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Gatwala
Wildlife
ParkHistory
The
land
where
Gatwala
Wildlife
Park
is
situated
belonged
to
Punjab
Forestry
Department.
In
1985,
the
then
government
of
Pakistan,
declared
Faisalabad
a
division
and
announced
many
upgrade
projects.
One
of
these
projects
was
the
development
of
a
Wildlife
Park
in
Gatwala.
The
overall
development
took
7
years
and
wildlife
park
was
completed
with
all
its
facilities
in
1992.
Gatwala
Wildlife
Park
is
a
wildlife
park,
botanical
garden
and
breeding
center
located
in
the
town
of
Gatwala
in
Faisalabad,
Punjab,
Pakistan.
It
is
situated
near
Khurrianwala
and
140
kilometres
(87
mi)
away
from
Lahore
Zoo.
It
is
the
largest
park
of
Faisalabad.
Gatwala
Forest
Park
is
a
huge
compound
of
more
than
100
km2
that
houses
forest
areas,
parks,
lakes
and
administrative
buildings
of
the
Ministry
of
Forestry,
Government
of
Pakistan.
Situated
on
the
Shiekhupura
Road
/
Lahore
Road