The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has announced that it will restore the historical fountain, snake house, fish house, lake and animal cages of the Karachi Zoological & Botanical Gardens.
Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab, who visited the zoo on Thursday. said that the people visiting the zoo will be provided with better food choices as well.
Metropolitan Commissioner Afzal Zaidi, Recreation Senior Director Mansoor Qazi and other officials accompanied Wahab at the visit.
Wahab inspected various parts of the zoo and the cages of the animals, directing the staff to upgrade them. He also reviewed the facilities available to zoo visitors.
He said the zoo has historical significance, adding that it is not only a zoo but also a vast garden, where extensive information related to botany and zoology is available.
“Arrangements are being made to preserve all the old trees at the zoo so that this heritage, which is more than 200 years old, can be preserved and the citizens can get information about all these rare trees.”
He said that the revenue generated by the zoo each month would be used to upgrade it according to international standards so that the animals are better cared for and visitros have a better recreational experience.
