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MUMBAI: On the first weekend after it reopened to the public, 11,000 visitors thronged to the city zoo. The total revenue collected was Rs. 5.74 lakh.
However, the number was lesser as compared to pre-Covid times when the zoo saw up to 15,000 visitors.
Dr. Sanjay Tripathi, director of the zoo, said that on Saturday they received 4,600 visitors. However, at no point of time did the authorities need to shut the gates due to over crowding. “We were expecting a comparatively larger crowd on the weekend. So, adequate guards were stationed,” he said.
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Mumbai s famed Byculla Zoo to reopen from February 15
The well-patronised Veermata Jijabai Garden and Zoo, popularly known as Byculla Zoo, will be thrown open for visitors from February 15.
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MUMBAI: The well-patronised Veermata Jijabai Garden and Zoo, popularly known as Byculla Zoo, will be thrown open for visitors from February 15, almost a year after it was shut due to the coronavirus outbreak, a BMC official said on Friday.
The zoo, which houses a variety of animals ranging from deer and monkeys to elephants and a hippopotamus besides birds, was closed for patrons on March 15 last year.