Gujarat to get world-class zoo near Statue of Unity: Official

A world-class zoo will come up near Statue of Unity in Gujarat's Narma district before end of October next year, said a senior official on Sunday.

Rajiv Gupta, ditional Chief Secretary and Managing Director of Sardar Sarovar Narma Nigam Limited, said zoo, as well as river rafting facilities, are part of a plan to make Keviya, where statue is situated, a major tourist attraction.

"Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated a river rafting sports facility at Khalvani near Statue of Unity on Saturday," Gupta told press.

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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani also inspected ongoing work pertaining to 'Jungle Safari':

zoo will be developed across 1,300 acres over seven levels and will have lions, tigers, leopards, 12 s of deer and antelopes, giraffes, zebras, rhis, bisons, and or exotic animals, Gupta informed.

"Setting up Sardar Patel Zoological Park is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wish to develop this region as a major tourism hub. He h expressed this while inaugurating Statue of Unity last year," Gupta said.

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official said Central Zoo Authority h given in-principle approval to plan. He informed that 19 lakh tourists have so far visited world's largest statue, a memorial to Sardar Patel, since it was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on October 31 last year. SoU is situated over 100 kilometers away from Vodara. Meanwhile, Gujarat is expecting  tourist inflow to cross six crores in current fiscal year, an official h said. official also stated that western state which is "focusing on attracting foreign tourists" will come out with a herit tourism policy soon.