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A 25-meter-high nationalist reflection operation volition travel up astatine Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) by the extremity of the year, for which operation is expected to statesman adjacent month.
In this regard, the Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies (RNPF) connected Tuesday (March 24, 2026) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BBP to enactment the improvement of a tower, committing a assistance of ₹5 crore.
The projected operation volition connection panoramic views of the forested vale of Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) and the Bengaluru skyline enabling harmless and regulated wildlife observation.
50 visitors
Designed to accommodate 50 visitors astatine a time, the operation volition integrate sustainability features specified arsenic star vigor systems and rainwater harvesting.
A.V. Surya Sen, enforcement director, BBP, said this concern marks a important measurement successful strengthening their committedness to conservation, education, and sustainable tourism. “The projected operation volition not lone heighten visitant acquisition done immersive nature-based learning but besides basal arsenic a awesome of our dedication to environmentally liable infrastructure,” helium said.
An artist’s representation of the operation that volition travel up astatine Mirza hill, which is wrong the Bannerghatta zoo. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement
No trees affected
He added that the task is simply a brownish tract task and nary trees would beryllium felled for it.
“The operation volition travel up astatine Mirza elevation which is wrong the zoo. Right present astatine this location, determination is an existing aged ticker operation which is the highest constituent successful the zoo from wherever 1 tin get a 360 degrees presumption of BNP connected 1 side, parts of BBP connected the different side, the surrounding villages and Bengaluru metropolis besides upto immoderate areas similar Jayanar and J.P. Nagar,” helium added.
“Public institutions similar BBP are important spaces wherever radical tin link with quality — not conscionable arsenic spectators, but arsenic students and yet arsenic trustees of our astonishing biodiversity. As our mundane transportation with the earthy satellite weakens, we request to rebuild it done shared experiences, access, and storytelling,” said Rohini Nilekani, chairperson, RNPF.
100 species
BBP attracts implicit 2.2 cardinal visitors annually and houses 4 antithetic units — Zoo, Safari, Butterfly Park, and Rescue Center — created wrong an country of 731.88 hectares. In total, determination are 2,194 idiosyncratic animals crossed 100 species.
