Junglemahal Zoological Park Jhargram Division
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Junglemahal Zoological Park Jhargram Division Annual Report for the year 2019-20 1 CONTENTS Page Sl.No Section Number 1. Report of the Officer-in-charge 4 2. History of the Zoo 4 3. Vision 4 4. Mission 4 5. Objective 4 6. About us 5-6 7. Organizational Chart 6 8. Human Resources 7 9. Capacity Building of the zoo personnel 7 10. Zoo Advisory Committee 8 11. Health Advisory Committee 8 12. Statement of income and expenditure of the Zoo 8 13. Daily feed Schedule of animals 8-11 14. Vaccination Schedule of animals 11 15. De-worming Schedule of animals 12 16. Disinfection Schedule 13 17. Health Check-up of employees for zoonotic diseases 13 2 Page S.No Section Number 18. Development Works carried out in the zoo during the year 13 19. Education and Awareness programmes during the year 13 20. Important Events and happenings in the zoo 13 21. Seasonal special arrangements for upkeep of animals 13 22. Research Work carried out and publications 14 23. Conservation Breeding Programme of the Zoo 14 24. Animal acquisition / transfer / exchange during the year 14-15 25. Rescue and Rehabilitation of the wild animals carried out by the zoo 15 26. Annual Inventory of animals 16-18 27. Mortality of animals. 19-21 Status of the Compliance with conditions stipulated by the Central Zoo 28. 21 Authority 29. List of free living wild animals within the zoo premises 21 30. Security plan 21 31. Works to be done 21 3 1. Report of the Officer-in-charge: Junglemahal Zoological Park which started as a deer park in 1980 has grown to be a medium zoo and has become an important visitor’s destination in Jhargram town. It is located within the natural Sal forests thus providing natural habitat for the zoo animals. Over the last 4-5 years new enclosures for leopard, fishing cat, jungle cat, leopard cat, Monkey and Languor, Reptile House, Flying Birds Aviary, Administrative Building, Veterinary Hospital, Nature Interpretation Centre and Kitchen-cum-store, Zoo Supervisor Quarter, Barrack for Zoo Keepers etc are completed as per the guidelines of CZA. A new Hyena enclosure, Stand of Barrier, are also to be constructed. In 2019-20, 1,36,556 persons visited the zoo. Under the guidance of CZA and WBZA, many new works and initiatives are being taken up to further develop the Zoo. 2. History of the Zoo: Jhargram Mini Zoo has been started as Deer park in the year 1980 within a small patch of natural Sal forest in the outskirt of Jhargram Town. Subsequently it was accorded the status of Mini Zoo (Small category Zoo) on 9th September 2005 by the Central Zoo Authority. In the year 2014 the Govt. of west Bengal decided to upgrade the Mini zoo into a major Zoo and renamed as Junglemahal Zoological Park, Jhargram vide G.O No. 1153-For/O/11M-11/2015 dated Kolkata 3rd June, 2015 through the West Bengal Zoo Authority. The zoo was re-categorized as Medium zoo by Central Zoo Authority vide F.No.18-1/2017-CZA (Vol I)(AK) dated 21st November 2017. The Junglemahal Zoological Park, Jhargram is spread in an area 22.928 Ha. Covered by beautiful Sal coppice forest. 3. Vision :- The vision of Junglemahal Zoological Park, Jhargram is to showcase the rich biodiversity of lateritic-eco-system in the state of West Bengal. 4. Mission : The Junglemahal Zoological Park Jhargram, West Bengal intends to compliment the national efforts in conservation of wildlife, through breeding of endangered species of the Junglemahal region and to develop the empathy among the visitors of wild animals. 5. Objective : The Junglemahal Zoological Park, Jhargram intends to complement the national efforts in conservation of wildlife through breeding of endangered wild animal species of the Junglemahal region and develop empathy for wild animals amongst the visitors to the Park. 4 6. About us S.No. Particulars Information Basic Information about the Zoo 1 Name of the Zoo Junglemahal Zoological Park, Jhargram Division 2 Year of Establishment 1980 3 Address of the Zoo Junglemahal Zoological Park, Jhargram Division, Ghoradhara, Jhargram, Dist- Jhargram- 721507 4 State West Bengal 5 Telephone Number 03221255010 6 Fax Number 03221255010 7 E-mail address [email protected] 8 Website None 9 Distance from nearest Airport: 183 km Railway Station: 2.6 km Bus Stand:3.4 km 10 Recognition Valid upto (Date) 21st March 2019 11 Category of zoo Medium category Zoo 12 Area (in Hectares) 22.98 Ha. 13 Number of Visitors (Financial Year) Adult : 111867 Children : 24689 Total Indian: 136556 Total Foreigners: Nil Total Visitors: 136556 14 Visitors’ Facilities Available in Zoo Drinking water, Toilet 15 Weekly Closure Day of the Zoo Thursday Management Personnel of the zoo 16 Name with designation of the Officer in-charge Dr. Basavaraj S.H, IFS Name of the Veterinary Officer Vacant Name of the Curator Vacant 5 S.No. Particulars Information Name of the Biologist Vacant Name of the Education Officer Vacant Name of the Compounder/ Lab Assistant Vacant Owner / Operator of the Zoo 17 *Name of the Operator West Bengal Zoo Authority 18 Address of the Operator Aranya Bhavan, 7th Floor, Salt lake, Sector III, Kolkata 98 19 Contact details/Phone number of Operator 03323355011 20 E-mail address of Operator [email protected] * Rule 2(m) of the Recognition of Zoo Rules, 2009. “Zoo Operator” means the person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the zoos provided that______ I. in the case of a firm or other association of individuals, any one of the individual partners or members thereof; or II. in the case of a company, any director, manager, secretary or other officer, who is in-charge of and responsible to the company for the affairs of the zoo; or III. In case of zoo owned or controlled by the Central Government or any State Government or Union Territory Administration or any Trust or Society funded by the Central Government or a State Government or a Union Territory Administration, the Secretary of the concerned Department of that Government, or as the case may be the Union Territory Administration, shall be deemed to be the Zoo Operator. 7. Organizational Chart Director/ Officer-in- Charge Veterinary Assit Director Officer Zoo Education Veterinary Zoo Biologist Superviser Assistant Assistant 6 8. Human Resources: Manpower of the Zoo* SL. Designation Number of Names of the incumbent No Sanctioned Posts 1 Director 1 1 (Ex-officio) 2 Asst. Director 1 - 3 Veterinary Officer 1 - 4 Zoo Biologist 1 - 5 Zoo Supervisor 1 - 6 Education Assistant 1 - 7 Veterinary Assistant 1 - 8 Asst. Zoo Supervisor 2 - 9 Asst. Estate/Security supervisor 1 - 10 Gate Keeper 1 - 11 Driver 1 - 12 Zoo Keeper 8 - 13 UDC/OA/TA 1 - 14 LDC 1 - 15 Ticket Clerk 1 - Total 23 1 16 Support stuff (on contract) a. Zoo Superintendent 1 1 b. Office Assistant 1 1 c. Veterinary assistant 1 1 d. Ticket Collector 1 1 e. Security 12 5 f. Zoo Keeper 8 2 g. Sanitation 6 2 h. Garden 6 2 i. Attendant 7 - j. Animal Attendants 8 3 Total 51 18 Grand Total 74 19 *Please give abovementioned information in respect of all zoo personnel, from the Officer in-charge up to the Animal Keeper. 9. Capacity Building of zoo personnel Sl.No. Name and Subject matter of Period of Training Name of the Institution designation Training where the Training of the zoo personnel attended 1. Sahebram Murmu Capture of animals and 22nd and 23rd Feb North Bengal Wild tranquilization 2020 Animals Park 2. Shambhu Murmu 7 10. Zoo Advisory Committee – a. Date of constitution: Not constituted b. Members: NA c. Dates on which Meetings held during the year: NA 11. Health Advisory Committee – a. Date of constitution : 07-03-2018 b. Members: i. Joint Director, ARD IAH & VB (R&T) – Chairman ii. Dr Joyjit Mitra, Specialist (Sero Epidemiology) RDDL (ER) – Member iii. Dr Debashish Chetterjee, Asst Director, ARD (Vety) (Disease Investigation) – Member iv. Dr Proloy Mandal, Asst Director, ARD (Vety) – Member c. Dates on which Meetings held during the year: 9th July 2019. 12. Statement of income and expenditure of the Zoo : Probational Income & Expenditure for the year of 2019-20 SL Income Amount Expenditure Amount No. Rs. Rs. 1. Opening Balance (Balance Carry forward from 74,73,714.17 Expenditure during the Year 2,61,43,802.20 2018-19) 2019-20 2. Fund received during the year 2,70,03,963.00 2019-20 Total 3,44,77,677.17 Total 2,61,43,802.20 13. Daily Feed Schedule of animals Sl. Feed Item Quantity Day of Species No. Winter Summer Fasting Rice 1 1 Nil Gramflour 0.6 0.6 Nil Milk 1 1 Nil 1. Sloth Bear Dalia 0.3 0.3 Nil Apple 0.15 0.15 Nil Honey 0.3 0.3 Nil Salt 0.05 0.05 Nil 2 Hyena Beef 2 2 Thursday 3 Leopard Beef 4 4 Thursday Beef 1.5 1.5 Thursday 4 Indian Wolf Live Chicken 1.5 1.5 Thursday 8 Sl. Feed Item Quantity Day of Species No. Winter Summer Fasting Beef 0.4 0.4 Thursday 5 Jungle Cat Live Chicken(Poultry) 0.4 0.4 Thursday Beef 0.5 0.5 Thursday Fishing Cat 6 Live Chicken(Poultry) 0.5 0.5 Thursday Fish 0.4 0.4 Thursday Chicken(Poultry) 0.3 0.3 Thursday Civet Cat 7 Banana 2 2 Atta ( wheat flour) 0.15 0.15 8 Crocodile Thursday Beef 4 4 Python 6 days in a 9 Live Chicken - 1 week Chicken (poultry) 0.25 0.25 Thursday 10 Monitor lizard Fish 0.1 0.1 Thursday Cucumber 0.3 0.3 Thursday Banana 4 4 Nil 11 Indian Porcupine Rice 0.1 0.1 Nil Dal (Pules) 0.05 0.05 Nil Salt 0.05 0.05 Nil Cattle Feed 0.4 0.4 Nil Spotted Deer 12 Gram 0.25 0.25 Nil Rice Husk 0.025 0.025 Nil Cattle Feed 0.35 0.35 Nil Gram 0.15 0.15 Nil Carrot, Ladyfinger,Pumpkin 13 Barking Deer 0.2 0.2 Nil ,Tomato Rice Husk 0.02 0.02 Nil Cucumber 0.35 0.35 Nil Rice 0.2 0.2 Nil Pulse (Dal) 0.05 0.05 Nil Gram 0.05 0.05 Nil Cucumber 0.4 0.4 Nil 14 Rhesus Macaque/Languor Salt 0.05 0.05 Nil Atta (Wheat Flour) 0.25 0.25 Nil Turmeric powder 0.01 0.01 Nil Banana 4 4 Nil Molasses (gur) 0.05 0.05 Nil 9 Sl.