Updated On: 19 March, 2022 05:23 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
The information was given in the ongoing budget session of the legislative assembly in reply to a question asked by a parliamentarian. More than 36 percent of the imported exotic species couldn`t survive the park`s environment and around 24 percent of the animals from other Indian zoos also couldn`t make it

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The state government on Thursday admitted that a total of 49 exotic animals and birds have died at Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s pet project, the Jungle Safari Park located near the Statue of Unity (SoU) at Kevadia. More than 36 percent of the imported exotic species couldn`t survive the park`s environment and around 24 percent of the animals from other Indian zoos also couldn`t make it.
The information was given in the ongoing budget session of the legislative assembly in reply to a question asked by Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar from Danilimda constituency.