India, Jan. 30 -- To reduce overcrowding at the Byculla Zoo, the civic administration will create an alternative tourist attraction - a bird park housing 24 exotic avian species in Mulund West, around 35 km from Byculla. The Mulund bird park has received provisional approval from Central Zoo Authority (CZA), subject to certain compliances. The plan, pegged at Rs.100 crore, has been forwarded to the state urban development department.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Mulund bird park will function as a satellite facility, an extension of the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo, commonly referred to as the 'Byculla Zoo'.

Situated on a four-acre plot, it will house around 200 birds representing 24...