The BJP-led government in the State on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) renamed the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park as 'Patna Zoo', and the Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology as 'Bihar State Institute of Dairy Technology'.
The decisions were taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.
The State-run zoo, named after late Congress leader Sanjay Gandhi — the son of ex-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, is located off Bailey Road in the State capital and was opened to the public in 1973.
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Spread over 153 acre, it is home to more than 800 animals of over 110 species.
