BMC unveils plan for Mumbai's new exotic bird park, CM Fadnavis to lay foundation stone on Sunday; check details here

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis will lay the foundation stone for a new exotic bird park in Mumbais Mulund area on Sunday at 530 pm civic officials saidThe chief minister will lay the foundation stone virtually they saidThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC will develop a modern internationalstandard Exotic Bird Park at Nahur in Mulund West to create a new tourist attraction for citizens and visitorsOn the occasion the new building of Shrimati Mansadevi Tulsiram Agarwal General Hospital in Mulund West will also be inaugurated an official statement saidPlan for the exotic bird park projectThe bird park is being developed under the guidance of BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and Additional Municipal Commissioner Eastern Suburbs Dr Avinash Dhakane the official statement saidThe project will be built on a 1713964 sq metre plot owned by the BMC Of this around 10859 sq metres will be used for specialised aviaries for exotic birds The remaining area will include ticket counters public toilets a souvenir shop a cafe and underground parking it saidOfficials said that the park will help raise awareness about birds wildlife and environmental conservation while also generating revenue for the civic bodyRare birds and natural habitatsThe BMC said that the bird park will feature 24 separate habitats designed to recreate natural environments Visitors will be able to see rare and colourful birds from across the world in spacious and secure aviariesThe park will be divided into themed zones representing Australia Africa the Americas and special pheasant zones Species on display will include Galah cockatoos Eclectus parrots Sun conures Golden conures Senegal parrots Jardine parrots ostriches toucans scarlet macaws and golden and silver pheasantsEach enclosure will be tailored to the birdsrsquo natural behaviour supporting animal welfare and conservation Facilities such as a bird hospital quarantine area bird kitchen and internal service roads are also plannedThe park is expected to function not only as a tourist destination but also as an environmental education and biodiversity awareness centreRevenue and sustainability plansAccording to Zoo Director Dr Sanjay Tripathi the BMC plans to make the project selfsustaining through film and photography shoots advertising corporate sponsorships bird and garden adoption schemes souvenir shops and food outletsNew Mulund hospital building to improve healthcareThe Shrimati Mansadevi Tulsiram Agarwal General Hospital established in 1958 has been rebuilt after its old structures were declared unsafe in 2017Construction of the new building began in 2019 at Kadampada Mulund West The facility has a ground floor plus ten floors built on a 9712 sq metre plot with a total construction area of 59045 sq metresThe hospitalrsquos capacity has increased to 470 beds including 310 general beds and 160 superspeciality beds which will be commissioned in phasesPhased medical services to begin soonIn the first phase 110 beds will be operational with services such as medicine surgery orthopaedics ENT ophthalmology paediatrics dermatology dentistry diabetes and hypertension clinics and laboratory servicesFurther phases will add DNB specialist services gynaecology and maternity care Within six months facilities such as CT scan MRI blood bank dialysis ICU and NICU will be introducedSuperspeciality services including cardiology cardiac surgery plastic surgery nephrology and urology will be added in later stages