Haldwani, Sept. 12 -- Uttarakhand forest department has opened advance online booking for jungle safari permits in the Bijrani tourism zone of Jim Corbett National Park from Friday, ahead of the zone's reopening for tourists on October 15, forest officials said. According to Corbett National Park warden Bindar Pal Singh, the Bijrani tourism zone normally remains closed from June 30 during the monsoon season and is scheduled to reopen for tourists on October 15 this year. However, the booking has started around 10 days late. "The booking system is operated on a day-by-day basis. This means permits for only one safari date are released each day. Bookings for October 15 opened September 11, while permits for October 16 will become available on September 12 and so on. The process will continue...," Singh said.htc...