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Security barricades stumbling block for Elephanta visitors
Updated On: 12 June, 2012 06:51 AM IST | | Urvashi Seth
Ticket counters have been shifted to a fortified location; ferry operators claim loss in business due to the change
For Ganesh Kamte and his children visiting the Gateway of India and boarding a ferry to Elephanta caves is a must-do in the summer vacation. But, on a recent visit to the iconic monument, Kamte was frantically searching for the ticket counter to purchase tickets for the ferry service.u00a0Assuming that the ferry service has been terminated, he dejectedly turned to leave when a photographer informed him that the ticket counter has been shifted to the kiosk behind the garden.

Stop in the name of security! With the safety barricades put up by police, visitors find it difficult to locate the ticket counters. Pic/Bipin Kokate
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