Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden has made arrangements and installed Air Conditioners (AC) in hospitals and quarantine facilities for animals to beat the scorching summer heat.

Speaking to ANI, Tejas Maiswamy, Divisional Forest Officer of Guwahati Zoo said, "We have installed air conditioners in hospitals in the zoo. We have also put fans outside cages and water cooling facilities in the pools are also there."

Also Read | West Bengal Reports 3,066 New COVID-19 Cases, 51 Deaths Today: Live Breaking News Headlines & Coronavirus Updates on August 16, 2020.

He said that in the zoo elephants are taken to water bodies in order to provide them relief from the summer heat.

"There are luckily natural water bodies in the zoo premises so we take elephants into those water bodies regularly in order to provide relief from the heat," Tejas said. (ANI)

Also Read | 4G Internet Services Restored in Jammu And Kashmir's Ganderbal And Udhampur Districts on Trial Basis.

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)