Three months on Mohalis Chhatbir Zoo reopens to 888 visitors
Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharmsot inaugurated the reopening and made a round of the zoo to check the arrangements.The zoo will remain open from 9.30am to 4.30pm on six days Monday closed. As part of safety protocols, the zoo will be allowing 5400 visitors per day in three slots of 1800 each.Field director of the zoo Naresh Mahajan said Since it was a rainy day, there were only 888 visitors. At present we have closed the lion safari deer safari and nocturnal house and we are expecting a good response on weekends.One of the largest zoos in India the Chhatbir Zoo is spread over 505 acres of forest area in Mohali and is home to around 1500 animals and birds including five adult tigers and three cubs.