West Bengal govt plans to expand New Town zoo beyond 15 acres, tiger arrival targeted by Jan 2027

By Snehal Sengupta Kolkata, Nov 2 (UNI) West Bengal is considering further expansion of New Town's Harinalaya Mini Zoo, with the Forest Department looking to secure additional land to improve animal enclosures and visitor facilities, even as preparations are under way to bring a tiger to the facility by January 2027, Forest and Environment Minister Manoj Kumar Oraon said. The expansion proposal was discussed at a recently held meeting of senior forest officials, following which the department began examining possibilities of making more land available for the zoo. Oraon said the existing facility needed additional space and that the government…