Lok Sabha Question No. 136 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Zoos in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *136

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## Zoos in Uttar Pradesh

## *136.     SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  details  of  zoos  functioning  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  along  with  the  number  of animals therein, zoo-wise;
- (b) whether new animals have been brought in the said zoos during the last three years and if so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  being  taken  to  increase  the  number  of  new animals annually;
- (c) whether the Government has any scheme for upgradation of the said zoos and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to relocate the animals presently kept in the zoo of Lucknow to other locations/zoos and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  Plan  and  Non-Plan  expenditure  incurred  on  the  maintenance  and  infrastructure development of the zoos in Uttar Pradesh during the said period?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c), (d) AND (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *136 REGARDING 'ZOOS IN UTTAR PRADESH' RAISED BY SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR DUE FOR REPLY ON 25.07.2017.

- (a) Details of zoos operating in the State of Uttar Pradesh that are recognised under Section 38H(1) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 with number of animals as reported in their Statutory Annual Inventory Report for the year 2016-17 are placed at Annex - I
- (b) Yes, Sir. The zoo wise details of animals brought are given below:-
1.  Nawab  Wajid  Ali  Shah  Zoological  Garden,  Lucknow  -  New  animals brought in the zoo during last three years are as follows:
2.  Kanpur  Zoological  Park,  Kanpur  -  New  animals  brought  in  the  zoo during last three years are as follows:
- 3- Etawah Lion Safari and other Safari Park - All the animals available in the zoo are brought during last three year as indicated in Annex-I i.e. 51
- (c) Upgradation  of  a  zoo  recognised  under  Section  38H(1)  of  the  Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 is responsibility of the respective zoo operator. The CZA has framed  and  circulated  the  'Guidelines  for  prioritizing  grant  of financial  assistance  to  zoos'.  The  CZA  provides  financial  assistance  for improvement of infrastructure in  the  recognised  zoos  on the  basis  of  the proposals received from the zoo as per availability of fund.
- (d) No proposal has been received from the Government of Uttar Pradesh to relocate animals presently kept in the zoo of Lucknow to other location / zoos.
- (e) Zoo wise details of expenditure is annexed as Annex-II.

| Year    |   No . of animals brought |
|---------|---------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                        30 |
| 2015-16 |                        09 |
| 2016-17 |                        51 |

| Year    |   No . of animals brought |
|---------|---------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                       240 |
| 2015-16 |                       150 |
| 2016-17 |                       119 |

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Annexure referred to in  Reply  to  Part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *136 regarding 'Zoos in Uttar Pradesh' raised by SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR due for reply on 25.07.2017

|   S. No. | Name of the Recognized Zoo                              | City                |   Number of animals (as on 31.03.2017) |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Nawab Wazid Ali Shah Zoological Garden                  | Lucknow             |                                   1016 |
|        2 | Kanpur Zoological Park                                  | Kanpur              |                                    987 |
|        3 | Lion Breeding Centre and Multiple Safari Park           | Etawah              |                                     51 |
|        4 | Nawabganj Deer Park                                     | Unnao               |                                     26 |
|        5 | Sarnath Deer Park                                       | Varanasi            |                                    241 |
|        6 | Van Prani Udyan, I.V.R.I.                               | Izatnagar, Bareilly |                                     43 |
|        7 | Vinod Van Mini Zoo, Ramgarh (Gorakhpur Zoological Park) | Gorakhpur           |                                     44 |
|        8 | Agra Bear Rescue Facility                               | Agra                |                                    199 |
|        9 | Apollo Circus                                           | Varanasi            |                                      1 |

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Annexure  referred  to  in  Reply  to  Part  (e)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *136 regarding  'Zoos  in  Uttar  Pradesh'  raised  by  SHRI  HARINARAYAN  RAJBHAR  due  for reply on 25.07.2017

## 1. Nawab Wazid Ali Shah Zoological Park, Lucknow

|   S. No. | FY      |   Govt. of Uttar Pradesh |   Central Zoo Authority |   13 th Finance Commision |
|----------|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | 2014-15 |                   341.77 |                   70.18 |                      1.95 |
|        2 | 2015-16 |                     0    |                    0    |                      0    |
|        3 | 2016-17 |                   102    |                    0    |                      0    |

## 2- Kanpur Zoological Park, Kanpur

Plan and Non-Plan expenditure incurred in the last 3 years (rs.)

| Particulars    | Non - Plan   | Non - Plan   | Non - Plan   | Plan      | Plan     | Plan     |
|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|----------|----------|
| Particulars    | 14-15        | 15-16        | 16-17        | 14-15     | 15-16    | 16-17    |
| Maintenance    | 10200000     | 20070000     | 20250000     |           |          |          |
| Infrastructure | -            | -            | -            | 170828000 | 10030000 | 12471000 |
| Total          | 10200000     | 20070000     | 20250000     | 170828000 | 10030000 | 12471000 |

## 3- Etawah Lion Safari and other Safari Park -

Plan and Non-Plan expenditure incurred in the last 3 years (rs.)

| Year/ Expenditure   | Plan              | Non-Plan    | Total             |
|---------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
| 2014-15             | 25,01,85,000.00   | 0.00        | 25,01,85,000.00   |
| 2015-16             | 38,08,30,475.00   | 2,05,517.00 | 38,10,35,992.00   |
| 2016-17             | 1,70,11,26,370.00 | 2,63,769.00 | 1,70,13,90,139.00 |