Bihar’s 2nd zoo to come up in Araria

PATNA: The government has decided to develop the state’s second zoo on 289 acre land in Raniganj block of Araria district, environment, forest and climate change minister Neeraj Kumar Singh Babloo said in the state assembly on Monday. The existing Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park is at Patna. A ‘Monkey House’ will also be developed on the 10 acre land near Raniganj.Babloo also said CM Nitish Kumar will inaugurate the zoo safari facility at Rajgir next month.
The Monkey House will have fruit-bearing trees. The project has been conceived to reduce the menace caused by monkeys in parts of the state. Once fully developed, it will also become tourist attraction, he said.
He said arrangements will be made to sterilize the ‘neelgaees’ (blue bulls) and shift them to the forest areas.
The minister said decision has been taken to install 24 more ambient air quality monitoring systems will be installed in different towns across the state.