Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday(16th August 2022) gave its nod for the project of setting up night Safari in Lucknow district’s "Kukrail forest" area.
As part of the project, the government will establish a zoological park on around 150 acres and night safari on 350 acres without disturbing the dense 2,027-hectare forest in the forest area’s eastern and western blocks.
Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh said the new zoological garden in Lucknow would replace the existing one. He called the plan an “ambitious project” and said the government would hire a consultant to conduct a survey and cost assessment.
The
75 acres of Kukrail would be dedicated for
leopard and
tiger each while
60 acres for wild beer..
Source : Freepress Journal
