Get yourself clicked with exotic birds at the park for Rs100 from tomorrowFirst Lady to inaugurate Bird Park in city today

Dushyant Singh Pundir

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 15

Selfie enthusiasts can now take pictures with exotic birds. With the inauguration of Chandigarh Bird Park tomorrow, visitors will have a chance to get themselves clicked with ‘tamed’ birds for Rs100.

“A large number of ‘tamed’ birds of three species – African grey parrot, white-eyed conure and blue gold macaw – will be available for selfie aficionados at the aviary,” said Debendra Dalai, Chief Conservator of Forests, UT.

Savita Kovind, wife of President Ram Nath Kovind, would inaugurate the much-awaited Bird Park at Nagar Van (city forest) near Sukhna Lake here tomorrow. After the inauguration, the aviary will be opened for the general public from Wednesday onwards, said Dalai.

Set up on over four acres by the UT Forest and Wildlife Department, the Bird Park in the initial phase will house nearly 550 exotic birds of 48 species. The aviary would have separate enclosures for aquatic and terrestrial birds. The height of the enclosures had been designed keeping in mind the flight of the birds, he said, adding that apart from free flight, the birds would be provided with the best possible natural habitat for nesting and breeding.

A committee constituted for the project conducted a study about the habitat, flora and water quality of the area before selecting the birds for the aviary, he said.

He said the aviary had been developed on the lines of Jurong Bird Park in Singapore. Spread over 100 hectares in and around the Sukhna Lake Reserved Forest area, Nagar Van has facilities such as walkways, jogging trails, nature trails, shallow water bodies and sheds for visitors.