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Thrissur’s long-awaited Puthur Zoological Park volition beryllium opened to the nationalist connected February 28, Revenue Minister K. Rajan has said.
The Minister was speaking to the media astatine the park’s medication artifact connected Wednesday, confirming that the archetypal nationalist sojourn volition statesman astatine 8 a.m. connected the opening time successful the beingness of Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, different Ministers and elected representatives.
Animals person already been shifted to 14 specially designed habitats astatine the sprawling park. A full of 330 animals, including deer, tigers, bison, crocodiles and lion-tailed macaques, person been relocated from the Thrissur zoo to the caller facility. The Minister besides said that an beforehand of ₹4 crore had been paid to bring exotic species, including giraffes, successful the adjacent phase.
Visitor amenities specified arsenic cafeteria, 4 nutrient kiosks and toilet blocks person been completed to guarantee basal facilities for the public. Construction of a petting zoo is scheduled to statesman successful March and is expected to beryllium completed wrong 3 months.
Public introduction to the parkland volition beryllium allowed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Mondays being holidays, successful enactment with different zoological parks. Ticket rates person been finalised by a high-power committee: ₹100 for adults, ₹30 for children aged 5 to 12, ₹50 for elder citizens, and escaped introduction for persons with disabilities. Kindergarten to Class 4 students volition get escaped entry, portion schoolhouse groups successful azygous with support from the headmaster oregon Principal volition person concessional packages. One teacher oregon unit subordinate volition beryllium allowed astatine the aforesaid concessional complaint for each 20 student.
Parking charges person besides been fixed—₹25 for two-wheelers, ₹30 for autorickshaws, ₹100 for cars oregon jeeps, ₹175 for vans, tempos oregon mini-buses (up to 32 seats), and ₹250 for buses. Fee for carrying inactive camera is ₹350, video camera ₹750 and cloakroom work is disposable astatine ₹25.
To assistance visitors research the immense park, 2 non-AC electrical buses of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation person been readied. The e-bus thrust volition outgo ₹50 for adults and ₹25 for children aged 5 to 12.
The parkland volition beryllium managed by a nine comprising an advisory committee, enforcement committee and governing body. The Minister said determination would beryllium nary governmental appointments successful the society, and it would relation nether the chairmanship of the Minister acrophobic with designated officials handling cardinal responsibilities.
