It is open season for the well-patronised Veermata Jijabai Garden and zoo, popularly known as Byculla zoo or Rani Bagh, which will be thrown open to visitors on Monday, almost a year after it was shut due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

The Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal gave his nod, but there are a few caveats to the much-awaited opening, given how popular the zoo is.