For those who remember Jijamata Udyaan or Byculla Zoo’s open-air theatre, there is good news. With a budget of Rs 35 crore, the BMC is in the process of redeveloping the space into a 600-seater theatre that will be named after late folk poet and social reformer Annabhau Sathe.

The Annabhau Sathe open-air theatre in Byculla Zoo, currently in ruin, will be redeveloped into a closed, air-conditioned space so that animals are not disturbed. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar