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Scuba diving in Bengaluru? Rs 224-crore aquarium, immersive experience centres coming up at Bannerghatta, Mysuru zoos
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Scuba diving in Bengaluru? Rs 224-crore aquarium, immersive experience centres coming up at Bannerghatta, Mysuru zoos

The Indian Express·Express News Service·21 days ago
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The proposed Immersive Wildlife Room at the Mysuru zoo will deliver 270–360 degree projection-based shows with thematic audio content. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Two of Karnataka’s major zoos— Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bengaluru, and Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuru—are set for a major upgrade. A world-class public aquarium at Bannerghatta and immersive experience centres in both zoos will come up shortly. In a Cabinet meeting held this month, the state government has cleared the three projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. The combined investment for the project is around Rs 224 crore. According to documents accessed by indianexpress.com, the aquarium will cost a total of Rs 144.4 crore. The facility will feature live exhibits of freshwater, brackish, and marine species from habitats across Asia, the Amazon, Africa, and coral reefs, among others. The aquarium will come up under the design, build, finance, operate, and transfer (DBFOT) model.…

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