THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN IN ALIPORE KOLKATA, IS FACING A NO-FOOD SITUATION OVER A RIDICULOUS DISPUTE BETWEEN ITS DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY-DIRECTOR PROMPTING THE NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER OF FOREST MR. HITEN BURMAN INTERVENE INTO THE MATTER.
ON 12th OF MAY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE ZOO AND THE CASHIER WERE SUDDENLY SUSPENDED BY THE DIRECTOR. CONSEQUENTLY THE AGENCIES WHO SUPPLY THE FOODS FOR ANIMALS STOPPED SUPPLYING IT BECAUSE NO PAYMENT FOR LAST MONTH WAS MADE TO THE SUPPLIER OF FOOD. THE CAGED ANIMALS DIDNOT RECEIVE ANY FOOD FOR A LONG TIME. THEN THE MINISTER TOOK THE MATTER INTO HIS HANDS AND ARRANGMENTS WERE MADE TO BUY FOODS FOR THE ANIMALS FROM RETAIL MARKETS. NOW THE SUSPENDED DEPUTY DIRECTOR PIYALI CHATTERJEE HAS TOLD LOCAL PRESS THAT THEY WRE FIRED WITHOUT SHOWING ANY REASON AND THE DIRECTOR COULD HAVE ARRANGED FOR MONEY EASILY, INSTEAD HE IS ACCUSING HER. NOW THE MINISTER IS IN TALKS WITH DIRECTOR RAJU DAS FOR RESTORING NORMALCY IN THE ZOO.
THE CALCUTTA ZOO WAS INAUGURATED IN 1876 TO COMMEMORATE THE VISIT OF PRINCE EDWARD THE 7th IN INDIA.THE ANIMALS FROM ZOO OF BARRACKPORE AND DUM-DUM WERE BROUGHT IN TO FILL THE ZOO OF CALCUTTA.AMONG THE ANIMALS THE GIANT TORTOISE ( PICTURE HERE ) WHO WAS BROUGHT FROM GALAPAGOS ISLAND BY LORD WELESLY TO BARRACKPORE DIED A FEW YEARS AGO IN CALCUTTA IN AN AGE OF 300.
