Zoo Sees 18,000 Visitors on New Year's Day, Faces Space and Management Challenges

Kathmandu. On the first day of the new year 2083, approximately 18,000 people visited the Central Zoo located in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. The number of visitors to the zoo has been increasing compared to before since the government started giving holidays on Sundays.

According to Information Officer Ganesh Koirala, about 1,800 people used to visit daily at other times. On Saturdays, five thousand to seven thousand people visit the zoo, and on Sundays, three thousand five hundred to five thousand people visit. He says that the number of visitors to the zoo, which is visited by about 1 million people annually, has been increasing significantly in recent days.