(ET)
The Yogi Adityanath government is set to publicize former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s pet project of Etawah Lion Safari as a “world-class project comparable to all best safaris in the world like in Africa and Singapore” and a special website will be launched ahead of the inauguration of the 1000-acre project for the public later this month.
Seven Asiatic lions have been brought in from Gujarat’s Junagarh last week to the Etawah Lion Safari, taking their strength of the lions here up to 18. Special buses to ferry tourists inside the Safari have also arrived ahead of the inauguration. The project is located on the outskirts of Etawah town near the native village Saifai of the Yadav family and the Lion Safari was one of the prestigious projects of the previous government.
Officials in the UP government however told that the Yogi government had made special efforts to increase the number of lions at the Safari before throwing it open to public after many casualties of lion cubs were reported earlier. The UP government has also worked closely with the Gujarat government lately to bring the lions to Etawah.
