Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park

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Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park
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Date opened1989
Location Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India

Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park or JNB is a zoological garden located in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India fully owned and managed by Bokaro Steel Plant, Steel Authority of India Limited. This is the largest zoological garden of the state. [1] [2]

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History

Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park was constructed during the 1980s and modified in 1989. It is named after Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who served as the first prime minister of India

Attractions

The zoo has varieties of animals and birds which have been brought from different parts of world. The zoo's attempts to breed white tigers, royal Bengal tigers and Asiatic lions have been successful. There is also facility to boat in an artificial lake. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park" . Retrieved 19 January 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Tiger dies in Bokaro's Jawaharlal Nehru Biological park". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)