Answered On:05.05.2003 Maintenance of National Zoological Parks Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO:621 ANSWERED ON:05.05.2003 MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARKS PRIYA RANJAN DASMUNSI

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government have conducted any survey of the functioning of zoos and deer parks in the country keeping in view the aspects of environment, health care and living conditions of the animals;

(b) if so, the details of zoos and deer parks which are functioning in small areas, grossly over-populated with poor sanitation and lack of technical staff like veterinarians;

(d) the action taken by the Government against the zoos and deer parks which are functioning without the approval of Central Zoo Authority? Answer

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI T.R. BAALU)

(a), (b), (c) & (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 621 ON `MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARKS` DUE FOR REPLY ON 5.5.2003.

(a) Yes, Sir. The Central Zoo Authority has conducted survey of 346 zoos and deer parks in the country.

(b) 190 zoos and deer parks did not conform to the standards and norms for health, hygiene and other parameters for proper animal upkeep prescribed by the Central Government as detailed in Recognition of Zoo Rules 1992. List of such zoos and deer parks is at annexure.

(c) & (d) 180 zoos have been refused recognition by the Central Zoo Authority out of which 90 have been closed down and state governments have been asked to review the status of the balance 90 derecognized zoos to find out the possibility of their revival or closure as may be appropriate. Recognition of 10 zoos has been withheld pending compliance of conditions for improved animal health care and upkeep.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b ) OF THE LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.621 FOR REPLY ON 5.5.2003 REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARKS List of closed zoos in the country as on 31.3.2002

Current Position CLOSED

S.NO. State Zoo name Location

1 ANDHRA PRADESH ALISAGAR DEER PARK ALISAGAR 2 B H E L DEER PARK HYDERABAD 3 DEER BREEDING FARM, PAKHAL WARANGAL 4 DEER PARK KANDALERU 5 DEER PARK RESEARCH STATION, VEMPALLY SIRPUR 6 DEER PARK, AIR FORCE STATION, HAKIMPET SECUNDERABAD 7 DEER PARK, BEGUMPET HYDERABAD 8 REGIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE TIRUPATI 9 ANARPATHI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY ANARPARTHI 10 ASSAM BIJNI PARK CUM MINI ZOO GUWAHATI 11 BIHAR AJANTA TOURIST ZOO, MIRSHIKAR TOLI, PATNA 12 AMAR TOURIST ZOO PATNA 13 BAJRANG ZOO DURBHANGA 14 BHARAT ZOO, GULZAR BAGH PATNA 15 DIAMOND TOURIST ZOO PATNA 16 GEMINI TOURIST ZOO PATNA 17 JAIPRAKASH PARK BODH GAYA 18 NEW JANTA TRAVELLING ZOO, MIRSHIKAR TOLI PATNA 19 NEW RAMOND TOURIST PATNA 20 RAMOND TOURIST ZOO, MIRSHIKAR TOLI PATNA 21 SRI PRAMOD (TOURING ZOO) MUZAFFARPUR 22 TOURIST JANTA ZOO PATNA 23 CHATISGARH BAILADIA DEER PARK BASTAR 24 DAMAN & DIU DEER PARK DAMAN 25 GUJARAT NARMADA WILDLIFE COMPLEX NARMADA NAGAR 26 HARYANA DEER PARK, NFL, PANIPAT 27 MINI ZOO, H.A.P MADHUBAN 28 MINI ZOO,ABUBSHAHAR, DIST. SIRSA ABUBSHAHAR, DIST. SIRSA 29 MINI ZOO,BHIWANI BHIWANI 30 MINI ZOO,JIND JIND 31 MINI ZOO,PINZORE PINZORE 32 JHARKHAND CHACHA NEHRU ISLAND TAILAIYA 33 KARNATAKA CHILDREN`S PARK MINI ZOO SHIMOGA 34 DEER CHILDREN & SNAKE PARK AT KADRI HILL MANGALORE 35 DEER PARK AT JIJIHAL RF BELLARY 36 LALBAGH DEER PARK BANGALORE 37 MINI ZOO MAHARAJA PARK HASSAN 38 MADHYA PRADESH BHARDA ZOO RAISEN 39 FOREST TRAINING SCHOOL, WILDLIFE PARK BETUL 40 MAHARASHTRA CROCODILE CENTRE, TADOBA CHANDRA PUR 41 DADASAHEB VAGRE SNAKE PARK YAVATMAL 42 DEER PARK GANGAPUR 43 HUTATMA BAG PRANI SANGRAHALYA SOLAPUR 44 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU VAN UDYAN, PANDAVLENE NASIK 45 NEHRU GARDEN SANGAMNER 46 RAMBAGH CHEETAL PARK CHANDRAPUR 47 SAMEER UDYAN ZOO, SAKARWADI AHMED NAGAR 48 SHANTINIKATAN STUDENT NATURE CLUB & ZOO SANGLI 49 SHIVAJI UDYAN NASHIK 50 SHRI GANJANAN VATIKA BULDANA 51 SNAKE PARK NAGPUR 52 VAYU SENA NAGAR ZOO NAGPUR 53 VIVEKANAND VIDYA MANDIR ZOO BULDANA 54 ORISSA PALM BEACH ZOO, GOPALPUR GANJAM 55 SCIENCE CORNER OF BAL BHAWAN, NCSTC BHUBANESHWAR 56 PUNJAB AGARSAR ATHANVE NATURE PARK PATIALA CANTT. 57 GUEST HOUSE MINI DEER PARK, THERMAL COLONY BHATINDA 58 MINI ZOO AT ROSE GARDEN LUDHIANA 59 MINI ZOO, ARAM BAGH AMRITSAR 60 MINI ZOO, BANSAR BAGH SANGRUR 61 MINI ZOO, SECTOR 6 CHANDIGARH 62 SIKKIM BAGUWA PHEASANT FARM GANGTOK 63 TAMIL NADU DEER PARK MUKKOMBU 64 MONTFORT SCHOOL MINI ZOO, YERCAUD SALEM 65 ST. JOSEPH`S MINI ZOO COONOOR 66 TRIPURA DEER PARK,PATICHARI PATICHARI 67 UTTAR PRADESH AZAD CHIRYA GHAR (TOURING) VARNASI 68 BAJRANG TOURING ZOO VARANASI 69 BHARAT MINI ZOO, CHILKANA SAHARANPUR 70 BHARATIYA TOURING ZOO LALBAUG 71 BINA KAMAL GOLDEN ZOO BULAND SHAHAR 72 CHETNA KENDRA, RIDHANI RANGE MEERUT 73 MRIG VIHAR VAN CHETNA KENDRA - MOTH JHANSI 74 NAWAB TANK MRIG VIHAR BANDA 75 NEHRU VAN CHETNA KENDRA ETAH 76 NEW PARDESI TOURING ZOO HARDOI 77 PARDESHI CHIRYA GHAR, SITAPUR, AVODH HARDOI 78 SHUKRATAL CHITAL PARK MUZAFFAR NAGAR 79 VAN CHETNA KENDRA MASSORIY 80 VAN CHETNA KENDRA, MUKANDPUR ALIGARH 81 VAN CHETNA KENDRA, NAGAL SAHARANPUR 82 VAN CHETNA KENDRA, NARORA BULAND SHAHAR 83 VAN MANORANJAN KENDRA RAMPUR 84 WYNDHUM FALL MINI ZOO MIRZAPUR 85 UTTARANCHAL SANJAY GANDHI MRIG VATIKA, MANGALORE HARIDWAR 86 WEST BENGAL ANITA MOBILE ZOO, BARUIPUR PARGANAS SOUTH 87 BIRLA INDUSTRIAL & TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEM CALCUTTA 88 DEEPAK MITRA`S SNAKE HOUSE, HINDUSTAN PARK CALCUTTA 89 FAMOUS MOBILE ZOO HOWRAH 90 JAYA MOBILE ZOO HOWRAH

List of derecognised zoos in the country as on 31.3.2003 Current Position NOT GRANTED RECOGNITION

SNO State Zoo name Location

1 ANDHRA PRADESH DEER PARK, MUNICIPAL PARK RAJAHMUNDRY 2 DEER PARK, TIRUMALA HILLS CHITOOR 3 HIMABINDU DEER PARK (PULLAIAH DEER PARK) KURNOOL 4 SABARI MINI ZOO, PRATHIPADU MINERVA NAGAR 5 ARUNACHAL PR. MIAO MINI ZOO MIAO 6 MINI ZOO ROING 7 BIHAR CHITRAKOOT (RUNKUN VIHAR) PARK, PAHARPUR GAYA 8 JAIPRAKASH UDYAN BHAGALPUR TOWN 9 CHATISGARH INDIRA UDYAN BILASPUR 10 D & N HAVELI KHANVEL DEER PARK SILVASSA 11 MINI ZOO SILVASSA KHANVEL 12 DAMAN & DIU DEER PARK DIU 13 DELHI DEER PARK DILSHAD GARDEN 14 JHILMIL 15 GUJARAT BALBHAVAN ZOO RAJKOT 16 HIMACHAL PR MINI ZOO, KALAPUL DHARMSALLA 17 NEHRU PHEASANTRY MANALI 18 REWALSAR WILDLIFE ZOO MANDI 19 JHARKHAND MUGGER BREEDING CENTRE MUTA 20 KARNATAKA ANTHARAGANGE CHILDREN PARK KOLAR 21 CHILDRENS MINI ZOO DHARWAD 22 CHILDREN`S PARK SIRSI DIVISION SIRSI 23 DEER PARK AT HALIYAL TOWN UTTAR KANNADA DISTRICT 24 DEER PARK AT SHRI KSHETRA SOGAL SOUNDATTTI 25 KAIWARA TAPOWANA CHINTAMANI TALLUK KOLAR 26 KARADIGUDDA DEER PARK KARJAGI 27 KEMPAMBUDI DEER PARK BANGALORE 28 KEMPEGOWDA VANADHANA, SAVANADURGA, MAGADI TALUK 29 MINI DEER PARK CHICKMAGLUR 30 MINI ZOO AT INDUVAL NATURE PARK MANDYA 31 MINI ZOO AT KONDAJJI DEER PARK CHITRADURGA 32 MINI ZOO AT MINAKANAGURKAI KOLAR 33 NATURE PARK RAICHUR 34 SORAKAYALAHALLI CHILDREN & DEER PARK KOLAR 35 KERALA CROCODILE FARM CALICUT 36 CROCODILE FARM AT NAYYAR DAM THIRUNVANANTHAPURAM 37 DEER PARK AT CALICUT CALICUT 38 DEER PARK, PONMUDI THIRUNVANANTHAPURAM 39 MINI ZOO KODANADU 40 PARASSINIKKADAVU SNAKE PARK KANNUR 41 MADHYA PRADESH GHARIAL REARING CENTRE, DEORI MORENA 42 KATAYGHAT SOORMYA AT KATNI KATNI 43 MRIGNAYANI DEER PARK PANCHMARHI 44 NANDAN VAN RAIPUR 45 S.F.R.I. ZOO JABALPUR 46 VIKRAM VATIKA, M.C.UJJAIN UJJAIN 47 MAHARASHTRA AMITA ZOO & BREEDING FARM BOMBAY 48 AMTE`S ANIMAL PARK GADCHIROLI, ALLAPALLI 49 AVICULTURE AND CAPTIVE BREEDING THANE 50 ESSELWORLD SNAKE PARK WORLI, MUMBAI 51 SURYAVAN ZOO RAIGAD 52 TIKUJI-NI-WADI ZOO THANE 53 MEGHALAYA RAM KRISHAN ZOO SHILONG 54 TURA ZOO AKHONGINI TURA 55 ORISSA CHILKA DEER PARK PURI 56 DEER PARK, PAPADAHANDI NAWARANGPUR 57 HARISHANKAR DEER PARK BALANGIR 58 MUNICIPALITY DEER PARK CUTTACK 59 PANTHANIVAS DEER PARK, CHANDIPUR BALASORE 60 REGIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE,BHUBANESWAR BHUBANESWAR 61 TAPTAPANI DEER PARK PARLAKHEMUNDI 62 TRIBAL MUSEUM KORAPUT 63 DEER PARK, BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY BERHAMPUR 64 RAJASTHAN KOTA ZOO KOTA 65 MRIG VAN CHITORGARH 66 TAMIL NADU MANJUNATHA MINI ZOO ( MOBILE ) MADRAS 67 MINI ZOO COURTALLAM 68 UTTAR PRADESH CHEETAL GRAND MOTELS PVT LTD. MUZAFFAR NAGAR 69 DEER PARK, AIR FORCE MEMAURA 70 INDIRA PARK BIJNOR 71 KATERNIAGHAT GHARIAL REHABILITATION CENTRE BAHRAICH 72 LAXMAN PAHARI MRIG VIHAR, ( DEER PARK ) BANDA 73 LITTLE SCHOLARS ACADEMY,AMROHA AMROHA 74 MINI ZOO & BREEDING FARM MEERUT CANTT. 75 VAN CHETNA KENDRA AGRA 76 VAN CHETNA KENDRA, KUMARGANJ FAIZABAD 77 VAN CHETNA KENDRA, VRINDAVAN MATHURA 78 VAN VIHAR JAUNPUR 79 UTTARANCHAL VAN CHETNA KENDRA, BROOK LAND ESTATE MUSOORIE 80 VANYA JANTI VIHAR, DAK PATHAR DEHRADUN 81 WEST BENGAL BELLILIUS PARK HOWRAH 82 CHITRA TOURING, J.N.SARKAR STREET CALCUTTA 83 CORPORATION PARK, JOGMAYA HOWRAH 84 DEER PARK, BELARI SRI RAM KRISHNA ASHRAM HOWRAH 85 GAR CHUMUK (ULUGHATA) DEER PARK ULUGHATA 86 GARMANDARAN HOOGHLY ZILA PARISHAD HOOGHLY 87 KRISHNA SAYAR PARK SNAKE PARK BURDWAN 88 RAMAKRISHNA MISSION VIDALAYA NARENDRAPUR 89 RAPHEAL ACADEMIC & VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DARJEELING 90 S P R, RESEARCH & SNAKE BIT TREATMENT DIGHA, MIDBAPORE

ZOOS WHOSE RECOGNITION HAS BEEN WITHHELD

1. Rajkot Zoo, Gujarat

2. Bellary Zoo, Karnataka

3. Hill Palace zoo, Ernakulam,Kerala

4. Pratap Sinh Udyan Zoo, Sangli, Maharashtra

5. Peswe park Zoo, Pune, Maharashtra 6. Lady Hydari Park, Zoo, Shillong, Meghalaya

7 Bikaner Zoo, Rajasthan

8. Jodhpur zoo, Rajasthan

9. Jaipur Zoo, Rajasthan 10. Udaipur Zoo, Rajasthan