Entry to Delhi zoo will cost twice as much
25 March 2013 1:37 AM GMT
Maintaining zoos is getting a costly affair, and so would visiting exotic animals and rare birds in their enclosure in Delhi. The capital’s zoo has just hiked the entry fee for visitors from Rs 20 to Rs 40. Foreign nationalso will have to pay Rs 200 against Rs 100 at present.
Tickets for children will be priced at Rs 20 instead of Rs10. ‘The new fees will come into effect from April 1. We decided to increase the fees as the maintenance cost of the zoo has increased. If the entry fees are doubled, the revenue of the zoo will increase. Moreover, in April, due to summer holidays, there is increased footfall at the zoo,’ Delhi Zoo curator Riaz Khan said. The entry fee was last revised in 2010.
‘Apart from the increase in fees, visitors who carry cameras, which were free earlier, will now have to pay Rs 50 for shooting. As for video cameras, the fee will remain Rs 1,000. But those engaged in filmmaking will have to pay a hefty Rs 20,000,’ Khan said.
The zoo, which was established in 1959, is spread over 214 acres. The zoo is home to more than 2,000 species of animals and birds from across the world.
Tickets for children will be priced at Rs 20 instead of Rs10. ‘The new fees will come into effect from April 1. We decided to increase the fees as the maintenance cost of the zoo has increased. If the entry fees are doubled, the revenue of the zoo will increase. Moreover, in April, due to summer holidays, there is increased footfall at the zoo,’ Delhi Zoo curator Riaz Khan said. The entry fee was last revised in 2010.
‘Apart from the increase in fees, visitors who carry cameras, which were free earlier, will now have to pay Rs 50 for shooting. As for video cameras, the fee will remain Rs 1,000. But those engaged in filmmaking will have to pay a hefty Rs 20,000,’ Khan said.
The zoo, which was established in 1959, is spread over 214 acres. The zoo is home to more than 2,000 species of animals and birds from across the world.
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