Moving forward: PC-2 for Multan Zoo approved

Wildlife Department Assistant Director said the zoo would be developed near Balail village on Multan-Shujabad road

MULTAN: Wildlife Department Assistant Director Mian Abbas said on Friday that the provincial government had approved the feasibility study for a zoo in the city and had hired a consultant for the project. Abbas said Rs7.7 million had been allocated for the project. He said a Lahore-based firm with experience in zoo development had prepared the proposal for the Multan zoo. He said the company had also offered to prepare a design, a master plan and a strategy for execution. Abbas said the zoo would be developed near Balail village on Multan-Shujabad road, nearly eight kilometres from Naag Shah Chowk. He said the department would provide assistance with transportation of animals and installation of cages.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 28^th, 2015.