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Trivandrum : The Zoological & Botanical Gardens

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#1 ·
Ladies & Gentlemen,

This thread is intended to post the colourful pictures from Trivandrum's famous Zoological & Botanical Gardens and the related facilities like the Museum, Art Galleries etc.

Thanks are due to the WWF, GoK (Ministry of Cultural Affairs), Department of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry etc.
 
#87 ·


Modernisation work at Museum launched :cheers:

More funds for botanical garden surrounding Napier Museum

An extension of financial grant to cover the entire area of 15 acres, rather than the current proposal of five acres, will help to make the botanical gardens surrounding the historic Napier Museum and Zoo one of the best in the country, Finance Minister K.M. Mani has said.

He promised the additional grant while inaugurating the beautification project of the botanical gardens at the Museum compound on Wednesday.

“Setting up rare plants as part of the beautification project will help attract major crowd, and the gardens could become a tourist destination,” said Mr. Mani.

Presiding over the function MLA K. Muraleedaran said the maintenance of the surroundings after the completion of the project should be given equal importance.

The initial Rs.5-crore project, which included construction of musical fountains, a theatre, glass house and cloak rooms, was scrapped due to lack of funds. The approved project, at Rs.2.56 crore, includes landscaping and lighting, planting of trees, construction of pathways and sign boards.

The approved project will be implemented by the Kerala Land Development Corporation (KLDC) and is expected to be completed in four months.
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Source: Metro Manorama

Get ready for a pollution-free ride in zoo



Visitors to the city zoo can look forward to a pollution-free ride in brand new battery-operated electric vehicles, which will be launched here soon.

Minister for Tourism A.P. Anil Kumar joined the zoo officials for a test drive of the new 14-seater vehicle at a demo drive held on the zoo premises on Friday.

Speaking to media persons after the test drive, the Minister said that the vehicles, said to be eco-friendly and non-polluting, were well suited for use in the zoo as they did not cause any noise or air pollution. The main aim was to help elderly visitors to the zoo, who earlier had to depend on wheelchairs, and provide them a comfortable ride.

When the battery is fully charged, the vehicle can cover up to 110 km at a maximum speed of 55 km/hr and the operational cost comes to just 75 paisa a km. Additional plug-in devices can be used to programme the vehicle to control the speed. The vehicle costs between Rs.5 lakh and Rs.15 lakh depending on the model, which ranges from 4 to 14 seater.

The vehicles are manufactured by a Chennai-based company and is promoted and marketed in the State through the Small Industries Development Corporation.

P. Gopi, an official of the company, said that similar vehicles were supplied to the Hyderabad zoo and Delhi airport. The company had supplied the vehicles to States such as Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Karnataka.

The vehicles could be used to transport people and cargo. Additional facilities such as audio guide could be provided in the vehicle if needed, he said.

The zoo officials are yet to decide on the number of vehicles to be purchased and the ticket rate for the same.

“We need a minimum of four vehicles. The number of vehicles and cost of tickets are still under negotiation and will be finalised in two weeks,” said zoo Director K. Udayavarman.
 
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Trial run of electric buggy held in zoo

A demo drive of an electric buggy was held on the zoo compound here on Friday. Tourism Minister A P Anilkumar conducted the demo drive of the buggy, which will soon be introduced in the Zoo. Zoo authorities are planning to purchase around four buggies.

Anil Kumar, accompanied by other zoo officials, drove the vehicle in the zoo on Friday morning. The electric buggy can accommodate minimum 20 persons. “The demo drive of the buggy was successful. We are in touch with the manufacturing company regarding the price and other details. A report will soon be submitted to the government. A decision on the number of buggies to be purchased will be made only after the government approval. Currently, we are planning to buy four buggies,” Zoo director K Udayvarman said.

The buggy was introduced after Minister for Zoo and Museums P K Jayalakshmi got complaints against the zoo being unfriendly for differently-abled persons. “Not just differently-abled, others too can use this facility,” Udayvarman said.

Spread over 35 acres, the zoo, one of the oldest in the country, is set for a major makeover with suggestions from the Central Zoo Authority.
 
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Free admission to zoo for students

The city’s Zoo and Natural History Museum will offer free admissions to school and college students in connection with the Wildlife Week celebrations from October 2-8.

The Wildlife Week celebrations will begin with a rally starting from VJT Hall to the museum compound on October 2. Quiz will be held on October 3 for school and college students. On October 4, there will be essay writing competitions and on October 5, an elocution competition. Story telling competitions for students from nursery to primary section will be held on October 6. On October 7, painting competitions will be held.

Valedictory function and prize distribution ceremony will be held on October 8. For details contact 9895674774 , 9446366655 , 9847482020 , according to a press release issued here on Monday.
 
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New Natural History Museum in city

Come 2013 the state capital will have another attraction in the form of a state-of-the-art Natural History Museum. The museum will be set up by the State Forests and Wildlife Department on its PTP Nagar campus.

The Department expects to open the museum for the public by 2013-end. The project will be one of the largest of its kind in the state, and would be noted for innovative concepts in museum design, officials said.

The Rs 1-crore museum will have 21 sections with the larger ones on mammals and birds. The theme of the project is an educative wildlife experience and the visitors will be offered an ‘experience’ with the help of latest audio visual facilities, the officials said.

“It will not be just seeing a stuffed animal. One could learn a lot, including their habitats, sounds etc. A vast collection of sound recordings of animals and birds will be a unique feature of the museum,” they said.

An exclusive section on nocturnal wildlife and another on human evolution are among the highlights, besides a photo gallery.

The museum is planned on the two-storeyed building on the PTP Nagar campus which once housed a mini natural history museum.

The valuables under the possession of the Forest Department, especially the crores-worth sandalwood collections seized during raids, will be another attraction of the museum..

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article1285987.ece
 
#104 ·
dpkanu said:
Come 2013 the state capital will have another attraction in the form of a state-of-the-art Natural History Museum. The museum will be set up by the State Forests and Wildlife Department on its PTP Nagar campus.

The Department expects to open the museum for the public by 2013-end. The project will be one of the largest of its kind in the state, and would be noted for innovative concepts in museum design, officials said.

The Rs 1-crore museum will have 21 sections with the larger ones on mammals and birds. The theme of the project is an educative wildlife experience and the visitors will be offered an ‘experience’ with the help of latest audio visual facilities, the officials said.

“It will not be just seeing a stuffed animal. One could learn a lot, including their habitats, sounds etc. A vast collection of sound recordings of animals and birds will be a unique feature of the museum,” they said.

An exclusive section on nocturnal wildlife and another on human evolution are among the highlights, besides a photo gallery.

The museum is planned on the two-storeyed building on the PTP Nagar campus which once housed a mini natural history museum.

The valuables under the possession of the Forest Department, especially the crores-worth sandalwood collections seized during raids, will be another attraction of the museum..

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article1285987.ece
Orunaal Nelliyampathiyum,Munnarum,Kuttanadum,Wayanadum....okke ee museuthil vakkam.
Appappinne randu museum porathakum.
 
#105 ·
I only wish that this was integrated with the main Natural History Museum that's part of the Museum-Zoo complex, this would be a great complimentary addition, which would ensure a much greater visitor traffic than being in an isolated location in PTP Nagar would.
 
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