Environment minister releases manual on zoos

Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan today released a manual, containing guidelines to be followed while setting up zoos in the country, and asked the authorities concerned to develop courses on zoo management.

These courses would help the personnel, trained in zoo management, sensitise the visitors as regards various aspects of environmental protection, the minister said.

He added that the manual should now be the "guideline" while setting up zoos in the country.

"Today, I released a book - Design Guidelines for Zoos, the first of its kind in the world on design parameters for zoo, jointly written by Prof. Rommel Mehta, a well-known architect and Dr D N Singh, Member Secretary of #CentralZooAuthority (sic)," Vardhan said in a tweet.

"It will also help zoo authorities across the world as a manual. I have asked the Central Zoo Authority to ensure, any redevelopment of Indian zoos should be according to these guidelines (sic)," the minister added.