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| December 9, 2009 | Condition of Sarnath zoo deteriorating | | Varanasi: Visitors at the Sarnath zoo in Varanasi complain that the condition of inmates and the park has deteriorated
in the recent past. The park in the holy city houses three alligators, one crocodile,
two swans, 130 small birds and ducks, 70 chital deer and five blackbucks. Visitors
are of the view that because of the deteriorating condition of the park, the inmates
depend on the visitors for food and fodder. "It is seen that all the deer present
here are dependent on the visitors for their feed. Feed situation for them is
not good and I believe that they (zoo inmates) are satisfying their hunger with
the food served by visitors. I think the authorities and officials are not paying
due attention, which should not be the case," said Hemant Srivastava, a local
visitor. "I have come here earlier also and the condition here looks bad compared
to past. Earlier tickets were cheaper; the entry pass, which was earlier of rupees
three, now costs rupees five. The condition here really looks deteriorating if
we see trees and zoo inmates. Number of visitors has also come down," said Sachin,
a visitor from Mumbai. However authorities of the zoo say proper arrangement is
made for feeding the inmates. "Grains are served to birds and swans. Two kinds
of fish are fed to inmates, the larger ones are served to crocodile, alligators
and swans while smaller ones are fed to other birds," said Ram Vinay Singh, caretaker
of the park. Being the only wildlife park of the region, it attracts large number
of visitors every year. | |
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