Faiz Rahman Siddiqui | TNN | Updated: Nov 21, 2019, 13:15 IST
The authorities have started preparatory work on a war-footing. “Forest minister Dara Singh Chauhan and MP Etawah and chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Dr Ram Shankar Katheria will inaugurate the safari on November 24,” said MLA Etawah Sadar Sarita Bhadauria.
However, the lion segment will not be opened for public as it doesn’t meet the required CZA norms yet, a senior safari official said and added that as of now, only deer, antelope and bear safaris would be opened for public.
“Lion Safari, which is USP of the park, will be opened only after meeting the required CZA norms of having 10 cubs,” said the forest official. The safari has presently only six cubs.
The Etawah lion safari is the first in the country to have a lion breeding centre set up with an aim to develop a research facility on Asiatic lions.
The lion safari will be a pride of Etawah, said the MLA expressing the hope that the requirement of housing 10 cubs at the Lion Safari would be fulfilled soon.
Spread in 350 hectares of land, the safari is being developed as an educative tourist destination for children as well as youths. The park has multiple safaris — antelope safari having 65 deer and six swamp deer, and bear safari consisting of three female bears.
Etawah lion safari was formally inaugurated by chief minister Yogi Adityanath on June 1, 2018 but is not open for public yet. Etawah safari park is categorised in multiple safaris, Asiatic Lion Breeding Centre & Visitor Facilitation Centre.
The park is located at a driving distance of 2 hours from Agra, 5 hours from New Delhi, and 3 hours from the state capital. The work on the safari started in 2005, but smooth way was paved in May 2013 after environmental clearances.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/etawah-safari-to-be-opened-for-public-on-nov-24/articleshow/72149976.cms
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