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Ibad opens fish aquarium at Korangi Zoo
Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan opened the biggest fish aquarium of Karachi in Landhi-Korangi Zoo on Tuesday. He was accompanied by KMC Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed, Metropolitan Commissioner Matanat Ali Khan, Senior Director Culture, Sports and Recreation Muhammad Rehan Khan and other officers. The Fish Aquarium in Landhi-Korangi Zoo had been established with a cost of Rs 30million where colorful fishes of over 50 different species were kept in 48 glass aquariums and 90 percent of these fishes were imported from other countries.
Governor of Sindh on this occasion stressing the need of providing more recreation and sports facilities with the infrastructure development works in the city expressed hope that the renovated Landhi-Korangi Zoo and Fish Aquarium would provide good recreation facilities to people in this area.
He said this being the second zoo in Karachi which had been renovated and more animals and birds inducted to make it more attractive and informative for the citizens. Senior Director Culture Sports and Recreation while giving briefing to Governor Sindh about Landhi-Korangi Zoo said that it was established in 1974 on a 7 acres piece of land. The construction of fish aquarium here started in 2004 and since then it was delayed.-PR
City’s biggest aquarium inaugurated
KARACHI, Sept 18: Displaying over 50 species of fish, mostly imported ones, the city’s biggest aquarium set up at a cost of over Rs30 million was inaugurated at the Landhi-Korangi zoo on Tuesday.
Sindh Governor Dr Ishartul Ibad, who inaugurated the aquarium, said that the renovated Landhi-Korangi Zoo and the fish aquarium would provide good recreation facilities to people in this area.
However, he said, there was a need for providing more recreation and sports facilities to the masses along with infrastructure development.
He called for induction of more animals and birds to make the city’s second zoo, which had been renovated (the first being the Karachi Zoo), more attractive and more informative.
Earlier, while briefing the governor about the Landhi-Korangi zoo, senior director of the culture, sports & recreation department Rehan Khan said it was established on seven acres in 1974.
Work on the construction of the aquarium that started in 2004 could not be completed for many years, he said, adding that it was only this year that construction work resumed and the facility was finally opened for the public on Tuesday.
He added that around 40 ponds were being developed here for fish breeding.
KMC Administrator Mohammad Hussain Syed said that the Landhi sports complex would also be completed this month to provide more sports facilities to people in Landhi and Korangi.
He added that a world-class football stadium would be built in the sports complex on Kashmir Road and the Sindh Snooker Academy would also start functioning this month.
Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan opened the biggest fish aquarium of Karachi in Landhi-Korangi Zoo on Tuesday. He was accompanied by KMC Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed, Metropolitan Commissioner Matanat Ali Khan, Senior Director Culture, Sports and Recreation Muhammad Rehan Khan and other officers. The Fish Aquarium in Landhi-Korangi Zoo had been established with a cost of Rs 30million where colorful fishes of over 50 different species were kept in 48 glass aquariums and 90 percent of these fishes were imported from other countries.
Governor of Sindh on this occasion stressing the need of providing more recreation and sports facilities with the infrastructure development works in the city expressed hope that the renovated Landhi-Korangi Zoo and Fish Aquarium would provide good recreation facilities to people in this area.
He said this being the second zoo in Karachi which had been renovated and more animals and birds inducted to make it more attractive and informative for the citizens. Senior Director Culture Sports and Recreation while giving briefing to Governor Sindh about Landhi-Korangi Zoo said that it was established in 1974 on a 7 acres piece of land. The construction of fish aquarium here started in 2004 and since then it was delayed.-PR
City’s biggest aquarium inaugurated
KARACHI, Sept 18: Displaying over 50 species of fish, mostly imported ones, the city’s biggest aquarium set up at a cost of over Rs30 million was inaugurated at the Landhi-Korangi zoo on Tuesday.
Sindh Governor Dr Ishartul Ibad, who inaugurated the aquarium, said that the renovated Landhi-Korangi Zoo and the fish aquarium would provide good recreation facilities to people in this area.
However, he said, there was a need for providing more recreation and sports facilities to the masses along with infrastructure development.
He called for induction of more animals and birds to make the city’s second zoo, which had been renovated (the first being the Karachi Zoo), more attractive and more informative.
Earlier, while briefing the governor about the Landhi-Korangi zoo, senior director of the culture, sports & recreation department Rehan Khan said it was established on seven acres in 1974.
Work on the construction of the aquarium that started in 2004 could not be completed for many years, he said, adding that it was only this year that construction work resumed and the facility was finally opened for the public on Tuesday.
He added that around 40 ponds were being developed here for fish breeding.
KMC Administrator Mohammad Hussain Syed said that the Landhi sports complex would also be completed this month to provide more sports facilities to people in Landhi and Korangi.
He added that a world-class football stadium would be built in the sports complex on Kashmir Road and the Sindh Snooker Academy would also start functioning this month.
