Mysuru: The Mysore Zoo is on a roll! Compared to last two years, a record number of 31.63 lakh tourists visited Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as Mysore Zoo, during 2014-15 as against 30.49 lakh people last year.

The total number of visitors during the current year included participants under different Zoo Education and Zoo inreach programmes. The details of the visitors and revenue is as follow

Mysore Zoo No of Visitors (in lakhs) 30.36-30.49-31.63; Gate Revenue (Rs. in crores)12.03-13.10-16.21, Karanji Lake-No. of Visitors (in lakhs)    2.85-3.19-3.11, Gate Revenue (Rs. in lakhs) 65.19    73.21-80.35- The highest footfalls during the financial year 2014-15 on a single day was on 4.10.2014 when 29,863 people visited the Zoo which realised a revenue of Rs.17.61 lakh. Karanji Lake Nature Park, another key tourist destination under the control of the Zoo, had registered 3.11 lakh tourists last year (2014-15) with a gate collection of Rs. 80.35 lakh. The number of visitors in 2012-13 was 2.85 lakh and the revenue earned was Rs. 65.19 lakh while 3.19 lakh people visited the Karanji Lake Nature Park in 2013-14, realizing a gate collection of Rs. 73.21 lakh.Mysuru Zoo has been listed as the country’s top Zoo besides securing third place among the top 25 Zoos in Asia.

The Zoo managed to get this acknowledgment in Trip Advisor’s Travellers’ Choice awards for Zoos and Aquariums around the globe.

B.P. Ravi, Chief Conservator of Forests and Executive Director, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, has in a press release, expressed his gratitude to the visitors, media, Police and the Zoo staff for their co-operation.