Sanjay Gandhi National Park's (SGNP) wait to increase its captive tiger population will finally end as park officials set out on the 800-km journey from Nagpur to Mumbai with male tiger Sultan on Tuesday. The team is expected to reach Mumbai on Thursday.

Nagpur's Gorewada Zoo is 828 km from SGNP and ordinarily, the journey can be completed in 15 to 18 hours depending on traffic. However, since Sultan is coming with the team, the vehicle has to be driven very slowly, resulting in almost double the travel time.