(a) whether the Government have any proposal to set up Butterfly Park near Bangalore at Bannerghatta National Park Complex in Karnataka;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the estimated cost involved therein; and
(c) by when the work is likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI JAGMOHAN)
(a) and (b): Government of Karnataka has informed that in association with the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, they are setting up a Butterfly Park - A Center for Research, Education and Rural Livelihood using Butterfly Resources under the aegis of National Bioresource Development Board at a cost of Rs.381.25 lakhs.
(c) : Government of Karnataka has reported that the work on the park has already
commenced. The project is expected to be completed in a period of five years.