After 8 years of laying the foundation stone, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the National Zoological Park has been submitted to the Ministry of Forests and Environment for approval. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation has submitted a DPR to build an open zoo of international standards in the Suryavinayak forest of Bhaktapur.

As the zoo in Jawalakhel in Lalitpur is small, it could not accommodate more wildlife, so the government is going to build a park in Suryavinayak.

The current Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli himself laid the foundation stone of the park on June 9, 2073. Director General of the department Ramchandra Kandel said that the DPR is under consideration in the Ministry of Forests. The minister is also interested in this. We have received information that it will be approved soon," he said. 

The zoo will be built on an area of ​​259 hectares of seven community forests of Suryavinayak municipality 6, 7 and 8 wards (Setidevi, Suryavinayak, Sanjivani, Likhanarayan, Manthali, Balkumari and Gauradevi).

An international zoo will be built on 245 hectares and an animal treatment center will be built on 14 hectares by the National Nature Conservation Fund. "It contains rare and endangered wildlife," said Kandel, the director general of the department, "it is intended to be an area for conservation and research, away from the noise of the city." He said that there will be expenses for building infrastructure, treating animals with medicine, bringing them and protecting them. "It will take five years to complete the construction once the budget is approved by the ministry," Kandel said.

Forest and Environment Minister Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri said that the construction of the park is going forward. "The Sadar Zoo of Jawalakhel is only spread over six hectares," he said, "even though there is a need to add some wildlife, it does not seem possible in the current area." ;

Similarly, the government is preparing to build zoological and botanical gardens in all seven provinces. Accordingly, Kandel informed that the Bhanubhakta Zoological Park, which is going to be expanded in Tanahun of Gandaki province, is in the process of acquiring private land and giving compensation.

Meanwhile, Jawalakhel Sadar Zoo has completed 29 years of operation. In 1989, the then Prime Minister Juddhashamsher Rana established the zoo. It was decided by the Council of Ministers on December 14, 2052 that the management of the zoo will be handed over to the National Nature Conservation Fund for 60 years.

The Council of Ministers has decided on October 2nd that the fund will be managed for another 30 years. According to the decision, the agreement between the fund and the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Department has been renewed for the operation and management of the zoo. 

On Sunday, the agreement was signed by Naresh Subedi, member secretary of the fund, and Ramchandra Kandel, director general of the department. On this occasion, Chief of Lalitpur Metropolitan Municipality, Chiribabu Maharjan, said that Jawlakhel Sadar Zoo is a jewel of Lalitpur and cannot be displaced. "You can bring untamed tigers and bears here, but you can't bring them to the zoo," he said, "This zoo is the jewel of Lalitpur metropolis." From this, the zoo collects a revenue of 5 to 6 lakh rupees daily. "Three million rupees are spent annually on the feeding of wild animals," he said.