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We are a government organization
appointed to grow, maintain & protect gardens in Pune.
The Garden Department's responsibilities include maintaining,
researching and completing the gardens, as well as
communicating to the public their historic significance.
In 2003, Pune was listed as the fifth most polluted city in Asia.
The increasing heat, change in climate,
global warming are the results of pollution.
‘Plantation is one of the best solutions for pollution’.
It may be in the form of greenery development, afforestration,
or gardens especially for the cities and urban areas.
The garden cover recommended is as per planning standards having varied over a period of time.
- 1965 circular: 1.20 hectares (ideal planning standard)
- 1979 circular: 0.20 hectares (survival planning standard)
- 1987 draft DP: 0.16 hectares (1600 Sq.M)
- 1965 final DP: 0.08 hectares (ideal planning standard)
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-(Source: Time of India, 24/5/05)
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Urban Green Spaces
are crucial elements of all cities.
They affect the townscape, provide ecological
diversity and form essential structural
and functional elements that make cities and
urban areas more liveable places for their
citizens. Green spaces play a key role of
improving the quality of urban life. Urban
green spaces are of vital importance not only
for their ecological functions but also
with regards to their relevance for healthy
citizen, social well being, economic benefits
and the central role that they perform in
the development and delivery of sustainable ideas.
PMC has already developed 67 gardens in the city,
and 32 more gardens are in the pipeline.
Within short time PMC will cross the number of
100 gardens in the city. PMC has planned to
develop Park and Green Spaces in each neighbourhood
to make this town green, liveable and sustainable.
It has planned
- Gardens/Parks are reserve areas in the Development Plan
- Biodiversity Parks
- Theme Parks
- Nalla Beautification
- Water Bodies
- Development of Plant Nurseries
- Peoples Participation
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The Pune Municipal Corporation had established Peshwe Park Zoo in 1953 on approx.
7 acres of land at the base of Parvati hill, where Madhavrao Peshwa had his private
menagerie in 1780. With an objective of providing bigger, better and naturalistic
enclosures, this zoo is now shifted to new site at Katraj. Today new zoo is coming
up on approx. 165 acres of land and is popularly known as Rajiv Gandhi Zoological
Park & Wildlife Research Center.
The main objective of creating this zoo is
- Ex-situ conservation of critically endangered fauna with special focus on the fauna
belonging to the Western Ghats.
- To propagate and inculcate a sense of responsibility in visitors about conservation
of our precious biodiversity through education and interpretation.
- To promote and carry out wildlife research related activities.
The theme of the zoo is “Conservation through Education”. This zoo is fast emerging
as a Conservation Education Center. We are trying to inculcate a sense of responsibility
in visitors about conservation of our precious biodiversity. This will help to establish
a strong symbolic and harmonious relationship between Man and Biosphere on a sustainable
basis.
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• Construction of new enclosures
The naturalistic enclosures for rhesus macaque, bonnet macaque, peacock, pheasant,
porcupine, sloth bear, panther, spotted deer, amber, white tiger, black buck, nilgai
and chousinga were constructed keeping in mind their biological requirements. The
Central Zoo Authority has provide Rs.11.81 lakhs (100% grant) for the construction
of panther enclosure and also Rs. 42.35 lakhs (100% grant) for the construction
of white tiger enclosure.
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• Animal health & hygiene
The body condition and health of all zoo animals was checked regularly. Due care
was taken to avoid discomfort, behavioral stress or physical harm to zoo animals.
Routine examination including parasite checks were carried out regularly and preventive
medicine including vaccination were administered whenever required.
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• Veterinary Facilities
The body condition and health of all zoo animals was checked regularly. Due care
was taken to avoid discomfort, behavioral stress or physical harm to zoo animals.
Routine examination including parasite checks were carried out regularly and preventive
medicine including vaccination were administered whenever required.
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• Transponder ID 100 System
Very signification development in our zoo this year has been the acquisition of
Trovan ID 100 transponder system. A microchip implanted in the animal subcutaneously
for reliable, unique and permanent and accurate record keeping and transparency.
The use of Trovan ID 100 transponder in animals has been endorsed by ICUN / CBSG
working group on Permanent Animal Identification and CITIES.
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• Animal Population
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Sr. No
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Number of Species
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Number of Animals
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Sch - I & Sch - II
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Other
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Total
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Sch - I & Sch - II
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Other
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Total
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1.
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Birds
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7
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14
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14
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Mammals
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14
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03
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17
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80
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31
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107
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Reptiles
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13
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11
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24
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173
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71
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247
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Total
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29
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14
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43
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267
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103
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370
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• Celebration of World Enviornment Day
Nearly 50 students from Sadhana Vidyalaya and R.R.Shinde Jr. College – Hadapsar,
Pune participated in the World Environment Day celebration and the activities like
quiz, street play, cleanliness, tree planting were conduct to generate awareness
about environment conservation in the mind of the visitors.
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• Celebration of Wildlife Week
During the first week of October 2006; the wildlife week was celebrated and nearly
450 students from nearly 20 schools had on active participation. The programmes
like quiz, interaction with visitors, street play, cleanliness, visit to zoo and
snake park, slide show ad talk on wildlife etc. were carried out to generate awareness
about wildlife conservation in the minds of the visitors.
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• Visitors Statistics
During 2006-2007; nearly 11,77,956 visitors (Adult – 9,67,739 and Child – 2,10,217)
visited this zoo and a revenue of Rs.33,23,651/- (Adult – Rs.29,03,217, Child –
4,20,434) was generated from them.
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