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NZP bans vehicles in premises, locals slam move Post News Network Barang: In order to curb pollution at Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) here, zoo authorities have decided to ban movement of vehicles on its premises. This, however, did not go down well with Raghunathpur and Daruthenga villagers as they now have to travel at least three more kilometres to reach their place. Ritu Routray, former sarpanch of Daruthenga gram panchayat, talked about the contributions of the village towards Nandankanan while decrying the decision. “The zoo authorities have certainly forgotten our [Daruthenga villagers] sacrifices for Nandankanan. How can they restrict us from using the zoo road on vehicles? Your [NZP] vehicles won’t add to the pollution, but our vehicles will! We urge the zoo authorities to discuss the matter with the duo village as it will help maintain a healthy relation,” Routray added. ....