Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata

Zoological Garden, Alipore, Kolkata

About the Zoo


Basic Information About The Zoo

Sl.No. Particulars Information
1. Name of the Zoo Zoological Garden, Alipore, Kolkata.
2. Year of Establishment 1875
3. Address of the Zoo 2 No. Alipore Road,
Kolkata 700 027,
West Bengal, India
4. State West Bengal.
5. Telephone Number +91 33 2479 1150
+91 33 2439 9391
6. Fax Number +91 33 2479 1585
7. E mail Address Director: director@kolkatazoo.in
Deputy Director: dydir@kolkatazoo.in
Assistant Director: astdir@kolkatazoo.in
8. Website http://www.kolkatazoo.in
9. Distance From nearest Airport: 17.4 km
Railway Station: 7 km
Bus Stand: 0 km
10. Recognition valid up to (Date) 30/11/2018
11. Category of the Zoo Medium
12. Area ( in Acre) 18.81 Ha.
13. No. of Visitors (Financial Year - 22-23) Adult : 2846735
Children : 253792
Total Visitors : 3100527
Aquarium Visitors : 71261
14. Visitor's Facilities Available in Zoo Proper Toilets, Resting Sheds at different locations, Decorative Benches, Drinking Water, Child Care Centre, etc.
15. Weekly Closure Day of the zoo Thursday

Management Personnel of the Zoo

16 Name with Designation of the Officer-In-Charge Shri Subhankar Sengupta, IFS
Chief Conservator of Forest & Director,
Zoological Garden, Alipore
Deputy Director Dr. Piyali Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.,PGDPM
Asst. Director Sri Partha Debnath, WBFS
Name of the Veterinary Officer Dr. Chayan Bhattacharya, M.V.S.C.(Veterinary Microbiology), Dr. Arnab  Kumar Majie,M.V.S.C.(Veterinary Surgery),  Dr. Shantanu Shome, B.V.S.C. and A.H.(Retd.)
Name of the Zoo Biologist Sri. Samya Basu, M.Sc.
Name of the Research Assistant Smt. Sayani Maji, M.Sc.
Name of the Educational Officer --
Name of the Dietician Smt.Runia Ghatak

Owner/ Operator of the Zoo

17. Name of the Operator Department of Forests, Government of West Bengal & West Bengal Zoo Authority
18. Address of the Operator Aranya Bhawan, Block-LA-10A, Sector - III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700106, West Bengal
19. Contact details/ Phone number of Operator Phone: +91 33 23355011 (EPABX), 033-2335-8755
FAX: +91 33 23350012
20. E mail Address of Operator mswbza@gmail.com,