Bernard Harrison

The state government has received only one bid for preparing the master plan for the Rs 500-crore international zoo and safari park at Gorewada on 1885-hectare forest land in the city.

Bernard Harrison of Bernard Harrison & Friends, Singapore, submitted the draft of the master plan for the proposed Gorewada zoo, to principal chief conservation of forest, wildlife B Majumdar.

Bernard of Bernard Harrison & Friends, who drew up the zoo master plan, is expected to meet Gorewada project officials on February 23. According to sources, he will be accompanied by his local consultant and architect Ashfaque Ahmed. He will leave for Mumbai on February 24.

The proposed 102-heactare Night Safari Park project of Greater Noida is getting ready for a revamp of its design.

Here's good news for wildlife lovers -- the Greater Noida Authority is all set to finalize the layout plan for the much-awaited night safari project in the city.

With forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar setting a deadline to complete the African Safari at Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park, the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) invited international zoo consultant Bernard Harrison to review the proposed project.

The UP cabinet sanctioned the setting up of a night safari in Greater Noida.

With the cabinet opposed to the unrealistic Gorewada zoo concept plan that envisaged investment worth Rs 730 crore, the new plan will be Rs 400 crore in order to ensure its financial viability.

On Tuesday, the cabinet okayed the proposal to build the safari on a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

South-West Nagpur MLA Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday slammed the Democratic Front (DF) government and guardian minister Shivajirao Moghe for its apathy towards Gorewada international zoo project.

The Greater Noida Authority is all set to revive its ambitious 102-hectare ‘Night Safari Park,’ on the lines of the Singapore night zoo, near Gautam Budh Nagar University.

India could soon have its first Night safari as efforts are underway to build a 'zoo by night' on the outskirts of Delhi.

Even though deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the state budget to start African safari at Balasaheb Thackeray International Zoological Park in Gorewada next year, no fresh allocation of funds has been made for the purpose.

Greater Noida will be the fourth in the world to introduce the concept of 'zoo by night'.

Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday gave an in principle approval for setting up a 120-hectare night safari park near Gautam Budh Nagar University in Greater Noida.

At a time when finance department has raised objections over the viability of international-level zoo at Gorewada, principal secretary for forests Praveen Pardeshi said the project will be approved.

In what can be called as a move to expedite the lingering Gorewada international zoo project, the post of director, 'Project Gorewada', has been brought under the control of principal chief conservator of forests wildlife.