Safari Park at Nehru Zoological Park closed

The Safari Park complex of the Nehru Zoological Park has been closed temporarily due to heavy inflow of water from the adjoining Mir Alam Tank after the heavy rains.

The Mir Alam Tank is filled with rainwater and excess water is flowing and entering from the Safari side apart from entering the Singoji pond and other ponds. The water is also overflowing over the arch bunds and seeping through the Mir Alam tank arch bunds into the zoo, according to Zoo officials.

All efforts are being taken up to drain out the excess flow by maintaining the water channel, drainage channels and also pumping out



of water from the moats wherever necessary. Due to inundation of the Lion Safari area near entrance of safari, the animals were not released from safety and health point of view and also as there was inconvenience in running the safari buses, they said.

The safari park complex was therefore closed temporarily for the visitors on Friday.

Munindra, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Admin), Sidhanand Kukrety, Director, Nehru Zoological Park and N Kshitija, Curator, along with GHMC, and Irrigation officials reviewed the situation.