Tata Steel Zoological Park - An unkempt zoo which is the houses of wildlife.

 

Tata Steel Zoological Park is situated inside the Jubilee Park Jamshedpur. Tata Steel Limited conceptualized the creation of a Zoo in 1992 in Jamshedpur as an endeavour to raise people’s awareness on the need to conserve forests and wildlife in the Singhbhum landscape. It is an unkempt zoo which houses wildlife in its natural habitat spread over 60 acres of land. The park gives a respite to people with long and tiring jobs in the city and makes them see and experience nature and wildlife in their most pristine form. There is a safari park in the zoo, in which the tourists can take a ride through the zoo and witness the wild animals in their natural habitat. The Jayanti Sarovar is located nearby, which provides various boating and water-sports activities to the tourists.

 

 

Tata Steel Zoological Park is recognized as medium category Zoo by the Central Zoo Authority. Central Zoo Authority evaluates Zoos on periodic basis and stipulates conditions for their improvement. The major recommendations to meet the prescribed standards are creation of a veterinary hospital with postmortem room and incinerator, shifting of animal enclosures, separate entry and exit gates for visiting public, strengthening perimeter wall etc. The Tata Steel Zoological Park is home to about 432 individual animals representing 49 species, including 19 species of mammals, 26 species of birds, and 4 species of reptiles. There are other animals planned to be housed by the Zoological Park in the future which consist of Giraffe, Mouse Deer, Indian gaint Squirrel, Sarus crane, Demoiselle crane, Rosy Pelican, Adjutant stork, Military Macaw, Yellow Monitor & Indian Rock Python.

 

 

Recently, Tata Steel Zoological Park was remodeled and was inaugurated by Tata Steel MD and CEO TV Narendran on 7 January 2022. CZA had approved the new layout plan of the Zoological Park in July 2020. However, the plan for its implementation got delayed due to Covid and the work commenced in 2022. The entire project has been phased out and it is likely to be completed by the year 2025. Taxonomic display of animals in thematic zones has chosen as the broad principle for the new plan. Accordingly, the layout plan has prepared with following themes:

 

The Reptile Zone:

To exhibit Gharial, Mugger, non-poisonous snakes, tortoises & turtles

 

The Bear & Primate Zone:

To exhibit sloth bear, Gray Langur, Bonnet Macaque, Rhesus Macaque and mandrills

 

The Birds & Butterfly Zone:

To exhibit different species of flying and ground birds including an aquatic bird aviary and butterfly house

 

The Carnivore Zone:

To exhibit big cats like Lion, Tiger & leopard and Hyena

 

The Herbivore Zone:

To exhibit Zebra, Hog Deer, composite exhibits for Sambar & Spotted deer, Blackbuck & Nilgai, Barking deer

 

Nature Interpretation Zone:

With Amphitheatre for citizen science activities, library & museum and nature trails for birders.

 

Hospital Campus:

To accommodate modern diagnostic equipment’s like X-ray, ultrasound, Pathological & Animal nutrition laboratory, Zoo commissary, surgical room, inpatient wards for birds & primates, carnivores & herbivores, Post mortem room and incinerator. Quarantine area to accommodate newly arriving animals to the Zoo.

 

Weekly Closure Day: Monday

Entry Fee: There is a nominal fee of INR 30 for adults and INR 20 for children below 10 years of age.

Best Time to Visit: October to March

Nearest Airport: 145 Kms (Ranchi Airport)

Nearest Railway Station: 5 Kms (Tatanagar)