The State Government has allotted a budget of Rs 30 crore for setting up a multi-storied parking lot, food court and development of the nearby bus-stand at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here, said Forest and Environment Secretary Suresh Mohapatra at a function celebrating the zoo’s 58th foundation day on Friday.
Similarly, a major part of the Bhubaneswar-Nandankanan main road, which did not have streetlights earlier, would now have lighting facility and half of the project cost would be shared by the zoo authorities and the BDA.
Mohapatra further said the toy train facility and ropeway ride which were defunct for some time now will be restarted by the next financial year.
“This apart, an approach road project to the Botanical Garden is also being mulled,” Mohapatra said.
A Himalayan black bear enclosure was inaugurated at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar here today on the occasion of the foundation day.
Among others, PCCF Sandip Tripathy and zoo Director Sisir Kumar Acharya were present.