, and for women including tribal women’s SHGs on March 31.
Notably, the capacity for the four-afternoon slots, 12 pm-4 pm, will be 5,000 visitors in each slot during weekdays and 7,500 visitors on weekends. According to an official release, people will have the option to book their slots in advance through online booking. Though, the walk-in visitors can get entry, they will have to register themselves at the facilitation counters as well as at the Self Service Kiosk near Gate No. 12 of Rashtrapati Bhavan.