The zoo is shut for the general public since March 16 as a result of pandemic. (FILE)
Kolkata:
Individuals will now be capable to see the birds and animals of the Alipore zoo from their properties with the authorities beginning dwell classes on Fb, as town’s one of many prime locations continues to stay closed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Launching the initiative on Sunday, Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee mentioned the dwell classes for the key points of interest on the zoo can be hosted for an hour every within the morning and the afternoon.
“Yearly 35 lakh guests throng the Alipore zoo. Many of those guests are regulars and so they make it some extent to go to the zoo not less than yearly. We do not need to deprive these folks, together with youngsters, anymore,” he mentioned.
The primary session can be from 9 am to 10 am, whereas the second can be from three pm to four pm, Mr Banerjee mentioned.
“We might enhance the timings relying on the response,” he mentioned.
The zoo is shut for the general public since March 16 as a result of pandemic.
Established in 1876, the Alipore zoo at current homes round 1,100 wild animals, together with tigers, lions, leopards, elephants, zebras, giraffes, and an anaconda, apart from birds of varied species.
Individuals will be capable to have a 360-degree view of the these animals within the dwell session
The authorities launched a cellular app in April to host digital excursions. It has detailed details about the birds and animals in Bengali and English.
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