Nehru Zoological Park,Hyderabad, Telangana
History of Zoo
Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad was established vide G.O.Ms.No.2347, dated 26.10.1959. It was declared open to the public on 6th October, 1963. The Park extends over 380 acres, abutting the Miralam Tank on the southern side and National Highway No.:7 on the eastern boundary. It is the premier recreation spot in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.Objectives of the Zoo:
- Taking up conservation breeding of endangered animals and to rehabilitate them with special attention to the endemic fauna of Deccan Plateau.
- Promoting wildlife education and creating awareness among the public on the need to conserve wildlife
- Conducting research on animal behavior, breeding and rehabilitation.
- Providing wholesome recreation for the public with State of the Art facilities.
Whild Animals like Blackbuck, Spotted Deer, Peafowl, Crocodiles, etc which have been bred in the Zoo have been rehabilitated in the sanctuaries and National Parks of the State.
Safety & Security
The Security unit of Nehru Zoo Park, Hyderabad plays a vital role in
safeguarding the safety of visitors and the properties of the Zoo.
Presently, the Zoo retains security services from two different sources.
The first and important segment is watch and ward a Govt. segment and
the other one is that the Zoo hires ex-servicemen in-directly engaged
through agency.
The agency has provided 53Security Guards as additional security including lady guards for collection of entrance tickets and safety of visitors.
The Zoo is a Plastic Free Zone. Since the Zoo is declared as a plastic free zone and to maintain cleanliness atmosphere, the Security personnel are given the responsibility of screening of plastic and related products in the main gate itself. The security personnel at the entrance gate will collect all polythene or plastic covers which may be brought by the visitors by way of bringing eatables and replace with paper covers and the plastic and Polythene covers will be separately preserved and handed over to the concerned officials for disposal.
Animal Security. Security personnel of both the Ex-servicemen and the watch men are deployed to watch and ward near the animal enclosures so as to prevent vandalism as well as feeding by the visitors. If anybody is found to be in violation of posted Rules and Regulations, the Security personnel are charged to impose fines or any other actions as required.
Lost and Found articles. The Security personnel also help in the effort to return lost items on the premises of the zoo by following training and official formalities.
Security personnel assist concerned officials and visitors to obtain parking tickets at vehicles Parking Stand. They direct drivers of different vehicles to park their vehicles at the places stipulated for parking certain vehicles and also used to record the details of vehicles taken out from the parking area.
Fire Safety. Security personnel were also given the responsibility of maintenance of fire extinguishers provided in the Zoo. They were properly guided in managing emergent situations. Training in fire fighting and operation of Ere extinguishers is also given to them.
Daily reports pertaining to the security management will be submitted by the Security Officer/asst curator-3at 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m. to the higher authorities of the Zoo for information and seeking guidance.
From The Curator's Desk
Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad is one of the first zoos in the
Country to display the animals in open moated enclosures with no
barriers in between the visitors and the animals. The zoo was
established with this concept and was opened to public viewing on
06.10.1963. Since then the zoo kept on adding new facilities. The Lion
Safari Park which was established in 1974 and Nocturnal Animal House
established in the year 1982 were first of its kind in the country.
At Present this zoo is displaying animals belonging to 140 species numbering 1334. During this period this zoo received Common Marmosets, Spoon Bills from Alipore Zoo, Kolkata. Pig Tailed Macaque, Himalayan Black Bear, Leopard Cats from Sipahijala Zoo, Tripura and Mouse Deers from Sri Venkateshwara Zoological Park, Tirupati. There are other animal exchange programmes belongs this Zoo and Patna & Mysore Zoos in the pipe line.
During this period most of the animal enclosures and visitor facilities were revamped. Efforts were made to make the zoo a plastic free area, A Plastic regulation counter was opened at the entrance gate which provides paper bags in place of polythine bags. Additional booking counters, Visitors Shelters, resting areas were created for te visitors.
This Zoo is spread over an area of 380 acres and a visitor can't see all the enclosures in one day on foot. Therefore bicycles were introduced in the zoo, and the visitors can hire these bicycles and can go around the zoo. This is helping the visitors in visiting the zoo completely.
In all these efforts the zoo management received consistent support and encouragement from:
The agency has provided 53Security Guards as additional security including lady guards for collection of entrance tickets and safety of visitors.
The Zoo is a Plastic Free Zone. Since the Zoo is declared as a plastic free zone and to maintain cleanliness atmosphere, the Security personnel are given the responsibility of screening of plastic and related products in the main gate itself. The security personnel at the entrance gate will collect all polythene or plastic covers which may be brought by the visitors by way of bringing eatables and replace with paper covers and the plastic and Polythene covers will be separately preserved and handed over to the concerned officials for disposal.
Animal Security. Security personnel of both the Ex-servicemen and the watch men are deployed to watch and ward near the animal enclosures so as to prevent vandalism as well as feeding by the visitors. If anybody is found to be in violation of posted Rules and Regulations, the Security personnel are charged to impose fines or any other actions as required.
Lost and Found articles. The Security personnel also help in the effort to return lost items on the premises of the zoo by following training and official formalities.
Security personnel assist concerned officials and visitors to obtain parking tickets at vehicles Parking Stand. They direct drivers of different vehicles to park their vehicles at the places stipulated for parking certain vehicles and also used to record the details of vehicles taken out from the parking area.
Fire Safety. Security personnel were also given the responsibility of maintenance of fire extinguishers provided in the Zoo. They were properly guided in managing emergent situations. Training in fire fighting and operation of Ere extinguishers is also given to them.
Daily reports pertaining to the security management will be submitted by the Security Officer/asst curator-3at 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m. to the higher authorities of the Zoo for information and seeking guidance.
About The Zoo
From The Curator's Desk
Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad is one of the first zoos in the
Country to display the animals in open moated enclosures with no
barriers in between the visitors and the animals. The zoo was
established with this concept and was opened to public viewing on
06.10.1963. Since then the zoo kept on adding new facilities. The Lion
Safari Park which was established in 1974 and Nocturnal Animal House
established in the year 1982 were first of its kind in the country.At Present this zoo is displaying animals belonging to 140 species numbering 1334. During this period this zoo received Common Marmosets, Spoon Bills from Alipore Zoo, Kolkata. Pig Tailed Macaque, Himalayan Black Bear, Leopard Cats from Sipahijala Zoo, Tripura and Mouse Deers from Sri Venkateshwara Zoological Park, Tirupati. There are other animal exchange programmes belongs this Zoo and Patna & Mysore Zoos in the pipe line.
During this period most of the animal enclosures and visitor facilities were revamped. Efforts were made to make the zoo a plastic free area, A Plastic regulation counter was opened at the entrance gate which provides paper bags in place of polythine bags. Additional booking counters, Visitors Shelters, resting areas were created for te visitors.
This Zoo is spread over an area of 380 acres and a visitor can't see all the enclosures in one day on foot. Therefore bicycles were introduced in the zoo, and the visitors can hire these bicycles and can go around the zoo. This is helping the visitors in visiting the zoo completely.
In all these efforts the zoo management received consistent support and encouragement from:
- Sri C. Madhukar Raj, IFS., Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests(WL) & Chief Wildlife Warden, A.P., Hyderabad,
- Sri K.S. Reddy, IFS., Addl. Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests(WL),
- Sri P. Mallikarjuna Rao, IFS., Addl. Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests/Director of Zoological Parks, A.P., Hyderabad
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