The Bannerghatta Nationwide Park in Bengaluru will quickly exhibit 10 new species of animals, together with chimpanzee, looking cheetah and jaguar, introduced Karnataka Forest, Ecology and Atmosphere Minister Eshwar Khandre whereas inaugurating the primary electrical bus safari within the nation on the zoo Wednesday.
Within the subsequent 4 to 5 months, the zoo will obtain looking cheetahs and capuchin monkeys from a South American nation as a part of an alternate programme for different animals, the minister mentioned. The subsequent yr, the zoo will get a chimpanzee, a jaguar and a puma, together with different animals, the minister added. With this, the variety of species displayed on the zoo will likely be near 115.
“To scale back emissions from diesel autos throughout the park, electrical autos are being launched for the primary time in India on a pilot foundation,” Khandre mentioned, including that vacationers can see tigers, leopards, lions, and bears throughout the safari.
The primary electrical bus was launched on Wednesday. It’s a 22-seater outfitted with a 100 kWh battery, able to finishing eight journeys totalling 60 km on a two-hour cost. “Presently, one bus is in operation. By 2027, your complete fleet will likely be freed from fossil fuel-powered autos, apart from tractors and comparable autos,” Khandre mentioned.
In Could, the zoo recorded 2,58,000 guests, marking a brand new excessive. In accordance with officers, the leopard safari is the primary attraction. To sort out the visitors congestion attributable to the inflow of vacationers on the Bannerghatta zoo on weekends, a sensible parking system will likely be put in place and a young for this technique will likely be issued quickly, the minister mentioned.
There’s a proposal to assemble a big aquarium close to Bannerghatta Nationwide Park. An in depth mission report will likely be ready, and tenders will likely be invited quickly for this mission, Khandre mentioned.