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| Date opened | 1972[1] |
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| Location | Maroda Sector, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh 490006 |
| Coordinates | 21°10′17″N 81°21′11″E / 21.17139°N 81.35306°E |
| Land area | 111 acres (44.94 ha)[1] |
| Annual visitors | 911767[1] |
Maitri Bagh Zoo (also known as Garden of Friendship) is tourist place located in the Bhilai, India[2] which was established as a symbol of friendship between Soviet Union and India.[3] It is the largest and oldest zoo of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.[4]
History[edit | edit source]
Maitri Bagh is a "Friendship Garden" established as symbol of India-Soviet Union friendship.[5] It was developed and maintained by Bhilai Steel Plant.[3] It was established in the year 1972.
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Bengal tiger in Maitri Bagh lake -
Sambar deer stag in the park -
Maitri Bagh entrance statues -
Ashoka Chakra in Maitri Bagh -
Alexei Kosygin, the First Deputy Premier of Soviet Union's commemoration marker where he planted trees while visiting Bhilai in 1961 -
Maitri Bagh entrance gate
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "CZA". cza.nic.in. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Maitri Bagh | District DURG, Government of Chhattisgarh | India". Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Beef row: Bhilai Steel Plant cancels tender for zoo-animals' food". The Times of India. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "All About Maitri Bagh" (PDF). Central Zoo Authority of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Maitri Bagh | garden, Bhilai, India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 1 November 2021.