Over 100 types of new animals will arrive in the Lahore Zoo and Safari Park. According to Lahore Zoo official sources, an excellent aquarium has also been built in the Safari Park and night safari facility will also be provided to visitors. Excellent arrangements have been made for the corporate sector in the Safari Park, they said.
To a query, they said that 90 percent work of Lahore Zoo and Safari Park had been completed. In this connection, Secretary Forest and DG Wildlife worked hard, they said, adding that it was impossible to upgrade two big zoos in such a short time. Moreover, the Secretary to CM has personally supervised the upgradation of the Safari Park. Provincial Minister Bilal Afzal worked hard on the Lahore Zoo and Safari Park Upgradation Project. Every Provincial Minister was assigned responsibilities to oversee the upgradation work of hospitals besides other responsibilities. Meanwhile, Punjab CM Mohsin Naqvi has congratulated children on the completion of the upgradation project of the Safari Park and Lahore Zoo.
Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, along with the Punjab Cabinet on Saturday inaugurated the upgraded Safari Park. The project has been completed in a record period of time and opened after its upgradation. The CM, along with the provincial ministers, conducted a detailed two hours visit of the Safari Park. Mohsin Naqvi by paying from his own pocket bought tickets for himself, for the ministers and for the officers at the Information Centre. The CM expressed his affection with the children of SOS Village who came to visit the Safari Park. He visited the lion and tiger safari in a special vehicle and directed to further improve the loin and tiger safari. He witnessed lions roaming in an open and free environment from the vehicle. He also witnessed the Hologram Zoo by wearing special glasses and expressed his affection with the Panda through the hologram Zoo. He expressed his keen interest in the Hologram Zoo. He underwent a safari visit to witness the salt range, ostrich, deer, stag, kudu, aryal and other animals. Mohsin Naqvi visited the Desert Safari, Aquarium and took a round of the entire park. Secretary Communication & Works and Secretary Forest gave a briefing about the Safari Park project. Later, talking to media, the CM said that today is our last working day and tomorrow the election of the new Chief Minister would take place. “We had made a promise with the children to upgrade the Safari Park and Lahore Zoo whose completion was part of our priorities” he said. The Safari park has been opened for the children, children should visit it and they would definitely feel overjoyed, he added. The entry of school students would be free for one month in Safari Park. Earlier four new elephants were supposed to arrive but owing to the best efforts of the team, six instead of four new elephants are coming at the same price, he added. Earlier, there was not a single elephant in the Safari Zoo and now six elephants are coming. Hopefully, up-gradation of the Lahore Zoo would be completed soon, he vowed.
