The recent entrants to Byculla zoo, tigers Karishma and Shakti, are already star attractions, and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is now going to spend Rs 1.33 crore on green cover in and around their cage to help them feel at home. The cover will include native trees like neem, cotton silk, bamboo and grass and will be spread over 3,500 square metres.

The revamping of Byculla zoo has always been a contentious matter owing to the huge expenditure. The BMC has already spent Rs 56 crore on enclosures for tigers, lions, swamp deer, neelgai, barking deer and sambar. The proposal was passed in March 2017, but the process has been continuously delayed. The latest addition to the proposal is the green cover around the tiger cage.