Brahmapur: The Zoological Survey of India will open a museum at Gopalpur in Brahmapur soon.
More than 1,000 species will be exhibited in the new museum.
Zoological Survey Of India Gopalpur in-charge Dr Anil Kumar Mohapatra said, “The museum will be open to experts, research scholars, general public and tourists.”
Mohapatra informed that Rs 11 crore has been earmarked for constructing the museum and the foundation stone has been laid.
Notably, Zoological Survey of India has another museum in Gopalpur. More than 400 species and more than one lakh specimen copies are stored in the museum.
