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
