Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the multi-level car parking facility built at Nandankanan at a cost of Rs 3542.79 lakh.
The state-of-the-art three-storeyed car parking will help reduce the traffic problems and give safe parking to visitors’ vehicles at Nandankanan. Each floor of the parking facility has 5600 sq meters and a total of 583 four-wheelers can be parked in the facility.
The parking facility has a ticket counter, drinking water facility, toilet, waiting room for drivers, fire extinguishers, CCTV, well laid out garden, etc.
About 2000 two-wheelers can be parked in the facility.
The State government is committed to making Nandankanan into a world-class zoo and has prepared a 20-year master plan for the purpose.
Forest, Environment & Climate Change Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha, Jatni MLA Suresh Kumar Routray, Bhubaneswar (North) MLA Susanta Kumar Rout, Additional Chief Secretary Mona Sharma, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Sisir Kumar Rath among others were present.
