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Efforts on to identify site for Zoo

V.S. Palaniappan

Coimbatore: Coimbatore Corporation has joined hands with the Forest Department and the District Administration to identify land where the existing mini zoo of the civic body at VOC Park could be shifted.

Talking to The Hindu, Corporation Commissioner Anshul Mishra said that it was earlier planned to shift the zoo to Kavundampalayam where there was a compost yard. Following which a land was identified at Ettimadai, near Madukkarai.

The experts now have pointed out that the approach road to the zoo would be a problem since it had to cut across a railway line.

The existing zoo is at present without adequate space for accommodating new animals and was being run with the mini zoo licence from the Zoological Authority of India.

Mr. Anshul Mishra said that the civic body was looking for 20 to 30 acres either on Anaikatti Road or on the Siruvani road for shifting the zoo.

Once, the zoo is shifted to a spacious premises, the authorities have planned to bring more animals especially the single one’s that were shifted from the VOC Park Zoo as per the directives of the Authority would be brought back in pairs, officials said.

Authorities had planned to create the zoo with a replica of Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (NBR) having all the species of flora and fauna.

A total of seven consultants have given expression of interest for the preparation of Detailed Project Report. Qualified bidder would be soon entrusted the work, Mr.Mishra said.

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