Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 2 (ANI): Bhubaneswar's Nandankanan Zoological Park has started an Adopt-An-Animal programme to mobilise resource for animals and promote conservation of animals.

Shashi Paul, Director of the Zoological Park said, "The programme is going on really well this year. 170-175 adoptions have already been done."

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"We started the scheme in 2008 but it couldn't pick up much due to some issues. We made changes and this year the programme is going on very well. A total of 170-175 adoptions have already been done and we received Rs 22-23 lakh. 60 per cent of adoptions are from Odisha itself," he added. (ANI)

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