The state government on Thursday admitted that a total of 49 exotic animals and birds have died at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project, the Jungle Safari Park located near the Statue of Unity (SoU) at Kevadia. More than 36 percent of the imported exotic species couldn't survive the park's environment and around 24 percent of the animals from other Indian zoos also couldn't make it.

The information was given in the ongoing budget session of the legislative assembly in reply to a question asked by Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar from Danilimda constituency.