Katraj Zoo building Rs 4-crore enclosures to house giant Indian squirrel, leopard and jungle cat

The zoo currently has 440 animals and 65 species, including a royal Bengal tiger

Three new animal enclosures will be added to the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park to make a home for three new animal species to be added in early 2020.

The new enclosures are of 120 sqm each at the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Katraj. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

The zoo currently has 440 animals and 65 species, including a royal Bengal tiger.

The giant Indian squirrel, a leopard and a jungle cat are the three new arrivals for which the Central Zoo Authority, has sanctioned the designs for the enclosures.