<p>The revamped government aquarium at Cubbon Park will host close to 100 species of fish and is set to be inaugurated soon. In the first-ever renovation of the aquarium since its opening in 1983, the aquarium now has added new attractions including a 70,000 litre capacity tunnel aquarium and a 90,000 litre Koi fish pond. </p>.<p>The aquarium will also host a museum, a training centre, and an interactive aquarium that allows the visitors to touch and feel a few fish varieties. </p>.<p>“The Koi fish pond is one of the major attractions since these Japanese fish grow up to one metre in length and are very attractive. Also, we will have a feeding station closeby to allow interested visitors and kids to feed the fish,” S Nanda Kumar, director of Namma Bengaluru Aquarium Limited, a private firm that is working on the project under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) with the Fisheries Department, told <em>DH</em>. The tunnel aquarium will alone host over 250 fish that will surround the visitors to enhance the experience. </p>.Bengaluru: Cubbon Park walkers' association to protest on Sunday.<p>The designers have also planned nine theme-based aquariums to be hosted on the first floor while the ground floor will host an ornamental fish museum and the training centre. </p>.<p>“The second floor has a species-based aquarium and <br>will host over 70 species. <br>We have recreated the natural habitat of these species here,” Kumar added. </p>.<p>The work is fast progressing with close to 90% of the project completed. Sources in the fisheries department said that they were hoping to inaugurate the museum at the earliest. </p>.<p>Entry fee to go up drastically Since the project has been taken up on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model the entry fee to the aquarium is set to go up drastically from Rs 20 to Rs 80. </p><p>For children it will go up from Rs 10 to Rs 25. Entry fees on the weekends will be higher at Ts 100 for adults and Rs 40 for children. </p><p>Along with the entry fee the private partners are also planning to include an additional fee for certain activities inside the aquarium. </p>
<p>The revamped government aquarium at Cubbon Park will host close to 100 species of fish and is set to be inaugurated soon. In the first-ever renovation of the aquarium since its opening in 1983, the aquarium now has added new attractions including a 70,000 litre capacity tunnel aquarium and a 90,000 litre Koi fish pond. </p>.<p>The aquarium will also host a museum, a training centre, and an interactive aquarium that allows the visitors to touch and feel a few fish varieties. </p>.<p>“The Koi fish pond is one of the major attractions since these Japanese fish grow up to one metre in length and are very attractive. Also, we will have a feeding station closeby to allow interested visitors and kids to feed the fish,” S Nanda Kumar, director of Namma Bengaluru Aquarium Limited, a private firm that is working on the project under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) with the Fisheries Department, told <em>DH</em>. The tunnel aquarium will alone host over 250 fish that will surround the visitors to enhance the experience. </p>.Bengaluru: Cubbon Park walkers' association to protest on Sunday.<p>The designers have also planned nine theme-based aquariums to be hosted on the first floor while the ground floor will host an ornamental fish museum and the training centre. </p>.<p>“The second floor has a species-based aquarium and <br>will host over 70 species. <br>We have recreated the natural habitat of these species here,” Kumar added. </p>.<p>The work is fast progressing with close to 90% of the project completed. Sources in the fisheries department said that they were hoping to inaugurate the museum at the earliest. </p>.<p>Entry fee to go up drastically Since the project has been taken up on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model the entry fee to the aquarium is set to go up drastically from Rs 20 to Rs 80. </p><p>For children it will go up from Rs 10 to Rs 25. Entry fees on the weekends will be higher at Ts 100 for adults and Rs 40 for children. </p><p>Along with the entry fee the private partners are also planning to include an additional fee for certain activities inside the aquarium. </p>
