गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Central Zoo reopens after eight months Nepal Central Zoo reopens after eight months KathmanduPati December 10, 2020 KATHMANDU – The Central Zoo in Jawalakhel has been reopened after eight months of a closure due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors will be allowed into the zoo by following health safety guidelines as the infection risks still persist, said Dr Chiranjibi Pokharel, chief of the zoo management. Visitors are required to wear facemasks and they are not allowed to eat and feed the animals inside the Zoo. Likewise, the number of visitors inside the Zoo should not exceed 800 and a person can spend up to two and a half hours inside it. There are a total of 1,068 animals of 110 species in the Zoo. It has 15 of 38 rare animals said to be on the verge of disappearance from Nepal. Entry fee is Rs 750 each for foreigners, Rs 500 each for people within the SAARC countries, Rs 150 each for Nepali people and Rs 90 each for Nepali students and senior citizens. Approximately 1.1 million people visited the Zoo annually, from which Rs 150 to Rs 160 million was collected in entry fees. Visitors can book tickets online, relieving them of staying in a queue for hours for the same. RSS Write your comments RELATED NEWS PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis ANM and Lab Assistant trainings to no longer be provided in Nepal, task force created for solution Bam Dev Gautam to become National Assembly member CIAA initiates investigation into financial irregularities complaints against two SSPs Indian intelligence agency RAW’s chief Goel arrives in Nepal Govt picks career diplomats as ambassadors to three countries
