Uttar Pradesh: Bundelkhand to become hub of wildlife tourism with zoo in Jhansi and Bear Reserve in Lalitpur

Uttar Pradesh will soon become a hub of wildlife tourism. With regard to this, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s government is making all efforts to promote wildlife tourism in Bundelkhand, which will likely increase the chances of employment and development in the state.

Referring to this, an official in the know-how added that there is a lot of potential to develop wildlife tourism in the geographical location of Bundelkhand region, since it’s located in the central part of the country, and that it has also been developed as a circuit by connecting it to other tourist destinations. He further added that the the schemes that the government is working on in this area will help to lure more tourists as well as promote employment and development possibilities.
If reports are to go by, work has already started in the Tiger Reserve in Chitrakoot, and Bear Reserve in Lalitpur.

Steps are also taken to build a zoo in Jhansi’s Garhmau, which as per the plans, will become the biggest zoo in Uttar Pradesh. As per the reports, the project to make Chitrakoot-based Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary a tiger reserve has been approved by the UP cabinet, and work has also started there.
This tiger reserve will be developed in an area of around 529 sq km, which will likely be ready in two years, and will develop into a major centre of wildlife tourism in Bundelkhand. And as regarding the Lalitpur bear reserve, because of the large number of bears in the Madavara area, its proposal has been prepared at the local level and sent to the headquarters.

Preparations are also underway to build an animal safari or zoo in an area of more than 125 acres in Jhansi's Garhmau.