New Delhi: Glass viewing panels will be installed at animal enclosures to provide visitors with a clearer and more immersive view of wildlife as the Delhi zoo is set to undergo modernisation under a Rs 400-crore redevelopment plan.Work on a comprehensive overhaul plan, which includes redesigned entrances, improved traffic circulation, reconstructed animal habitats, and expanded veterinary facilities, is scheduled to begin in Feb, pending final approval from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change, a Central Zoo Authority official said.
The Centre had granted in-principle approval of Rs 400 crore and the investment board has largely agreed with the proposed changes, paving the way for formal clearance, the official said. The redevelopment proposal was recently placed before the Delegated Investment Board, a government body that clears major public infrastructure investments, and funding for the project will be drawn through this mechanism, he said. pti
