The Union Ministry of Forest and Environment has on Friday granted permission to function of the Mukundpur Zoo and Rescue Centre and White Tiger Safari in Rewa. The sanction was granted in a meeting of technical committee of the Central Zoo Authority under the chairmanship of ADG Wildlife Vinod Ranjan, in New Delhi on Friday. Mukundpur Zoo and Rescue Centre and White Tiger Safari in Rewa has been granted sanction for two years under Section 38H of the Wildlife Act. At the same time, it has also been decided that the Mukundpur zoo would be eligible for animal exchange with Van Vihar National Park of Bhopal.
A number of construction works were completed in the zoo earlier including night houses for tigers, white tigers, lions, panthers and bears etc. Visitor road inside white tiger safari, management beyond fencing all around, water bodies and 6350 meter long wall to enclose 100 hectare area have been completed. Construction work of 5 enclosures, hospital and administrative building were also completed.
It is noteworthy that 100 hectare forest area has been earmarked for establishment of zoo-cum-wildlife treatment centre, Mukundpur. Of these, 25 hectare area has been earmarked for construction of white tiger safari as per approval of Central Zoo Authority. Construction of zoo is in last phase. Process is also on to bring wild animals. Tourist will have opportunity to see 3 white tigresses and one white tiger, yellow tigers, lions, panthers, antelopes, foxes, swamp deer, deer and 463 wild animals of other species in this zoo.