Overview
- The National Zoological Park reopened to visitors on November 8 following a closure that began on August 30.
- Authorities conducted four fortnightly sampling rounds under the avian influenza action plan, with all subsequent tests returning negative at NIHSAD, Bhopal.
- The last confirmed H5N1 positive at the zoo was recorded on September 1 after at least 12 bird deaths in late August.
- Day-one footfall reached 8,065 visitors, including 954 schoolchildren from 12 schools, according to zoo officials.
- Precautionary biosafety measures remain in place, and the zoo introduced an optional QR-based Insta Ticket Booking Service to reduce queues.