‘Birds Park’ coming-up in Udhayagiri Fort

Minister for Dairy Development lays foundation for Birds Park at Udhayagiri Fort, aiming to attract tourists and improve livelihoods.

Minister for Dairy Development T. Mano Thangaraj laid the foundation stone for a ‘Birds Park’ at Udhayagiri Fort near Padmanabhapuram on Thursday.

 Mr. Mano Thangaraj said the district administration was creating various facilities and strengthening the existing tourist-friendly infrastructures to attract visitors to the district blessed with various tourist destinations like Kanniyakumari, Thirparappu Falls, Petchipaarai Dam, Gothaiyar, Chittar, Maathur Thottipaalam, Lemur Beach etc.

 In this line, a new park has been created in the Udhayagiri Fort besides renovating the pond there. To add more attraction to the Fort, a ‘Birds Park’ is to be created on an outlay of ₹3.24 crore at an extent of 25,000 square feet.

 “This park will attract domestic and migratory birds as we’ve planned to create a range of facilities for drawing the winged visitors. And, this park, in turn, will attract more tourists to Udhayagiri Fort. Since tourism plays a major role in giving direct and indirect employment to the people here, the new facility will improve their livelihood further,” Mr. Mano Thangaraj said.