Recently, in a general body meeting between Maharashtra chief minister (CM) Eknath Shinde, BrihanMumbai Municipal Corp (BMC), civic officials and elected representatives, a new policy for the management of open spaces was discussed and the same is scheduled to be finalised by the end of this month.
Spread over nearly one acre of water and greenery, the Croc Trail has separate enclosures for the crocodiles and gharials, and more shall be added here from other zoos in the country
Humboldt Penguins at the Byculla Zoo are expected to be joined by more happy feet this year. In 2016, three male and four female penguins were brought from Seoul, South Korea, and inducted into the Mumbai Zoo. Their population might rise via monitored breeding at the artificial facility
The BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) Conservation heritage cell has taken up the restoration project, along with Vaastu Vidhaan Projects, an architectural firm.