The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has changed the name of 'Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo' located at Byculla in the city by adding the word 'vanaspati' or 'botanical' to it, civic officials said on Thursday.

Municipal Commissioner and administrator Iqbal Singh Chahal on December 12 passed a resolution to change the name of the 160-year-old zoo to 'Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Vanaspati Udyan va Pranisangrahalaya'.