Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

Technical Session II
108
MASTER PLAN OF NANDANKANAN
ZOOLOGICAL PARK
HISTORY, BACKGROUND AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
• Amidst Natural Forest along the
banks of Kanjia lake lies
Nandankanan that got it’s name
from “Nandan Van” meaning the
“Garden of Gods”. Nandankanan
Zoological Park, one of the premier
large zoos, is set in a beautiful
natural setting and is one of the
finest Zoos in the country. The
Zoological Park together with
Kanjia lake and Botanical Garden,
is notified as Nandankanan
Wildlife Sanctuary.
• The zoo spreads over a large
expanse of undulating topography
with natural forest, water bodies and
other natural features which help the
inhabitants of the zoo to live in a
habitat close to their natural one.
Such features also help in making
the entire area of Nandankanan
more natural and create proper
ambience.
NANDANKANAN
Category Date of Area in Location
Establishment (in Sq.Kms)
Nandankanan
Zoological
Park
Nandankanan
Wildlife
Sanctuary
29.12.1960 3.62
Between 20°23’14"
to 20° 23’ 35" North
Latitudes and 85°
49’1" to 85° 50’ East
longitudes along the
East Coast Railway’s
Kolkata (Howrah) –
Chennai Line near
Barang Rly. Station,
15 kms. from
Cuttack Rly. Stn. &
18 kms from
Bhubaneswar Rly.
Stn.(About 10 kms
from Northen fringe
of BBSR City) by
road.
ORISSA, INDIA
03.08.1979 4.37 As above