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The
first
proposal
to
establish
a
Zoological
Park
at
Chhatbir
was
mooted
in
the year
1973.
The
State
Government
then
decided
to
constitute
committees
at
various
levels
so
as
to
secure
the
co-operation,
assistance,
expert
advice
and
provide
co-ordination
which
were
vital
for
the
establishment
of
such
an
important
project.
A
state
level
advisory
council
headed
by
Shri
M.
M.
Chaudhary,
the
then
Hon’ble
Governor
of
Punjab
was
formed
on
7th
January,
1974
to
evolve
policies,
broad
strategies
and
decide
about
the
overall
plan
of
this
Zoological
Park.
A
list
of
members
of
this
committee
is
enclosed
as
Annexure
1.
A
second
important
committee
of
experts
under
the
chairmanship
of
Sh.G.P.S
Sahi
was
constituted
by
the
Government
in
November
1974
which
included
specialists
and
experts
in
zoo
management,
wildlife
and
forestry.
This
committee
was
entrusted
with
the
responsibility
of
providing
expert
opinion
on
the
technical
aspect
of
animal
management,
zoo
establishment
and
planning.
A
list
of
the
members
of
this
committee
is
enclosed
as
Annexure2.
For
co-operation
between
various
departments
associated
with
the
establishment
of
Zoological
Park,
an
implementation
committee
was
also
constituted
in
January,
1974
under
the
Chairmanship
of
Development
Commissioner,
Punjab.
This
committee
was
meant
to
review
the
progress
of
works,
discuss
problems
and
bottle-necks
encountered
in
the
execution
of
this
project,
co-ordinate
activities
for
speedy
implementation
of
decisions
and
to
approach
the
government
for
solving
various
problems
and
difficulties.
This
committee
comprised
the
members
as
shown
in
Annexure
3.
Apart
from
the
above
committees,
another
committee
as
shown
in
Annexure
4
was
also
constituted
to
provide
expert
opinion
on
specific
subjects
such
as
landscaping
and
other
technical
matters.
After
the
initial
planning
and
finalization
of
zoo
site,
the
first
and
foremost
necessity
felt
was
that
of
preparing
a
Conceptual
Plan
for
a
planned
and
systematic
development
of
the
zoo
and
to
rule
out
the
common
shortfalls
that
were
encountered
while
establishing
other
zoos
in
India.
Consequently,
a
technical
Committee
consisting
of
the
following
members
was
set
up
for
the
preparation
of
Conceptual
Plan:
Shri
C.M.
Sethi,
I.F.S.
Chief
Conservator
of
Forests,
Punjab,
Chandigarh.
Shri
N.S.
Lamba,
Chief
Town
Planner,
Punjab,
Chandigarh.
Shri
Jeet
Malhotra,
Senior
Architect
O/o
Chief
Architect,
Punjab.
Shri
N.D.
Bachkheti,
Administrator,
Lucknow
and
Kanpur
Zoos,
Lucknow.
Shri
Pushap
Kumar,
Director,
Nehru
Zoological
Garden,
Hyderabad.
Shri
S.K.
Kapur,
O.S.D.
These
members
assisted
by
Shri
D.K.
Behal,
Architect,
conceived
the
final
plan
on
29th September
1975.
This
plan
was
then
finally
approved
by
the
Apex
Committee
presided
over
by
His
Excellency
the
Governor
of
Punjab
on
27th
November
1975.
It
was
felt
that
this
plan
will
work
as
a
guide
for
the
execution
of
all
details
in
future
or
of
any
expansion
in
a
particular
pocket
which
may
be
planned
at
some
later
date.
This
conceptual
plan
was
to
enable
the
zoo
experts
and
the
architects
at
that
time
to
detail
out
any
particular
pocket
with
some
margin
of
flexibility
according
to
the
prevailing
conditions
and
the
configuration
of
the
ground,
yet
fitting
into
the
overall
Master
Layout
Plan
that
was
part
of
that
conceptual
plan....
