MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh inspects enclosure of African elephant in Delhi’s Zoo

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest, Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh inspected the enclosure of the African elephant ‘Shankar’ on Tuesday in Delhi’s Zoo and reviewed other facilities provided to the elephant in the care.

The African elephant ‘Shankar’ has been freed from his chains and appeared much healthier and stress-free, said the Ministry in the statement. To keep him engaged, large toys are being installed in his enclosure for various activities.

After this, the Minister visited Shankar, checked on his health, and fed him bananas, cucumbers, and sugarcane. He also interacted with the mahouts and the team from Jamnagar, Gujarat’s Vantara.

Earlier on October 9, Union Minister of State inspected the zoo and gave many necessary instructions.

Along with him, experts from the zoo and a team from Vantara in Jamnagar, Gujarat had carried out a microscopic inspection of ‘Shankar’s enclosure. First of all, the experts started working on relieving the elephant from stress and involving it in other activities.

The result of which was that Shankar was freed from the chain within 48 hours.

The elephant enclosure will be expanded. Union Minister of State Mr. Singh said that the team of Delhi Zoo, Vantara, Jamnagar Gujarat was continuously keeping a close watch on the food, diet and behavior of ‘Shankar’, which has yielded pleasant results.