Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park

Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park
Date opened 1989
Location Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India

Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park or JNB is a zoological garden located in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India fully owned and managed by Bokaro Steel Plant, Steel Authority of India Limited. This is the largest zoological garden of the state.[1][2]

History

Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park was constructed during the 1980's and modified in the year 1989. The park has been named after Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who served as the first prime minister of india

Attractions

The zoo has varieties of animals and birds which have been brought from different parts of world. The zoo's attempts to breed white tigers, royal Bengal tigers and Asiatic lions have been successful. The zoo boasts a toy train and a state-of-the-art aquarium. There is also facility to boat in artificial lake in the zoo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park". Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. "Tiger dies in Bokaro's Jawaharlal Nehru Biological park". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

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