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The recently inaugurated zoological parkland adjacent Madbool colony successful Kalagi taluk of Kalaburagi is acceptable to go a large wildlife and tourism attraction successful the Kalyana Karnataka region, Forest and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has said.
Addressing a gathering aft inaugurating the zoological parkland connected Monday, Mr. Khandre said that the installation is the second-largest zoo successful the Kalyana Karnataka portion aft the 1 successful Hampi.
He acknowledged the efforts of Minister Priyank Kharge whose keen involvement played a cardinal relation successful the execution of the project.
Constructed astatine a outgo of ₹44 crore implicit an country of 42.33 acres, the zoological parkland has been developed with modern enclosures and visitant amenities. It is planned to location 56 taxon of animals and birds.
Mr. Khandre said that 2 tigers person already been brought from Bannerghatta National Park, portion visitors tin presently spot animals specified arsenic crocodiles and foxes.
Additional taxon of animals and birds volition beryllium introduced implicit the adjacent 3 months with arrangements for the phased instauration of respective species, including large cats, reptiles, mammals and exotic birds, the Minister said.
The Minister said that the zoo is expected to go a fashionable destination for visitors of each property groups successful the region.
Referring to the tigers shifted from Bannerghatta National Park, helium said that arrangements person been made to supply them with suitable nutrient and attraction to assistance them accommodate to section climatic conditions.
Mr. Priyank Kharge, Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, legislators Allamprabhu Patil, M.Y. Patil, Jagdev Guttedar, B.G. Patil, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force) Meenakshi Negi, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Kumar Pushkar, Member-Secretary of the Karnataka Zoo Authority Ravishankar S.S., Conservator of Forests, Kalaburagi Circle, Vasanth Reddy, Deputy Commissioner Ikram Shariff and Deputy Conservator of Forests Sumit Patil were present.
