Ouestion: In which of the following city Shaheed Ashfaque Ullah Khan Prani Udyaan is located?
a) Patna
b) Chandigarh
c) Gorakhpur
d) Lucknow
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:-
- On 07 December, 2020; Central Zoo Authority given recognition to two zoos situated each, in the two states of India.
- Central Zoo Authority taken this decision at its 37th General Body meeting chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar.
- Two new zoos which have been recognised by the authority are the Rajgir Zoo Safari in Nalanda, Bihar and Shaheed Ashfaque Ullah Khan Prani Udyaan in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- The Environment Minister also applauded the 15 select zoos in the country for good progress in developing a 10-year Vision Plan.
- The vision plan of these zoos is formulated for the up-gradation of to global standards which is hoped to ‘twin’ top Indian and foreign zoos.
- The plan also seeks to bring in the corporate sector to invest in modernization as part of this project.
- The Minister also said that early next year an Investors summit will also happen to take this agenda forward.
- Rajgir Zoo Safari, Nalanda, Bihar-
- Rajgir Zoo Safari, The zoo is established exclusively comprising on only safari enclosures which, on contrary to conventional enclosure, offer larger space for captive animals.
- There are five safari enclosures and a walk-in proposed in the zoo.
- The zoo proposes to house Lion, Bear, Tiger, Leopard and a mixed safari of common herbivore species such as Spotted Deer, Sambar among others.
- The zoo is located close to the historically important Nalanda and is expected to have a high footfall.
- The establishment of the zoo was personally monitored by the Chief Minister of the state.
- The zoo will display wild animals in naturalistic safari enclosures and promote awareness of towards wildlife conservation.
- Shaheed Ashfaque Ullah Khan Prani Udyaan-
- This zoo is situated in the spiritual land of Gorakhpur in UP and has a high visitation.
- With its recognition by the central authority, the state of Uttar Pradesh has a total of 9 zoos.
- The establishment of this zoo is personally monitored by the Chief Minister of the state.
- The zoo features enclosures for a range of birds, herbivores and carnivores.
- The zoo aims to create awareness through naturalistic enclosures and create long-lasting visitor experience.
- It has state-of-the-art visitor facilities like 4D Theatre, battery-operated train and accessibility to Divyangjan
By – Rajesh Tripathi
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https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1678908