India's first urban Night Safari and Day Zoo Project, approved by the Supreme Court in July 2026, will be developed in which city?

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The correct answer is Option C: Lucknow. The Supreme Court of India granted final approval to the Kukrail Night Safari and Day Zoo Project on 16 July 2026. The project will be developed in the 2,027-hectare Kukrail Reserve Forest at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and is planned as India's first urban night safari. The Kukrail Night Safari is expected to become the world's fifth night safari facility, after those in Singapore, Thailand, China, and Indonesia. The project has an estimated cost of ₹1,510 crore and covers about 855 acres for the safari and zoo complex. Phase I will include 38 wildlife enclosures featuring species such as Asiatic lions, Bengal tigers, leopards, hyenas, flying squirrels, and gharials. The project received approvals from the Central Zoo Authority, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Central Empowered Committee before the Supreme Court's final approval. The Central Zoo Authority is the statutory body responsible for regulating zoos in India under the Wildlife (Protection) Act. The safari will use battery-operated vehicles and a moonlight-inspired lighting system to minimise disturbance to wildlife.

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New Delhi

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Mumbai

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Raipur

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Patna

India's first urban Night Safari and Day Zoo Project, approved by the Supreme Court in July 2026, will be developed in which city?

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