Three male and four female cubs named in Rohtak zoo
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, January 27 -
Haryana's cabinet minister Rao Narbir Singh said in the next six months, the foundation stone of a jungle safari in about 10,000 acres in the Aravalli region of Haryana will be laid by PM Narendra Modi. Setting up a jungle safari in the NCR region is the Prime Minister's dream project.
The Forest and Wildlife Minister was interacting with the press at the lion cub naming ceremony in Rohtak Zoo. Earlier, he toured the zoo riding an electric cart and observed the animals and birds kept in the zoo. He instructed the zoo officials to bring a white parrot which he had seen in the valley of Mauritius.
He named four of the seven cubs of Asiatic lion, including three males and four females. He named the male cubs Chaitanya and Veeru and the third male cub was named Sanju. He named two female cubs Diya and Navya. One female cub was named Chanchal by DC Dhirendra Khadgata and the fourth female cub was named Annu.