Guwahati: The Assam State Zoo and Guwahati Refinery signed an MoU today in presence of State Minister of Forest Parimal Shuklabadiya and senior officers of the Assam Forest Department and Guwahati Refinery.
The MoU is with respect to the CSR Grants the Assam State Zoo will receive from Guwahati Refineries for procurement of Hydroponics system and other infrastructure development of Assam State Zoo. The Grant amount is 31lakh Rupees.
The hydroponic system is a modern system of cultivation where plants are grown in the water medium. The Zoo is expected to produce fodder grass from the hydroponic system up to 1200kgs of grass every day. This will be used for feeding of the herbivores.
The Minister of Forest expressed his happiness over the project and addressed the people in the herbarium Hall of Assam State Zoo.
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